The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-19
Nine. Jeanney Granier Raves
Over His Germanic and
Imperial Majesty.
HE WAS PRESENT AT HER
PERFORMANCE IN SILESIA
Emperor So Pleased With Her
Acting That He Gave Her
Diamond Bracelet.
BY MALCOLM CLARK.
al Cable TO The Tribune.

Special Cable TO The Tribune.
BERLIN, Dec. 19.-However the
kaiser may be regarded in France, there
is one French woman who thinks his
Gcrmanic and imperial majesty is all
right. This is Nine. Jeanney Granier,
the noted actress, who has Just given a
private performance before tho kaiser
in the Castle of Neudeck. Silesia, where
the emperor is the guest of the multi
millionaire industrial magnate, Prince
Henckel Won Donnersmarck, Accord
ing to Il published interview with the
vivacious comedienne, the kaiser was
so pleased with her acting that he pre-
sented her with a gold bracelet, en-
bIazoned with the imperial monogram
set in diamonds and rubies. &C 'etait
charmant, Cetait charmant!' ex"
claimed Nine. Grauier when asked her
impressions. 'They were my first
hours in Germany-hours | shall not
forget as long as | live, For the past
two days havo lived as in a dream, ]
reached the Castle of Neudeck in the
evening, couple of hours before the
honor of presentation to his majesty
II est charmantl II est charmant, char
mant. charmautl We talked about the
theater in France The kaiser inquired
about French plays and players, re.
marking that he preferred historical
pieces TO all others. That is why he
likes Les Huguenots,' At ] o clock
next evening ! played before him with
my company. The performance lasted
tt,p and "a half lnnrc First
Les Brebis de Panurge,' by Nine
Meilhac and Halcvy. then 'le Gros Cha
grim by Courteline. and finally the
Conference sur l'Amour.' The kaiser
was immensely amused, laughed hearth
ly. and was generous with his applause.
Afterwards he paid us tho most delight.
ful compliments. Next dag he invited
me 10 his luncheon table. II want TO
see YOU play once in Berlin he said ,
and / replied sincerely: That is my
dearest wish, too y
Broken Away From Custom.
The kaiser has broken away from a
curious German custom in respect 10
wearing evening dress during the hours
of daylight. Up till the present it has
been obligatory for all civilians APP
pearing in the presence of the kaiser
at any hours of the day TO don dress
suits. On the occasion Of a recent func-
tiou at Berlin university, the court Of
ficials issued instructions that the male
guests should not appear IN dress suits,
but In black morning coats. The order
created quite n sensation, because Ger
mans cannot accuStom themselves to
the idea Of appearing before their mon
arch in any other attire than that OF
full evening costume. German customs
in relation to evening dress are always
ineXplicablc TO Americans. The Ger
mans don dress suit 10 go to fun
eral or a wedding, to call on cabinet
minister. or TO attend any other ccre-
monial function. Any host or hostess
in Germany who issues invitations for
"A lunch to take place Mt one or two
clock must expect the majority Of the
guests To come in full evening dress.
The kaiser S innovation will tend to
abolish these pcculiarltes.
Building Magnificent Navy.
Whether Germany S navy is intended
TO challenge Great Britain S supremacy
of the seas or 10 try conclusions with
Uncle Sam as TO the status Of the Mon
roe Doctrine, the fact remains that she
is quietly and with German thorough.
ness making for herself the finest navy
in the world Tho lauuch of the Ger
man Dreadnought Thueringer. at Brc-
mon. follows Immediately upon the pro
ductiou of the heaviest naval esti.
mates in German history The two
events afford fresh proof. if any were
required. of the energy and persistence
with which the German people are ere
ating n gigantic navy. The most sig
nifcant feature of their preparations
is the complete silence in which thoy
are being conducted. No protests
against the vast expenditure on new
Dreadnoughts and submarines are heard
in the German press No resistance is
offered in the Reichstag, la the words
of our Berlin correspondent. the coun
trv is prepared and resigned TO bear
tho burden;' Germany is arming i'll
silence.
The death of Duke Karl Theodore of