New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-17

been made by the management OF the PrlnZ-
Regenten Theater well as by the ioca. ~
or the monopoly of Bavaria in the carry opelei VI
Wagner, Die Feen" 1t seems impossible that
a place which pretends to such feNerenIS Io'
me Master work ana sef'' ii - Ell ard
erclse its privilege to produce TINS youth t "a i-i
entirely worthless affair. when II Would CIV
wagner such absolute pain il ne kHtN tuar -
was being used in connection Win us uo
He wrote il during the days when he WAS a
theatre conductor. and Ludwig Oh Do "a %
bought it of him. Even at the time ne Soiu ~
II is certain that he would far rather ha IN ~.
united II to the flames than nav il" -
possible production, mad not hnancldI me-
ny pressed hard on him 6ul du. r' Ia Is staged
ulile his wish that it should heNt :! w s;[san
was sacredly observed. Last year IL va So lHen,
win an eXtraVagant mounting as an attel I
compensation for its musical poverty. alH II -
understood that preparations are on iooI iol -; =:
repetition this year But what pity tldt ~
should be revived. and only for counter az,
traction to "ParsfaI". 1t is childish as We"
as irreverent
But the attitude Of the Munich press toward
negrled Wagner is even more slighuns' IL a.
Lcular satisfaction seems to be takeu u! ..1+s
MN Young Siegfried," and the Word taiehl
~ ~ applied 10 him as balanced against L'f S,
genius applied to his father u MS - u
uouptediy correct. but il seems 'llHalI dhido'S
5rueL Siegfried is doing the best he can Tl
DONG Il under the oppression Of Fed<eleSs
comparison with his father. Instead Of Wag-
ners genius. Siegfried has inherited the ctuS 5i
iltS clr,c3lnlstance Of name ara = ,l t'
6arenhautar." CleverIy orchestr7ted as II va,
marked A distant advance over the alrtsS
u the father. st the time the son opera We
p5opuced IN this city il vas I1ost
SPOKEN Of and, indeed. it ranked most IA Eot pls
with the best Of the Folk-operas which are pro,
ouced from time to time in Bavaria u received
several performances both here and elsewhere
buL II has now been Withdrawn.
mere still remain three cycles more CT tllS
Lo9r operas to be produced here this year ana
: maj production OF Die Meisterslnger. NOT,
qlCa and Ternlna are still to sing Isolde. anu
ioeLIam Is to appear as Hans Sachs ana atso
been what the excellence of the offerings shonId
Command It is probable that the coronation
destiElties in London have kept many peeps
away Doth from Bayreuth and Munich, Tor II Is
noticeable that there are many more English
ana american people present now than there
were az the beginning of the season here, or
az any time during the season at BayreulIl-
mere are an especially large number or AfneFi-
cans attending the festival and II is 4 pleasure
10 near from so many of them the expressions
- doiIlration which the theatre ana the Per
Iorhances evoke. During the interniss,ons be
tween the acts one hears English as nucn
SPOKEN as German in the foyers ana IN lh'
garden. AS in Bayreuth, the opera here begins
al clock in the afternoon, and this being a
city the problem of the proper dress seems to
De more peTpleXing than in Bayreuth. wnere a
modest afternoon dress is considered perfectly
proper. Here, however, both men and women
nave gone in full evening dress and with the
sun sun nigh in the sky this looks trifie un-
usual, TO say the least. On the other hand.
many tourists. both those who are merely pass
ing through the city and those who are soJourn,
ing here, have gone TO the other extreme, and
appeared at the theatre in golf costumes. men
In kniCker bOckers and children in bare legs.
Much criticism has been heard against this
from those who live In Munich and who consider
any Snch appearance a most shocking matter
The ideal dress seems to be a compromise be
tween the two, and many apparently feel this
way for handsome afternoon costumes abound,
and the foyers present most brilliant spec
tacle.
Because of the beauty of the theatre. the Law
ishness and taste of the settings. the concealed
orchestra. and. Of course because of the en-
ployment OF the worlds greatest singers. the
Prinz- Regenten Theater Will undoubtedly come
TO stand AT the head OF all operate theatres in
the world. II II does not already hold that po-
sition. 1t lacks the sentiment, the atmosphere,
which must always distinguish Bayreuth. but
what 1t loses there II gains in brilliancy and
completeness. Munich feel proud that
has become the home % an Institution which
Is sure to attract from all over the world the
artists and musicians who wish for nothing Dur
model productions OF Richard WaCner's operas.