Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-10-06

that be "a the foot Of G0etha's monu-
mentF' and crossing the path we saw
laurel Wrraths. bouquets IF flowers
with poems attached. and fresh rose
buds. evidently just thrown over the
railing. the whole enclosure beautiful
and fragrant with blossoms Then we
remembered ii was the anniversary OF
the great poets birth. and that very
evening We We're 70 see a c0mmemo-
ratlve representation of Faust at the
Schauspsielhaus. From floor to dome
every seat was filled. the cast and
mise IN scene all most memorable.
The favorite actor Kransneck. was an
imprisoned Faust. but the conception
Of Gretchen by Fraulein Lindner was
incomparably the finest we have ever
witnessed The transition from the
simple. unconscious girl to the heart
broken woman wonderfully depicted.
while the church and prison scenes
We're thrilling in their intensity. A
most noteworthy occurrence has been
the presentation Of the entire Faust in
series OF four performances begin
ming with the prologue representing
Heaven. and closing with the mysti-
cal second part of the immortal drama.
We believe this has only been at
tempted once before in Hanover. for
while interesting to the scholar and
student. it naturally does not appeal to
the general public.
There's music in the air." from one
end of Germany to the other: no place
50 small it does not have its we'll
trained musicians that from night till
morning and the greater portion of the
day discourse sweet sounds. We made
an excursion to Grunewald. and in a
radius of half a mile we counted more
than a dozen gardens. with their
bands large and small. No wonder
Germans are musical-from infancy
they imbibe music with their food and
drink All through the summer we
have daily enjoyed exceptional con-
certs and light operas without number.
While the "Geisha" and Wizard OF
the Nile" seemed very peculiar in
foreign tongue We noticed with much
satisfaction how superior they We're TO
Strauss 'Fledermaus'' which has had
great popularity here. but is absolutely
inane as TO plot and dialogue. although
some of the music is bright and eX-
tremely melodiOus. The opera house
opened in August. and what
feast was spread before US. We can
not name the half Der Freischutz."
with its exquisite numbers: the Merry
Wives Of Windsor and Carmen"
daZzlingly brilliant with fandangoes,
habernanas and torreadors. This opera
IS exceptionally given in Berlin, and
while Dittmann is by no means Calve,
has N-aigp and =ltnarh
How fascinating the whole! Story
and music together 50 exceptionally
welded. In one particular Berlin re
serbles THE dearest spot on earth.
and that Il its numerous resorts with
in easy distance. Those who neglect
Wannsee miss q delightful day A
short half hour in the train brought
US to the small suburb. then through
the park which we enter directly 'front.'
ing the station. We reached the water
and before Us were boats Of all de-
scriptions, TO suit all tastes. We tried
one tiny craft that carried US to the
opposite shore. where trees, flowers
chairs and table with music made a
restful combination. The shaded path
along the river shore enticed us for
a walk. which heightened before we
realized it into miles. and we We're OPP
posite the Pfauen Insel, beautiful
Queen Louisas favorite summer home.
Peacock Island" OF course we could
not leave without exploring schloss and
grounds, but how TO cross? The ques-
ton was hardly asked before ''Charon"
from the other side came towards us
and rowed us over. Here is where
Germanys best loved queen spent
many of her happiest days. We saw
the dairy where with her own hands
she often SKINNED the cream. Her pet
china plates and cups We're shown. in
teresting not from their beauty, but
association. We saw the tiny four
octave spinet on which she played, the
small room where she slept. The ordi-
nary furnishings all seemed to make
more real and human one of the
noblest queens that ever lived. We
walked through quiet avenues of trees,
and sat dreaming on the rustic seats
till "Charon' warned us our little day
was passed, and duty called us back to
Berlin.
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