, 1879-03-17
ADJUSTMENTS

| NlsRalAN DRAMA.
! among the modern German piay-wrttcrs, Mr..
Auoiph L'Arrouge Inns undoubtedly bcrn tue
most sueccssfu1 4 few years ago this gifted
young author was comparatively unknown out
soc u limited sphere, md to-day It needs but
70 DC announced that new play by this author
Is to be performed anywhere wlcrs German
theatre exists uml everybody who
can will 80 to witness tt!e performance.
The first play brought out by tllts author was
"Ny Leopold" which achieved al uuprccedept-
cd success, md deseryedly 30. A rear or ~
later " Haascnann's T0echtcr," By this nuthor,
was brought ought out, mid It's s,,ccess was nj.
most ~ great Us that Of "aty leopold" Ills
latt production IL ''Dr. Klaus,r md, like bis
previous Efforts, # ie having, or has bud,
90 Immense run at all the t}erluan theatres
IN GermanY, a,al at the Gernla'lia theatre
by Mr. ,Hocchster's German draulatc company
a. !1ooley's and 50 great was tie anxiety to see
H. that, in spite Of the opposition At Mcvckcs'B.
waers benefit vas given 10 the German lsclIef
out. The SUCCESS Which tho play achieved
s'sewaeFg bs.a ws H. = "as to be cxested r.
Leopold" 1na aaasctnanu'a Torchtcrh u
full of tcrsc, sharp hunor, with fine touches of
sentiment and puthos, anu the characters arr
%el dEawn md copted frunl lifs. The plot,
though not very intricasc. is we'll maintained,
beginning to end. 1t Is tic story OF young
pTu1iVate noblutnau, who received tjlc
hand Of the daughter Of very rich
1ewc1er by false psescnacs. lie spends lie
money. Of Ills good-hearted fatllcr-n.iaw viii, d
lavish hand, nsld would baye IMPOVERISHED him
had It not bccn fnr his fatler-in,law's brother.
in.law, ~. Etdns, man With brusqus mantIcts,
put with tug heart Ia 'c right place. The Ivoc.
tor managed 10 turn the young nubleman to Tic
rtght path by representing to him that bis
nnd ,nd to ,,,,o earn rn! living for himself
are splendtdty, interviewer In the main stoTy,
snI help to make the play Interesting as well as
amusing. The ,plarlng, With very few cxceI-
t'ons, was excellsnt. Mr. Meyer Us Dr. K'aas
asi{ It had been expressly written for him,
Mr. Srhtnitz as Leo1Ud Griei,tger, tic rich
]cweler mud father -ln-law, was not entirely
in hts element, but get his performance
lie was quite bri'liant, especially in the third
act, when the cliampague gets the better of
him md he learns tlat he has become grattt1-
father, al,d also iu the last nett when he aopeurs
At thu eountTy,scat Of his ,sou.I,l-law funded |
down with roekiiiK-h horses, drums, aud other |
plaYthl''gs for hls ?.months-otd grandson.
ME. ltavenc rs .nlr lvn Bulea, tho sun-iil.
lame % brilliant ACTOR. sl!ss Kuhn as .j,.'ie,
bis wife, gave another evilencc Of her great
talent u,l versatility. Probably the n,pst SUI
cessluf part was that Of Marianne, the iewclcrs
bousckeeper. By Mira 1Iorn, who made this com
paratycly sn,ul part Ut the fraturcs III tic
play. she eeamc III for the1argest share applause.
Another splendid p1ece ii work wns lone t,y |
Mr. ru1s, who, as Or. kItdus' coaci,,nan, III.
torski, was intensely funny md mirll-proyok-
ing. slrs. Frlda Eclguth, who lnale Tier debut |
at thus theatre, made very tnYorublu tn,pycs-
60n Us the wiIo OF Dr.. klttw Slc had but
little to do, but tl,at little was done well. |
Mrs. Claussun aIso deserves credit fur her good |
rendition Ut tue part Of Eanu., the young e!augh-
ter OF Or. kfaut. No olIa could llay. guessed |
her uye, 50 young sl,u loukcd, anu Mir. Koticn-
berg, rs lIrr lover, the bashul ida Gerste was
also very effective. All tiu uter parts, though
small, were given as cunsctentiotlsly nnl thur
ouRhIy as II they bad been VI tho Ereutest I'M
portuncc. This ls une Of thu causes ut tic SUI.
cess Ut Mr.. Mocchsser's cnn1puny, thnt rs much
attention Is paid to the ullnor parts as to the |
mere important ones.