Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-01
HAS FAUST" EVENING
LOCAL DICHTERBUND CELE-
BRATES AN Anniversary.


Goethes Faust was celebrated last
evening by the Dichterbund-the poets
club-of this city in Saengerbund Hail.
which was decorated with flowers. among
which American beauty roses predomi-
mated
George w. Spier was in charge Of the
arrangements and welcomed the guests
after they had had an opportunity to ex-
anime the collection of editions of
Faust" loaned by Frank Claudy, poet
laureate of the Saengerbund and "Altva-
ter Of the Dichterbund.
A prologue was read by Mr.. Claudy.
which was followed by the GRAFTON Of the
evening. delivered by Rev. DR.. Julius Hof-
mann of Baltimore. Mr.. Spier read an
address on German Ideals" prepared by
Philip Rappaport. 1t had been expected
that Representative BarthOldt would
speak on THE Eternal Feminine" In
discussion of Goethe's famous line. die
Ewigweilbliche zieht uns hinan." but Mr..
Bartholdt was detained at home by i'll
ness. DR.. c. Stack spoke on '' Faust in
the Literature of the World. and the lit
erary program was ended by Adolph
Levy. who discussed "Brainstorms and
Confusions.
Remarks by Simon Wolf.
Mr. Simon Wolf was asked to speak in
place of Representative Bartholdt. In a
recent work by the Norwegian historian, -
he said. the preface written by Oscar. l..
Browning of England. he made the state
ment that there had been two great forces
in the world of thought and action and
that these, were Napoleon and Goethe. -
Mr.. Wolf added that at the celebrated in
terview at Weimar during the invasion
of Prussia by Napoleon the latter met
lie l%cvx la
claimed There Is a man." At st. Helena
Napoleon said among all the men that he
had met in his career none had made such
a lasting and deep impression as Goethe.
1T is singular that Shakespeare WIS
never SO well appreciated in England"
the speaker went on to say. until the
German scholars and professors that
translated his work brought out all of
the wonderful genius which character
ICES the immortal bard. SO in turn Eng
lishmen-forty or fifty of them-have
translated 'Faus\ and other portions OF
his great works. and the best biography
of Goethe ever written is that of George
H. Lewis. husband of George Eliot. and
ii is reserved for us In Washington 10
have the pleasure Of having in our midst
the only German who ever translated
Faust into English. and which is recog-
nized by the best critics as being by far
the best translation ever made.
'-Of course l allude to our genial ana
you are celebrating the genius of fell
low countryman do not for moment
forget that Goethe was Worldwide IN MS
Influence His works have been trans
lated into all languages. even into He
brew have listened with pleasure to
the address made by Pastor Hoffman, of
Baltimore. 1t is cheering and elevating
to know that minister OF the gospei
sees something grand and elevating IN
the works of Goethe. notably that OF
Faust"
There was plenty of music during the
evening. a section of the Marine Band
playing selections. Miss Reuter- sang
soprano solo. Miss Tozier playing the
piano accompa niment. Some scenes from
Faust were also given. MISS ANITA
Hoffman as Faust and Frank Claudy as
Mephistopholes. Walpurgis night, the
witches sabbath" began at midnight
and as the clock struck twelve the WILD
scene on the Broken was presented.
Names of'Those Present.
Among those present were:
Mr. and Mrs. George w. Spier. Rev.
DR.. Julius and Mrs. Hoffman, OF Balti--
more. Philip Rappaport. Indianapolis.
Ind: w. r. Rodenberg. Illinois; Mr.. and
Mrs L. c. Schneidereith. Baltimore; Mrs.
Elizabeth Rudolph. Baltimore; Theodore
L. Borst, Baltimore: DR.. George Rode
mann, New York: Frederick Michel. New
York: Johann Nicolai, New York: Adolph
Timm. Philadelphia. secretary of the Ger
man-American Alliance. William Benig-
nus. Atlantic City: Frank Claudy. hon
orary president and poet laureate of the
Saengerbund: Miss Anita Schade. Mr.
and Mrs. Adolph Levy. Mr. and Mrs.
Wolf. Mr.. and Mrs. Kurt voalckner, DR..
George M. KOber. DR.. Franz Furger. Dr.
A. E. Schwarz. Emile Berliner. Rudolph
Saur. Mr. and Mrs. A. Goenner. Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Bausch Mr.. and Mrs. Otto
Heidemann. Mr.. and Mrs. L: H. Foster.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Jorss. Mr.. and Mrs.
Leon Tobriner, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Jacobsen. Mr.. and Mrs. William F.
Meyers. Rev. DIR. and Mrs. George Brod-
image, Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Lerch. Mr..
L. keyser, Mrs. X. G. Barthel. Mr. and
Mrs. Paul F. Brandstedt, Jacob Karr.
Mrs. H. H. Hempler. Mr.. and mrs; Ed
ward Abner. Mr.: and Mrs. Carl Gund-
schwarz. Miss Anna schwarz. Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Blum. Herman Schmidt
mann. Mrs. Annie Reisinger. Miss Char
lotte Reisinger. Mr.. and Mrs Charles ar
mold, Mr.. and Mrs. F.. L. Schmidt Juiius
like. Miss Ulke. Miss Marie Siebert.
Miss Minnie Heinrichs. Mrs. Elise Bin
ger, Mrs. A. Schoenecker. Mrs. Anna 8.
Luckenbach, Miss A. Lindinger. louis
kimmel. August Brinkmann. Amos W.
Hart: John Waldman. Hugo Schulze. Il.
A. Schuerman, William Brodt. Werner
Koch. Gustav Bender. Ewald Schmidt.
H. H. Bergman. F; r. Mann e. n.
Aschenbach, Ernest Gichner. B. F. Schu-
bert. Jacob Bruegger. Robert Ponikau.
Rudolph De Zapp. Or. Alfred f.. w.
Schmidt of, George Washington Cniver-
sity, Miss e. NJ. Perkins. Ewald Schmidt.
Mrs. Nora Hoeeelsberger. Hiss Lola
Evans. Mrs. Fritz Reuter-. MISS Gertrude
Reuter-. Lieut. and Mrs. William H. San
telmann. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Westesson.
Henry A. Streitberger. William Berens.
William Berens, jr. DR.. Anton Mueller
and DR.. A. Ludwig.
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