New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-25
TO HELP GERMAN DRAMA
Fand To Be Raised to Endo5C Per
Torrance of Teutonic Plays.

The future of the German Theatre in New YORK
was discussed yesterday afternoon before large
audience OF Germans and German-Americans most
or them women. at the Hotel Aston. The speakers
Carl Buenz German Consul General, who presided;
Dr. Maurice Baumfed, the director OF the
theatre; Professor w. H Carpenter. instructor OF
German at Columbia University, and DR.. Emanuel
Baruch spoke enthusiastically Of the future OF the
German drama in New York. which they promised
Is to undergo. beginning next season, change that
VIII place Il higher plano than 1t has hitherto
occupied. It Is planned to create fund OF SZSUOO
to produce next season the best plays on the Ger
man stage by the foremost artists and staged IN
artistic manner. To that end subscription blanks
we're distributed. The new plan is to comprise
three distinct forms Of German drama-cassical,
literary and the regular performances. The sub
scription price box for the thirty literary per-
formances has been placed at $3.50. while for the
twenty-five classical regular performances the
price will DO $500. Mr.. BuenZ spoke also Of the
need Of new German theatre. TO cost about $780,
oOO which he said ought to be obtained easily
among the half million Germans living in New
York 1t is likely that the latter suggestion will be
acted upon. Announcement made of the en-
gagement for the coming season of Professor Al
phons MNcha, who will design, the scenery and
costumes and will act as a sort of artistic super
intendent He the designer of the Sarah Bern
hardt Theatre IN Paris
Consul General Buens said that with the oppor-
tunity that Americans will have OF seeing German
and understand the Germans better. He added a
tribute to the ability of the new director. Mr..
Buenz also read kilograms from Charlemagne
Tower. American Ambassador to Germany; Pro-
fessor Munsterberg and Herr Won Mueller, in which
they expressed their regrets at their inability 20
attend the meeting and their interest in the
movement
DR.. Maurice BaumfeId TO whom is assigned tho
work of the rehabilitation of the German drama in
New York. is new TO those duties He has. how
ever. wide literary experience. He is also the
respondent here OF the "Neue Freie Presse" OF
Vienna, and the Hamburger Nachrichten"
Il want the German theatre" Dr. Baumfeld said
TO be monument TO German art and to German
artists. to show America Just what German art
means" He said that he hoped for the support Of
American educational institutions. The universities
and other public institutions Of learning Dr. Baum
field said. Will be invited into an organization de-
signed 10 enable students to attend the theatre
lecture courses
Professor Carpenter said:
We in America are used to the theatre only as q
means of amusement but there is nothing Interior
poses and motives We bone 10 49, tSa ~
theatre in New York what It once was long ago.
As has drifted back since tho strong grasp of its
perpetuation."
Professor Carpenter told of the great help the
German theatre had been TO the students at CO.
lumbia studying that language and said that its
loss would be greatly deplored at the university He
continued;
After Goldsmith, what author have we had whose
work would make lasting impression ones
mind? We have Bernard Shaw who says he would
not be Shakespeare If he could. might add that
he could not be Shakespeare II he would. l never
understood Shakespeare until went to Germany.
DIR. Raruch said in part:
The influence of the. German theatre upon our
drama has been very decided. And n II were pos
sible. would like TO French theatre an ital-
ian theatre. Russian theatre. well. We want
them We benefit by them all. We glad to
New York the artistic metropolis OF the world
All those TO whom art and science serious pur-
poses, will look to the perpetuation OF the German
theatre In this city with earnest interest. Person
ally believe that institution OF this character
is best guided by man OF letters who knows the
drama and is familiar with all its phases as is the
case with this new enterprise, which have here
gathered TO promote, and which would most seri-
ously commend TO your good graces
The Austrian Society. Of which DR.. Baumfeld is
the president. gave dinner last night in his honor
at the Hotel Astor.