The Washington times., 1924-04-17
VARIETY GIVEN.
IN VIENNA
J. PARK
Pfater Offers Everything
From Drama to Dime
So, Museum.
BY STGMUND FREY,

~ Cosmopolitan News Service.
VIENNA, Austria, April ITO the
light Of the Nord railway depot in
Vienna, Austria, is the "Prater,"
one Of the largest parks in the
world. At its entrance q huge
Ferris wheel, a mementO OF the
Chicago exposition, catches the eye
Qf the visitor. Next to 1t is q
'lAfge hall, with an exhibition OF
Ahierican films.
t,saIf you are looking for amusement.
and wish to get glimpse Of old VI
emma, Just go ahead. Hear that
laughter. A multitude Of children
and grown.ups crowd the space be-
fore the hut where Punch and Judy
are playing their pranks. The child.
like audience treats the puppets as
I've beings, cheering and applaud
Ing them.
aaiA few steps farther is an old.
1ABhioned dime museum. a lnrge
6t0wd Of people has gathered in
front Of it. A barker is yelling at
the top Of his voice.
- 3 American Bars Numerous.
Then there are the merry.go.
AFnunds. One is the old.timer-just
's6Ane horses set in motion by two
men; the other is quite modern, a
Feftitable geological garden brought
to rotation by electricity.
Numerous American bars" re.
failing pre-Volstead "reminiscences,
end great many restaurants pro.
vide all the hungry and thirsty who
afe able to pay.
as Broad paved roads cross the park.
N6yalcades of men and women on
horseback, together with all sorts OF
autos and carriages, move up and
down, enjoying the baImy air and
thea sunlight. During the season
they have horse races in the lower
part Of the park. One of the street
car lines has its terminus there.
'tFwenty theaters open their por-
tals to those who delight to hear
Nnd witness opera, comedy or drama.
The opera and burgtheater are the
foremost and are mostly visited by
Foreigners, as the seats are rather
expensive for the natives. In the
Nestlbules one hears mostly English
1nd French, but very little German,
From January / to September /,
1928, there were $4,000 foreigners in
Vienna, Of whom 1858 were Ameri.
cans. There were $50 American
physicists taking postgraduate
courses in the university. They are
members Of the Vienna Medical. So.
eiety. DIR. Kaufman, Of San Fran.
Cisco, was president.
There are 1900 students at the
university. From Egypt and the
indies, from America, Africa, and
australia young men and women
are found among them. Lectures
hy4 the professors are delivered ir
English. French, German, and
italian. Professors of the univer.
sity are called upon by the police
seyassist in the solution Of intricate
criminal cases. One professor Of the
medical faculty has been the coroner
Tor the last twenty-five years.
= have now travelled through
France, Germany, Italy, Austria,
and Switzerland, and in no hotel has
g register been presented in which
keENgn our names, as is the custom
HHAnerica. However, the moment
be enters a hotel a slip is handed
to the visitor, on which there must
be written the names Of the persons
belonging to the family, together
with the age. birthplace and citizen
ship OF each member Of the party.
These slips are collected by the
police officials.
The largest and best hotels, FIRE.
quented mostly by Americans, are
thelmperial, Grand. Bristol and New
Hfdstol. Then there are q number
Otsssmaller ones. The price Of q
noon with bath is about So per
DAY and upward.