New-York tribune., 1909-02-11
THE TALK OF TIE DAY.

In commenting on the German stage and German
actors after visit 10 Berlin. Sir Charles Wyno-
ham saws that while the German actors might De
carable character portrayers, they could not give
q nroper representation CT a gentleman. being in
capable even Of dressing like one. He said also
that the modern problem play was far beyond the
German actors field OF vision Berlin paper says
that. while IT may agree with Sir. Charles as to
the gentleman on the German stage, there seems
IN be no good reason for the criticism as TO the
nroblem plays The English people may keep
their tailors" says the writer. "but we claim the
superior actor
Mr.. Buggns-A black cat came 20 our back fence
''si Mrs Buggins-Did IT bring you, good luck?
Mr. Bsgsiqs1ThPeF5T 1a1 sgenbia %naf n Record Sl ' "
writing Of Josef Israels. the Dutch artist. Her
man Heliermans says: ION January q he cele-
brated his eighty-fth birthday. but he is still just
as Jolly in his mood and just active at his work
as he mas ever been. He takes walk daily IN the
Bosch at The Hague. this little man with the
white hair which flows from under a black slouch
hat and he seems always TO be deep In thought
he walks Then he goes TO his studio and works
In the summer. when he occupies the country nome
which his admirers gave him. he goes TO The
g4sg7Ie daily by train. for he wishes never TO miss
a day at tho studio. on these trips he reads. but
IN n peculiar way. He knows just how much time
he will have. and before starting tears from book
enough reading matter for the journey, and thus
his library has gradually been destroyed. Some
of DOCKS, ne Sdiu uiietbio ~ OASpNSc VI III
this way because they are not even worth tearing
up' His evening amusement, after smoking
cigar. is chess and he to be perfectly happy
when he wins at the game.
Don't you think queried the reporter. there
ought to be an eSs6ee 9 Sc br com On
spicuous acts OF bravery"
have been scu The that matter ate and
probable that at our next meeting me - we sa ta esq %
TTibune.
Adolph Melzer. a soap manufacturer of Evans
Vile Ind and said to be a millionaire. has in
serted an "ad' in the local papers reading as
follows: During the month Of February every
person who has not the means to provide suffi-
cient feed for his horse or mule can obtain feed
from mo free OF cost All persons must bring
recommendations from some we'll known citizen"
NIelzer Is lover OF animals, and during the holi-
days fed hundreds of horses belonging to the
needy. "I am bachelor and have no wife to
make my home CHEEKY" he explained. But I
have dogs in my house and horses In my stable,
and they take the place of a wife"
The man-hater mad just announced her engage
sBut you always said that were horrid
creatures" said ner friends
so they are" replied the bride TO be- and here's
my opportunity TO punish one Of them"
Philadelphia Ledger.
The board OF censors at Stuttgart. Germany
would not permit the performance In that city
Gently Of Borngraeber's drama entitled 1.-The First
Man and Woman" A Stuttgart paper says: '"This
play is simple and pure. with It's Paradise setting,
and not work on which the pious anger of the
censor should have been poured OUT In the same
city the owner OF hall refused to let it to Ga
brielle Reuter-, who wished TO read there from her
novel THE House OF Tears" The same paper
saws that the German people awakening to the
fact that all things that written not
worthy of production. At Bromberg the public
sense OF decency shocked by the vending of
postcards bearing a reproduction of Josef Linn
borg's Lorelei' The cards conhscated and
destroyed.
What did Hamlet by telling Horato there
we're more things in heaven and earth than we're
dr. can't of in his philosophy
Il don't know unless Hamlet had been doing
business with the Danish secret saxsiee. "-Nssh-
angton Star.