New-York tribune., 1909-09-12

child. Faust urges her TO fy. but her roo- mr.,
Is all swry- She recalls the scene q thar s-x
meeting and OF the love making n Dame Nfa--sz'.
garden. and the earlier music returns. as It to..
in Gounod's score and as IT was bound % Do A.
the end she draws hack IN horror from Faust arts-
uttering prayer above ths music of the c.lssriaJ
choir Just the executicrer appears Msay-otsls
prousunces her damned. but voices from On hirs
proclaim her salvation
The story OF Faust and 8Iarguerite is eudea me
IN pursuance OF his larger plan. already outiass
here. BOito makes use OF two scenes from the SEQ
ond part OF Goethes drama to I'll a fourth set ans
epilogue. They tell OF the adventure Of Faust Ts5
Helen Of Troy and OF bis death and the demons
defeat The Might OF the Classical saboathyT
serves dramatic purpose even less than the ssns
on the Broken, but as an tntermezzo IL hss mans
elements OF beauty and its scheme Is profounIH
poetical Unfortunately we can only artah %
knowledge OF the mission OF the seems IN the sub
with GOethe's poem in hand and counentartss 1ad
Boitos PREDATORY notes within reach The pcu-s
IS full OF serene lovshness. We ars The sho-sG
Peneus in the Vale OF Tempe. The moon az IN
zenith sheds IT'S light over the thicker q laurel an
olearders and foods 4 Doric templs on The lsf
Helen OF Troy and PantaIs. surrounded by roR
Of sirens. praise the beauty o. nature n an
auislte duet. which lows on as pIacidIy as re
FURNISHED stream Faust hes sleeping upoa -
fovery hank, and in his dreams calls upon Hsss.
in the intervals OF her song. Helen and PanLzls
He IS clad in his proper Ined1=vaI garb. IN srOrs
contrast 10 the classic robes or The dsnizsus CT the
valley in Thessaly. MephisropheIss suggests te
Faust that they now separate. the land OF sntqus
fable has no charm for him. Fausr IS breathing n
the 1diorn of HeIen's song like delicate perfuns
which inspires him with love Nephis-ophsss IcrEs
for the strong. resinous odors OF the Harz Noun
tains. where dominion over the Northern hass Be
longs to him. Faust is already gone. and Re is
about 70 depart when there approaches hand q
choretids With gentle grace they move through
Grecian dance, and Nephisyophsles rstres in dis
gust Helen returns profoundly disluiersd by a
vision of the destruction o. Troy. q which shs
was the cause. The choretds ssak 70 calm her IN
vain, but the tOrtUres OF conscience cease vhen
she sees Faust before her. Tie k1-els and pFaSas
her beauty and she confesses herself ensmoursd q
his speech. IN which sound answers sound Ike a
soft echo. What" She asks. "00-St Go % lsa71
sweet ami gentle an idiom" Love ne as
love YOU" replies FaUst in effect. IS they d'saa
pear through the bowers NV .-t Us rrn %
Goethe, his commentators ami BNi-os eNplan2i0N
notes to learn the deeper significance Of the episals
which, with all its gracious charm. must sun %
pear dramatically unpertneUt and dlsturons.
Rhyme was unknown to the Greeks. the music ~
whose verse came from syllable quantity. Hes
and her companions sing in classic strain, as VIZ
ness the opening duet
Faust addresses Helen in rhyme. ths disc'Ter
OF the Romantic poets
F'Orma ideal puriSsIUs
Della belleZZ2 eIer0a
Tn ii 81 pr0srsTHa
InnOmOratO al Suul-
NOlSi me la cruna
lG Jua pupIlla bruDa.
NaEa come Ia luna,
Ardente come % sole
Here, says Boito, IS myth Aoth oeaAu'-
and deep Helen and Faust represent Ciasslc ~
Romantic Art glOriOusly welded. Greek oea-s
and Germanic beauty cleaning under the Sa.
aureoie. glOrifed in embrace, and genef@''~~s
an ideal pOesy, eclectic. new and powerful
The contents OF the last act which shows y
Faust's death and salvation. have been set fofN
In the explanation of Boito's PHILOSOPHERS pI.
pose An eNpository note may however prom
ably be added in the poet-Composers own W.
Goethe places around Faust at the beginning g.
this scene four ghosty figures, who utter suaAs
and obscure words What Goethe has p'aeeu u
the stage we place in the orchestra. suoii-'-s
sounds instead of words. I'm order 70 render me's
iucorporeaI and trpalpable the Authorizations ' =.
trouble Faust on the brink of death. .-s