But the Hall
of Fantasy, with its spiral staircases reaching to the flies, was an
ambitious effort crowned with success. The dance of the eight tiny
zanies was the best of the ballet. The Shakspearean pageant at the end
might be (1) shortened, and (2) brightened by the characters throwing
a little more conviction into their respective aspects--notably the
ghost of _Hamlet's_ father. However, as a popular tercentenary tribute
to "our Shakspeare" the scheme is to be commended and was as such
approved.
T.
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THE SPIRITUAL SPORTSMAN.
[The Executive of the German Sporting Clubs and Athletic
Associations have issued a manifesto expressing satisfaction
at the substitution of German for English words and phrases.
"German sport," it declares, "in future places itself
unreservedly on the side of those who would further German
Kultur. German Song and German Art will in future find a
home in German sport." This new patriotic programme has been
greatly applauded in the Press, the _Berliner Tageblatt_
observing that the culture of soul and body must proceed
_pari passu_, with the result that "not only will the German
sportsman become a beautiful body, but a beautiful soul
as well.
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