New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-02-11

Knnnry striving Icy every means to noxicate bim wi b
her beauty ard love- cings closer and closer to mn t
vision OF AmfOrtas. ruined by the same hnein witcn
cry. before him. and his r"pugauce iHcOhta On
The stronger. At last with fcry mdignaiion be Vrd =
from her. attracted by her crle-. kAngsor ~
pears up0n me castle wall vhi.c tho mal, . r.
EhnGsor, hrandisiihg the sacred rance. hniiS - az
PaTsiil over whose ~ u rtihahns ;';il'si5
Iurc. and making wiih IL the ssli oi the cross
the castle exists. Il sinks though shattered nv an
earthquake The garden dries up into de@cfl' WIZ inc
Kundry falls with IL shrek, and as Parsal huiiics Oh
With lie beginning OF the third act we return again 10
tnc domain Of the all We open, pleasant co-
inv In Spring-tInr. with Gowery plain rising ecntA
toward the bac ground. IN the foreground seen tue
edge oil forest which extends toward the hight on the
thrr h,c' smtlr beriit's hal huit against rock.
IL Is early morning on Good inaa{ EeIhe-
NAM, clad only in the SHIRT OF fhTht to, %
low grooming Is heard. Il from SOME Que in deep
sleep disturbed by dreIUs. Guiucmanz marches lt@"-
luiry aral,ls cGe OF tlnrns at the side he tears
The Iiars forc,y apart, and kundry, sin and
ric>s ont al the bushes carries her /" grassy hh0I
near y rs cr bands ani temples. hrcathcs mon her.
and tcs cvrrvj Aing to overcome the nuuuurss. FINALLY
Ireuts Of ,L, nc,stuees OF tint Grail: bat her com
leyou j. pa!cr and TIE wlldEcas has vanished from her
oo. and bearing. size staIes lous az GunrHanz.
and neaiareiy assumes the work % maid
Gmnenauz questions her, hut III VAN, S S
sclimposod task. As she II drawing water rom z
sprine she srs some coming aud ais GufncinanZ
attention him. 10 Knight clad IN dark arTnQf, WIN
his visor down. Guruc.aLl speaks 60 him, tells hli
tia. in The dominion OF NJn-aiySt no one, on GoOI
F.fay, must wear afih"r' Wneu nc NiSIl""Its
and puts his VISOR NJ. II is Parsifal, r..
tuned, after long wauderinCs, Win me FiCItu
lance. This he thruss into the ground, and knee!lns
pays his dcyotOns 10 il - at holy shrine. GurncHhl
| recognizes Parsifal, ana then, with great emo
ton, knows again the sacred lance. He tells
Parsifa OF what has gone on IN his abSente-h0w
| Amfo.taS, stricken with overwhelming rcmOrsc i0i
ms SIN, has ceased 10 perform the sacred
Office OF the Grail how thc Knights, broken ard leader
less wander dsyUtod about the iOreS;, ana now lluTc
10 longer supported by the strengthening sight 81 ne
| Grail has died OF sheer old and weak
| ness. He and kundry / adj PaISfl TO IL,
SPIN Z, loosen HIS armOr and hattie his head
ana feet. kuDCry then draws golden flask from mel
bosom and anOnts hiS feet, while GGmcm.nA poarIu-
| promised one. the guardian Of the Grail far~l!al
dipping water FROM tae spring mo Ills hands
| puurs It on Kmdy's head, and, pcriOrHma
| Inc first rite OF his office, bap;izes her INTO
the Faith. GWuemanz then brings the codH
and mantle OF a hugnt of tho Grau, and together
the three 20 sOcmnly towards The castle where Tie
funeral rites of 1itnrcl about 70 he performed A.
knights chant tie funeral hymn, and Auiortas IN
bitterness OF spirit at lis siu and tS results, calls
out for death come and relieve nm
ParSifd stops forward and touches his SIDE with ia,
point the sacred lance, WHICH immediately makes mn
! whole. Pdrsfal is hailed ~ King by the assemble
knights the dove, emblem al the Holy spirit, hONcis
over his head, and The CUrt9in falls.
such Is The legend, 40 Wagner gives II TO us. I"t
poem promises opera purcr and with higher moi '
than any that he has yet written ana whether or no We
music prove worthy Cf exalted subject lis pfUduc
ton VIII be awaited with Tie deepest interest.