New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-24

70 rely on gnudy trappincs and adornments. In
his loft were scenes depicting forest, a city
They were not many, nor even well painted painted
but they sulficed. "Iphigenia." ''Tass9," Faust,
" Don Carlos The Robbers could ne played
with their aid. The entire company, lyric as
well as dramatic numbered only twenty-one one
men and women Sometimes the principals nao
TO appear In two parts, aud the nempeIs VI ono
dramatic company were oohgea s,o u,'e' Even the
costumer AMI carpenter had to make IlNn-
selves as useful and ornamental as Posss...e
on tine stage. When Mozart's operas were ,g even
the chorus was recruited from pupils Of the Teach
ers' Seminary, and simple dances Weie 80; 1919 ~,
by the children OF court officials ana prNa.G oiv
liens This draft on the pupils ., . contrnversy
gave rise to q somewhat acrimonious Controversy
between Herder and Goethe. iierder nau uni i,,
his the educational as well as relgious i,i
sttutions of the Duchy. He had long c1lhpIaiet s;
about the neglect of study caused Dy the pupls
attendance rehearsals ut the theatre wnen one e
day, at performance of Don GIOVANNI CIe
red cloak OF of the little imps that haa como
to carry the wicked hero to the realms OF rluto
got caught in trap-the imp was, OF course, o,ic
of the seminarians lIertler thought that the
cause Of education brought lnp rluicuic Wy
the amused laughter of the audience at the aWIs, avg,
ward mishap. lie sent protest 10 tne ura na
Duke against the further use OF puPls at tle
theatre and argued with great force tIlau c1e ii
iluence of this unnatural union or thealre an"
school demOralizng to the latter uoc.le,
mindful only of his beloved theatre, tooH arms
against him and had his own way Jus. as il,, ne
of the theatre musicians charge OF inc cnuIv'
music, though he was Frenchman ana Na, li
ole and knew nothing Of the instltuioh site ,,
into his care Hertier complained bitterly, Duo
in vain. and the righteousness of his POSITION was
not made plain until the experiment bad proveu q
failure and the mischief he feared had pee'
done ,,
1t suggests singular commentary on hulnah
nature, even Grand Ducal human nature
that though Gocthe's influence was pow
erful enough 10 persuade Charles Augustus 10
mar the work OF so illustrious man rs f1eruer
In a department of government in which the equaliy
great preacher and scholar stood pre-eminecnt, IL
combined assaults of prima donna ana ana
n poodle dog. But the prlma donna was
the Grand Dukes mistress {" companion
Of my moments Of recreation,' he called her ana
the dog was the progcnitor of that talented race,
some Of whose members still popular In the
Bowery theatres lie star" performer
who came In April. 1917, with his master from VI
emma 70 exhibit a historical, romantic drama trits,,
lated from the French, entitled The Dog OF Au~ri
de Mont-Didier." Goethe objected 10 the engage
ment. but the Grand Duke granted the request
OF Fraeuein Jagmann. who had long rnled the
theatre and opera, and ordered the pals from
Vienna 10 display their talents. There seems 10
he no question but that the poodle piayed ms ms
part brilliantly throughout three long acts ne
lantern into the forest at n critical polnI Ill .'t
plot, discovered the murderer of his master piir
sued him from rock 10 rock and attacked MN
with a rage that was only half simulated, ior
il was thought for awhile that the poor actor
who had the unamiabe part OF murderer 70
play was really in danger of his HE from INC
dogs attack Yet Goethe. who seems TO haze
forgotten that he develops Faust out Of a poodl"
I'm his great dramatic poem, seems 10 nave r.
NAMED obstinatcy blind TO the moral and III IN
teectual grandeur Of the performance, ,o Inc
NAV was given twice. on April 10 and T. 1sl
With uproorious success and on April II Goethe
RESIGNED the artistic direction Of the WeiTnar
Court Theatre And Fr1cnein Jagmann got
title and estates as Frau Won licygendorf, :,
''''' II. F.. X.