Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-17


All of last night Temple auditorium
was thronged with men making fna
arrangements for the operate even,
of the season.
"Parsifal" will be the swan song o
that venerable edifice. Never in its
history has it been so gorgeously
fitted and never has it housed so won.
derful an aggregation.
BY noon today the city will be
hostess to many of the greatest sing
ers of the world. Members of the
Conried opera company began to ar
rive yesterday noon. The main body
of the company will reach the city
from San Francisco at 10 o'clock this
morning.
Madame Olive Fremstad, proba bly,
the greatest "Kundry" ever known to
music dramas, registered at the Ian
kershim Sunday noon. After luncheon
Madame Fremstad was driven to Pas
adena. She gave the afternoon to
the enjoyment of the wonders of the
little city.
"Parsifal" Arrives
Burgstaller. who sings the role of
'Parsifal," arrived last evening and is
at the Angelus.
All of the "Parsifal' scenery arrived
day before yesterday. The pavilion is
being transformed. There is no other
edifice in the city large enough to place
the capacity unless the price of tickets
be made prohibitive.
Castle Burt says that Temple audi
torium is better equipped for the CIV
ing of grand opera than ever before
New border lights. controlled by dim
ners, have been built and an excel
lent lighting effect has been secured
thirty-horse power motor established III
the rear of the pavilion will move the
huge panoramas.
1t takes forty-two stage hands.
twenty-six electricians and twenty
two property men to properly handle
the immense production. Beside these.
the company carries fifteen stage me-
chanics of its own.
Today's Performance
The most interesting feature of the
Los Angeles engagement of the Met
ropolitan opera company will, of course.
be the first presentation in Southern
California of Wagner's "Parsifal." On
account of it's extreme length, the per-
formance will begin at 500 o'clock this
afternoon, close for a two-hour inter-
mission for dinner or other refresh
ment at 6:45, open again at S:15 and
continue until the hour at which oper-
attic performances usually terminate.
The length of this great performance,
by the way, has brought to light one
of the greatest problems swagger So
ciety has ever had to face-what should
be done In respect to dress? There will
undoubtedly be iconoclasts who will
not be disturbed by what they shall
wear. But those who are correct in
such things will find a somewhat rapid
and inconvenient change necessary. 1t
is matter which is left to the discre-
tion of the individual. The change
from afternoon to evening clothes may
be made behind the sign boards in the
neighborhood If no convenient room
can be found.
Great Scenic Investlture
feature of this "Parslfar' enter
tainment will be the scenic investi-
ture, the greatest yet seen in Southern
California. AS an example in the Sec
ond act of 'Parsifap 1t is necessary
to have a vast amount of escaping
steam to partially veil the movements
of Kundry; to secure this adjunct TO |
perfect rendition, the management has
been compelled to lay a pipe line from
the California club building and pine
the steam on to the auditorium stage |
OF the artists in the Conried COM
pany too much cannot be said. Olive |
Fremstad's temperamental conception
Of Wagner's dual natured enchantress
has made her delineation of this char
acter worthy of special admiration and |
In fact the entire cast has |
been selected with the utmost care re-
fcontinned ON Paas T~al !