Show W. W WAR DRAMAS ON S STAGES THIS TI YEAR BERliN BERLIN Oct 16 Berlins Berlin's theatrical theatrical season season since the war wn has begun begun and and Is notable for tor its Ita lack lack of ot warlike ott offerings In all the mass of ot plays and operas now presented presented-or dor to tobe tobe tobe be presented d in the Immediate future there are but two of a military ry na na- ture And Ami both of af these have been running f for lr months and are continuing continuing con con- because they have genuine dramatic value alue rather than because the public fancy clamors for lor anything anything any any- thing warlike call this beginning ginning of Berlins Berlin's theatrical season so nearly like the opening in peace times Umes that it Is Js hard bard to distinguish the differ differ- ence euce They base their opinion not nol alone on the attendance which certainly certainly certainly is good but on the very character character character char char- acter of the offerings and the absence of ot plays suggestive of ot the war I The season In 1914 opened d with a a. tidal wave of ot war war ar plays Something I of ot their general character and excellence ex excellence ex- ex may be gathered from the words of one of or Berlins Berlin's well VeU known dramatic critics who wrote This flood of well meant and poorly rhymed rhyme hastily hasUly thrown together productions productions productions pro pro- fortunately has ebbed and th tHe e temples of the joyful muse even following the example of the more I serious ellOUS stage are turning to other tasks I Some id idea a. a of pt the serious character r rot of ot matt many of ot the plays now offered maybe may maybe maybe be gathered from a glimpse at the I programs of ot the leading Berlin BerHn trea- trea tres tree for th of ot the season Lessing theatre theatre Peer Peer- Ills Only I Wife VUe An Enemy of the tho l People eople Architect Architect Archi Archi- German theatre theatre Faust Faust part part 1 I The Winter Fairy Fairy Tale The Tho 1 s 2 S Faust part theatre rT ha Itane of ot the Old Heidelberg The Worm Vorm of ot Cott Conscience Con ConT science The Benefactor of Mankind theatre theatre Queen Queen Christine Beyond Our Strength Littie Little Little Lit Lit- tle tie theatre theatre A A Costly Life Vest Western Vestern rn theatre Andersen theatre Andersen based on on Hans Christian Andersen Peoples People's theatre thea thea- tre The tre-The The Robbers Trianon theatre theatre- Hannemann's Successor theatre Young theatre Young Must lust One Otie Be Thalia A Thalia-A A Puzzling Ad Princess The theatre theatre The Dark Castle The two military plays plas still r running are at th the B Berlin theatre and Immer Feste Druff Drull at the Platz theatre Both pieces have been running for moro I than performances |