, 1877-11-19
THE GERMAN DIANA.

THE GERMAN DIANA.
Mr. g. von stuser's latest comedy. HDer
HypochonlcE" (Thc Hypochon'lr!ac), was
brought out lAat evening by Ats. Wurstcr's
German Dramatic Company, at the Nsw CHI
ca.o Theatre, before a very good !lousc. Had
It not been for the competition BY the opera
company as tfooles's, the announcement Of
the performance Of new play by tho
noted author Of Clt!mon would i,ayu
brought out tho largest audience Of tho
season, Those who went to the theatre tn tho
we're not III the least dlsapp,ntcd, the plur b.
Ing all that las been claimed for 1.-THE best
and most enjoyable by this al,lc author. Thu
characters nre nl well drawn and copied from
one. is treated With skill ability, unl humor
which must necessarily aid to tic nreadv ex-
cellcnt regulation nj Mr. Moscr ~ one 0f tho
at!est ut mt,dern writer's Ut plays and It Ia not
sucycss wherever It has peeu produced. The
performance of tho play last evening was q
hghfy credible oae, every character being we'll
enstalncd throughout t-in tar. It VAS os,e Of tho
bv Mr. Wurstcr's company this teaso,,. Tho
principal character. that Of the hypoc!londriac,
was portrayed hy TINT able character comedian.
NJ. kteh, and i Is hut fair 10 say
was even better than usual. II is doubtful IL
Gtrstssfues, the hypoc.ondriac. hus been per-
formed better al any Of tho t;rrfaau Cour1
theatres, where the pEay las had lung and sue:
acting was ,nc rendition OF Tic character u
Sdn<rtrft, merchant ana nirmbcr Of the City
Council, by Mr. Ko.t. Not only wes llts ac,lng
VERY good. but hss makc-up was equally sue
cessfli. Ito Was almost I'LL Gxaet counterfeit Of
ex.Mayor Colvl. AMI III the sycne wien llo acts
"a Chairman Of un Alarrmanic taucus It WIS
hard to believe that 1t was not CoIyln ,,rvsdtug
at Council meeting. Sir. l!clmer'a Nugo litr-
gfr. aren't u ll!ensuraneo e,.nraay, sas aiso
peareu to better. advantage. Mr.. Schohcr
for it, eoSiaic S acting by his u.s. .rlsalil i
o g os d It tf xsiv R41 a e. ,t M wi sss
better than usual, aul e1cditably gut through
Will, the part OF Arnold i.tinan, thu architect.
Miss Got.rcltY as tksrJ, daughter Of sauertrft,
was the very tjeal Of the author: and the char.
proved upon. Mrs. Claussen as 4l*ft, daughter
Of Uirkta.ttTk, a.ho tIt credit to her part Mrs.
Se!aHnbeFC as the fysaii'Iscal mud tn!Gatlsc wife
of .Sitatrb'n appearctl IL better a.lrautuse than
she 1as Mt my tnr this scason, md rellao:Ii.asel
herself somewhat In the favor of l.sc patron. uf
this theatre. Credit for ilcr gott1 uvt!Dg a!a,
alesesvcs Mrs. llagc1nan. wllD playcl the part of
.nrs. i'irkt"stuee with ability and ju iEu,rnt.
The other aetors hau small sote.. but nl! per-
formed their parts we'll Altogether It WA the
Ut tho best, mnst runndctl, anlsuccc*stuI per-
fortnapces given by Sir. Wursters company this
sca*un.
At Wasscrrnut's West Twelfth Street Thea
tre Was given the same play, untf It Is safe to
say TINT til. two performances wesc the best
ever EtScu IN tho German stage IN tllis city.
Wasser,nan's Company has Its chief rccun,.
incubation tn the llct that every performance is
rouniea Oh cxqasItcly. T,lrEu Is III tii,nv cx-
ceilenco and miserable garb!ins put together In
cue sccnc, but on tlle contrary every artar 4locs
his part III aIl Able n,at.rcr. Thu lrouuclt,u VI
las. evening was remnrkab!e ia this respeet.
Mr. Mpfnr. II fTFtR t{rfi1r1nr ~ hin
In l,!s t,inkc.u,,, and in bis deliucatton Ut Mo-
srr's last creation. Mr. Sehuher could hardly
have hccn bettered as SaHrbre. sirs. Mcyct.
Miss Bockci, und Miss lager also c1cellctl. The
lluuse was full to ovcFi!owtug, nnsl tho per-
fDrInnncc altogether Was one that wullltl l,nrs
loMe credit to many u moru pEesenttous theatre