New-York tribune., 1886-03-21
SUNDAY EDITION.
MARCH FL, 1886.
GERMAN OPERATIC STARS.
LILLI LEHMAN. NIEMANN. ALvARY-JoLLY
WEIMAR.


Among the members of the German Opera
Company now repenishng their private eIcheqners In
the Land of the Zee" per- Qualities Of especial
interest Li Lehman Is the Jewel OF the Berlin Royal
Opera and the favorite o. its myri I'd visitors In fact.
without her the company is qusrtette without ths
sorranO.' The iutendsnt. Baron Won Hnlsep. has
reached that aga when patrarchs Of aBt"duVian
days were wont to retire and leave their herd. TO the
OF the third and fourth generation" The love of
the Emperor for the past his aveson 10 innovation and
freedom from apostsy, tie baron's position no
long he desires t. hold IT, That the sah chapter In
the story The theatre intenfantshp throughout the
empire n>ttut for pensioned dramat'sts who ae
supposed To dtngUished themselves IN the Thes-
plan world. Many OF them men Of Significance
whose poetry is honor to German literature and tho
profession which they follow. The tered attempts OF
the Berlin I" TthOnus" prove Pegasus tis mortal
enemy. He swings his baton on state occasions with
grace and misinerprets the public taste TO perfection
40 court vf the MUSES. badly presided over "a the
metropolitan Dresden has surpassed II for years
Much PATRONAGE has hpen tempted n the peighhor
ing city. Only few weeks ago Die Halk6re." in
CREDIBLE the fact may for such Wagner loving
centre was rendered for the first time. Only a few
have and gone since segfried" celebrated
s Berlin premiere. Tie personnel is inslsnihcint,
talent not hero.
Herr Nem,nn r. the interpreter of all heroic roles.
Ordinary amateurs wont 10 call a man superan-
nnated voice is cracked that scarce pure
Nemann IS great: but Operaticsliy his fainre II 30
sigma, that one receives wi Struggling shoulders tho
tales of his pristine spendot" and wonders at the
wreaths. bouqnots aud applause ot 'inty hands All
ackuow wedge he cannot sing hut encore rreardoss Ana
yet Nemann has handed In his resignation Aud whys
The financial niition of America tie attraction. He
believes that you longing to greet him TIE Kaiser
hetaes loath part with this associate o. youth and
age. That Is the only consolation can Offer my com
rymeu. Failure would be hs as certainly as the daJ
follows night Republicans are too practical 70 worhip
at the shrine " tradition. and to tradition at that
For Nlemanns personal benefit trust he will discover
this trait national character ere committing him
self 90 the blows o, the Atlantic When Lli Lehman
returns she ~ inform him.
The BerliDese still mourn over their Lilps absence
They pride themselves not only upon her song but 10 her
enrolment III tha ardent semitic apostles
The story they relate with pride Several years ago
when the scourging Of th- jew highly fashionable
and the downfall of soeker undreamed ~, article
appeared In tie Berlin TaDcb'dh the Jewish org IN and
the widely read paper OF Germany iDsiunatng i'm
proper relations bet~ee the don"a and tenor singer
.hpn Ia the city. The story totally untrue. Qnchy
deciding upon q course. Ll turned to its execution.
Armed with a riding whip concealed under the folds "f
circular aud accompanied 10y genlcm an FREUD she
repaired 10 the Office Of the paper IN vei"'t part OK
BE lin. Entering she inquired for Heir D1vl"ohn' the
editor in chief. and being presented TO the gentleman,
cited the scandaous article Of the previous issue de-
mandIng its recall ana apology. DdNluSDhn hflaIhel,
shrugged his shoulders and thOnght; hat couclned ID
was not consistent with the dignity of his journal TO
make retraction. Hardly had the words lett Lis month
when the round of tie prina donna was iiie and
her whip fell with all the force she cOnld couan upo2
her foe who begged mercy. The story o. conrss.
sp cad The benny -lineIs" OF the aul'eritic ress
made it SO uncomfortable FOR Dayhisohn that lie fonnd
expo dent to leave Berlin and east his fortune among
brethren the northern coast ~ the dark ntnent
But riding whip became popular; oil the windows OF
tue princi al tnOroughfares gliStoned with hithiy
orra nentel Lilpcitschen uilli whss. Horse or no.
1t was tue height OF fashion to carry III TACT Tia
ghip blde far Ia become the sntisemltir badge ia
crack heard in all their meetings; LIh became Tue
heroine Of the day.
Avary | kue years ago in the muslcal little
weimar whose thrare, for long years, enJoyed tie d'
Iinction o. exclusively producing GoetIn's Faust
Tue OF d>tng Iishcd Dissection. artist Andrca
Achenbach whose wife Is sal Ia De princess, the nand
for years SCI tie Henar nIidens' heara
beating wi h love and jealous. Every morning ne
receives from the iar sex numerous enolSh ia
boil his colee with" Parental opposition To tho chOics
protest. PEELED Alvary toadoi ttDother name
Years nave rcoonclled the angry father. Tie nu
again assumed his cognOmen aud il loaded win praise
and presents hy the wealthy and indIleent pa,eht
life appointment IN Wcmar has been the reward oi The
sin gel whom people love or his character aud looks
wholly fog tae insignificant qualities OF his yolcs
rhe iheatie still ranks among the most classical II
German temples to the MUSES.. TIE sprits oi tie
Shose ouunent STANDS at the entrance To ths
house. seem 10 hover the te city still servants,
sgcritel the assertion may secin, discuss Ofa
tue cDoce Of classical dramas lAe people r De otd
their station Ia other clte ave HI O"" lh' rtsSrs %
material taste Is wanting, rae IA 'nc 0 Tcrionc bifti,
It bo cultivated Seats ate ~ r"asohablc tdt QUO
around possess tcKets One can Ill IA ho Uoss
place tue AoIso frJu sept mDer lil jane for less
than $50. TIE e Itir' community couTtgdtc on tue
day OF sac aud individuals triumph lh carrying oil
the choicest places. some have oceullrt tn" safs
4, ..fz tAgal = - "A
than e..ucae ~ FoT AN m'rean VIII Wishes to
study MUSIC 10 city offers 80 "nS ADVANTAGES 40 tHi;
VI LsZt, the patron al It's opera anu orc trI
school. The Gown has many trAdi ions aud custoDls
wnicn centuries have hallo Acd 4 curioIs pr yilcgn
that ,io te To tie jena otgdcutS." 1t tDlns
them IN the strret. ia sleeping gowns lnsteld VI
haired hig booted. ike tie students OF cenInry past
fhc tnOrodgnfares re,ound Win tuoir spngs ana club
rooms swarm with Their accomplished due.Iis's Cne
might think himself In university city Oi Tue iDlidN
ages rather tnan one Of the present advanced day
descIibod below. On tAe first prolnruon OF
SchleI's Rpbbegs." century the students re-
ceivo perlnNsion to sing he airs occurring ~ the p,ce
Through tue varied changes OF "a hundred yeHs, tS
prerosatve remained nurt voke until the f'ther OF te
present Graud Duke conceived the tritorons Idea st
gear in tie ceut-naIy auni'eIsay o. IT'S hr,t perform
P.oI tI, rrir,ncs of tho Varsity bovs several
hundred seats reserved f9r them, and Iayly
esparisoned III thei fancy COATS aud nto hats, swords
beno0se aipt" dhe covered heal rs the oldest
corps stGdep Ia reVeIenty called by his iel0wsl arose
aud COMMANDED =" "sdtttHH" rho dropping oi PIN
could been heard Color flushed toe checks OF nd
nirlDg ladies' Then sWeeI from their breasts tbat
glorious Oil college song, GdudeamUS Igt0 which.
hndng its birth In Jeua has nOA slnad 10 all
seats OF learning the world. Tue lay may begin,"
rr,Ounded I'll. order Ut the le der when the last note had
died Throughout the porfoimsn 80 soon ns tue
actors air. up the beDOOst6 haupt WITH
StHhIDt shall render that song, aud the jolly
students again filled the house. The oIcbe ira Was
under the ban for the time being ana tue players
In their costumes sat about awkvardly enjoying the
spectacls-a prosecuted any other theatre
At least dozen ues tbs audience was treated 10 this
odd incident and when the curtain FELL, doafeLiDg and
prolonged applause greeted tue young fellows IN which
ned heartily than tue generous Prince wbr
had removed the coveted prerogatiye.
CONNECTiCUT'S "LEATHER MN"