, 1881-06-11
GERMANY.
Some Scandalous Stories in Re.
gard to Theatrical People.
Alleged General Want Of Truthful
ness-How Strangers Are
Skinned.
Bismarck and Political Matters 49, A
Crushing Weight Of Taxation.

Bt9matcK anu POLITICAL Matters - 4
Crushing Weight Of Taxation.
srsefdt Correspondence of Tho Chicago Ttibune.
BERLIN, l'rnss1a, May l2-Sfany scantlal-
ous st0ries arc atlnnt iti Germany respecting
the private lifo Ut theatrical puoplc,-inatl-
nEcrs alnl ,tct0rs* One nj tho HtarS ut the
1loyal Theatre at Drcstlcn has, although un-
married, tl,rcs ch!Itlreli,-encll by It different
father, IL ls said. And 4 few yonrs ago n
popular vocalist Of the Saxon Capital was The
recognized mistress Of q wealthy and tlccreplt
old Barun. Captlvnted by her c'Inrma, the
old noblcman wanted To lnnrry tlcr; but Ills
children were too ilorrltled ut tic proposal
to listen to lt,-s0, rs compromise. nlaIie q
Suggestion which could not possibly stain
the family eseutcleoll. III accordance with
this. SHE lived with The oltt man during tile
rest nt Ills years, and upon his death received
n anu1nbcr Of thousand dollars. aud left Drcs-
tlen never 10 return. SlIo now elelauts
audiences In ono Of the Capitals Ut Southern
Germany.
ExrEMENcE or TWO v1HTuous ACTRESSES.
About tw0 years ngo. Bohemian actress,
Fran Dlttncr by uatnc, gaye mp five years
engagement ut Metulnzell, and came 10 Berlin
In order to accept what was thought would
Theatre. It was a position mt to be Ind
every day. and one which offered tlattaring
prospects. But the lady WAS devoted tn her
husband md cliaAte. OH the ono land, n1lli
beautiful and m artlst Of high tasents0n the
0ther,-Qlalitfe8 Which SOON won lter ene-
niles OIL all sides. SHE AROUSED In particular
the Jealousy Ut two iending actresses, who 1t
Is we'll known nre tho fay0rfts or two proml.
nent officials Of tile "lt0f 'rheatcr'';
and, NJ the two gentlemen knew that
Frau Hittner regarded her own character
more highly tlian their favor, they felt
10 motive for giving her their support.
consequently slle soon found that she was
not to he allowed to play any but inferior
roles; or, IT, chief part WIS assigned her,
she WIS sure to be informed, few hours be-
fore the performance, that for sotle reason
tho program had been changed, and sle
would either recuivo some mfn0r role. or
would bo left out altogether. Once new
opera WIS to be performed for the Kaisor's
special benefit; and the prolog was assigned
to Fran Blttner. Her iIne declalnatory pow
ers tltte.l her admirably for the part, ind
she was delighted Mt the prospect Of Mt
length appearing before the Emperor.
She arranged her toilet and prepared her.
sclf otherwise with grent caro-. Imagine
the very morning OF the dny appointed, she
received word tllat it hnd been decided to Ito
away With tho prolug, mid that hcr services
would not be req.tiredi So things went
m till Mt tho end, Of n year she re-
celsed IL note stating that her contract was
| at nh end. nm happy TO say that the lady
| now has a permanent engagement ln Prague,
| wl1arU she is creating n ErHnt sensation. III
| {ustica to the Old Kaiser, let ihbe snid that
lie probably knew. nothing OF tho wllolo
| trli,Saction.
Another instance is Of young girl. Mt
'trNcltvo and full Of promise, who calne to
Berlin FROM K1ntgsb!rg. She applied to u
ssE H. ?s;a e t' aa na2saa' as tod 'si shs
PROMISE To- ''iovs llin.n Tho proposal
wus rojectNl with scor,,. Scandalous stories
ccrntng Court life lIure,-- particularly, at m
earlier petintt, when prlnce Carl. the Em-
pert'r's br0thor, was younger. :.
From tic time set foot OIL German soil.
| now anittst n yEnr ago, Anve been COLI
stnntly nstuMished ut
| TILT: WANT OF Ti!uTnFULTEss
have found everywhere. There aro excop-
tlons,, .a,ll glad to ray; bnt they ate rare,
amd, for that reaSon, ~ the more striking.
Geess etas es 1 T w '@SsaS!y 81 SS rsa sy y rs
sIAntlur, But my tiermnn friend, let ME as-
sure .y,sl tlnt aili mt giving nercly my own
opinion; It is TIC universal testimony pf the
AnMr!cal,s and English WITH whom l.ayo
l!as agre"s! with nIe,. md tepnreA the wide
spread preynlence of untrutl,futness III Ills
country. We ,oftcM hear Of the honest
often seo it; particularly. do wo notico a
SWEET, innocent, truthful look In tho eol,tl-
tenallcGs Of the young Girls. iet, ~ iitel.
llgent English luty. who l.as lived lsere for
| thn hest families Df NnrItn declares Hl1t.
Ia shocked ut tho want Of trltl, Md sincerity
~ the ,yn,!nE ladies wloul u is her lot %
tsaeI Very nrohan'y 4.e the ,'.t, ,'!ost Of them
downright lle: but they look upon slight
llcslations froin strict ver.lelty ~ nothing
wrong. This, Ia mt aaohu pccultarity Of
the t'ern,.n. b!!t wilder Or % nnrr!'"'er depart;
peoples Of this Continent, und 1t Is rep1rtnti
to ~ WORSE among tue Southern races thnn
Mp North. 1t must bo remembered TINT our
f'ass' ftss S0Ey y.sis s,!ss 'sH st Of WIG t,' i
atteSins scli!"l iicro -" said 10
"Why @ III atta,, LYLE ei!!fs3 a,s;a WnerS W. +;
INV. It sss'ns to III inc t,at t!iu renarts which
all travellers giy0 enllilot bo very greatly
oyertlrawn tfaven children notige and coGll-
nent upon this want Of tr4tltulncSs. On
cutted tint lnsra travellers tln not lave tho
best opportunities to judge Of the cIlaracter~
iStlcs Df Il Mutton. But, II Europeans visit.
Ing America can give their Impressions "f
tho sAltlu privilege?
An America! with any patriotism caunot
but be touched at
TlID OUTRAGEOUS THINGS
which aro spoken Into onr very faces
llera nbout the United States, .partlcl,-
'nrly when tho thinus conlutnned ~ us
arc tie yery things under .wlicI!
We smart lIerc. We nru fnrayrr
taunted with the relnark that In Amerlca
t!le u money!; or We aro rclnlnlcd uf wliat
the father told. llts sou, "My sou. inaku
money Ut ai,Y oventsh: or We ars told tiiat
America Ia "'Ihe land Of hllmlllgs.". But
never lIayo l been 80 impressed with the
rlRht laore. Tho people whom tho traveller
meets will at0up tn must anything to make q
fDw peonlgs. THO baartllng- houses arc. nl-
mast Without exception, wholesale swlAnllng
affairs, where the unfortunate stranger IL re.
garled as II Legitimate prey, alld where ~