New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-26
SPEOTACLES IN BERLIN.
KAISER WILHELM AT THE REVIEW-IhE
DAILY COMPANY.

DAILY COMPANr.
frRoM An OCCASIONAL COR REsPOsDENr OF THE
BERLIN, September TO-
Autumn after autumn the same refrain ID heH"'
y The Kaiser's last parade" but years como ana
90 leaving him apparently unchanged. 1t rs mar
vellous that nonogenaran should review DIS
troops under burning. almost tropical sum- Win
the freshness vigor and interest OF youn ger yeots
The parade IL Is true was shortened owing 70 tne
fainting soldiers many Of the $4,000 who had been
summoned to duty being overcome by tho unususi
heat and carried from tho field. Yet several hours
were necessary for the men to march by. The
autumn parade has always been gala DAY IN
tina metropolis From earliest dawn the streets arc
astir with living masses: and before the palace OF
the Emperor eager throngs congregate to greet
their King and witness the delegated companies
from the various regiments bring their ensigns
from the palace hall. The scene on Tempelhofer
field 10 gay and enticing. Formerly-even year
ago-the parade grounds were the trysting place OF
all strangers. No request for carriage ticket was
refused by the genial expresident OF police. Herr
Won Madai who Is said to have been the only cour-
tier who could bring the Emperor to laugh. and
who. for that very reason was retained In office
long after the govt had PLAYED havoc with MS
figure and made him a sorry looking Napoleon In
the saddle. But the present incumbent. uninfu-
enced by precedent paid little attention to the letter
of request sIyly referring one to the Minister who
il was afterward found to ones great chagrln.
possesscd only single ticket himself. Foreign dig
nitares too, were present in much smaller number.
secrecy being now the law In Prussan tactica
The experiment has been tried OF banishing re-
nortera from the maneuyrng fields it being
claimed that secrets have been betrayed and facts
misrepresented by the "penny -a-lners" In way
not TO be borne Young officers are now detailed In
turn to write the matter ND, furnishing only such
information as will be harmless and also serve 10
purpose whatever in interesting the public As
a consequence of these measures. tho puoic WHICH
lined the parade grounds, formerly composed Oh tho
rabble and vagabond aone, was this year spr'hh'oc
| with largo percentage OF respectabilitY.
Long and loud were the cheers and " Good morn
inc Your Majesty ~ when the coach and four en-
tered the inc and drove slowly past the click
ing pnns of the grenadiers. Nor did 1t cease when
the Emperor had taken his place under the hslori-
cal oak tree totally unprotected in the open carriage
and saluted the officers they led their Regiments
| by. Even the Empress whose ashy pale lace 40
| ptiable to see was exposed to the Deatlng ray >,
only small red parasol warding them OH tne agea
| head. | have rarely seen even IoyaIy ,oV i,,J
| with such enthusiasm as when the FANNY Joltea
| along the Belle Alliance Strasse homeward bound
| The heroic looking heir. astrde a back stalion.
dashed by amid deatenlng hurrahs ouI nIn s Via
Emperor appeared. looking fresh ana wen despl'e
tie labor just passed through words iali 10 Wv
| idea Oh the offered homage. All tue thousands rom
the city and parade grounds knowins Inc Fran
! gathered there and awaited the approach THU,
| every window of the many-storled honses "a'o'
| bandkerchefs, and along the denseiy crowuou pa,
| yement hats dew 10 the air; ladies' bowen anu
men haooed themselves boarse omliihg d. wy
proof of his popularity. and never ring III MS eree
fngs the Emperor kept his hand on inc heiine'
brlm and bowed his head In answer.
Mr.. Daly's New-York troupe. am sorry to say
did not meet with success in the German nelropo
lis Coming as it did with the laurels won III Ing
| Land and Hamburg, where the population oolhs
mercantile, is more cosmopolitan, the ueleat "ae
the haroer to bear. On the hrst evening owing
to the fall attendance of the American Golony. tno
theatre was well filled but at Tue iolioW .hs VOL
formance not more than dozen rows OF tue par
ouet were taken, and they almost without oAcep
ton by Americans. The remaining Gays snoweJ
ev,n decreased attendance, and Mr.: Daiy uep. .eo
dnnhtIes, much out of pocket by his Berlin Vent
ure. Yet his expectations were not o,Her "iso. ~
fact his only intention ID presenting us conipaS
Ia conservative Berlin was to Introduce Iuo au'nol
whose pieces have been used to their interpreter
Oh the other side the Atlantic. No one Knows Wv
Berlin public better than Mr. Day VI unuoi SUI H.
more Thoroughly its aversion to the American IL
art Tho English language is not well enough un
derstood 10 Berlin to make such an undertakihs a.
onIes are not sufficiently large TO make Deini MAI
attendance immatcrial. with Dresden wuiCne
Mr. DAILY does not 60. it would have been entirei1
The series was introduced in most diplomatic
manner The ensemble appeared. so 10 speak, II
German uniform as Is me 9t tS1 hs'n ransiatol
, of Der K aub der Sabinernnen. the good taste o.
this choice unstlntedy praised. i5nt the cri.
iclsms which we're favorable were condescendngll
! 40. aud many melted by an egotlsm that wa
almost boundless. at IS a duty OF lnternatons
courtesy" said one paper. "to bid the exceliea
guests welcome y; and that after column or iudin
ereni remarks SThe programme eyen." contin
ned another contained much which wounds
( (;erman5 That the company should cite lts sue
, cesses in London, and add even that London Is u
England is intolerable to us. That Der kauo do
Saunerinuen is announced as the world Iepo"ho
comedy hndsits analogy with US only 10 the circus
The musical accompaniment was unDearaoe' ~
dialogue Is often too tedious. and the translate
endeavors to attain too climatic effects All tnl'
| however we should regard a. mistakes only on on
home stage but with our guests must regard thel
as pecuharities of their country. We have no rign
d to force our own habits and customs upon the %
r on the contrary we should be glad to make tne
A acquaintance as they are The artsts are rich
. | huinor lie MS, who gave the Professor, cnaracte
. ICES e1ceently aud sharply old Mrs Gilbert
d very iunny ; and Miss Ada Rehan, tho naive, play
l with much grace, allowing herself now and thel
A to be sure the privileges of spoiled pnDlic lavo
| ter There was much such criticism" too insip
y for reproduction; and another writer ended WI,
e the remark: ave feel that tho Berlin public w
forego the pleasure of apD!audlng Love
y Clutches and leave, grudgeless the entire dellg
Il to the American colony"