The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-20
Amusen1ents
Parsifal in English.

One Of Richard Wagner's biogra-
ers epitOmizes the life of that great
genius In the following manner: Few
artists have had such an eventful life.
He pursued his end from town to town
and from country to country. Today,
a musical conductor in a provincial
slough; tomorrow, at the point of
restitution in the great city of Paris.
Today, a court official of the king of
Saxony, tomorrow fugitive in
strange country with a warrant of ar
rest against him; today without a
single ray of hope, but one step from
death in sheed despair; tomorrow the
declared friend and protege of a
mighty monarch; today, buried in the
deepest solitude of the Alps, fleeing
from the world and living for his art
alone; tomorrow. the builder of the
Baireuth Festival House, receiving
emperors and kings as his guests and
surrounded by enthusiastic multi
tudes assembled from every part of the
world. Wagner's life in itself was an
exciting drama; not year passed that
was not full of interesting events. And
such indeed, in brief. might his life
be told, graphically and without exag-
geration. Born in Leipsig, Germany.
on the 22nd day of March, 1873, in an
humble home on lowly street. Died,
after living life of trials and priva-
tons seldom vouchsafed to man, after
reaching the very pinnacle of success,
In magnificent palace located on the
banks of the Grand Canal, Venice,
Italy. on the 18th day of January, 1888.
the year following the original produc-
ton of his grandest spectacle, par
sifal."
"Parsifal," as dramatized by William
Lynch Roberts, will be presented at
the Metropolitan theatre on Friday
evening, on which occasion the cur
tain will rise at p. M, and late COM
ers will be required to stand up unit,
the conclusion of the act.
Hero of "The Stolen Story.
Everybody that loves rousing.
thrilling drama will read with interest
me following. written by James
oDonnell Bennett, the well-known
critic of the Chicago Record-Herald.
after witnessing the demonstration at
the Studebaker theatre, Monday niet:
The hero of The Stolen Story is of
the type that is at once the delight and
the despair of city editors-the tenn
peramental reporter. Sometimes thew
call him a genius with whitening
scorn and many expletives. Catch him
IN mis- good moments and he is great.
Al Al other times a trial and a thorn.
inis one in the play laid hold of a
great story, fell down on it, was in
continently fired, rose to it again
worked like mad on it for love and for
nonor, spent a nerve-racking day trac-
ing up its tangled ends, lied a little.
suffered much, fell among blacklegs
and grafters. was thrown out of sew
eIal places, and. glory be, finally land
ca the story. In trance he rushed
PACK to the desk he had been fired
from and wrote the story in frantic
naste and in professional glow that
notnlng penetrated except the idea
1hat ne must write, write, write. He
nhshed and fell over the desk in the
Well-developed half of fit. He had
saved statesman's good name, routed
tne gang OF blacklegs and grafters and
won the girl. Under the cool. fond
cooihs OF her voice he revived, and the
curtain fell. and the presses were
aunimng. Success stamped an even
'"s 'hat wound up in stampede"
Stage Talk.
mere are some moments when We.
want our Omar, others when we long
Tor Shakespeare, others when we.
would flag our brains with problem
plays, but there is no time when the
american amusement lover ia not
'eady for good legitimate melodrama
interest in the melodrama has haan
revived throughout the country this
season, however. by the phenomenaIiv
successful run of "The World" at Wal,
acks theatre nj New York.
amidst the dreary desert of metro
'olitan failures the pronounced sue
'ess OF this cleverly written NAV
'omes as an oasis in sandy waste.
md as result of this the production
lad the record run of the season for.
neiodrama. During it's first western
our In the course Of which It annears
ere for one night. Monday, Sent. "a
mis- production is making the record
Dad season of the year.
Thecompany which appears here 10
large and metropolitan one. carrvinp
complete scenic and electrical eGmin.
lent' a large executive staff and a
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