The evening world., 1914-02-20

Iors . srsaA aulisaes that u hsld "a.
lhrailsd for thrss hours and forty
Of actual psrfofmanos. II
began at 80 and ended at . o'clock.
with ono intermission Of half IN hour
and another Of twenty minutes.
An ovstion 70 Olive Fremstad
marked the close Of The second oct.
After an the principal singers had
bosn called out several times II was
plsar that the audience wanted to
honor her alone for her impassionsd
lmpseDonation Of Brunnhilds; but
Rudolf Berger. who was sisgfried.
persisted In appearing with her.
Twice the curtains wors CLOSED and
twice they had 70 bs parted again.
The audience would not be baffled Of
IL desire. From all over the house
the applause kept up steadily.
Finally - several minutes having
Fremstad came out un-
accompanied to recsivs the homage.
For Mr.. Berger Il may b said that.
Appearing here for the nrst time ~
Siesfried, he may not have recognized
that the honor was not meant for
him; but what Of the stage manager
or the responsible person behind the
curtains7
Scarcely LEES remarkable was the
tribute to Alfred Hertx, the conduct.
Or. beloved of all true WaGnerites.
Warmly greeted when first he entered
tho orchestra pit, and before the sec
Ond act, the third act was delayed
two or three minutes by the applause
for him, and always his presence with
the singers before the curtain was
demanded. He deserved Il for his
sympathetic Interpretation OF the
score and for his masterful direction
OF ali his forces.
Histrionicaily Nine. Fremstad's
Brunnhilde was . remarkable feat,
From the time when joyously from
the valkyrie rock she sent sieg-
proud. wifely rejection Of Waltraute's
appeal TO give up the ring for the
saving Of WotAn and the gods In WAL
halla: In her abasement when over
como BY Siegfried disguised a. Gun
ther: In her tragic denunciation Of
Hiegfried before the 0ibichungB for
his perfdy. until her lofty renuncia-
ton before the immolation. she was
superb. On the singing side - much
may not be said. The music 10 not
easy and there 10 much Of It; and. al.
though Nine. Fremstad saved herself
throughout the first act. the great de-
mands upon her resources in the
second act. which she fully met. left
her not enough voice in reserve to do
full justice to her part In the final
scene.
Rudolf Berger's imposing ngure
and his good looks, even though his
costume drove ones thoughts to
Lohengrin. made him an ideal Sieg.-
fried to the eye. but the hardness and
colorlessness of his voice seemed more
In evidence even than at his previous
appearances. Something Of playful
ness with the Rhine maidens and
sorething of elevation in the nArra-
tive, too, were lacking. Carl Braun's
Hagen, the most striking Of his char
acterixations. httinsiy marked his
farewell for the season. II will be
remembered when some other OF his
impersonations are forgotten. Mr..
Braun has not sustained fully the I'M
pression he made last season. Some
thing Of indifference seems to have
crept into his work that, It 10 to be
hoped, he will have overcome before
he returns next winter.
Margarete Ober sang Waltraute
With impressive defamation and
beauty Of tone. She was also effect
i've a. Flosshilde of the Rhine Maid
ems. Lenora Sparkes. usually to be
depended upon. was not In good voice
as woglinde. Bella Alten was Well
gunde. Of the trio. Hermann Weirs
Gunther, Rita Fornia's 0utrune and
Goritz's Alberich are familiar. The
chorus Of the 0ibichungB sang ad-
mirably and acted with realism. IS
work did much for the excellence OF
the performance. Emilio Setti, the
chorus master. Ii to be congratulated
The new scenery was worth while
The Hall Of the Gibichungs was suf-
ficiently rude and simple to command
respect, and the view Of the Rhine
from in front Of It was an attractive
picture, a. was the scene OF Sieg-
fried's assassination Of Hagen. There
was not enough light in the Hall Of
the Gibichungs in the hrst act. and
whether the simple fan OF are in the
sky to picture the burning Of Wal
halla and the destruction Of the gods
il better than the old indifferent at
tempt to show Wotan and his heroes
In the midst Of the flames 10 to be