Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-19
HENRIK IBSEN FAD.
, sewlNlsceNcE OF BERLIN ANo A
REVIEW.
scholarly Contribution 60 This Paper
from A Hampdon-sidney College
Professor.

mare could be no doubt that there was
-. ihscn fad in Berlin. How IL started no
o. seencd 10 be exactly able to tell.
-. .l,n who ever does know2 II is only
i l,,.- i, becomes full grown, living, power
a. and then well, then one must not dare
- ,.aredo its progress or to eainsay It's
..fpeans. / do not ask you to give il
~. ,,rrb credcnce-don't imagine for an
..,, E, whole city afiaine with il. There
,.. i, is perfectly true. the same gen.
~. .,rment that prevailed when Bou-
,.....r as War Minister IN Paris, or when
''- hi Emperor Wilhelm was falsely re-
..,.4 load on the evening before his de-
r- when Frederick lay dying Of his
800 or even when " was hawked about
.,r..ts In specials that the Crown
-. q Austria had shot himself. Those
.rrring times, and every man,
4r and child in the vast city tell I'M
..,a. .pcll of the prevailing excitement.
g., aI has its votRTies too, and the
I.. I.-. Of tho little .coierie among
fha disease may be prevalent are
emotional. and If YOU attack 10
,.ttle world has received just "a severe
'.... their ideals are az much shat
"t heir preconceiyod opinions are as
..r overturned. and the tempest
r. b. this small tea-caddy is proper
.... I'D. as violent as the tornado sweep
LII. vast ocean of public events.
'I.a.. .u,t been reading IN the Londo n
,'...... review Of ibsen's last play, Heddd
. which has been translated into
1.-r-l by that eminent critic, poet, and
' Mr.. Edmund Gosse. The London
.-...,rdcnt of the New York Times, Mr..
,.-. Frederic. thinks that the English
., I'M lbsen has much abated, an
hardly 10 be changed from reading
.... Nd.iYH q notice of the recent exit
.r %. q ynersh0lm in London. Punch
....sk, Of Ib-sen-itv," have been
a =. understand. And what has be-
.... % our own enthusiasm on the same
,-..... urrh was raging so violently but
,...- a-1f Has IL given place-alas. TO
r.., uch fckleness Ito an acclimatl-
s.... st that young Anglo-lndian. Mr..
i....r# Kullngi This sudden discovery
.r.s.r .- all the more surprising because
,.,g. Hauu writing for many years and
E r.V grown gray-haired and gray
.....| .u service. IL may be this late re-
Cd. . NAV be the time of year, be that
a. -r... / recall wildly 10 mind an cpl
,...f.t occurred IN Berlin during the
,-..0 OF March two years ago.
r... ..ru p student already some three
,....., ODD. Berlin University and had en-
,.rl Oh. rare privilege and treat OF being
....t..I in LHsipe with a brilliant. ac-
,,. s.t. awake, alert body OF cultured
y..r mon. This club IF / may so
;-......a .54iys-whlch met every tuesday
,..-.,. around tho bcer-table. discussing
,....t. appearance IN philology, litera-
Co.. .. drama, were cminently possessed
a.. .r enthusiastic and patriotic spirit,
l-...rIu their Cguntry-a united Ger
,.s.t Dbl German scholarship, and-who
al r..-uach them in themselves. IL
u.s.. ID. -tuct pleasure and privilege to
l.......l'pd with such men, TO hear them
FL. Informally among themselves, express
DIR ,..Vs. discuss their theories-as
,-r perhaps. wrong as right, but
,...-,l...ss their own-original, earnest,
A.. ,ra-uaut with thought and at times
,g.rU.'l wit.
al. we're primarily interested in Ger
r.rr literature and philology. Two or
'-.. H.-p young professors OF the OnlNer-
,-..- 20 and enthusiastic IN their teach
,-..l hopeful for the fruit TO be borne
.- OH. tI'Urc. Others were journalists,
,.--..t contributors 10 the magazines, en-
l.- lu the city libraries, teachers, and
FL .-.-.--fudtuts; aud-mOst character
,s u ala number of chosen ones
among the undergraduates at the Unlyer-
,.. 81, own membership ! considered as
...f.a fortunate Chauce--a letter OF III
.. .rrtuu 10 senior member was the
0....-.u OF an invitation Tor one evening
all. once introduced and received. Al
v,.. welcome vas the motto OF TINS
A.. I'D and warm-hearted circle.
Tint the Younger Oncs-the undergradu-
Alas. mean. and y Is Of these l wish 10
oak when / refer to this circle in gem
e-I trms-were even more ardent and