Select event of Menu items is not triggered when the append() method is used

[zstoyanova9]

Bug report

When items are added to the Menu component using the append() method, the select event of the items is not triggered.

Regression introduced with 2023.2.606

Reproduction of the problem

1. Open the following Dojo example - https://dojo.telerik.com/@Zornitsa/UJASiWUq
2. Select the "Sub Item 1" menu item.

Current behavior

The alert about the item selection is not appearing, i.e. the select event is not triggered.

Expected/desired behavior

The select event should be triggered and the alert should appear as expected.

Environment

• Kendo UI version: 2023.3.1010
• Browser: [all]