New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-19
THE WAGNER FESTIVAL.
NOTABLE MUSICIANS AND MUSIC Lowers Al
WAHNFRIED VILLA.


49,. ,,os cu.rs WITH FRAU WAGNER. FRAU
uArrpNA. HERR RICHTER AND NJ LAM
oUREUx-wAGEER's FIRST OPERA
REVIVED AT MUNICH.
Munich, July 81.
Aladdin. na1ace did not rise up more suddenly
than did Bayreuth from its normal ic'hnrsS INV
life and action during the first days VI o"o
t,vo1 Naturally some of the results wero NV
altogether pleasant; hosteries' mace ,oi
ruests were stretched into containing hVo 49,.
Food at the restaurants was scarce ooin"' ~.
and ha ppy was the man who at feedins-'"1 c.9u
a solid grip on the coat-tais OF waiVe,' 49,
the novelty Of seeing princes ana Kapei"s 80
struggling for O glass OF beer ana 9eH" -
made up In some degree for the discomfort 10y
rcptb was n veritable republic in which rank 10
1onoor counted for ANYTHING "Angermann's" Is the
name of the favorte gathering place of the arus''
and there. during festival days, one may ma way
ner and beer discussed with enthusiasm uhtii 'ne
early morning hours To illustrate when 1 came
there on the second light OF the feast every hooA
and corner OF the place seemed full, yet the nos"
css gave me a friendly signal to wait, ond IN d
few moments a plank was laid on two peer Kcs''
70 serve as a table, and another plank similarly
adjusted did office as a seat Upon that scaV
there were placed Alexander, Prince oil hesse'
one Of the most musical Oh po'e
tates; Edward Lassen the great Weimar Kapei-
meistcr: Hans Richter, probably the greatest
living conductor, and your correspondents Alino'V
all Of the artists of the festival were Uiere,
and those who not. soon came IN Win
shout announced the arrival OF Frau Materha,
who had made such success In the parC Vi
Kundryn Oddly enough, the name OF ,he
hostess was also Kundry, and at the door OF 'iie
inn the greater Kundry' was met by the lesser
and quaffed foaming beaker that was HANDED 10
her to the health Of the company. " GrusS Gott!
lieber Herr Elson," said the singer as she espieu
me. vie gent allies in America ?" And we were
soon in hearty conversation about the success OF
the festival But another Hoch!' is heard, ana
Herr Friedrichs who won such triumph as
Beclmcssern appears and receives his ovation
with becoming modesty little knot OF Bos-
tonians is soon after found In a side room, ana
Messrs Gericke, Kneiscl, Footc, Syecensk. Nht-
ing, Johns, Faelten, Hubbard and myself are soon
forming lxneipe, which in America would mean
that we were going straight to the demnitlon
bowwovsp but here signifies only that we are
becoming acclimated. By-and-by, Mr. Otto
F1ocrsheim and Mr. Michaelis, Of New-Yorh, JON
the set. and it continues to enlarge until an hour
in the morning which shall be nameless
In the morning Mr.. Kneiscl and set out to WISH
Herr Richter His number in the Richard Wag-
ner Strasse was 277 Is. did not know INTO
how many fractions house could be divided,
but after finding 277 1-2, IA, ID, l-6, and H.
| T fclt that the city must have been founded by
| some great mathematician who wanted 10 ENFORCE
an arithmetical problem everybody searching
for n residence Herr Richter was out when we
| called but made sure that / should find him at
Madame WaCner's reception in the evening" and
therefore did not search for him in the park where
he had gone for promenade. At noon again
mot the Prince of Hesse, and although not
formally presented such is the democracy OF art)
we entered into a comparison OF notes about the
festival Prince Alexander is one OF the peSt-lh'
formed Wagnerians even in this stronghold lie
toId mo that the great march Of the mestersngers
had been discovered TO be almost identical With
a march of the fifteenth century and that the
most rigid study of Die Meistersinger' only
led him to wonder more and more at the hdenty
with which every detail Of medlaeval lie mac
been followed He inquired after Mt. "aioei
| Damrosch and the success Of his wagner lectures
and showed great interest in the spread OF tht
cause in America. just as Madame wagner nao
done two days before.
How little of stufIy dignity and pomp there
was in the upper circles OF the Bayreuth gathering
IT. was only the bourgeOisie who tried TO innate
themselves and carry as much or utle as LII
law and the alphabet would allow Inc WHO U
an assistant sub-notary would not abate one 10
or tttle Of her grandeur whatever dukes or prince
might do. If | were to write out the ute
- so,,o - those rs given in the Fremdenblatt
should cause your typos to die OF braln-ievcl
And now the evening came, and with 1t tn
creat reception Madame Wagner emerged fror
retirement and was to give party at Nahhlrieo
the great villa in which Wagner's later year
were spent On jumping into cap' "'
NOT in the least astonished to find that the drive
did not know where this famous place was
) had bocome accustomed to stranger Jehus frol
Nuremberg, and came to expect that al'er u
rar;nr the team I was to guide the driver
his destination, and this l accordingly did. NJ
, snan looked rich enough for me TO obtain saIu'
from tho Guards at the door and little attento
{ from the butler, who soon ushered me into III
a nresence The rooms were crowded. but peloi
I creating the hostess in the library TOOK
loo, of curiosity at the mushroom ana reception
room The former was magnificent, very hsi
d studded ROOM in the centre OF which stooo
: grand piano of American make. ana ao uc si'o
! large organ In the recepton-room were spre'
Il ont a large number Of silver wreaths wnlcn Id
Y been sent to Wagner from various adinirer
d Entering the library, found Madame wagner II
d centre of a group of distinguished guests VINO
she was receiving with courtesy quite natur
$ TO the daughter of List. She looked very nopi
L even though her personal bereavements OF u
mast five years have left their mark as she stoC
there. tall. slim and 1.-the clothed in olacK' VIII
> | black lace on her gray hair. If were iashlC
| rcporter | could give you some account oi u
h toilcttes which were round about, out am ihi'
9 cent OF the knowledge Of flOunces' poulccs' al
c trimmings, and can only say 'n
l. many beautiful ladies and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
6 men were present Madame wagner ""S
b courteous to my salutations and even ACCORDED
d fo,v moments especial conversation, asking n
n ho,y tho festival impressed me in comparison
II ,hoso % former wears and lnquiring after verlo