The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-27
now THE xArsER AMusEs HIMSELF
WEEKS REGARD Of Hts Atteadanee At
Theatre, Opera, aid Cir'eas.


, TO q view OF tho Emperor. none the less til
: announcement that he will grace by hi
|. | presence any occasion not Of n strictly privat
nature Is sufficient to attract large concours'
; Of people. Until his present illness took hin
from Berlin to Hubertusstock. those occa
sion were frequent as n retrospect o
one weeks doings. taken rs hap-haz
ard sample Of his daily life. may bost disclose
Certainly no newspaper critic Obliged tt
chronicle the events OF the amusement world
Is moro assiduous in his attention to duty
than has tho Kaiser. in the present instance
been to what plainly must to q large extent
represent his pleasure.
beginning with Monday. fully three hours oil
tho day were apent at the dress rehearsals oil
Ernst Won Widenbruch's latest dramatic
work. "Das lIeiligo Lachcn" t"Blessed
Laughter which. after an unprecedentedly
large number OF rehearsals. was produced ut
tho Court Theatre on Tuesday evening last.
The play. which tho author calls MIR
chen Schwartz" tfairy farce. and most
closely resembles ono OF our extravaganzas.
has. In spite OF a great outlay OF money
| and pains. been unanimously condemned
by the Berlin press. and not without
cause. Wildenbruch. as Is well known.
| would be "dranatist laureate" to the Prus-
! sian court, were there any such post in the
bestowal of the Emperor. As 1t is. he Is tho
acknowledged protts5 Of the HohcnzUllcrns
for whose fame and glory it must he added he
has. in late years. used almost exclusively his
extremely facle pen. Successful in all parts
Of Germany with his earlier plays. Harold"
Die karolinger." Das Ncue Gebot." he has
Of late been most frequently mentioned In
connection with two historical dramas TINT
'Dio Quitzows." and" Der Neue Herr" IKe
latter. which has been acted in New York |. the
ase anS IN WITH @ tas hS
similarity between the fortunes oi tho great
q Der Nsae Hesr " etermnsa omse ios III
Wildenbrueh's position. both IS coul dram
tro: Small wondar. therefore. that an allcgpr,
ical fairy talc. written. it is said some years
s sgo a. o ' oy Tsqd f tb OF mnEer wo NM
Sr hnrd ffs'HSss' 5hsss pro IN;
would necessarily Involve might well have do
that It the Rcrlia Gur tAi ineutrs None s the
less Dts Heiligo Lsch GU" was duly put into
rr r., and duly prndnceI. 1t proved to be
tho entire moirrn school of ncssmi,tic real
ISM Lren th"se in, sympathy with tho
shoulders in nstnnish.pent at tho utter lack
81 W.T. IN ana eif Eye alone poetic !nney
worthy OF WiIdenLruei. but oven calculated
to make one ASK IN wonIarment: Is it pos
s e nj s% na wtss t s aud also
out tho entire re!.arsa i% 81 Mondny and s sp.
Hight the sats b6 5s.'nas tns Il e
thought: by his presence alone. an outbreak
faye put an untilnely. end t. "Das HeiiiG.o
ts o AS It NV ws tho nnSlc di hest
Impression tho new YORK had had n nts.''"0'0 Ill
Not satisfied with tho iCoining hours spent
IN ms own ~ royal playhouse; the Emperor. ac-
concert given ~ tbs Wagner s?eieties Of Der
who retired from public life several years ago.
a Wna Rosa snShnr, the inc3mparao!e ls9e Of
coGDera on Judged BY o1!tca si Standard e or
SS2mpYS pe WITH some ne OF our best concerts in
Of tie OCCASION Intended sutabiy to Sc eom
master. Yet vaantiy the 'y yeuihf1I m ayrSh
who is credited with no littlo fondncss for tho
held out Til tic end summenin s:i both Ti NJ.
mann and sucher, TO his boz during the inter-
mi mission to make his possibly more treasured
Having thus practically three performances
behind him.. nothing dnuntcd tho Emperor APP
the so-callei 'GesellscLafts A6ende." Special
evenings arranged by the court for repre-
tin%uished, from the youthful ruler down. is
supposed, to appear in gala costume. while
the humber occupants OF orchestra or nnicony
1t is an attrinpt chiefly to add the ever niors
Or Or less ; falling e!eme;'ts Of egapss to q
Tth the most iiaftvr;ns ~. f ans not RTsr
regarded as an euplemistic synonym ,nr, |
slraitjacket in Germany. to be donned CAS-
Of aa w II ss
However, there Is u ways - sufficiently large |
AtenIe." and IL nm all too conserva;ye Bnrs
liner presents himself who las not followed
as laid down by Messrs: Pole and SmaiIpaice'
the not too iastid@%us d?o:kecpers DO n"t re-.
recitatives and mise en- sctno far more bril-
liant than tho cast bestowed on the fnvorte
work, furnished tho musical portion Of the
announced that Ms Maiesty had s:racoasiy
tie best in Europe Dsia Te'' NOON n't every
com e scycrsi thousnni r %Li as
boon sold; and it was an imposing Assem-;
snpor:mposoi., In tho front, Of the royal box
to them as children Of tho emperor. Who aftor
RECEPTION that was extended. Kept at Tie back ses
OF the box. while the ladies' OF the court sat
behind tho young people sharing In the enter
toy derived from the gala perform-
ance A special feature was made OF IL terpsi-
chorean aquatic scone. which formed the SOC
ond part OF tho programme. entitled AT He'll
Roland. in which there WAS first an effective
procession OF pretty women. who. four by four.
each four with flag bearing commanding l.
officer. represented not only the various |
nations. but also tho crack regiments Of the
German army Italy. AUSTRIA and Amnrici.
figured prominently: even France. In u not al |
too Conspicuous position. was not forgotten,
and this combination OF colors, the brilliant
display Of uniforms together with tho accurnfe
of elaborate evolutions, made In /
deed. a dainty dish to sst before tho |
tho attitude Of the three little, prlncssD
ton o. }ath sasiaStIor until probably toa
distinctly, perfunctory way: his younger |
less mindful of themselves and their
princeiy dignity. laughing and clappng their
bands ns would any other children Of their age.
Toward tho end OF tho performance the ring |
was turned into q largo tank. four to Ave feet
Of water being let on by means Of inclined |
planes on either side Of the house. sulficioDt to
loat several boats. from which the clowns, In
every variety of fantastic costumes. met with |
al kinds OF we'll calculated accidents to the
great, amusement Of the particularly well;Ie-
mad duly and vociferously cheered the Emperor