Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 307, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 December 1912 — Wife Worth Having. [ARTICLE]

Wife Worth Having.

Herr Blumenthal, a director of the Lessing theater in Berlin, once had great misgivings regarding the success of his new piece, "Zum Weissen Rosse.” “If I had only 20 marks for every thousand it will bring you I should be quite content,” said his wife. “All right, you shall have them,” replied Herr Blumenthal. “Zum Weissen/'' Rosse” ("White Horse Inn”) met with an Immediate success. Every night the Frau Director went to the cashier and levied her 20 marks per thousand. On one occasion, after the piece had been running some months, bad weather caused a falling off in the receipts beldw the thousand marks, and consequently Frau Blumenthal was not entitled to her 20 marks. “How much have you taken?” she asked the cashier. “Only 967 marks,” was the reply. “Well, give me a seat at three marks, then,” said Frau Blumenthal, laying down the coin. “Now you have a 100 marks, give me my 20.” She got them!—Tit-Bits.