The daily sentinel., 1906-02-26
\ BEAUTIFUL PRODUCTION
OF THE FESTIVAL PLAY


and this opportunity was respected
for the Park opera house was filled
to overliowing down stairs and
the balcony, pnd even the gallery
was more than half filled II was
splendid audience and to all ap-
pearances it was an appreciative aud
ience
The production was I'm every way
worthy of the great crowd that had
gathered TO witness the unfolding
of the dramatic version OF this sub
lime, sacred, heart-touching and soul
Inspiring old story.
"Parsifal" is an ideal in the world
of drama. the lessons of purity. self
sacrifice. and devotion, of perfect
love that ii teaches cannot fail to
make an impression upon the most
thoughtless person who witnesses "a
performance of the drama The 10y
atty and reverence of she warders
of the Holy Grail; the ambitions Of
the simple and pure-hearted shep-
herd boy, Parsifal who afterwards
becomes a soldier of the cross and
a kingly warder of the Holy Grail:
the terrible wickedness of Klinschor
the Black Knight of Necromancy and
lieutenant of the devil himself
his deadly hatred for Parsifal. his
I y y
great beauty of face and form. the
almost irresistible influence Of her
charms. her perfectness as a Tempt
ress her unsuccessful attempts to
conquer for evil the soul of Parsi-
fal, then her great an sincere love for
Parsifal at last her deep repentance
and devotion to Christ. The noble
spirit OF Anfortas. the Young Capa-
docian king and chief warder of the
holy grail. his display of human
weakness in falling a victim to Kun
dry's alluring charms, his loss Of the
sacred spear and inflicting of a never
healing wound upon his person by the
sacred spear in the hands of Kiln
schor. all of these marvellous por-
trayal of human. deyilish or divine
qualities. are certain TO touch the
deepest chords of interest and reach
to the innermost recesses of the heart
of the man or woman who watches
the play Really the great theme Of
the play is. first the unholy and un-
worthy struggle of Kundry for the
soul of Parsifal, and then the perfect
unselfiish love of the beautiful girl
whose charms have been used for
such awful purposes by Klinschor,
for Parsifal and her final and com
plete redemption. The uselessne ess
and the terrible penalty of life
of sin and the beauty Of Il pure life
and its rewards are also lessons
taught.
There can he no satisfactory pro
duction of the mighty religious play
Z by an inferior company or with q
poor scenic establishment. The com
pany selected by Messrs. Martin &
Emery for the presentation of VIII
liam Lynch Roberts adoption of the
festival play is indeed a worthy one
there being several individual per
formers of the most satisfactory nat
ure. All the principal roles were in
capable hands.
Miss Tavlor was all that could b,
wished for, as Kundry, the fairesi
of fair women" the temptress that
sorelv tried mems souls. She is rich
" talented, and she has the beauty
and charm of face. of form, and oi
voice that true and ideal portraya
of the character of Kundry demands
In her wild garb made from the coai
of the tiger she was bewitching il
her beauty, and her charms wer.
lust as evident in her dazzling cos
tune in the Garden of Narcotic
Blooms or in the great scenes a
the last when she appeared in
simple and humble gown as the sor
? rowing penitent. She was splendit
in her work in every scene.
Mr.. Grattin's Parsifal was pleas
D ing throughout. He has an eXcellen
and attractive voice. The character j
= hard one to portray there is
i touch of the nhuman about 1t II
D many of the scenes. Mr.. Grattan wa
worthy of the role.
As far as able Interpretation goe
4 the character of Klinschor. the blacl
, knight OF Necromancy. in the hand
: of Mr.. Dasheill, might be considered
, next 10 Kundry. the strongest IN TN
cast. Mr.. Dasheill's powerful an'
clear voice. his splendid physique
a his sincere effort, marked him as al
: actor of no mean ability. Mr.. Cot
ton made a good Anfortas, The mino
r. speaking characters were all wei
portrayed. ~
Beyond doubt 'Parsifal' is th'
most elaborately staged theatrica
: production that has been seen II
, Grand Junction in years. The set
. Itings for the different scenes OF TN
I four acts were resplendant in thei
\ beautv. Every setting was complete
The company carries great amour
1 OF scenery. and contrary TO the pollci
: carried out by many OF the leaulHl
4 comnanies. every one of the big set
: Itings was employed Saturday nlsh'
+ The scenery and the mechanical AM
electrical effects were of the high
d. EST excellence. Careful attention ma
! been given to every detail of the lon
= list OF stage pictures and the SCI
a tings were admirably and smoothl
1 handled by the twenty or more stag
r hands. The two transfirmatlol
scenes in the third act were perefect
~ executed with swiftness that wa
really remarkable, the change iron
p Kiinschor's study in the castle ofevil
i TO the magic garden of nareoti
blooms was made in an instant an
g with only the sound of the NEGRO
= mnncer's voice TO break the silence
The setting for the garden Is a dream
.. of beauty. The final to THIS seen
h worked the audience to a hisn pltc
of enthusiasm. Parsifal IS heId
e prisoner by Kundry and maidens' am
- EIinschor appears with the sacre
@ enear for which Parsifal is seekln
= and throws IL AT him TO inhict the I'M
< mortal would Parsifal catches tn
t. smear in it's flight and then lnvokln
e. the curse on Klinschor calls down Tn
l. v-rath of heaven. the lightning
s flashed. flames shot up on every nan
O adding their cracking roar ana aN
- mi noise. the whole scene seemed e1
It welcomed in flames and the ehecl