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Wagner wrote ethics, not comedy.
| Each OF his operas marks an advance
step not In artistic achievement only
Dut IN that deep insight into human
life and human endeayor which we
now call philosophy
! Thus Mrs. Charles w. Rhodes in the
i description of the three operas that
| comprise the Nibelungen Ring and
| fafSlfaI summed up last night her
estlmate Of the work of the great Ger
| man composer. In voice clear and
1ar reaching, though somewhat mo-
! notonouSly sweet, the lecturer took her
| large and fatteringly attentive audi
ehce ON a verbal tour through Bavaria,
and especially through that part of
Bavaria where is situated Bayreuth.
Ii was a sort Of aesthetic Cooks tour
tnat the audience assembled in the
Odeon took last night, a tour with a
pretty woman, charmingly7 gowned in
white, Tor personal conductor, and with
some beautiful lantern slide pictures
| for scenery.
| The operas of Wagner" said Mrs.
| Rhodes, ARE not meaningless tales Of
giants and dwarfs, of goddesses and of
| strong and beautiful men strung to-
| gether on threads of melody. On the
! contrary they are great lessons, treat
!
written Tor all time and for all hu-
manity.''
The lecturer first Sketched briefly
| WagnerS life and then took her listen
efS With her into the country of Ba-
Varla, giving them glimpses of the
| castles of Ludwig H., Bavaria's mad
| KING and Wagner's patron; and es-
pecially of that one castle which, be-
| cause of it's wonderful Wagnerian
| paintings, makes monument fit even
J for a genius
Then came the theater, first an out
| SIDE view with a glimpse of Frau
| wagner and her son and then glance
| into the interior. Mrs. Rhodes finally
look up IN their order the operas that
comprise THE Ring" telling the story
OF each simply but effectively, and con-
cludlng with the opera "ParSifal.' The
| beautiful pictures thrown on the screen
| htting1y Illustrated the lecturers de-
| scriptions.
| Adolf Closes Incidental music last
| night was easily the best chamber
music that St. Paul has heard this win
| ter. The various motifs" played en-
| braced wide gamut. Each afforded
! opportunity for exquisite tone painting
| and each, as treated by the pianist,
| LETT nothing to be desired. Whatever
limitations there were, were the limi-
| tatIons of the instrument The play
/ ing of the Magic Fire. music (Wag-
! ner-Brassin) produced little storm of
! applause, but in the tSOng of the
Rhyme Maidens,'' the Death March, -
| from Gotterdammerung, in the
Storm motif, and the motif of the
Rainbow Bridge" which followed,
We're most satisfyingly pictured the
| human emotions that TEEN in and that
| wildly color the Wagner music. The
pianist concluded with selections from
| ParsifaI," the opera that has never
| been produced outside Bayreuth.
The lecture last night was under the
auspices of the Schubert club, and the
| audience was made up largely of Schu-
| pert club members and their friends.
THE Gay Lord Quex" pleased a good
sized audience at the Metropolitan OPP
era house last night Miss Sylvia
| Lynden as Sophie Fullgarney, the man.
tourist, is an exceedingly clever actress
and is ably supported by Brandon
I F1urs in the title role, The engage
ment of "The Gay Lord Quex' viii
| close with the matinee and evening
| performances tomorrow.
| Kyrle BelleW comes to the Metropoli-
/ tan opera house for an engagement Of
three nights and "a matinee, beginning
| Thursday evening. He will present
Harriet Ford's dramatization- of Stan
| ley Weyman's romantic story, "a Gen
| tleman of France A notable feature
OF this performance is said to be the
| light on the stairs in which BelieW,
| as Castor de Marsac, engages in a
| thrilling sword combat with ten an
/ tagOniStS. Mr.. BelleW isreone of the
| best romantic actors of the present
| day. His last appearance here was
eight years ago with Mrs. James Brown
Potter.
| Kerry Cow" with its Irish wit and
| humor, entertained another large audi
ence at the Grand last night There
will be a matinee tomorrow after
noon. Wednesday evening Mr.. Muir
ply will present Shaun Rhue"
The Orpheum vaudeville show will be
the attraction at the Grand next week.
| Mcintyre and! Heath are the head lin
ers.
DO Audiences Remember Acting or
the Actor?@H is the subject of an arti-
Gle contributed to the Chicago Tribune
| by Grace George. The young woman
the day on the5stage have been made
by players who give the public their
own individuality rather than that of
the persons they represent.
Foxy Grandpa" is playing to big
e1o0IGlICSS III int 6cS tern SecClOn OF the
country. The farce has been one of
| the most profitable produced in years.
Another ship scene which astonished
audience by its, realism was presented
| in New York recently. The play was
"The Stubbotnness of Geraldine" by
Clyde Fitch. 80 The whole section of a.
double funneled Atlantic liner was
shown with most extraordinary realism
Ingenious mechanism beneath the stage
tossed the great vessel with the long.
rolling heaves peculiar to Atlantic roll
lers. Volumes of smoke poured from
the tunnels and ships were seen pass
ing in the distance. Every incident of
ocean travel was plainly depicted
ga Night on Broadway" the current
attraction at the Star, is altogether
different from the usual vaudeville and
burlesque shows given at that house.
1t is farce with plenty of go and
some snappy interpolated bits. 1t
| has proven a hit with patrons of the
Star and is drawing we'll
TODAY'S WEATHER.