The San Francisco call., 1905-04-10

said that she gives a reading of the
role in many respects differing widely
from those of her predecessors, EN-.
phasizing more especially the sensuous
and insidious fascination of the en-
chantress. Miss. Fremstad is the most
celebrated pupil of Lilli Lehman, of
whom she frequently reminds one
Apart from the Kundry the cast Of
ParsffaP' will be precisely the same
as on Friday last "Parsifar' will be
repeated, with Miss Fremstad again as
Kundry, on Thursday evening. 1t was
Philip Hale, the well-known Boston
critic, who wrote of Miss Fremstad's s
enchantress some weeks ago that in the
temptation scene nothing but Wagner's
stage directions prevented Parsifal
from succumbing to her allurements.
Another delightful novelty or SEMI
novelty of the week will be the master
work of Johann Strauss, the waltz
king, which will be presented on
Thursday evening. The production Of
Die F'ledermaus' at the Metropolitan
this season was one of the greatest
successes in the managerial experience
iof Mr.. Heinrich Conried, who himself
devoted weeks of labor to rehearsing
the work. The cast by which it will be
interpreted has never been rivaled
either here or abroad in the annals Of
comic opera. Nine. Senbrich is said to
be inimitabie as Rosalinde, the clever
and spritely heroine of the opera. She
throws herself into the part with the
most :whole-soued spirit and while
lavishing upon it all the re-
sources of her art, never for
moment mars the impression de-
sired by the composer by playing it in
the manner of tragedy queen. Miss
Marion Weed. who will be new to us,
will sing the amusing part of the Rus
sian Prince, Orlofsky. Miss Weed
comes to San Francisco with an en-
viable reputation, earned at the Metro
; rolitan and in Hamburg, where. for
some years she appeared as the leading
dramatic soprano of the Stadt Theater
Miss Bella Alten should do wonders,
by all accounts, with the soubrette role
OF Adele. OF the men, Mr.. Dippel is
reputedly most diverting as Gabriel
Won Eisenstein. Mr. Goritz made pro-
nouhced hit in New York by his in
depreciation of Frank, more particu-
larly in the granting scene Mr.. Reiss,
Mr.. Muehlmann and Mr.. Greder will
ell add materially.to the excellence of
the cast. The musical direction will
be confided to Nahan FRANKIE, who did
splendidly with 'Die FIedermaus" in
New York.
To Wagner lovers the revival on Sat-
urday afternoon of Die Meistersinger''
on an elaborate and remarkable scale
should be an event of unusual signifi-
canoe. 1t will show San Francisco the
greatest Hans Sachs on the stage, Mr..
Van Rcoy; an excellent and graceful
Walther Won Stolzipg (Mr. DippeD, a
] dainty and attractive Eva (Miss Belle
Alten) and a Beckmesser who. is said
| to make all his forerunners look like
caricatures (Mr. Goretz). The New
York critics fairly gushed over the
artistic beauties of die Meistersinger"
as 1t was presented during the winter
| by Mr.. Conried.
The masterpiece of Ponchielli. La
| Gioconda," will be the attraction on
Wednesday and Saturday evenings. 1t
will be lavishly and tastefully staged,
as 1t deserves to be, and the cast by
which it will be interpreted will include
on Wednesday Nine. Nordica, Mime.
Louise Homer and Nine. Jacoby. Scott.
| Journet and Caruso. On Saturday even
| ing Miss Mulford will replace Nine.
| Jacoby. The Interpretation of the part
of the hero, EMO Grunaidi, ranks with
the most wonderful achievements of
Caruso, and all the stars are heard to
exceptional advantage in the opera.
The ballets, la Furlana" and La
Danza dele Ore" will enhance the
charm of La Gioconda.