The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-06
The NusiC-Drama of the Miracle
Continued from payc s.

anu we are transported To the interior
Great bells peal and choristers heard nee
pany OF knights streams in and I'M
on which stand golles-one for each hl.-
borne in, upon litter. He is racked S. rs
the centre Of the church, boys place a . ..."i in
yelled cup, the Holy Grail Obeceut ts ,h a
though knowing himself unworthy Auf... ii','fel
be uncovered The church dart. the cup
second miracle for the cup CLOVIS de- - w. "sn'id
gloom, the goblets of the knight @ w IE i h,
set bread upon the tail ,i..I h b' iands
CLOVIS hight again and the Knight md d4nE ,ninr
does not JOIN in the repast doe, Fool yo-t,nI
t1ness Amfortas and the X sI.r- d~rrr and t;arn'
~ satn rsds'f' rhs he hero has sha aHe "
nothing but Fool" says tn ..,,s
The Love-Feast of the Knigh ....,.,.....,
yet it is not the Communion. .-r.. .. ...
dealing with mere myths. The Nj ...-.,s
Christ's disciples
Mysticism the keynote OF the OF Maggie IS
the keynote of the second which take lon ,Ie
to the domain OF Elngsor. In the keep l.. Where
he sits plotting the destruction OF the ning,or
evokes kundry and commands her 10 be- .r-f.I -
she has already begued >mior'as. ReIurtq oJ,,s
Strong in his innocence the Fool comes. ;td 81 his
battling VIGOROUSLY with the unfalthful Temp
fend the castle.
The keep sinks the depths and, r!.- v- per-
ceve enchanted garden peopled with siren uttered
flowers who tempt Parsal But, though conscious of
changed by her the radiant who had
sedueed Amfortas With all the alnrements nrr com
mand, she Parsifa and fancies Sic has his"
presses her lips to his But, when the YER brink
of the Fool rescued by another mracle-n
sympathy He remembers the anguish Amforta> ne
understands his weak and he feels that sinners wound
rsSsaed t" @ own He %u heal a%for s' VAIN knd
again empts him. he for Divine help eXhors the
to the Temple of the Holy Grail Hurryng to h- sva".
aid KingsOr hrs the blessed. Spear Parsifal liut 1t is
arrested in midair by fourth miracle, and grisl-d bv
Parsa who makes the sign of the Gross with it. klng,or
perisles his kingdom crumhes into dust and Kundry falls
serseless while the Fool his the
pishment of his mission.
Bet the and third acts supposed
to have gone by-year during which the Fool has wandered
through the world Spear in hand seeking for Monsavt
Weary and faint Good FRIDAY morning. when the
meads and woods their oveet IT, last finds the
mysterious country. He by Gmrneanz and Kundry
now converted and athrst for death knowing him and
recognizing the lost spear. Gurnemanz does homage the
whom he had scOrned and anoIns his head
And kundrv like another Magdalen brings refresh
the wanderers feet. But she the MagIal-n any
than Parsial is the Christ though he baptize> Krv
As have all read it the of the primitive
Christians when they priests
into the Church
Then having first arraved him in the mail of the Grail
knights with kundry. Gurnemanz again leads Parsital
the Temple We the end. Once We hear the
peang of the bells and watch the the knights
as they with Amfortas and the Holy Grail But
this time they for old lturel who being cut
off from the blessings of the owing to his sons has
persisted As they ntone dge the Knights bring in the
the shrine. But this he dare do. and he bids them
slav him.
And now Redemption comes. with Parsifa. Touching
the Kings side with the recovered Spear the hero heals his
wound and orders the unwilling of the Grail Again the
cup CLOVIS red All kneel the Fool lifts the Grail
BY final miracle Titurel for life. while
kIndry finds her lOng-sought rest in death
Whatever may of the production of this strange
by Mr. Conried the Metropolitan Opera
House will he memorable All the of art
all the witchery great Ternina Burg
staler Anton Ven Rooy. Otto Goritz and Robert Bss
among the number trained in Wagner's temple.
science, will be called do justice .. Par
sal' The singers, too will be supported by
great orchestra directed by Alfred Hertz whs
has had the advantage of being counseed