New-York tribune., 1890-03-30
"PARSIFAL" IN AMERICA.
FIFE GREAT PERFORMANCE IN THE BROOK
LyN ACADEMY OF MUSIC TOMORROW
rur APPEARANCE WHICH THE BUILDING WILL
DISQUALIFICATION AND FLOWERS
THE EXCELLENT WORK DONE BY THE
sEIDL SOCIETY-LARGE PLANS
FOR THE FUTURE.
FOR THE FUTURE.

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.Parsifal' under the auspices OF the sedl So
.,cty in BROOKLYN tomorrow afternoon and even
,nr will experience a feeling OF surprise ana
satisfaction when they enter the Academy OF
Muslc. The interior Of the building. especially
IFS bare and unattractive entrance and loobes' VIII
be almost completely transformed. Tasteful dccofa
tions profusion of flowers, palms and other tropcai
plants and handsome pictures will greet the cye' an"
fhe great audience which will assemble Will doubtless
be- in all respects worthy of this important music"i
and social affair
The interest which the matter has aroused IN tha'
city is highly enthusiastic. Nor is 1t oy any
means confined to Brooklyn. large numoer
of NEWCOMERS will cross the Bridge tomorrow ac'
noon, and not few admirers of Wagner VIII come
from tho country round about, even from ctes As
far away as Philadelphia Ncw-Haven Baltimore ana
Boston. During the last three or four weeks humer
Gus letters have been received by The tribune from
people living anywhere from twenty to fifty miles away
from Ncw-York who have been anxious 10 procure
tickets and wanted to know how to 90 1t.
II is really not in the least surprising that tne
feeling about the production of wagner's last opera
should be so deep and widespread. Everybody KNOWS
OF course that the opera cannot be gwen III iui
opera form anywhere except at Bayreuth ana specl"
permission had TO be obtained from Madame Wagner
for its production oraoo FORM as Is to be gwen
in Brooklyn. While good many Americans have
heard the opera rendered in Bayreuth, those VINO
have enjoyed that opportunity comprise only small
proportion of the admirers of Wagners music IN TINS
country. The Brooklyn production will approach more
nearly to that at Bayreuth than any when mas TAKEN
plscc in this country although excerpts from the opera
have been heard in this city and elsewhere. lhcTc
will be no changes Of scene. no chorus no costumes
and no acting. Tie chorus parts Will have TO be
omitted there has not been time enough since
tile plan of giving "Parsifa" was perfected ior lhc
training of a chorus. Mr. Scid however, promises 10
make the performance grand (his own word tiat
of .lo clo wi
Those who have heard the opera in WaSners own
theatre WILL perhaps. fail T. feel fully satisfied WIN
what will be seen and heard tomorrow but others
will surely experience no such emotion lhere i
special propricty in the production of TINS distinctly
RELIGIONS drama as an oratoro at the beginning OF
Holy Week.
THE SCENERY AND DECORATIONS.
There will be only one scene on the stage Of the
ACADEMY but that has been especially prepared for
this occasion. II is beautiful cathcdra! scene ana
has been painted By Henry F. Hoyt. the scenic artist
Of the Metropolitan Opera House who pronounces II the
coscst stage scenery yet produced in this country
Those who have seen il are delighted with Mr. Hoyts
work Mr.. loyt viii also supervise the stage arrange
rcrt, and decorations The orchestra is 70 be placed
at the rear OF the stage. and Mr. scidl VIII weld the
baton from point Of vantage not far from the foov
uchts The place usually occupied by the orchestra
is to be filed with flowers palms and ferns Inc
flowers will hc mainly Faster lilies and scarlet ger
scarlet green and white, which are the distinctive
"parsIfal~ colors The same coofS will predominant
in the decorations Of the building Upon the stage IN
front of proscenum boxes. banks OF these flowers
viii be placed extending back TO the frst columns OF
the cathedral and the same floral erect VIII De car
ned out in the rich and beautiful scenery The plat
form OF the conductor will be hidden by masses OF
lilies and ceranums that the neither cxtremities OF
the .wellcrcavcd- scdl Will be picturcsGuely CON
cealed fom the view Of the audience Here and there
On the stage tall palms will be appropriately disposed
The proscenum, boxes and ceiling Of the Academy
will be elaboraely decorated as VIII also the frohts
of the balcony and gallery. but the side walls VIII be
untouched. Across the prosccnum arch ue woiu
.PARSIFAL will be conspicuously displayed IN
white green and pink The space above the arol
will he hung with crcamcoored crapcries and orna-
mcated with pink and green garands. Inc el'el
IS" which is the badge Of the Sedl society VIII
occupy a prominent place here. From the centre oi
the ceiling s.rcamerS OF green and white VIII eAVcnu
in all directions 10 the side walls The fronts OF u'e
boxes will be ornamentcd with crcsm-colored sun
bursts and banked with green moss, ana tie curves
of the balcony absudy called the dress circle IN the
Academy and gallery will be hidden by draperis OF
cresucolored stufs and gsrlands Of green and pink
Much care will be bestowed upon the vestloule ana
foyers so that when steps inside the building the
imprcssion OF entering a drawing room will be pro
duccd The walls here will be covered with cream
coored draperics and the doorays Will be decorated
with hangings Of silk. plush and lace The ceiling OF
the vestbule will be decorated with srcamcrs radlang
fyop the centre The walls Of the foycrs To be
made attractive By large number OF richly framed
ctehncs engravings and water-colors. The stair
ways leading 20 the balcony VIII be appropriately
though not elaborately decorated. The symbolic IS
already referred will be seen here AMI there and
palms and ferns will be literally displayet
NOT A MoXEY-MAKISG AFFAIR
The production Of Parsfal7 By the Scidl Society
"a g int And dch
to be a money making affair. Tie margin Of re
ceipts above expenditures viii be very small. The
members Of the society. however have laid the people
Of Brooklyn, and the admirers Of Wagner generally,
under deep Obligations 10 them The credit ior tde
inception Of the project and for conducting II 50 SIC
cessfuIly is due to Mrs Laura c. Holloway the ener
getc and indcfatigablc president of the scdl ooc-
ety Gtself the evolution Of one OF her own ideas)
whom no ordinary obstaces-or extraordinary OBJ
staclcs for that mattcr-scem to daunt IL has been
"A labor Of love her part and that o. her fellow
members though she has done the Hons share OF
the work and assumed almost the entire responsl'
llity.
The seidI Society by the way. is not mutual
admiration society or o company o. women whose
ect is solely their own deIectation. While formed
for the purpose of stimulating interest in hgcla's
music especially In connection with the concerts gwen
ty the Seidl orchestra at Brighton Beach. 1t has
charitable side Of which the public hears compare
lively little Last summer 1t took to Brighton Beach
as It's guests than $500 poor women and chill
dren the members being active in distributing tickets
10 persons within their knowledge who would appTe
ciae such privileges. Many OF the children were from
public Institutions: a pavilion was provided Tor their
use at the beach, and lunchcons furnished. This
phase OF the s0cictv's work will DC carried on OH
stin larger scale the coming
The society not organized until last May. III
started with about 200 members, and has be-
tween 600 and 700 The rc-cngagcmcnt of the scid
Orchestra By the Brighton Beach Railroad Company
for the coming three years is directly due TO the
society and the interest its membership has mani
tested in the maintenance Of concerts OF this order
The society has given number Of receptions lnnch
cons, etc., and under It's auspices Mr.. Krehbicps
course OF lectures on Wagncr's music-dramas
ui.a In, Hrnol llvn In he O winter. A