, 1875-03-27
GERMAN THEATRIcALS,


How hard II ia to establish In tho City Of Chi
cago, With lta $4,000 German inhabitants, q
respectable dorluan theatre, no ono knows bot
ter thsn Mr.. Alexander Wusstor. Lust year
Mossrs. Alexander Wurster aud Guido Me!hus
engaged q company composed Of tue best actors
that could bs sccurcd In this country, expecting
tho full support of tho Germans III thoir worthy
enterprise. Though the performances Of theis
company l'uyo boon the best ever given
in this city, and nono but standard
plays were produced, still their patron
ago has not beou Sich n8 to give
them any grcat encouragement, and 1t mas With
tho utmost difficulty that they could cover OK
nenhes Und!annyed by the apparent apathy oI
the Germans, they kept on their work, and gave
wooAly entertainments at tho North Hile Turuot.
Hall. and sunday niyhts u Kingsbnry Mnsso
Hall. Tho Germans have finally come to ap-
preciate tho aEo1ta Of Mr. Wurntes, aud they arc
now moFlHg to giyo Linn sono encouragement In
hta tlfcloss efforts to give ch!eago 4 German
ago numbar Of alr. Wurstor'a ftiends sent him
q letter asking him to accept, 1t their hands,
a benefit, Which they would labor to
mako = graud event 30 a. to gns
artluous laoors which IN entertained by tho Go1-
nlauH tp this cltY. Tbs letter waa sisued by
Aeury qresnsbaum, lIer1naun lsasser Potter
sehuestler. coprad se!pp;,, 4, G. Hesing, Y.
tappt teoEH0 6cnne!4eEt ~. G'auSAanl1a. +. q.
Kloiko, Louis schsnner, aeorge Won liollcn.
Charles Vetpho, Charles Wirth, Emil Dletz.ch,
Caspar Bntx, Charles Knobelsiorl, J. Jonas, A.
Schoeu[nger, Herman Lieb, aud . largo number
of other prominent and influential Uofinsns.
alr. WuEaser replied that it bad been h!a ut
most enleayor during the last three years to
establish theatre in this city worthy Of the in
telliEenco OF the German inhabitants. With
a! llis might and ignoring llis own intereats he
had worked for tia. ead, though hunoGing fre-
9nenty from soyorseA and priyRtions, and but
for the aid Of few frionds he would hayo been
nuabso to fo!all luis obligations. That on tnch !
sAorny path he waa Offered benefit he rscog-
nlzed ~ haseiagor of:joy and warm eucour-
agenent, which must bs appreciated By ali those
who know low hard 1t was for him aud bis COL
leagues to Fs1se tle German theatre In this city
above tts former standard. lie knaw tho obliua-
tions he wes under to great portion OF ,hs Ger
man public, and pa1s0lta1ly 10 tbs German
preHs, which had aided 10 much, and
to express Ills thanks ho would endeaIor
mRns the best representations that weso eyor
giynn in this rity. lIe would accept Tho bepeNt.
and appoint Sunday. the 2Sth OF tlix mouth. II
tho day on which tho benefit should be given,
Tue piece selected for thu occasion was Maser u
"Ultime," "hIcl! had been given with great sue.
cess Ill all the prominent Gesmaa theatfes At the
European Capitals.
Since that time. great enorta hsYa been made
70 make the benefit great succcss. and noEthy
| recognition of 1lr Wnsstsrs efforts. Nearly ali
tho seats ut ktngseury Music Hall have
already neo4 sold, and tho ahsis will be IN ora.
tion 70 lr. Wusster Ct WHICH he will hayo occa-
sloh to be proud. Tho piece IL nell known to
Ameacans. hr. DAILY now PLAYING translation
Of It under the tito Of the "UiR DouAnxa," At
| the Fifth Aveuue Theatre In Men York, Mr..
| DAILY claims tba piece ~ lis own production.
though 1t MAS played 1t Gossuaa theat1es long