The dramatic and musical amateurs of the Club Concordia Liedertafel und Theater Verein have seldom achieved more complete success than in their performances on Saturday night last—0 fact, warmly acknowledged by the largest audience we have ever seen assembled within the walls of their brilliant little theatre. A very largo proportion of those present were ladies; and in addition to every seat being ocoupied, numbers of late comers of the sterner sex had to content themselves with standing places; and even these were crowded, An inspection of the programme showed ataglance that the amateurs intended to put forth their strength on the occasion and well they did it, for the result left nothing on the minds of the audience but the pleasing reminiscence that they had spent an hour or two of thorough enjoyment.
The curtain rose to a kind of petite comedy—just on the border line of farce—entitled Ein Frihstiicksstindschen," or, "A Disturbed Breakfast," by von Catl Gorlitz, It is a trifle purely of the domestic school, neither brilliant nor dull, turning simply on the household miseries caused to a young couple by the shortcomings of one servant whom they dismiss for capriciousness, and the extraordinary capabilities of another of these indispensables, strong] reminding one of the late Albert Smith's delineation of what he termed in his day "the greatest plague of life." What he would have said had he lived till the present day is not to be imagined, but an idea might have been obtained by those who witnessed the performance of "A Disturbed Breakfast." The whilom happy couple are Wilhelm Nelmer (Herr Reinzi) and Sophie, his frau (xiulein Renndg), who, having discharged one plague, advertise for another, in the hope that the infliction will be somewhat modified. Charlotte Finis (Frau Steinhauer) calls, and is engaged by Mrs, Nehmer. Chartotte substantiates the old saying that "a new broom sweeps clean sets to work with a will, and soon the young household promises to become a model of order and comfort. Martin the postman (Herr Kuno) delivers the morning mail, and instantly discovers that Charlotte is a wonderful woman, and as instantly he falls in love with her. After some excellent by-play between the pair, Martin gives Charlotte a letter for her master; but alas! Cupid's arrow has also pierced the steady beating heart of the experienced maid of all work and so affected her integrity that she entirely forgets to deliver the letter to her master, which is most unfortunate as it conveys to him an appointment of great importance for 10 o'clock the same morning. Itis now breakfast-time, and the enraptured young couple are seated on a sofa, awaiting their matutinal meal, and before Nehmer's
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