Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-07-19
DUKE GEORGE II
SUPPORTER Of
GERMAN STAGE
Oldest Relgning Prince Of Eu-
rope, Patron Of Shakespeare
Plays and theatrical Ven
lures,

Berlin. July iS.--The deaih n the
Nfncrn bic Duke George n Of sake
Neiningen. who was the Oldest reign
ing prince - Europe. has directed ai-
ieniinn ~ his great services for the
German STAGE N NAV De doubtful
whether ans other rHIer did 80 much
- elevate thc.charselsl ~ ,iss stages
Offerings aud the taste 20 the people
The dukes Interest & this line began
IN tho 'GfR aud Ire first dramafist
e. whom b. turned attention was
shakespeare. IN 1873. after the death
~ his second wife he married Ellen
Franz. talented actress ~ the Mein-
insen court theater. and hcncefnrih
devoted an his spare time o. theatre
ca affairs
Shakespeare klrlst. Schiller and
other greaf dfamafists were Elyen rrc-
sensations u character far IN sd-
vance ~ anything previously seen Boo
Germany In thr fHs and >Ns thc
Mrininefr as the court actors 0f
SAKE Meininecn were termed were
the criterion hN which an other ssrI-
nus actors were judged. Ia his as.
years the duke became deaf. huf hs
interest in the iheaier waa strong uu-
81 ihs last
m" N''HHN Htf|"N ~ tAF N7ANNNNHNHHHHN" .'N
SAKE. Meinineen owe u that they are
citizens ~ sovereign state &c the cm-
plrf HIS father WAS a bitter enemy
II Pruss4. and when the war with +
Austria broke ont ia 1855. he abide
cated in favor Of George N. in prefer
enee go joining forces with Prussia
George. a warm friend ~ Prussia
promptly cast his inf aith her and I
Thus saved Sake Meinineen from the
fate Chat met Hsesc- Nassau. the ruler
Il which. Joining hands with Austria f
lesi bis throne and saw his land bee F.
come Prussian province.
theatrical Acti,itlcs
The newspapers have been prodnc-
ing some delightful anecdotes 10 cone
ueetion with The dukes theatrical ace
ueires Ludwig nafnny. who has
s.uHe become one ~ the leading actors
~ Germany. PLAYED Hamlet with the I
FMeininecf some forty years a1e.
At she rchears1is d Hus the custom i
r. Inc duke 60 $40 alone in tho auii-
rn1t room aui make bis comments I
ffam time t. time ou the work u Tho F.
actors ln the scene n Hamlet with f
the players Rarnas spoke in a rather
careless. amateur manner the lines 4
that Hamlet quoted from the lnaGin-
aFv play IS addressed iy Aeneas 90 4
Queen Dido. The duke was not
pleased ana remarked u think. Herr
HHrnay. that this speed must uei be
spoken Ia such a trivial conversational I
tone. bot iu a finer STYLE" Earnay
answered that Hnmlef Ras oniy d diia-
tsnte. aud nc actor. ~ which ihe duke
replied fnat pnlunius bestowed very
hskh praise upon hamlet's aesiama-2
ton. In my eageTness L. defend my 1
view. Says harnay. / answered Yes.
your hl.huass hut ralonius was "A
eauriicr. and such people always re-
eari everything THAT prince does as
something wonderful" The dukes .
only reply - this salb gns a peal 81 +
lHughler that rang through the thea I
Ter
Friend ~ l8ndau.
FHul iSndau wel known for nearly
fWn generations 90 Germans as writer .
and theatrical manager served the
duke in tire batter function in the .
t4fiy days u me MeIninEer but ~
Ter several tsars DE came to the con-
eiasion that the little town II Mein-
ineen afforded too NARROW field for
him nrI sent in DIS esiznatinn. "a .
poet. he wrote 'ueeds the great +
IS, needs strong lmprcssions--and F
iHis he can never have at MeInlnEen
Here my peeiio ~it IS wasting away
{ can a. ne creative work here. Tho
aake accepted ihc resignation. bot
wrote on the margin Herr I1ndau
=a-fii- - 90 asHeft .s,s =. Schiller f
wrote his Don Carlos there.
Bernhard Frederiek the nes duke
might have be ene ant ~ The German +
military leaders baf faf an incident 4
hlfh throws significant light on the 7
ttifuie e These lee authority toward
ihe misifeatuent - soldiers The 4
duke who hal iaEea part in the
Franc "-i4#fmHu nHr as q lieutenant.
became latsf commanding general ~
las saEfh arms CORPS While he held .
hss pnsi, alHler committed suiei ie
s. ESCAPE continued maitreatment hy
aan-cpmmi oued officer The af-
f#lr unfortunately - see means the /
fffz7 80 is kHd HreH from Bernhard +
sharp elaef aEaint such brutality
4He order provided that every esse ~ .
Ufsianaiue was % he reported 10 the
neral caWu udiue forthwith and I
fHsi the efHef should D. read 10 an
officers neH commissioned Officers
aaa prlyatts All leAst thrcs times
ssarN.
New Duke T. scholar.
The osfaz H generally acclaimed .
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