The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-17
Mrs. Euteheson in 8aWeMk.
5ke Years Wagncrian Music at IT'S Best and Is taped
off to NrembTg.

have been touched by the divine FIRE Of mt
steal Inspiration.
For Sicgflieds mother. Coslma, the
daughter of List. first the wife Vi Won
Bulow and aftcr1vard u Wagner, I have
absolutely no admiration. When ! sdw her
FIRST she was accompanied by one 0t hot
grand children, the son Of that daughter ~
Won BuloW b who married al Italian lobla-
man.
The great Richard himself In some Of
his social and domestic relations was lay 100
means the most admirable Of men. One ~
p"unn 10 characterize aS ahpmipah'o III,
behavior to Won RUow tho most uppiT 3il
selfish friend any man ever had But 10 the
history of humanity are found numerous
prccedents 81 this ease. UnluestionHhiy
divine messages Ia maHknd arc often sent
through mediums NJ The earth most earthly.
/ am glad that my FIRST opportunity 20
hear "rhc Ring" solid uhat Is the whole
series complete occurs mere IN Ia! teuth.
I've only heard IT, iu fragments elsewhere.
As The promoters. founders and sIstHners
Of these Wagner Festivals cave nlwnys been
thorough musicians of the highest order,
the presentations ot tho oprrns az" so or
dcrcl as 60 give Tho approciutyc listener
"naucc To got al the good possible ont ot
the compositions Nobody can listen with
fun attention ana appreciation to music
that lasts mucn longer than elSty minutes.
Tho more sensitive the bearer 80 the beatty
of Souud, the more he concentrates his at
teutlun, tho less likelv Us IT 10 bold so great
a tlmo. So here the hour long intervals be-
tween acts spent In lac open air With rest
tul scenes Of peaceful beauty spread ont ia
every direction provide tho most grateful
form ~ rclaN8tiou When the horns ana
tromhpucs Se1d ont their lett mottf calls
The listener refreshed and Joyful burries
eagerly bnck 90 the beauty pf that music's
mystical haruonies aud that dramas heroic
grrudeur
The longer performances begin at =
oclock and fy $50 or lu { am at home
again perfectly happy and without the
sdghtcst feeling Of fatigue in mind or
body.
In this festival audience It seems one
can not throw stone IN any direction
without striking a celebrity OF some sort.
The petty princes and grand dukes DO not
interest me In the least; but the magazine
writers aud big musicians rutter me might
lis. Yesterday. at the "Siegtred" perform
ance. when the crowd WIS coming in
Scotch gentleman just back Of me leaned
over and said
There comes Edward Elsar"
the man that composed 'CocbaigueY
Exactly"
That pale puny looking person IN the
Panama haty
You see under stress OF great excitement
] fairly foam at the mouth In the form OF
alterations
communicated TO my nearest neighbor.
% young Russian musician, the fact OF tel
,ormincd that during the nrst lntermlssion
we would follow from AFFAIR." that Happy
Panama and get good look at his Dyes.
IN this fortune favored us Air Elgar
stood few minutes cnnverEng with Dr.
Richter and then turned Tor a solitary
stroll mp he pleasant path Of the Burger
tuth. lhlS he wac coming straight toward
ms as we stood. When quite near ne lifted
bis eyes and the Panama., bowed gr8yeiy
and passed slowly on. The seriousness az
his face amounts TO sadness HIS eyee
nlve that iccp thoughtful look, showing
the habit of inlrospec' ion.
I've met and talked 10 lots of interest
ing people here, aud nave thereby nld Up
many happy memories to cheer my lont-
ness In old age.
They shy the audience this yeac Is com
posed chiefly OF French people and Amerl-
caus Bchind me sits Scotcnman. 30
front OF M" nm Australian, on my lert q
Russian and on my right n New Heniandcr
so they certainly seem ia come here from
the uttHrmost parts OF the earth. Every
body cunyerscs Win his or her neighnor
in The easiest aud most Informal way, tue
tHel tlat one comes To- thiS little ont ot
the way p,nce Jus N hear Wagner music
az Its best Us Ia Itself the guarantee NJ a
certain degree ~ culuvaheu anu refine
mcut
un Tnosdnv sha'i SnrrowfulN hid Ray.
lNuth good by" Ny neat -eN1ppug place
VIII be Nuremberg where among other
tbngS. shah Visit tho scenes NJ the Meis
t-reiucers, and then ou ~ Munich IN hear
the opera in the Prince ReGats theater.
Vile hutchinson.