Evening journal., 1904-12-12
Theatrical Notes
THE PARSIFAL PRoOUCTIL,N
Presentation Of the Festival Drama
Was Superb Throughout.

OUT AfcIN
Drank at the last sad supper with his
swn.
The "festival-drama.H Parsifal sung
IN English. was presente5 at the Opera
Hc1se on Saturday. II is safe 10 say
that no production ever given in a Del
aware amusement house has equalled
this in artistic finish and ia elaborate
setting.
Henry W Savage has long been inn
pressed with the idea OF presenting op-
cratic masterpieces in English holding
thar cur own language offers as perfect
a vehicle for the portrayal OF all the
shades Of sentiment as the German.
The audience Of music lovers which
assembled on Saturday evening were
naturally interested In the experiment
OF presenting this great Wagnerian pro-
ductisn IN the vcrnacular but there
was no feeling OF failure for its sue
cess was pronounced from the FIRST
strains OF the orchestra tin the con-
cluding picture. with the knights as
sembled Ia the great temple, all In an
attitude sf deep devotion and Parsifal
hoidng aloft the Grail,
The announcements stated that Mr..
Savage had searched through Europe
10 secure artists adapted to the great
Nverk ef Interpreting the parts. Voice
as well great dromatic instinct arc
required: and IN addition to these. the
mystical religious flavor demands a pc
culiar temperament IN the interpreters.
0ae hssitates to compare the several
Vsires. as each was superb, and the re-
ligious atmosphere was preserved
throughout. without any violent or
questionable eNpedients.
As 70 the opera. or festival, drama
81 is like Hamlet" In that IL captures
the maginatien and produces an im-
presslon that grows until the hnal cur
tain and fellows enc afterwards It's
mysticism and It's awful solemnity leave
a. impression that touches the intel
lect not. but that goes FAR deeper
roachng primal Instincts. e
host OF critics discussed "Parsifal
during its production IN New York last
wiAter so the public Is familiar with its
notif one does not leave the theatre
satisfied; he realizes that here is a
theme which he yet ip,perfectly under
stands Perhaps It is the greater art
far that. and perhaps the Parslfal OF nc
age and no time is but another proof
that the unreal Is yet the most real
The one incident Of The plot 10 which
obieetien Is most likely 70 turn is ths
evident intent to represent IN "Parsifar
the Christ. The typical face Of the
Christ painted BY the Gid masters. an-
pears 10 this knlghtof t5e Grail land
the posture of alteration assumed BY
knights and attendants az the sacred
vessel israised aloft leavesone doubtins
= little as to whether It is Parsfal ol
the Grail that, Is receiving the homage
But there s nothing that ths most de-
veut can construe into lack of rev.
csence FOR things held sacred. The
great fundamental notes. arc righteous
ness snd worship.
When the opera was given 10 New
York LAST winter there was much dis
cusslon as TO the propriety Of produc
ing II in any other city but Bayreuth
IL was said that IN that city is the "at
fnosphere in which alone Il can be givel
in the spirit Intended by Wagner. Blu
the setting Is as foreign TO Bayreuth a
TO New York: and as Shakespeare
masterpieces md congenial atmos
phere IN BerliR, Paris and Chicago. s,
"Parslfal' Is not out Of setting amonl
people who can appreciate its spirit.
II is a compliment to Wilmington tina
50 elaborate a production. appealing 81
peculiarly TO the highest musical an,
artistic instincts should have beer
brought here and Il Will long be 70
mcnlhered as a distinctive triumph b!
those who braved the storm TO witness
IL.
TO the Walnut street Theatre. Phil
adelphia. tonight, comes Home Folks.
for a run OF two weeks, a comedy
drama by c. r. Dazey, author OF III
old Kentucky" HONE Folks. Is il
four acts, and some Of the scenes are II
rich farm lands on the bluffs above tn
Mississippi. the swimming hole dow
by the old saw-mill and the picni
grounds Of the Mississippi. 4. 3d..
over seventy-ive people are con
cerned in developing the story, and [
is not claiming too much TO say that tn
cast is the strongest ever selected 70
this style Of entertainment, including
William fnsersoll. Thomas A. Wise
Sam Reed, Arthur. Landers, Charlie
Stedman. ". $. Hart, Walter Thomas
Charles Lamb. Charles Mason. JAG
Ryan, Howard sloat. Morton McKim
Rebecca Warren, Ida Waterman. Julf
Herne. Frances stevens. Rosa Marstor
Alice Braham. Desirie Lazard. Bell
Daube, Myra Brock
The success In New York. BostoI
and Chicago Of CANDIDA" the mo,
brilliant comedy seen in recent sea
sons which will be given at the Gar
rick, Philadelphia, tonight. speaks nor
for the real elevation" Of the stae
than any effort in that direction Z,
some time. From a moral standpoii
iti upheld by the best class Of theatr
goers. As = dramatic story "Candids
snveives the deepest emotions and 90
home to the heart like an arrow 10 /
mark. As a comedy it is filled with d
licious humor-not the cartoonist bran
perhaps. but rather the keenest wit
that brilliant Irish writer, Berna
shaw.
There is a continued bubble OF me
riment from the beginning TO the el
Of Candida"
Mr. Arnold Dsiy's stay at the Garri,
this week Will include Monday. Tue
day, Thursday and saturday evening
Wednesday. and Saturday matinee
"Candida:" Wednesday and Frld;
evenings a double bill, "The Man
Destiny and How He Lied TO II
Hubsand," two other Of Shaw's stri
ingly original and amusing comedies.
The Baldwins are coming to tow
The marvellous Baldwins. The VIII
Mahatmas. The cleverest entertaine
in the world in their line Their n,
mystery entitled "Clairvoyant Reve
les will be the biggest sensation in