New-York tribune., 1874-07-18

Dr. Krummlche cxccs both in literary skill. ana MS
book is readable hut there ia German ehaur'nismc
little less absurd than that found In France and he is
one % its oracles.
Among the celebrations or tnls season none Is more
nercstng than the third centennial OF the Gymnasium
Gray Colser" OF Berlin. 1t was opened on the l3th OF
July l57i Originally a Catholic monastery founded by
the monks it passed into Protestant hands
soon the Reformation: aud In the year given above
It became city school, aud afterward gymnasium
1t boast OF celebrating its three centcnnas under tue
three mghtest rulers of Prussia viz the Great Elector
Frederick tho Great, and King aud Kaiser VIII
liam By a curious coincidence none o: those
celebrations have been held on the exact
anniversary This is TO explained, | suppose. as the
discrepancy is explained this time, by the circumstance
that the 18TH OF July falls during the Summer vacancies
The school compri es little colony OF buildings an the
Kloster Srasse all less modern The chapel is
of the seventeenth century. however. ana has some
carved chairs OF the fourteenth The exercises Of the
commemoration began this evening with representa-
tion IN Greek OF Sopbocles's Gdipps CoiOneus. the
actors being students in the highest class I sup
pose it approached near a Greek play as
our modern tastes viii endure. The Greeks
could sit for hours and watch play which
enjoyed the stage OF the meretrcions attrac
tOS OF and costumes, ana telf chOTses were
perhaps only OF chant; but then they
under the open sky and had plenty OF fresh air. The
advantages were after all about equal since at me
with an orchestra ventilation. For want OF
tlatiOn could stay to SEQ the whole play. When
KrcOn's miniOns AntigOne away from ner father
tore myself away from the company, and much TO my
regret, for the performance was not unintcr-
estlnc IL iipu, thought, was rather too artificial,
too forced in mauuer, and AuiigOne failed for
a contrary cause but Theseus In his culTasser helmet
was digniied. aud was kreOn. The wOmen's parts
were taken by bows, which is Of cOnrse historically
correct But did the Greeks in assigning those parts
generally select youths With deep bdssO yolcesl Tue
feature of the piece after all was the chorus The music
was written by Prof Henry Beierman. teacher OF
u IL in
much better than anv heard by an Athenian
audience brother, also q teacher, directed the stage
matters and the representation generally Inc audience
made up Of old alumni, VINO brought thelr well
editions of Sophocles and with the preparation
running down their checks patiently followed the actors
from beginning to end. Tlere were hkcWise "a number
of elderly and meagcr ladies.
With the 1st of July tine Prussan press enters on
The newspaper tax. which hdd weighed ike
iron the petty sheets, and which the Government
had maintained not less "A rlcye than a fsCal
measure, abolished last Winter, when press aifars
transferred 10 the Imperial Legislature and gen
eral law passed. Beside aboshng the oppressive
tax the bills lifted other burdens, ana on the whole,
lOeri measure could have been expected. There
uncertainty whether the tax would not,
after all continue TO be levied III Prussa-the only
il still in force but the Government
has Just Issued order to the effect that there was not
sufficient make arrangements Tor dlsconl llnulng
collection OF the tax the 1st OF July. but that all
abolition of the gives press Tor loud
lOcing There buOyant promises in quality and
amount matter but do not yet hear OF any reduction