The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-07-27

"PARSIFAL" AT BAIREUTu.
Final Preparations for the Opera in the Ba.
varian Town-At supper with Wagner
Liszt, and the Artists-Eve OF the Perform.
ance.

BAIREUTB, July 25.-Within the last
tMenty-four hours Bareuth has taken on a
new face. The town itself shows little
| change, no attempts at decoration being
made. Here and there bcer-house has
planted temporary sbrubbcry on the pave
ment, but there seems to be little else but
this and the hanging OF national flags. As
yet the only difference is i'm the streets.
These, which are usually so quiet, are now
thronged with hurrying and excited
crowds. At every turn one meets visitors,
many OF which are world-famous. The
list OF distinguished arrivals is large.
There are few royal visitors CON-
pared with those Of 1876. The princi-
pal visitor so far is the Hereditary Grand
Duke Weimar, but others are expected
later. Many well-known artists are here.
List has been here some days, and besides
him are Brassin. of Brussels; Eugene
D'Albert, the young pianist; Franz Rum
mel; Neumann. the tenor Of the 1876
festival; Adolph Fischer, the violoncel-
list, besides 4 host OF lesser lights.
The French deputation is very strong.
Among them are Saint-Saens, MasSenet,
Delibes, and L'AmoureauX. Others
equally well known will probably arrive
tomorrow. The English contingent is eX-
pected tomorrow, and also many Ameri-
cans. The final rehearsals passed off most
successfully, and Wagner expressed him
self most satisfied. The King OF Bavaria
has not arrived. IL was reported that he
was at the rehearsal last night, but it was
not true. He may arrive this week, and il
so, Wagner will have a special performance
on Thursday night, but nobody pretends
to have definite idea about it. 1t is quite
likely that he will not arrive before the
middle Of August.
SUPPER TO THE ARTISTS.
A supper was given this evening 10 The
artists at the restaurant near the Wagner
Theatre. Wagner himself presided, with
all the prominent artists at his table. With
him were also seated at the same table
List, the famous Countess SchleinitZ, to
whose liberality the production OF the
" Ring des Nibelungen" and 'Parsifal" is
largely owing; the chief members OF the
VerwaIungsrath, the Mayor Of Baireuth,
and other local characters. The members
OF the orchestra, the attaches of
the theatre, and the invited guests
were seated in the same ncighbor-
hood. Besides, in the room were the men,
bers OF the Patronat Nerein. Wagner,
anllu mucn appIausc, Hlauc sHOlt spctCn,
in which he said whatever might be said Of
his own work, and whatever might be said
Of the kind friends who had procured mo-
ney for these performances, the CHIEF honor
of any success that might come lay with the
scenic artists, the singers, and the mtiSi-
clans, in whose honor this supper was given.
The speech was received with great
applause, which grew greater when, later
on, Lists health being proposed, he spoke
OF the great pianist as having been his
earliest friend and support. To-day has
been day of rest. There were no re-
hearsals, the artists preparing themselves
for tomorrow. The singers are very earn
est and enthusiastic. Public depuiations
are arriving, and the preparations seem to
promise that the first performance OF /" Par
.ifal" will be II success.-Neto York. Her.
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