New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-09

and criticize the acting, with such directions as
that artists may sometimes be left TO their own
which we're sven At BayTsath this year he sannot
any compensation 20 be found for the mediocre
singing THE Bayreuth gesture is much in
acting entirely unrepresentative OF anything like
thought or emotion. but it is absurd besides
greatly loved and admired here that her triumphs
haps less noticeable than those Nordica although
not a particle less real
Rave been given ln the Prfnz Regenten Theater was
She saSs ElisaSsth Knote sanx the title role
Feinhals vas Wolfram and Bettaaue. Venus. II is
We sueh 20 peofmancs Is when gHeH Under the
model conditions always surrounding operas at this
You notice some difference" Fraulein Ternina
here and in New-Yorks and s she smiled gracious
excuse, making It unnecessary for any comparison
ID, During this congregation with Ternins the CUES
hsuser always fail to tell where they are going at
the close Of the second act? The query arose
way Knote had emphasized the words Mach ROM,
&C.. And they should be emphasized Ternina SAID aid
Whole soul OF the man has been torn IN the GeVe
Of the forgiveness of Elizabeth. It is his one
desire 70 make whatever agreement he can make make,
TIVE words What splended opera II is" she ex-
but the story OF mankind. the eternal struggle be-
tween the good and the evil. We have two selves,
be the evil than the good. But when We are good
that Is character
do you think 'Tannhauser is greater than
she Vas asked t at "a; t as rs me
Wagner's life, and the spiritual change which he
is said TO have undergone.
"Ah, no." she replied. 1.-THE opera impTesses me
not sincere The first time heard it I was
lost in wonder; but the wonder has worn away:
u is not so sincere, great as Tannhauser.'
OF course TO actress kundry, different woman
enjoyed ene the Mussay Ge
seems much weaker than those the composer
wrote earlier. One-third Of the great. original
music Of Tristan could be put into Parsifal,'
Tristan would stn have enough to remain the
greatest"
The writer has been 50 impressed by the won
derful well SURPRISINGLY beautiful mounting
he Secured permission go over the stage The
inspection was made in company with the head
engineer. and proved 10 be revelation. carl
1autenechlAser. the director OF the mechanical
arrangements OF the royal stages here, has made
really marvellous mechanism OF the vast world
behind the footehts in this and model thea
tire. The stage, in tho first place, is among the
largest I'm Europe. being SO feet wide and SO feet
deep with a space 80 feet deep below the floor
and height Of i90 feet above. Three entire
scenes can he set before the performance. II de-
az a button. The stage If divided from footlights
20 the back I'm six sections, each of which can be
lowered With whatever scenery or settings are
being used. The changing of eolored lights is all
most inzeniously managed by stereopticons throw
ing splashing waterfalls. I'm the Nenusberg on
the scenery; or giving the effect of waves. as in
the FIRST and last acts OF Tristan" a vast rain
apparatus has been constructed. and through
this 200 cubic feet Of water he discharged dur
ing one Most OF the devices for flying effects
and for the miraculous changes Of scene are
inventions OF LautenschlAger, and used nowhere