The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-03-31
Excursion Rates From Our City Pei
nit Us to See The "ParsifaI"
In EnelIsh) Festival at
Detroit.


Nothing so beautiful has ever been on the
American stage as Henry w. Savage's produc'
ton in English OF Richard Wagners sacred
music drama, "Parsifal," which Will receive
eight performances OF the Detroit opera house,
| Detroit the series to be devoted to the week
commencing Monday, April 10th, with matinee
performances on Wednesday and Saturday.
In "Parsifar' there are six great scenes, one
of which is repeated, and all Of them demand
the highest art of the scene painter and the
shrewdest ingenuity of the stage mechanic aud
electrician. There are the great panoramas in
the first and last acts, and the two transforms
ton scenes in the second act. The panoramas
depict the progress of Parsifal and Gurneman-
"a from the depth OF the forest up the rugged,
| lofty mountain on which the Temple of the
Grail is situated. The transformation scenes
bring about the substitution OF Klingsors
gloomy castle of the most beautiful magic flow
err garden int a stony desert.
The first scence of "Parsifal" shows the
, depths of beautiful forest with sparkling
lake in the distance The second is IN the IN
terror of the Castle with its round table for the
K nights and it's high altar Of the Grail. Tht
first scene of the second act shows the gloomy
interior OF tower in the Magician klingsor'
, castle, where the evil one summons with hi
wicked nominations Kundry with the hope o
. having her soduce for him the coming hero
I This changes to one OF Wagners most beautlfu
fancies the Magic Flower Garden, with 1t
luxurious tropical growth and its flower be
decked sirens rs taopical and as magical as th
garden Itself This garden in turn, when Pal
y sifal makes the sign Of the cross with IN
e Sacred Spear, becomes scene OF ruin an
r desolation The first scene of the third act Is
fovsery meadow in all the splendor OF sprin
u beauty typical of the lovely old legend tina
5 Wagner brings out in his Good Friday spell
IS that Good Friday Is not day for mourning
Il but is day when nature is her loveliest, sine
all the flowers have grown beautiful from ID
: tears of repentant sinners. Then again we al
a taken to the Grail Castle where the mn
solemn glorffcation ends the work.
The evening performances OF "Parsifar' WI
begin at $50 p. m. The first act, which is II
n longest of the three, Will require an hour al
forty five minutes, and then there VIII Dc
W intermission of one hour and fifteen minutes +
re dinner. The second act begins promptly at 8;
at O'Clock and will end at 9:35. An intermissiC
" of twenty minutes then ensues. With tho
e ginning of the third and last act at o:5o 1t
OF brought to a close at 1O:45 p. m, at which no
ne carriages may be ordered The afternoon p'
in formances of "Parslfal' begin at IL In t
morning with the following schedules Act J.,
A. m. to 12:45 b. M, luncheon. Act q l. 45
Il 1850. Act 3, from 3:O5 to Up. m. AT the CT
u; clusion of the first act OF 'Parsifal' at be
ig- evening and matinee performances. the hot
70 and restaurants in the vicinity of the Detr
Opera House. will be ready to serve
III "Parsifal" patrons with both dinner q
w luncheon.
ere The sale OF seats and boxes for brief enga
va ment at the Detroit Opers House, opens
A. M at the box office OF the theater, Thursd
IL April 9Th. Orders by mail. accompanied.
me certificatied checks or money orders Will
lgo fled and filled in order of their receipt. 81
nd with your orders self addressed stamped
velope for return of the reserved seats.
Oh, scale of prices for the "Parsifal" In Engl
'nd Festival performances at the Detroit OPP
ow House, Detroit, Mich, are: $500, Ss6o "
nv s1.5O and 800 according to location VIII
-. when one considers the expence OF prod
CIV ton involving the services of company OF
me principals and chorus and an orchestra OF
ing famous musicians, is remarkably reasona
for information regarding "Parsifar"
No.. road and traction time cards and rates appl
your local r. r. agents.
IN Address all orders for "Parslfal" seats to
ed G. whitney, Manager Detroit Opera Ho'
arv | Detroit, Mich.