The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-09-09

1922
Kundry, the woman doomed to serve
the wicked Klingsor, was perfect
fury In the first ac5 and beautiful be-
yond com pare In The last.
In the scene where Parsifal holds
aloft the glowing chalice, and all the
brothers gaze with awe and worship,
1t was so sacred and awcsome, while
the music was so grand and wonderful,
1t left nothing to be desired. The
whole is essentially religious and one
is not carried way up on heights OF
ecStacy or excitement by 1t, but is per-
vaded with a sense Of quiet, OF deep
peace and rest. The music is abso-
lutely soul satisfying In its majestic
beauty.
Between the acts the people prom
enade, eat ices and talk 1t all over.
This is positive relief, for our emo
tions were so pent up it was actually
sitting. 1t takes 80 much concentra.
tion to follow the music, it would sure
ly be impossible to listen so long with
out letting down the tension in some
way.
The effect the memory # 1t all gives
me today, is peace and rest and deep
content. 1t was beautiful beyond ex-
preston. Today august 12), we hear
Tannhauser and then comes the whole
OF the "Nie belungen Ring" am
enjoying the change Of scene food ard
am so thankful for this vacation. To-
day 1 IA hungry for my fiddle but am
glad did not bring 1t. am to meet
Ethel and Lolita in Berchtesgarten to
spend few days in the Bavarian Alps,
and then get back to Prague just in
time to show Ivah and her party
around the quaint old city.
1t was a real Joy to be able to under
stand the words as I did for really the
Deutsch is growing very familiar, and
when I received and answered letters
in that language, these Americans
thought me quite like a native. l
ordered the meals for the whole party,
told the servants what they wanted,
inquired about the tickets, etc, and
was really glad and happy to be of
any service to them, for they ware 80
very nice to me. There were great
many people Of nobility present to hear
the music, and Ivah had theproud dis
tlnction, the first day, OF sitting be-
side Fran Wagner herself. Siegfried
Wagner conducted Tannhauser but
Neck conducted Parsifal.
After a most delightful visit with
Ivah and her party, 1 am now in
Nuremburg. am tired, but have not
yet seen half the interesting sights
All the roofs here are very pointed and
have red tiles which makes such a
quaint effect. The old wall and moat
is still as it was centuries ago and the
fountains look most decidedly old. 1
have picture cards of the principal
ones, and won't talk streaks when I
get home? late saurkraut and welner-
wursts In one of the oldest and most
famous restaurants in the place. There
are old, old pictures, and stems, and
coats Of arms, all over the walls and
the chairs are real antiquities.
The influence of Parsifal still hangs
over me and is quieting, restful, while
Eliza beth's prayer in Tannhauser
haunts me with It's beauty. I bought
q spfcture of the chapel where the
knights partook of the sacrament and
when 1 come home I can show you
nearly the whole scene from that pic
ture. Ivah will tell you where the
knights came out, and how the ding
dong of the cloister bells seemed re-
sounding In the dome, and how the
spear and chalice both glowed red, as
the king held them high, Amfortas-
the poor sick king-did seem to suffer
SO, and every time he wished that he
might die the brothers bowed their
heads and hid their faces with their
red mantles. Each cloak had the
white dove on the left shoulder, and as
they marched slowly In, 1t was most
splendid spectacle.
am very glad and grateful to have
heard these operas In Bayreuth In the
very building Wagner planned and
erected for them. The change OF
scene, air and food is making me all
over, and now few days in the noun
tains will cap the climax OF my vaca-
tion pleasures, and 1 will go home
new person, quite ready for next
years work. In fact I'm more hum
cry for my fiddle than I've ever been
in my life.
Munich. I arrived here at seven
O'Clock and tramped an hour hunting
for ''Pension" that fitted my purse.
l had the address Of one, but found
there were real Persian rugs, polished
floors, and servants without number
with prices to match. So when I had
found nice modest place l went to
the post and found my letters. To-
day have been sightseeing and will
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