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...scene of the third act is the waiting room of the Princess Sidselill. At a window looking out on the court yard stand Karl and Frau Adeluz, the lady in waiting, laughing at the attempts of Jau to mount his horse for the hunt. When the hunting party has left, Karl persuades Frau Adeluz to dress the other tramp, Schluck, in the clothes of the princess and to treat him as if he were the real princess...
...next act is the great banquet hall of the castle. A mighty feast is going on with Jau at the head of the table, surrounded by the courtiers, and Jon Rand at the foot. When the gaiety is at its height and Jau is well filled with wines, Frau Adeluz brings in Schluck dressed as a princess, but still wearing his long beard. Jau sinks in his chair with astonishment, then rushes upon Schluck and embraces him. Schluck assumes a high-pitched voice and calls Jau by endearing names, all the time endeavoring to kiss him. Then Jau breaks away...
Wichert's farce, "Als Verlobte Empfehlen Sich," was presented at last night's meeting of the Deutscher Verein in Roberts Hall. In spite of a certain stiffness in the acting, the comedy was given very successfully. The cast of characters was as follows: Frau von Grvmbach, P. G. Robinson '03. Malwina, her daughter, F. Watson '02. Franz Von Grumbach, Malwina's cousin, H. J. Davenport '00. Adelheid Hopfstengel, Malwina's governess, E. B. Ahlborn '02. Andreas Sangerhaus, the steward, A. N. Fuller '00. Maid, A. Drinkwater...
Next Tuesday evening, at a regular meeting of the Deutscher Verein, a one-act farce, "Als Verlobte Empfehlen Sich," will be given. The play was written by Wichert. Following are the characters: Frau von Grumbach, P. G. Robinson '03; Franz von Grumbach, H. J. Davenport '00; Malwina, the daughter, F. Watson '02; Adelheid Hopfstengel, E. B. Ahlborn '02; Andreas Sangerhaus, the steward, A. N. Fuller '00; and the maid, A. Drinkwater '00. This farce, and others not yet chosen, will take the place of the usual Verein play, this year, since the production of of "Iphigenie,: by Mr. Conried...
...which he lived. A great interest had just been aroused in the "new chivalry," as it was called-a chivalry in which the fundamental idea was "Frauendiens," the devotion of a knight to some married woman-a devotion which need not be, and was seldom, returned by the noble "Frau." At first this "Frauendiens" was very attractive to Walther, and he wrote many exquisite poems in praise of this love, which seemed so noble and unselfish. But later Walther saw the folly and immorality of the "Frauendiens." He saw that the highest and truest love was not the adoration...