New-York tribune., 1902-02-09


Schumann-Heink Mr.. Van Dyck, Mr.. Blass and
Mr. Van Rooy; Wednesday extra performance,
Carmen" with Nine. Calve Nine. Eames Cfi-
caelaD Mr.. Alvarez and Mr.. Scott; Friday,
''Manru Saturday afternoon, Aida - with Nine
Eames, Nine Homer Mr. scotti, Mr.. De Reszke
and Mr. De March,; Saturday evening, Faust
with Nine. Calve. Miss Brdewell. Mr. DippeI Mr.
Campanari and Mr.. Journet.
The sixth public rehearsal and concert Of the
Philharmonic Society will take place at Carnegie
Hall next Friday afternoon and Saturday evening.
Mr. Harold Bauer will play Schumann's Concert
stick 81, and Lszts '"Todtentanx" and the
orchestra Mozart's Jupiter symphony Wagner's
"Huldigungsmarch" and a scene from Richard
Strauss's "Feuersnoth." The last is novelty and
will be heard for the first time in America
"Feuersnoth' (Which may be rendered 'orhe Fire
Famine'D is a one act opera, which had its first
performance at the Royal Opera at Dresden on
November q, 1901 It's story is founded on an old
legend concerning the town OF Audenarde in the
Netherlands. which tells how a friendly magician
avenged humating prank played by maiden
upon her lover. With the help OF the thousands
of devils at his command the magician extingushed
all the fires in the town. could they be re-
lighted until the maiden took her stand in the
marketplace, stripped herself of her clothing and
permitted all the citizens Of the town to light
their candles at flame which issued miracuouslv
from her back. Ernest Wolzogen. the
hbrettist- Of "Feuersnoth," has omitted this final
incident and given alegorical significance TO
the story, which he has fashioned as follows:
Ihe people of Munich celebrating St. Johns
Day and the children gathering wood for the
bcn1res through which, according old Pagan
custom lovers to leap. Kunrad the hero of. the
opera, willingly sacrifices the doors and shutters
Of his dwelling for the purpose He is a stranger
IN the town and man of mystery. CrO read a 1T
tie of the allegory into the work at this point il
may be said that Kunrad is the incarnation of the
ideal opposed to the materaIism of the folk and
Strauss. having celebrated the ideal achievements
of a hero by quoting from himself in Elm Helden-
leben," in the opera, frankly proclams that he is
kunradD The hero and Diemut daughter cf
the burgomaster. meet and promptly fall IN love
with each other Kunrad entreats her to leap
through the flames with him. and kisses her before
the assembled multitude. She resolves to punish
his presumption, and when Kunrad having over
admission her chamber. she persuades him to
her window. Like her prototype in the Neither
landish story, she hauls him half way up and
leaves him suspended for the diversion of the popu-
lace. The jeers of the people soon turned to
lamentations however. Kunrad is a powerful wiz
ard and in answer to his conjurations all lights
and fires in Munich suddenly go He climbs up
the ropes to the attic porch and thence delivers
preachment to the Philistines Here II Is Richard
strauss who speaks, with scarcely an attempt at
aiegory He tells his townspeople that they
drove Richard Wagner away from their city. and
are now embittering the lives of himself and his
hbrettist Wozogen. He had expected little else
from the men, but from the women; they
TOO, having deceived him. he put out nre and
light Diemut listens and her love overcomes her
eoyness. She draws him into her room. The popu-