Morris tribune., 1905-12-23

secures the best seats Tor less than
two dollars and good seats can be
] had for less than fifty cents. I have
| been especially interested in the
mechanical part of these operas
| The stage machinery is little short
of marvellous, such realistic fires
and oceans and ships and volcanoes
and angels. as we have seen makes
one believe again in fairy land and
Anderson's tales.
! While speaking of the opera,
mention the visit of the Kaiser tc
| Dresden a mouth since. Evidently
things have been too quiet in court
and social circles and the King
wanted to waken things trife SO
the Kaiser was invited to spend the
day and the citizens were informed
of the fact. Gala decorations, re-
minding one of Fourth of July at
home: grand arches rivalling In
size at least, the t1iumphal Roman
arches (which I haven't seen, save IN
books) every reparation was made
to give the Majesty a feeling of
I"glad to see you" It was announc-
ed too that he would appear at the
opera house in the evening of the
great day and prices we're double
for the occasion. | remember this
particularly for I stood for three
hours in the crowd waiting for a
chance to get tickets.
! The great day came and SO did the
Emperor. We had grand seats on
balcony near the triumphal arch.
| had asked the man in charge if 1
should be arrested If / took a snap
shot at His Highness. He assured
me that it was not ''verboten."
Fortune favored us for the royal
carriage containing the Emperor
and the KING Of Saxony, stopped
just below us while the burgo-
meister gave the Kaiser leave to do
anything he wanted to in the town.
This evidently pleased him for he
smiled broad smile and [ think he
either winked or wanted to. | was
struck with his appearance, fine
physique and g pleasant face, capable
of various expressions of changing
emotions. The King of Saxony ap-
peared Insignificant in comparison.
The crowds did the customary
amount of faint cheering and I have
decided that our style Of enthusiasm
is not good form here. I am told
too, that the Kaiser doesn't approve
IF too much applause. The crowd
was we'll behaved and good natured. ]
People chung on to their places
with a smile which said "you can
not bulge me-but won't get mad.
In the evening we were fortunate
enough to have seats very near the
royal box which afforded us an
of studying the great
man at his fun. He loves music and
is we'll able to conduct an orchestra
and has done some creditable com
posing. We could see how nervous
he Was: and from his remarks re-
ported during the day, rather i'm
agine his nervousness was partly
due to some international compiled.
tons which he didn't relish. / have
learned to admire him greatly for
his great versatility and his power
to manage men. Not only does he
rule the people with great vigor and
skill, but he has time for literature
and music and art. He has by
personal force aided in the beauti-
Tying of the German capital. He
has stimulated the opera and the
stage and the church. I am. told by
an American lady that she heard a
sermon of the emperor's which was
} marvel of clearnsss and logic and
sloquence. But recently the monu
nent to General Room was unveiled
n Berlin and it is worthy of notice
hat the Emperor drew the model ]
or it. And so it is that even those (
Who do not approve of all the en- {
oeror says and does, even those who
hink him too warlike Tor a christian {
overeign. take off their hats to the
,reatness of the man. We were t
Lad to see bin of course under such
Before passing on s
o other incidents want to mention /
ne interesting thing about the
rowds and the way they were '
andled. / do not think the Ger G
ian police equal the English in {
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