New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-28

ohenbach, Weber, Rossinl, Blecll,
levy, List, Lortzing and Franz Schmidt
They also pointed out to me that
during the war Shakespeare "Corio-
lanus" and "Othello" were given gor-
geous productions at the Royal Thea
ire In Berlin, of which Albert Patry
is still the manager. Practically no
changes have been made in the char
acter Of this theatre during the revo-
luton. 1t Is given over almost entirely
to classic productions, as always.
The German Opera House, owned bS
the municipality Of Charlottcnburg,
has been leased by private corpora
tion and is now being conducted under
the management OF Gcorg Hartmann
the coming season. His first produc-
ton will be Meyerbeer's The Prophet.
which will be given exactly AS it was
staged in Paris IN 7S49. A new Ger
man opera by Fritz K6nneke, called
"Magdalena," will follow. An Italian
opera by Montemezzi, "The Love of the
Three Kings" will be another bill at
this house. The famous ballet. which
has always been feature OF the CHAR
lottenburg Opera House, is now direct
ed by Marie Zimmerman, held to be
Germany's premiere danseuse.
THE Cir! Of the Black Forest" is 9
terrific hit at the Comic Opera House
under the management OF Gustav
Charlie. "The Circus Lady" Is packing
them in at the Neue Opcretten Thea
ter. The biggest hit of all the musical
comedies now running in Berlin is
"Die Faschingsfec" ("The Carnival
Fairy") at the Mctropolc Theatre, If
which FRITZ Massary, wife of Mss
! Pallcnberg, is being starred with Al
bert Kutzner, her leading man. Incl
dentally. "The Carnival Fairy"--:li
though an entirely different book-ha'
the score Of "Springtimo" az played il
New York.
Peoples Theatres Fiourishing
The Central Theatre, until recent!
under Charles management also, bu
now operated by Herman I1ollander, il
about to open the season with a Law
ish revue parodying important politi
cal and social events since the revolu
ton.
"The House Of Three Girls" hold
the record for Berlin, with more thai
$50 performances at the Friedrich viii
helmstadtische Theater. 1t is built OF
the love story Of Schubert, and !
! marked by the INTRODUCTION o1 ScNera
of Schubert's songs.
The Thalia Theater continues to b
the birthplace of German popua
songs, all written by Jean Gilbert, tn
house composer.
The so-caled "people's theatres" ar
flourishing as never before. They a
give almost exclusively classic play
by Goethe, Schiller and Shakespear
and the best Of Ibsen and Sudermanr
Can't Sec "Friendly Enemies"
Ny inve stigation of current cond
tions in the theatre in Germany too
in several of the other important Gle,
man cities, but, as everybody in Anne!
} lea knows, "when you leave Berlin 70
: are only camping out'--and this is n
J less true in Germany than the sam
saying in America about New York.
| took occasion to talk with severn
Berlin managers about the last season
; New York hits, and they were unan
3 nous in declaring that all of the
would do big business under Germa
adaptation. Curiously enough, TT
, general opinion l found regard'r
:, "Friendly Enemies" to be distinct
Z, hostile. The German mind cannot Coz
/, ceive the possibility Of treating tt
: war in comedy vein. This Won
have applied no less, according to tt
managers statements, If Germany NJ
/ been the victor instead Of the va
quished. War with the German IS t.
much of business proposition to
the subject Of laughter. AS Tor q
IDEA Of any enemy being friendly
the German estimation is that 1.-The
amt no such animal"