The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-05
ANOTHER WEEK
OF "PARSIFAL"
FERRIS COMPANY WILL CON-
TINUE PRESENT ATTRACTION. +
1t Has Drawn the Largest Houses in
the History Of the Company-':S. r.
o" Sign Expected to Be Called into
Use the Coming Week.

ParsifaP' Will be continued at the
Lyoeum all the coming week, the
and the steady demand for seats has
induced Mr.. Ferris to give this big
scenic production of Richard Wag-
ner's beautiful music-drama for ten
more performances. Parsifal mas
played to the largest audiences OF any
production that the Ferris company
has ever been seen in and the indica-
be displayed early next. week.
"Parsifal' treats of the Holy Grail
and it's immediate keepers. The Holy
Grail is the vessel in which was caught
the blood Of Christ on, the cross. 1t
is preserved in the castle of Montsal-
vat, and guarded by coterle OF
knights who must be personally pure.
Klingsor, a magician, who has sinned
and therefore cannot become a Grail
knight, lives in a castle near by, and
seeks revenge by tempting the knights.
To this end he has wonderful flower
garden and a bevy Of sirens. Am
fortas. the Grail king, once. fell from
him the sacred spear and wounded
him with it. This was the spear with
which the side of the Savior was
pierced, and the wound can only be
healed by the touch of the weapon
which made it. Klingsor still has the
spear.
Gurnemanz and some knights near a
| lake. They are joined by Kundry, a
strange inexplicable creature, some
times under the spell of Klingsor and
| then forced to labor against the
knights, and again free from it, when
she tries to atone by service. she now
comes with balsam for. the KING.
wound, Gurnemanz proclaims that II
is useless and that Amfortas will be
cured by a "sinless fool, thru pity en-.
| lightened." At this point Parsifal en-.
ters Gurnemanz questions him anc
finding him apparently both slnless
and fool, hopefully leads him to the
castle Of Montsalvat. There he see!
! Amfortas unveil the Holy Grail, b.
whose rays the knights are sustained
Parsifal remains stupid and silent thr,
| it all. and GurnemanZ, In disappotnt
ment, turns him out of the castle. Thu
rest of the drama is a succession OF In
cidents leading up to the healing o
Amfortas and ParsifaIs becomns
| warden Of the Holy Grail.
/ 1t is, of course, impossible to de
i scribe the music Of such a work. LIE
it suffice to say that each Of the lead
ing thoughts Of the poem has It's spe
cial musical representations, and thes
are orchestral splendors.
The cast of characters will remain
-. 7.
Parsifal the guileless fool 49,. "A. Byron Beasle
Amfortas. King of the Grail !: George J; Elmol
Titurel his father -. =. Charles q Burnhal
Gurnemanz, old knight Ben Johnso
Klingsor. magician w. T. Murdoc
First knight ...................... Cecil owe
Second knight Ernest Flsh9
Second Esquire .Josepn sonia
Third Esquire Addison Madeira. j
Fourth Esquire =. William Weliing &c
Bearer Of the Grail a:.:a Harry II. Go, Co,
Kundry .....Grace HaSWai
First Flower Girl Maude Gllne
Second Flower Girl Malsle Gee
Third Flower Girl ..Eva Sargel
Fourth Flower Girl -. LoMse McLes
Flower rnaidens, knights of the grail esquire
cup bearers and choir boys
Act I.-Scene L. Forest of MontsaIvat, IN tt
Pyrenees in northern SPAIN, Scene 2 temple
Act II-Scene l. inner keep of klingsor
magic garden Scene 2, Klingsor's enchantt
garden.
Act III.-Scene j. the sacred grounds of Mon
salvat. Scene 2. temple OF the holy grail.
Period-Middle ages.
Following "Parsifar' at the Lyceu,
| the Ferris stock company will preser
Edward Townsend's great coined,
l"Chimmie Fadden.
@Thelma'' Marie Corelli's great stor
which played to S. r. O. several weel
ago will again be presented at the i.
ceum, week Of March 20.