The San Francisco call., 1905-04-07
i PARSIFAL"
BEGINS AT
5P. M. SHARP.
All Seat Holders Must
Be on Time or
Lose Much.
PROMPTNESS ASKED
Audience Is Notified to
Heed Managers
Request.
PROMPTNESS ASKED

AT O'Clock precisely this afternoon
Cand not. as inadvertently misstated
In some OF the newspapers, at s
0'olocD the long promised and much
ea1ked-of first performance of ''Parsi-
far viii take place at the Grand
Opera-house- The management, once
more makes a particular appeal to
al stockholders 10 be in their places
some minutes before the conductor,
Mr. Alfred Hertz, gives the signal for
rbe commencement OF each act as any
disturbance during the performance
would be harmful to the enjoyment of
the audience.
Expectation with regard to this re-
narkabIe production has for weeks
been at fever point Considerably over
8 hundred thousand dollars was ex-
pended on ''Parsifal'' in New York be-
fore that wonderful work was pre-
sented for the first time in America
under the auspices Of Mr.. Heinrich
Conr1ed- The greatest Wagner sing
ers in the world, the most famous ex-
perts, the finest orchestra in America,
and the most eminent pictorial ar
Vienna contributed to the sensational
success which rewarded Mr.. Conried's
effort TO-nights performance viii in
every way be-on the same high level
OF excellence as that at the MetropoIf-
tan ODera-house.
Between acts 1 and ,. as at Bay
reuth, there VIII be a prolonged in
termission, extending from about s:45
unusually long wait Is TO allow oppor-
tunities TO the audience to recover
from The deep emotion Of the first
act, TO discuss the marvels Of Wag-
neTs great festival play and to refresh
the inner man. It was realized by
Richard Wagner that the strain of
listening 10 three acts Of ..ParsifaI'
without the relief afforded by long
entr'acte would be too great for the
endurance Of the average opera-goer.
The staging Of "ParsifaI" in New
York was entrusted 10 Professor An
ton Fuchs, who had charge Of the
memorable performances Of that work
which were given at Munich exclusive
ly for the late King Ludwig Of Ba-
varia. Mr.. COnried himself, however.
superintended all the details of the
production.
- Special interest viii attach tonight
70 the appearance for the first time in
this city of Nine. Nordica in the role
Of Kundry. which she studied IN Bay
reuth before settling down last autumn
70 the task Of rehearsing the part in
New York. Alois Burgstaller, the
most interesting Of living Wagnerian
tenors, viii make his debut here as
Parsifal- Anton Van Rooy viii be in
uoduced 70 Us in the stupendous role
Of AnfOrtas. The Gurnemanz will be
Robert Blass, the favorite American
basso. Otto Goritz viii make his first
appearance in San Francisco as the
magician. KIngsOr, Mr. Muehlmann
viii sing the music Of Titurel. and
Nine Josephine Jacoby, who comes to
US with new laurels won in the "Stabat
Mater" at Salt Lake City three nights
ago, VIII interpret the small but vital
passages allotted TO the Voice Miss
Marguerite Lemon, Nine Poehlmann,
Miss Talma and a bevy carefully
selected from the Metropolitan School
OF Opera, viii be seen and heard in the
ravishing Flower Maiden episode.
Of the orchestra, which did so much
10 assure the triumph Of -ParsifaI' in
New ork, II IS only necessary TO say
that IL viii be under the direction Of
Alfred Hertz. who. by his admirable
and intelligent reading Of "Parsifal, -
has established the reputation already
gained by his earlier interpretations
OF other Wagnerian music-dramas
Mr.. Hertz VIII oficiate tonight as
conductor for the first time in this
city.