, 1877-06-03

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tie stormy audience: iJc e much older than
wo we're led to expect by tho portraits In tho
muslestores during the past lnontf.-~in which
isomctlrc.l quaint eap Of tho si.Atertcrsnn.
i!cr :" period, with somewhat worn features, but
dark hair and m almost youthful fro in hla
eyes. hut a. he stands there l,owfng to us he
sensitive almost to. trcmu'ousncss, md features
faxed IN tho shrunkcn mold Of nge. lie turns
sSoats Of !" WasnetI"% y naSvoi" and anintrl..
md Inc viotnists follow WflhelmJ and TAP with
theIs violin bows. Tho old masters face fairly
beams with satisfaction and grattflcd feeling;
anytl,tng more !" chtldltke and bland g." than flls
the welcome, II Is impossible to conreirc. 'IIo
goes to tho right and bows. 10 crosses over to
tho other side and bows again, be puts his hand
on his heart again and ngain and bnws from tho
made With sort Of aImicss, trottIaR gait, like
that Of child who is 80 pleased he docs not
know which way to turn, Finally, he turns
around to The orchestra and wrsngst TIC hands Of
hat faco that Is . perfect full moon Of rapture
and radiance; and 30, after while, tho excite:
mcnt subsidies. Wagner goes 10 his desk, and
tho Kaiser March - begins.
4 HErnosrEcT.
While he stood before US receiving thosc bots-
ferrous demonstrations / could uot help think
Ing through how many v!cissltudcs he Ind come
to that tuHaEe, nnd t!iat, whatever opinions Tho
eersca whatevee houurs hc has reached: Child
In crowded little Gcrman homo at Lttpslc;
boy at the krcuzschufe at Dresden, dcvunrtng
Shakespeare aud writing tint first VI lts operas,
in which most Of tho chasnctcrs are kllictl OIL i,
the Atst acts, to yeappeaf as ghosts !n tho last;
enthusiastic student Of Beethoven ut Lctpslc, ut
whose first overture tho audience Ut
the LePs!e theatre ovoraow 4 irrepros:
:1S :sssata tay as;a. Z yo@aE @ ssraostaa a Si
conscientious Cracre Il something pathettc> in
nll that fcrvor and exnctitu1c bcatuwel on in.
ripilltlcs Of Adam, mud Donlzcttf) But most
pathcttc ot all, perhaps, is The yolag compo.sr
Mcycsbccr and Haleyy, facing the vol, atarva.
md by adaptations " and ,'nrranycncnts :, of
& ts sas shyssatc DO chyp5S' fa Ena "ns + % nss, Ill.,
inancc Of ronr Young sfan." Then he culncs
into view agatn ~ the arlcnt revolution
iat-in art ~ wcll as pol!ttes, ~ lls
lie, tcn years nway from his t"ther'anti; as tho
conductor in London Ut all nnsynpathctlc Or
ehcstra to an ,ipsgmpathctic a.asl!encc, dcer!ctt
by press. publc, md musician. anu at war with
brootlinE the century -auwer nf tl,U Hreat 'fri-
luey; and Of the fatous Festival. receiving tho
congratulations Of thousands.
TlfK FR01hAMMK.
All these various figures rulnprcascd Into one
lend, no doubt, their giatuor to tho slight, ncr-
voua bcluG before us, who lifts his haton with a
swift Huas.nodic nos'ou, and launt hes tho Or
eIlcstrn upon t!'o deep, powerful strains Of tho
of tic orchestral parts nnler Wagncr's corr i
f" from ia III ia,no!,s nous oh % Eiao iease brs Il
Luther, produced n i1nr et1cct. Next was glgcn
the "rraycr Of 1ttcnzt," suny by
tho SltUfrial Of baYreutf,. un1or IA a Fathcr
ilne-lo0king man, Will, something even lM,}ps-
inE In ILLS appearance, but hia couhtcnniieu
lacks. think. what. s1 tar % havG loar4 hin,
Eonro, ire: tllcre IL too much Ut this lersHat,
| Inertia Ia both. Nur docs he mallaRe Ills vttcu
nreurti'nT to tl,n rceogntzra cataots II any
schools ho has neither tlie fnpneslf,ssc1 1ccla1a-
italian Ills "hest l.Hlt,", II iEay bn allowed o
ltttie Nov England phraseotoGy, Is a kind Of
serious, tlst,et, wcll-nudulated tone, [n Which
tho various shades Ut tneaulng and lceling arc
given With great correctness Of exprcsstun In
this respect tho vast spaccs o. Albert lfall
tell heavily against Him. From the stalls, lover
ampllitt.catre. luu boxes, ha Is heard tU greut
advantage. but Ia tho balcony great MANY Ut
nnd should think That III tl.a gallery un!y .
Droul md general effect could be obtained.
Then can'o thu March OF peacc froln tho
same opera; and Ricuzl's t. 'Addrcss to tho
Ind liz VOW woiI.knowa ''Mareis, from Tain.
lauser,h nllI tho seconl act Ut tint oprra. In
spite of ono Or two intclcatles. t4s was tho
1noss enjoyable part OF tho evening. Tho
d wonderful instrument. ! uso tho wul asl-
ylseIly, for 1t hardly scrnls a collection
of tMstri'ncnts; in Its happ!cst moments 4
llas lut one vuce and ono soul, though like all
souls It has ulany ilcAs. Tho use Ut tho organ
III t4s march has o;caslonel ,nucl. diversity Of
opntu.l, tMany musicians aud auataura asserting
TINT thu orgauist drowned tho tatl.l cun npIttely,
and other. appIaudIug tho etIrrs produced.
seesncd to llie ono OF the finest orchestral effects
over heard. Tic organ scc,I'cd to llluku full
even low Of n,clx!y. bcafing up aud sustaining
tllu, more delicate tones of tho Instruments al
5ackrrounl wllict threw lnto !e!st iii sl,s inc;
bcaultcs OF tha orchestra. but here uocturd
dteagrec. WI all looked forward with murh In.
tcrest to the appearance Ut
MADAME AATERNA;
She gAn1 first tlle sutlx uf Eikxab<th In tho Hall
of singers At tho Wastburg, und tho second
| sceEp with Iau,Aauser. Frau Materna IL a tulI,
/ commanding woman, III powerful physl4ut, AID
somewhat !na}cstte presence. Her couEtenanr.
| 10 agreeable, but its effect would ba greater Il
il. inertia wrry Ut the simple aud no6ls style
luateal Ut iuellnlng ratilcf to psettinrsa ineou
ststent With her magnitude uf figure. Her
y0!ce Il sweet, powerful, and very well molu
ths m,nate.t shades oi seatiineut, anl 20 dis'
| tinct that even 10 thoss who wcra not fully n1
| home In the languages sha Wa aiways perfectly
audible. Having beon trained BY Wngncf Will
tue gTcatcst care ~ i,is representative heroine
shs luaY be regarded ~ the acme Of prntes
axainst thu Observation-Disclosures" manner Vi
curly Italian opera ller uttesances, whcthe,
tender, pathetic, ur trogtc, wers Us plain q
thosa ot grc4t actress 10 q hnu drama withou
music. She would 10 thrilling aul irrusisti1l'
1t she had only ltttlc touch Of magnetic
eiectrtc power over her audience. 80 faT Is
can sec, thrrs IL no link between her and them
Whit sho does she docR molly, aud you col
lsstvn Or not, ~ yuu ean look OF not Ut . llu
statua; but sic does not 30 out Ut herself aut
cotuptl or win your attention. Tho last part o
| the programme NILS
| TIN AHllhOoLD,
which, ~ the Introduction to the great dram
of tho Nlbeluny'y Ring, WIS looked Tor will
great curiosity. The arst lS5 bars Of tns ofrhea
tra With which thu uEatnR opens ret,teseu
tile rippla aud TOW Ut tbs wnyes Of the Khite
Here tllu want Of scenery tusaine painfuli
evident, producing at Grat highly agrecah'
impression, tie ln1uotouy OF TIC continues
How, Which In tho union With varied nnd chang
lug scenery would not hare been apparent, u
tune Ut last somewhat wearisonlc. Tue pas
Ut the lthi,ts AauNAi<rs was very charInti,gl
rendered by Frau SA1ilcs-urun, OF CoturR, ii.
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