1' December 27, 1940 DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and the Legal Chronicle 4 THE DECLINE OF THE .ASMONEANS By CECILLE ZENIA LEWIS Greetings and Best Wishes for a Chanukah . . . Hotel Savarine grImittirit's WASHINGTON BLVD. AT GRAND RIVER A JOYOUS CHANUKAH TO ALL! ADVANCE GLOVE' MFG. CO. RANDOLPH 3444 1040 W. FORT ST. • • • .................... • For wont of warmth with two SCENE I. sons blessed, on (Palace, Queen Alexandra Thy warmth sooths like daugh- the Throne) ter rest. QUEEN ALEXANDRA: Son Hyrcanus is now High Priest, Hyrcanus, my son, the wisdom Aristobulus set gainst me fist My brine of sadness in thy wall gray Would bid thy rebel husband's My calm sues to ill a prey. In balsam soft of rare ripe fruit call. My reapers sang with shepherd's Like ashen clouds bid stale green, flute These armed years of sceptral My years cast now a spring-lost peace, sheen. See ASMONEANS—Page 13 For war-hymn glee no war debts (Aristobulus's Wife Makes Herself Congenial) cease; Though oft for honour hands SCENE II. of kings (After Queen Alexandra's Death) Inflate the sail with windless Hyrcanus Alone in The Temple A Joyous Chanukah to All clings. SOLIL II HYRCANUS: In peace the flower sees its dew, This steel holds gore within its All conquest sows,, a wasteland sway lieu in its sharpened Lost battles mock the gold of. For freedom ray. kings— royal son and priest I hide . The sea-lured victim homewards A Within these walls where truths sings. abide (Enter a Pharisee) Linwood and Taylor ThC. flame of God once present here, PHARISEE: My queen, I bid your wiser ear Now sends through me the chill of fear. For Janneus's name your after The blinking stones from dark tear. of wall Diogene within his palm A Joyous Chanukah to All! King Janneus held by his calm Like blinking fires outward call Fear-bound within this holy The blemished name, restored FRANK FISHMAN place again, I must beyond a window pace— Was Diogenes's plot for gain. operator of The people's faith in rumor silt To lay these bones on hardened gold Like sheep would seek the shep- Where table niches bread loaves herd's lilt. East Jefferson at Lenox hold. Who owns another's wisdom lip The wine of wisdom blindly sip. When life is on the straw of Excellent facilities for death QUEEN ALEXANDRA: Decision lies on laboured breath. Parties — Banquets King Janneus's dark of death Twixt wind of word and hazy Tomorrow's light within this dark Wedding Receptions May fill a future from this breath Dancing and Entertainment spark. Sees in Diogene the clue The sword the hated deed must For crown sheen I will no gore, Nightly in Our Famous But restless flame my brother's sue. Fiesta Bar core, (Enter Istobulus's Wife) With terror filled this night of (Exit Pharisee) No Cover Charge or Minimum fears QUEEN ALEXANDRA: Its imprint may on future years. My foster child of riper fruit, My languour drinks the sweet of SAME SCENE—Next Morning flute. ARISTOBULUS: II My withered hand now in State Hyrcanus upon this seal, dread Mine is the throne and kingdom A Joyous Chanukah to All! Feels cold for those soon, too weal, soon dead. A watered flame is ashen left, An eye on flames is flame bereft. Bess and Saul Rosenman Weak towers call for thieves of night, of A gurded treasure lasts as might. (Exit Both) (Hyrcanus, in the Tent of Aretas, Conspired Against Aristobulus, the Arabian) "Flower Arrangements with that ARETAS: Twelve cities as your gift my Personal Touch" price, The cities King Janneus won 7748 Second Blvd. thrice, I shall my (lancers on my call— Trinity 2-9085 My pleasure in this tented hall. HYRCANUS II: My friend, this gift for civil peace Is serpent fruit of ear release. Twixt watered thought and arid need, A land for peace now laid to Chanukah Greetings! seed. No maiden soft will still my guilt Nor bland the thought in gnawing hilt. Tomorrow on the battle field Aristobulus in war must yield. ARETAS: Thy Hebrew blood of lesser fill No sand heat knows in wisdom 546 SECOND AVE. In desert ti dry the vein seeks CAdillac 3103 moons. Still hours seek the wilder tunes. a MESSENGER: Aristobulus fiercely fought— No storm such fury ever wrought The army all now panic spread— Chanukah Greetings! To the inner temple walls he fled. (Exit Messenger and Aretas.) ACME PACKING HYRCANUS II, SOLIL: & SUPPLY CO., INC. Aristobulus, my brother, fled. 099999110941991119111099110 LLOYD V. BARTLEY Perchance he sleeps where I slept clad— RA. 9680 325 W. Jefferson With mirage weak there dreamt of loaves When raving cleft times deeply Chanukah Greetings! roves. (Exit) AMERICAN BARREL SCENE IV. 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