New-York tribune., 1885-03-09
ARRlvAL OF HERR soNNENTHAL.
HIS FIRST IMPRESSIONS or NEw-YOIX-A RECEr'
TIOy BY THE LIEDERxRANz.

HIS FIRST IMPRESSIONS or NEw-YOGK-A KESbi'
TIoN BY THE LIEDERxRANz.
The steamship Elbe arrived at Quarantine
on Saturday night, but was unable to iahu ner
passengers until yesterday morning. Among '"o
nassengers was Herr Sonnenthal the eminent German
actor As manager and chief artist OF 'hc
Court Theatre in Vienna Herr Sonnontha has fouhu IL
extremely difficult to obtain leave of absence for sui
cient length Of time to allow him 10 make pupi'o p
DE irance In this country As it Is his stay VIII DO oo
and only permit him to give twelve OF fourteen roP
sentations in this city, after which nc VII
Immediately return to Germany. Inc sc'"r -
n Hungarian by birth and Is now hi,ie
over fifty years Of age. In 1881 the tweh,5"
anniversary Of his first engagement at the hoioa's
Theatre was celebrated at Vienna. On TINS occa'.on
Herr sonnenthal was decorated with the order
of the Iron Cross and all the journalistic ana ar''
unions sent him their congratulations. .
Early yesterday morning the steamer George Stif
Castle Garden with a crowd of friends on beard VINO
wished catch first glimpse OF TINS great artist & a
steamed down the Bay until they reached tho De
Herr Sonnentha then taken on board ana pfousn.
up TO the city. lie drove straight to iriends hcuso %
He ia n fine looking man. above the ordinary height Win
a clean shaven face OF decidedly Hebralc east nneh ,
speaking his face lights up at and mirrors the sen
nent of the mind lie speaks but little English, though
he understands the language fairly well He prefers 70
French speaking OF his first impression of New-York
some hours after his arrival he said: .,,,os,,ors
The clear blue sky and the bright sunlight under ~no @
the beautiful bay seemed 10 sparkle sa'o 'orhon %
drove through the city my way here had no & aes
that should meet with such evidences OF artistic SD
and architectural skill rs Il saw on every side Wealth.
and agniaccnce OF course expected to see out h
had idea that the new world would pe beninu n
go have ,, begun, fear, fear aMav snaiI
HnSs wSsn my S SIsii, ali too short come. 70 end
AS you know. lose no time In appealing 10 the amer,
artist. for appear tomorrow night IN Utie AcV1'1 % G
which is one Of our classical plays nope 'h1y nos" @
though that New Workers will wait To pass maj jug
ment on me until they have seen my Hamlet as unuer
stand that is the great test OF an actor here sn so @
Herr sonnenhal visited the Thalia Theatre twhere he
is TO appear In the evening with few friends. a.,
The usual sunday evening concert was o5rn ~
progress, but IL was interrupted 70 gmc
A%Oers aaa rraaPsin sPGin' Julia sciaqmSers also
welcomed him tho as Gd HSr1 dar,hT LHO' Herr sonSen
that he was too excited by the event, OF ,,,e the
Sy to properly e sssss Herr coned @ and
Mr. Hermann went TO aedersTsn1 Ham EmSp EdSp
OF sfere the was ds,ss.ed sgS2S actor The party
arrived at the hall at 9:i5. and found the members
OF the Ledcrkranz assembled for IierrensItLnhg.
Gilbert, Osmnnd Tcarle. Harry Edwards. VIII
lam j. Florence and Henry T. Dixie Herr Sohhen, h,
thai was enthusiastically grectci WIN musical 1,r
and a vigorous Ecce guam ,DnrT Donnm H'ht
President Hoffman, and formally welcomed by A
Kamroh. William stenway made some graceiu.
nusions the Euglisn-spcakng actors present, ana
John Gilbert replied feelingy for them, wnile ht.
Florence told story in which the po!nt was
that he was like ihe Jaokass in the fable,
who had come, all ears, TO hear what o'h.Ls
had to n 'I 2 ITe, TSId a5 MIR wanes The
formal cOnclud with n IOusng salaihah-
der" directed IN approved fashion by Frederick STEMS