, 1874-05-10

4 sandayFvenmg Hsrformance at The
Milwaukee 'Ax@ue Theatre.
The Stolen willStho Abduction,
and the Poisaned Dagger:
Justice :BanEoa s Court.

:pArancE ianatics C1uckers and Bets:hUestern)
This opposition is not because the Germans art
generally drunkards; on tho contrary, It is II
we1l-anoTn fact that less druubenness exist
among them than among most other nat!oEah
ties; but because they hare been brought up II
country wnere beer aud wiue flow like water
and aro almost as cheap. They do not @ dr1nk y
In Germany % they do In thus conn'
try. ID tho first place, beer anu
Eine are almost exclusively drank, aud whisky
pr brandy, is m almost uukuoFn beverage
Secondly, they drink but little through. the
week, all their time being devoted to labor
Bit 8htn 8ihday comes, aud labor ceaSes tn'|
Grst 20 to'church, and, after hayins listened t.
tho sermon Of their pastor, they consider that
thcy. naya; s.rendesed unto God what belongs tc
God" aud that tho rest Of the day belongs to
fhcmfo, tLer1ecseation and enjoyment.
But they cannot enjoy themselves at thel1
homes; they cannot invite their friends there,
because their domiciles rather c1rcumscribed,
nnd often their houses contain parlor, bedroom
Eitchca ard stable ali in one. They therefore
got
TIE VILLAGE I'M,
aud taxa their families along with them. The
village inn IN Germany is quite an Institution,
ard in mcs33 casea stAnds near. the church. The
1nnseefe1 is celebrity, and he IL usually con-
quilted on c1lmatters Of importance: In liB po-
eition he has chance to gain great deal OF
news, and, as newspapers are scarce in many sec-
tionB OF the country. he iunparts all the gossip
Ee heErs to his customers On Sunday. From
this fuct it can be seen why so many respects
bio Germaus embark ia the saloon bus1-
ness wbcn they arrive in this coun-
try, md why they consider tho position
rather honorable than otherwise. On Sunday,
at the village inn, all the celebrities in the town
are aasembied.' There il the sBurgomaster, the
psstors the teachor and, all other func:ioneros.
The topics Of the day are discussed and com
1a6nted upon, and each man drinks two, or per-
haps tLree glasses Of beer or wine. Such
thing as treating is unknown, and each man
pays for what he gets, aad, therefore, no one ls
tempted to drink more than he is able to stand
The fact that their wives and children are with
them makes them guarded ia their expressions,
acd but very seldom anything 'dlsoEderly. occurs.
With these ideas and . CONVICTIONS TREY
como to this country. They arrive here
With but little money, and they have. to work
hard to make Z living, and cannot spend Their
earnings for beer OF wine during tue week:
They are unable to receive their friends In grand
parlors OIL the avenue; therefore. the only WY
to meet them is to GO to the ssloon Sunday,
Wien they have no work to do. Eere they SIT
down, and chat together over their glass OF
Lager, md anuse themselves to their hearts
content, and, when they a7e through, they 80
home again, happy and cootented. To tell
them not to go.to place OF amusement or to a
saloon on q Sunday. Is by them considered an
intcrferencs with: ihelr private fights, and'&
stroke at t31eir. lifelong convictions and noan-
uezs4
GERMAN THEATRES.
,Chicago with its 100, 600 German Inhabitants,
cannot support German theatre during Teek-
days no Que will 60 there but Sundays. No
;&,,f,
and all of them are doing rousing business
There Gc71ners 20 with their families and
friends. and. willis drinking l2ger-beer, which ia
served by obhging Walters, they, enjoy the songs
and Jokes OF the sectors.
At the Stedt theatre OF, the Yes. Side (Auro-
rs Turner Hall, on Milwaukee avenue and Sec
pnd street), the great sensational drama, The
Mysteries Of Chicago; OF. A vlcto-5 Of the
Peoples Party" was on tho bills last Sunday.
OF course, such subject draw out the Germans,
and the theatre Eas crowded to sufccation, eli
being anxious to enjoy the Qernlau-Amesican
s,,eiet. pictures lzltten -semaelde), With song
After the orchestra had played . tolerable
overture, the curtain rises and one beholdsa 3
BOARDING ROUSE
On Milwaukee avenue. Around the tables arc
Ecated the boarders, each of whom repre-
speaks the Dialect Of his section, drink
..What is the German Fatherlaud?" Behind the
counter stands siz- -footcr, who Is down On the
bills as Bob the tcrkeepcr. Suddenly
SEBASTIAN LIcEs,
the saloon-keeper, q very jolly individual and an
Austrian, comes in and tells the bcarders to Stop
TIE noiso lie never had seea three Germans to-
Eether rnleas they were singing Die Wacht am
1ileu," or MAS ist dcs Deutachcu Eadcrland ?"
He mas sick OF their nonsense; be would Eccp
t:du: No longer, unless they paid their board
billB III advance. Any man who could not pay
lis board in advance Was 1oafer. This asser-
ton arouses the ire Of the boarders and they so
for L3t1:s, hut the E!1-footer barkcepcr comes
from beiitnd'the counter, and ssputs q head on
each one or The poarders. (This is exceedingly
enjoyed By tho audience, ZONE Of whom laugh
50 heartily thst the tcass'ron down their cheeks}
quio.cd and the landlord tells them bo would
kick them out Of tho house soou as he had
married Lasi, his housekeeper. He deFrociates
the prircpalities from which his boerders came,
ind lauds up his own country, Austria. Austria,
1o ssid, had invented paper money, had The |
r.ost debts and the most 1esu;ts, and drank the
most beer. The bon:aecs felt greatly awed at
this exhibit Of Aus.r,as grentness, and the only
Ccprccatory re1nazk they could make WAS that !
austria did not make the ssuer lraIt.
L1s1, TIE HousEKEEPEa
re79 comes ir, and Licks wants to know when
ELa would ma11y him. Sire tells him to ash Father
.7osephus who WAS her adviser in this matter
Tno Father Ead told her it waB sin to marry
ga1oon.keeper, md, therefore, she could not
marry him at al. licks goes into frouzy 1t
this declaration, and VOWS to do something
wicked. He would bay & rope for three cents, 80
10 the lake, jump in, aud then hang himself.
lGrcat EeaEltion among the audience.] After
considerable p2rley, she decides to listen to his
s.l.rea.ies, if he would Eeud the boardets away.
He Immediately tells the boarders to leave, and
they come back With Gn emlg1ant he would
get up tho beer for then1.
When the boardeIs were gone. sho listened to |
is eatscaties. and. just as lie wanted to impress
kiss On her rosy Ip2,
FAT!lER JosEpHCB
comes lp md LicL.S r1ns ont Of the saloon, I
fctaer Josephus very uactcously ad,nonlsAed |
Lisi to withdraw from her bad Sara. and tzy to |
oscone al honor to tho Church. He k:sses her
1nd says, st Whct the Church docs Is veil done"
lid eho replies. ITO all eternity, amen" Lisi-
leayes, and Father Jostphs.s calls upon Bob the
tt.:7=1AcGTer, with whom he seemed to be well l.
zcluain:cd, aad tells him that he needed his
scr :ices 20 get into the possession ol
e.. L PRECIOUS DOCUMENT
Which, %as in the possession Of the Roe:tcher
r 11Ity; Nho we're On their way from Germany to
C:ic.Eo-: Eo must 60 to tho Fort Wayne
Depot and induce them to so to 'Licks saloou.
where he could easily obtain possession Of tho
rsper The ba.keorer sald he would be damned
Il ile would lend 8 helping hand to such damn-
eb!e affair.