The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-03-15
1.-THE WOMAN SOUL LEADETH
.gs.t US UPWARD AND ON"
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orchestra are absolutely perfect, ow-
ing, probably, TO the fine quality of
the conductors as well as of the mus
icians, who are all Of them artists on
their respective Instruments and ow-
ing, too, to the innumcrablc rchear-
sails. A musician who plays at Bay
reuth every year, and who is also n
member of the Damrosch Orchestra,
told me that there would be twenty
to thirty rehearsals at Bayreuth to
one here i'll this country.
The choruses, composed of the
Elsas and Lohcngrins of the smaller
German theatres, are magnificent too.
finer than | have heard them any
where else. Now all these people,
however small and ,utistic they may
be i'll their private life-thcy, too,
seem to throw Off their mcancr sell
YES during the performance and be-
come harmonious parts in the great
organism of the whole.
Simple and Digniied.
There is simplicity and Il divinity
about it all which is rharming--an alb
:>"lurr lack Of posing for lis own sake.
~ '"r the pulI">r Of hri~htcniMw the
effectiveness of Il Su-callcd star. And
this must ill us with special delight,
lis who are living in the country of
stars at strife. mostly with their i'm
potent and imarli>lic surroundings.
G" to BaNrruih (" see what Il per-
frcl "rnScmbIr' means. It is the
work Of art which is of supreme I'M
p"rlanrr I" the prima donna as well
a> |" the mute. to the first viuliniSt
rs well a> the drum-bratrr and to
such an extent the individual here
disappears hrhinl the work Of art
THAI II" appIau>" IS rr$p"n,lrd to and.
therefore. not offered. The curtain is
never raised nj the end of the acts
except |" slow >"Iur very impressive
scenic effects again. rs the last scene
IN the MriSlrr$in"rr for Instance.
but the musical actors, aS Wagner
calls his Sin"rrS, are never called out
The scenery. again. is another item
which Is in perfect harmony with the
wh"lr--a lttm" background ALWAYS
for the world of joy and sorrow. hoIi
hess and sin. passion and peace. in
NA"nrr : works. And 50 fine is the
prr>lrrllv" of the Nayrruth theatre
and :" perfect the management of
this part of the ART "rwaniSt that ,ihe
III, ,,,.. +,
tanned throughout.
When the curtain had fallen ON the
last Srcnr of the "Rhringolh. the
scene where the rainbow, the bridge
OF The gods. is pointing the way to
Nalhalla | walked out Of thc theatre
hali mr"n~ri"l> nl where | was 90.
ln-;. and when ! loukrd about me
again | SAM the real sun in II sea uf
glorious color just setting on Bav-
rruth in the valley beneath me and
tins picture blended with the other
one So naturally that | hardly knew
the transition.
The blending Of all arts in one orca,
whole. the organic union of poetry;
painting, Srul ulpturc. all cncirclcd bv
the great mediterranean Of music, and
all r"HI"inlly w"rkin" for the uplirl-
ing TT the German Spirits--thiS is
Wa2nrr'> ideal of great work Of
art. Has hr attained it?
Looking back at my experience AT
Bayreuth that summer ami remembers
lng, work Is At"ncmcnt for mans
transGrrSSinns through the love of
woman. feel like answering this
question: with the last lines Of Goc-
thr'< "f'auSt:
'Thc Indc<cribahlc
There i, is done:
The woman Soul Lradcth us