The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-25
THE RICHMOND 1908
to make his escapes. when he hears his
name called by Kundry's voicot 4

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rotinced parsifal stops short: "Parsl-
ialHs he sayst 80 once when dreaming
y me-, + hun sfay is5l a H.
sh hs is seem 1S III ough The branches as
young woman Of exquisite beauty, reclinss
His mother. Ilerzelede; Of hls own baby
Earsifai, terribly affected. sinks down at
kundry's feet, overpowered, overwhelmed
with self.reproaeh.. Tho erchantress be.
En sbs hs Tes snd s bds nd
ton III rove She bows her head over his
and presses her lips on his In long
pr Ss,sta s stf sssd R lis ssrt IS eHFG
agony. He bursts out With an apostrophe
Amfortaa the spsar wound 'u II, ne tselss!
he see. ui The image sso q the a throws
himself upon his knees, calls upon the
Saviour, the Lord From kundry 4 .o ki .s,s
Fifty. Such IS the Significance Of this
turning point In the drama. Kundry be-
secchlng and. bcwlldered asks him:
Was It my kiss
All her opportunities are In vain. ana
Parslfal bids her BECOME. In wild frenzy
she calls for help Klsgsor apReiars ~ upon
which he robbed Amfortas He hurts It
at the youth, but the holy weapon stops,
poised harmlessly above his head. He
fEIa sPPso ana I'll s ts d lis the
castle crashing to ruins, the garden with
ering to a desert, the damsels lying as
shrlveled flowers upon the ground. Par
nAgain We arc in the Grails domain,
It is Good Friday. Years have passed.
Gurnennnz. now very 9id, emear y;s r tr9m
almost llfeesy IN a thicket; drag her
tic penitent Grail servant. Now comes
parsifal. emerging from the wood Wltn n
clad in black arrnor. his helmet closed, MS
spear lowered. Responding, not at oil to
Gurnemanz's greeting, he lays down ms
Gurnemanz recognizes nm as the fool
! whom he dismissed In anger, he recog.
nizes the spear; he presages the eomins OF
the long-hoped- for. deiverer. He learns
from Parslfal of his many experiences:
his ardent desire to- find again the Grail
and the suffering king. Gurnemanz mar
rates how Amfortas has refused to per-
form his Office of Grail Warder, and exit
ing thereby to- end his agony with. his life.
The holy meal is denied to the knights;
and common vlands must content them. Z
Their strength has wasted, and no longer
ii the splitless, headless band summoned
to holy warfare. Titurel. deprived Of the
Grail's sustaining power, Is dead; Cur
nemanz himself has hidden In the wood,
waiting for his time to come.
hearing this Parslfal bursts out into
cause of all this woe. Gurnemanz leads
n has eS Ssehed as fee dips w A
| III the hollow Of his hand and sprinkles
his head: In The meantime kundry takes
them with her hair, Gurnemanz takes
the flask and anoints his head, proclaim
NIB him king; Parslfal fulfills his first
duty by baptizlng Kundry and bidding
turning around. parsifaI gazes with
gentle rapture on the woods and fields.
fridays spell, answers Gurnemanz; the
tears Of repentant sinners sprinkle them
with holy moisture and bless them.
to ths h graf sa
! Ing him in suit Of the Grail Knights
arnor. The three set out together. Again
Space Is changed to time. and they are
movement They como to the great hall
OF the castle as before. amid a peallng
Of bells; see the knights enter, bearing
brought In upon his litter. Again An,tor-
tas is called upon to uncover the Grail
but he refuses, and, tearing open his
wound summons them to plunge their
! his suffering. rs
Thereupon advances Parsifal, with the
out stretched spear. touching Amfortas'
side With the point. and saying:
The one that struck
Can stanoh thy wounded SIZE
Parslfal announces his kingship as the
one foretold by the Oracle. the guileless
TOOL. enlightened BY. pity, He stretches
forth the spear. He raises the Grail,
glowing with a rosy radiance. A flood
Of light Is poured from above, and o
over his head. Kundry gazing at him.
sinks lifeless to + the ground. In soft
| voices all proclaim:
Wondrous work Of mercy:
Redemption to tho Redeemer.
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