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Dunstan Times, Issue 3138, 9 October 1922, Page 7

Shakespeare had a record year in Germany in 1921, when I!)I theatres gave 1997 performances of his plays, a figure which is about double the prewar average. The figures for 1920 were 175 and 1662 respectively. The favorite piece in 1921 was "A midsummer Night's Dream," which was played times, while the favorite of 1920, "The Merchant of Venice," was only played! 259 times. "During the past ten years, so the figures show, "Hamlet" was by far the most frequently played Shakespearean piece, but it seems to he losing its popularity. Beaten in 1920, it had to take third place in 1921 with 23(5 performances. Eight Berlin theatres had Shakespeare on their lulls during the year, and the average was almost exactly one Shakespearean play per evening.' The figures are, as usual, taken as showing that Shakespeare is only really appreciated in Germany, but the great increase of Shakespeare productions is. to a large extent, due to the extraordinary barrenness of contemporary Germn drama.

An English Shorthorn cow. Whitewall Lady Mates 111., recently dropped four calves at one calving. Her calves have been designated as:—Expectation. Realisation, Astonishment, and Well, I'm Blest, as was the herdsman's salutation to the fourth arrival. There are two pronounced roans, a red or white or probably roan. and pure white among them. Only by great, carefulness were the calves kept alive.