The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-08-15

rr.> ..AUGUST IL, 1876.
rx,r WAGNER FESTIVAL"
.,.r,, AND ITS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AND
ffn' ,, or THE TnEATRE-THE TOWN
'N'>.,.,... 1.BoRS AND TRICMrl-AN AR
,,r Not MOUNTAINEERING ENTERrRlSE-
n,..r ,yNE FOR THE FOUR DAYS.
.,,r,,, the New York Tribune,
~ ~ Hayrellth. to which musical
/" nave been docking during the past
r"-, .;tratcd amid the mountains in the
mon -: bavaria In point OF locality
"''",,". -. called the musical hub, for it
M, exactly in the centre OF circle
".> 49, ci,>ir. Dresden. Prague, Mu-
~ Vs., .,,,...-.ri. and Frankfort form the
n"n' Eerlin and Vienna are only a
N'"i,''.,,r. rnt>idc Of tho circle by an eN-
=" "..I Taken in connection with its
if,>>a ;, ! one OF the prctticSt little cities
>,,., rIn ag ioNnd in Bavaria.
.r>yuA; aspect az THE THEATRE.
,..,rr ! situated in the outskirts Of
'"..,. .,,,. ,wo minutes walk from the
~. .In,sf ..,,,s.. on 4 high swell! OF ground
F"H',n'' ,.y'.,nartS 4 pleasant view OF Bay
N".I" rrl il, suburbs. In its outward
''", ,,.. rns building i entirely removed
, 49, conventional models. Its external
'.l1;..s,rraI structure. though on the whole
,.l,. .,3 nIra>inc and not devoid Of taste,
ha> been >"',"i ",',i' !, WINS crrrtnd with
'~fy a hundred thousand thatcrs ri com
WAGNER could not make the build
or,i..irallv perfect. Bat he has
..n,..r.,,; in doing all he expected.
WrH "a irw minor alterations here and
.ae1" " '.' way VI .-'., i, ' thn
ia, boon 'Hr'cu "ui Il, t'rp'S'" ~ .''.
ninth Nr"nr "t h'> "o'Ns' '"c o"''t''ue
l>,eg" - least advantage rom S'uc v eN
tha>.s-" ,'iEt "l t"e >ti"c'ui'' ih,'iT ~
l-& a.w\" IN" AUDITORIUM - 10 e's' '''c III.
.ur wat. i inc most thrl>'lS P'ht vi
n" whole, INTO the shade. seen from thS
front or r'.F me chrE' i ''l"ch ''eLttI, anu ,'
the anomaly 81 inc sac 'i'"' ny WHY" ''o
tMatr, APPEARS not rs one ""il',inS' o'I ~
tva and M'i bHiloin@> STUCK ioSe'ii"'' i
altogether -"Ar.
INSIDE.
coin. .... -. the visitor Is AGAIN struck
with The apparent >mallncss OF the audito-
1i,,I r,.a,urrd with the stage, especially
,,.;.s, m. ..>.ucr Vi Sidc-gallrric> and boxes.
T. :. evident. too. that no mOncy-maklng
,i...'.ra ,..,,,1l I've we'll constructed on this
..-.,.;,t, l..,,.r,,>r none 81 them could IT,
.~.. H., ,.r,,;,. which come from the three
,,r,..;.r. ~ ,,,llrri,.,. Usually theatres
i,ufl- for the SAKE ri the tickct-oilicc.
lv..s,.. Ia. been happy in being able TO
,..,,u.,. ,y;.l his altogcthcr, and so has
t..,;l, awe ,y3.irn answers perfectly to the
.,.,,lir,.ucn.> Of his theory of the opera.
.rf. ur,.,: ..iin has been Ia rive great height.
-~.aI-b md brpih T. the stage. and
-. .,,,r,.af every horizon al the machinery
.r<,,, .h,. .....tafoi. Enthi,lo can he more
,i;.,,.,,,in. -. rid;rlio,l- 10 lin" hcholdcr in
.,,,,.r,,i,,,n box or Sidr-~allrrv seat than
- 49,, ;I,. yrorllmrn manipulating the
.r,..,. ,1,r.,Y-, the performance oil Il romans
-. nn,y. In Wagncr'~ thcntrc this can
M, nrl-.r. t"rau>" the whole auditorium,
..v...,. ,&,. royai gallery. which is in the
i,., ,r,.. g.: the i,n1I>r. /. nothing but par-
,.,,.. ava; .;,. .r,,,..:,t,r must face the stage
e.. -; ....,...,.ra j entirely concealed
:r., ,,:..- =, r}l ~ rbr dramatic effect.
L,ir', Ir,...-J Down into nit between the
I,I,,~,aul H.. auditorium. and further con-
,4.,'nJ I.... i.i,Iwtrk on the edge OF the audi
7o~,,,o liz, nrincinal dimensions are ~ fol-
I,l... 'IyiI.l, II stare from wall to wall. 100
feet. r.. .--l. from STAGE floor to top 1913 feet {:
Gr;l;! II..:4 -;g-c fou! 10 bottom OF pit, J3
let; fi ""'" 81 ttr ''!!"r.la, ,i"Srw5ia'
J.. '"' H'>'n'' IL ,'''';''> li1'i. ':i' 1uul'?-
-i''iii-.> :" I'1' 'H'A Hc"i1'" 'nh> tic.c =
>lhaH"I !'H >L'-': "''"' 'Ho"s u in". .,
narr""T nan '!i' "Is'' "'V4'">'> !.s ucl'.n
- l""t. 80 t'iit Inc stage. ~ seen from tne
HuGitowjiiG, AN nave l"ial u'Nlh OF lj5
1r"t. i".> B. greater urH'h 'hah any stage
III G'r'H":-E. and gives M opportunity lor
;dmIr"".' Elects. on rach SIDE OF the
SI"-' ~ '~.'L-io'tn, ~ seSa ~