The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-07-27
THE WAGNER FESTIVAL.
HOYORING THE MASTERS MEM
DRY AT BAYREUTH.
Artistic Performance Of "TrIstan
and 1, Olde"-Many Distinguished
People Among the Visitors.

BAYREUrH, July 26-In the pres
ence Of an immense audience the
first pei .rmancs Of Tristan and Isolde
BEGAN at 1 o'clock yesterday n ttc
Festival Tn,aer. II met witha sue
cess turpassit g all eXpec stions. spe-
cial commeudat.uus NUT be scc1fdeu
to the orchestra, which as under the
leadership of Herr Felix Motl, Of
Karlsruhe The title roles were played
bv Eau Sncber, Of Hamburg, and
Heinrich Nogle, OF Nun CHI Frau
SUCKERS poWeri voice maintained it's
70 CO until h. fall OF the curtain. Her
acting IVES greatly admire through
out. Sac was on the stage cons auily
from the first sCeuce to the last. In The
last scene, in which occurs the death
OF "Isolde," her singing aud acting
were inspired by the deepest passion.
Herr Nogle as Tristan again proved
his title t, be reckoned one Of tire
greatest German interpreters OF Wag-
ner'e heroes. With his accustomed
adroitntsI he was able tn make the
most use OF bis voice, which continu ed
full snd powerful to the close OF his Ia
tiguing SIX. IRE dea h eCeIe YVES
spe ialv thrilling.
Hair Plank, of Karlsruhe, who last
yer cored a great success ss
"kliuge-,' took the part of "Rureve'
nal" he pos esses d magnltic mt
baritone v1ice, and played in a mas
terly e the part Of the brave war.
rof and f>ithtul servitor Ct his master,
Fri tan"
Fraul-in Stludirgle, of Karlsruhe,
played "B8nseare e." astonishing the
audience rot only by her splendid
mezz l.sopTano voice, but also by her
dramatic acting.
Hlr Wiegand, of Hamburg, in the
part OF "King NJ rke," showed his
ability in displaying the inequalities
Observable in the character Of the
weak King. HIS at site style, fine
bass V. ice and noble deme amor elected
loud spqlpuSe, The remaining parts
wee equally we'll flied, while the
chorus we're finely rendered.
The theat9r mad been newly deco
rated by the Brueckner Brothers, OF
ColiDy. A splepdid scenic effect was
produced by the representation of @
chips deck in the fist act. The scene
in the second act, garden before
lisa de's" apa tment, was most taste
full and c'ealed a great impression, as
did the ca tie ia BEetagne in the third
act, with S wonderful perspective
over the sea.
The dressee, which were after draw
irgs by Prof Fluggeu, of Munich, con.
tributsd materially to the character
istic impression produced by warriors,
sailors ard knights.
Eve! y seat had been taken and a
large part OF the audience was COM
posed of English and Americans.
Among thoss who occupied boxes
were Duke John OF MecBlt nburg, the
Graud Duchess Vera OF Wurtembp G,
Prince Err @ If SAKE Meiningen and
family, Able List, me lbers OF the
Wagner family and Minister Won Putt
kamer.
The greatest success WIS achieved
in all the psrts, evidencing careful and
psinsts king rehearsal. No fatigue
was observed in either actors or audi
ence. This great love duet in the
second act, which occupied forty
minutes, was frely sung by Frau
Sucher and Herr Vogle, who received
great applause, with the magnificent
accomp animsnt OF the oychestra. The
applause which foil wed the first and
second acts culD mat at the end
of the third in great demonstration,
ali the actors being called before the
curtain. The enthusiasm wss in
desclibables Hats and handkerchief5
were waved and the cheering lasted
several minutes Tee success achieved
by the piece was qpite equal to that
obtained by the Nisbel,ngen Ring and
Parafdl. The performance, which
was unabridg d, lasted until 10 o'clock.
The Impe ial Royal and Ducal
opera houses Of Vienna, Munich, Dres-
den, karlsruhe and Weimar sent
their best artists to do honor TO Wag-
ner. Others came from all parts OF
Germany, a d even from England and
Holland. There were over 100 in
strumentalht and an eqoal number
of singers. Carl Amb, ulster, OF the
Court Th-ater of London, conducted
the instruments b hind the scenes
The chorus WAS divided into groups
and plact d at various at i'udes to in
crease the fec. The rehea sails have
been cont nu us since the end of
June, most OF he a. fists utilizing tteir
annual summer holiday in rehearsing.
Every day the h ur from 8 o'clock in
the morning ii | o'clo k in the even
ing were ofcupi d variously by the
band choruEes, 20 SIS, stage music,
etc. Two fuil reheaTsals were held
each week t. which a privileged few
were admitted. They were really com
p)ete performances.
The sue, ess CT both Pdr8idal and
Tristan and Iolde has defini ely de-
cided the suit critics to repeat the
festival in 1887, when probably Der
MeiSter Singer will also be given. There
will be further repetition Ct Nibe-
lCInGen Ring 1888, and, il the festival
meets with continued success, it will
become very inslitut on. Herr
Ktanich, Of the Ducal Opera House of
Dsrmstadt, has the technical direction
OF the stage.
Special trains from Vienna and Mu-
mich brought thou ands of visitors to
Bayreuth. The weather was delight
full. The Wagnerjtts were elated over
the success Of the fes ivsl. A large
number OF French musicians were
present, and it ia expe ted the success
OF the opera wi increase the popular
ity of Wagner in France.
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Almost Serious Accident.
New York, July 20 There was an