New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18
Art Still Flourishes
in Germany


book trade is doing business as
usual" The review columns of the papers
show evidence Of much activity in the
bringing out Of new books. A recent
number Of the "Koelnische Zeitung"
printed list Of 2o5 new books laid upon
its table during the month Of September.
There were SO novels, 3s books about the
war, 20 on history and political science,
Is on art and literature, IL on political
economy, 10 on philosophy and theology, 9
on trade, industry and technique and 33
miscellaneous.
It's list, however, showed but few names
of authors we'll known outside Of Ger
many. Nevertheless, Sudermann appears
with q book of Lithuanian Stories"
which would seem to have been held in
readiness for celebrating the capture Of
Riga. Ludwig Ganghofer also is men
toned as the writer Of two comedies,
brought out under the title, "The Last
Things" Professor Won Harnack, the ia
nous liberal theologian, brings out book
on Luther; and Professor Rudolf Eucken
one on the meaning and worth Of life.
Professor Eugen Kuehnemann, well known
in American university circles, has brought
out book, Germany and America, which
the ''Koelnische Zeitung" Classics under
war books. Clara Viebig has published
new novel, Daughters Of Hecuba."
From other papers it is learned that Ed
uard Bernstein, the well known Socialist
member of the Reichstag, has brought out
a volume Of "reminiscences of his years of
Punishment in England; it appears to be
an important addition to socialistic litera-
ture, containing considerable personal mat
ter about Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.
Gerhart Hauptmann has added another
work TO his long list of dramas, play en-
titled winter Ballad" which was about
TO have its premiere at the Deutsche The
alter in Berlin. The Cottas, of Stuttgart,
have just brought out the third and final
volume of Emil Ermatinger's Life, Let
ters and Journals of Gottfried Keller"
which will apparently become the standard
biography of that fine German-Swiss nov
elist-
Professor Haeckel, the famous evolu-
zionist, as was announced in the "Vos-
sische Zeitung," is about to publish new
book, In which he has apparently tried his
hand again at bridging the chasm between
life and inorganic matter. 1t will bear
the title, Crystal Souls" and is based
upon the theory that something closely
resembling life, if not life itself, is mani
Tested in the disqualification process.
This being the .40Oth anniversary Of the
mailing of Luther's ninety-fve theses to
the church door at Wittenberg, many
books about Luther and the Reformation
are coming out, A late copy of the
"Frankfurter Zeitung' contains the third
of a series of articles reviewing such
works. This instalment Of its review men,
tons fifteen works. At Eisenach, too,
new Luther play was recently given. This
Luther centenary was also celebrated by
various exhibitions of books and objects
of historical interest connected with Lu-
Their. Leipsic tried to concentrate all these
exhibitions into a single general display
in that city, but owing to transportation
difficulties, II Is explained, this was found
impossible. Hence, besides the Luther ex-
hibition in the municipal museum at Leip-
sic, there were other exhibitions at Wit
tenberg, Halle, Erfurt, Weimar, Coburg
and several other towns.
Art, musical and theatrical matters were
also engaging public attention in various
ways. The Berlin Secession, the organi-
zation Of impressionist painters, opened
its autumn exhibition October 10, and
two minor art exhibitions were in progress
there. Besides this, the committee for
the great art exhibition for the spring
of 1918 was already beginning prepare
tons for that annual picture show. The
first exhibition Of German art in the occu-
pied territory Of Russia was recently
opened at Wilma, with many Of the best
known artists represented.
As evidence of the active musical life
Of Berlin at this time it may be mentioned
that the "Berliner Tageblatt" printed ad-
vertisements Of not less than seventy eight
concerts in its issue Of Sunday, October z.
At Cologne, where there is already a
good municipal orchestra, second private
orchestra has just been organized, whose
scheme Of work will consist chiefly in Civ
ing symphony concerts Of popular char
scter. One of the newspapers, in report
ing the organization of this orchestra, said
that 1t was done in recognition of the fact
that the war has caused an increased
nausie-hunger."
Finally, 1t remains TO mention theat-
rical performance, also in recognition of
the war. This was in the German Theatre
at RiRa. lust one month after the citv WAC