Sheva, the Benevolent (Acting Edition)

＂Sheva, the Benevolent＂ is a faithful adaptation of Richard Cumberland’s 1794 comedy, ＂The Jew: or, Benevolent Hebrew,＂ featuring Sheva, the first Jewish moneylender to be portrayed as the hero of a stage comedy. (This Acting Edition does not contain a facsimile copy of the original play.)