The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-29

o'No Ava so's'N
~ information about the next sum-
n mer's performances at Bayreuth.
and as this may be OF wide In
teres, IL is here given. There will be Ave
representations OF Der Fliegende Hol-
laender," on July % and 81 and August
s. II and 49, "Parslfal' will be sung on
July 23. August |. 4. :. s. 10 and 20.
"Der Ring des N.belungen" will be given
twice. the first time on July 25, rs, ~
and 30 and the second time on August
IL, IA. Is, II and 10,
The price for seats at "Parsifal" and
der F'l!egende Hollaender" is 20 shE-
lings each. or about So. For the Ring"
series seats can be purchased only for
all four dramas at total OF 70. or
roundly speaking s. performance.
These tickets can be ordered directly
from the "Verwaltung der Buehnen-
r festsp, ele" Bayreuth. or through
Schenker, l6 Promenade Platz, Munich.
, Travellers carrying light luggage will
be glad to know that evening dress Is
not worn at the performances.
Applications for rooms in Bayreuth
have to be made through the "Woh-
nungscom.te," and here some caution Is
neces sary. for this committee is a
pretty high handed organization and
= sometimes treats visitors from the
United States with scant courtesy. You
are, however. quite at Their mercy.
r You are informed that rooms can be
had at hotels or In private houses
Prices are quoted to you and you prob
ably bid the highest. which Is cor used
to bel 10 marks. about $3.50 II day.
You may get a good room and you
may get bad one The hotels in Bay
reuth are very poor, and to escape
them you may decide to take private
rooms. You Will be lucky II when you
arrive in Bayreuth you do not find
yourself allotted to a stury little closet
In top story fiat. on the whole the
hotel is safer. Whatever you get, ac-
cept II in silence. You will find II you
try to make an exchange that your APP
plication constitutes contract and that
you must pay for the room allotted to
you by the wise and puissant Won.
nungscOm.te.
The performances begin at or . in
the afternoon. according to the length
Of the drama. Long intermissions are
made and you can walk in the pleasant
grounds about the theatre or take re-
freshments in the good restaurants. The
writer has found the most convenient
plan OF eating is to take substantial
luncheon late in the day. a bit Of light
refre shment after the first act and "A
good supper after the performance in
the theatre restaurant, where you are
likely to see many OF the celebrities.
Cabs are scarce In Bayreuth and
sometimes ON arrival one has to wait
n long time at the station. In going 10
the performances II is no great hardship
to walk the mile to the Festspiehaus
Perhaps II may not be amiss 10 add that
1t Is well worth while to 20 to a Bay
reuth festival, despite the fact that the
dramas are better presented in New
York. There is much OF interest in the
surroundings. in the attitude OF the
audiences and in the disclosures Of Ger
man art ideals.
The restaurant to which so many
people go after the performances is q
gathering place for distinguished
musicians, connoisseurs and visitors
from various parts OF Europe, One ma,
see there extraordinary demonstrations
IN honor OF conductors or singers. Tn,
writer recalls one Of these after rep
resentation OF "Loh-ngrin" conducted
by the composers son, Siegfried Wag
ner
Some time after the restaurant ha,
apparently settled down to the business
Of the evening the entrance was thrown
open and young MIR. Wagner appeared
He was still in a profuse perspiratior
from his efforts with the baton and h
wore covert coat with the cola
turned up to guard against taking cold
In his hand he carried IA large bouque
which some fervent admirer had sent L
him and he walked slowly down the cen
tire aisle between tables bowling RICH
and left, while the whole emblag
rose clapped hands and the more en-
thuslastic Germans shouted "Hoch!"
II was an interesting sight. for MI
Wagner had not conducted the per
Torrance well. The orchestra wa
most Of the time proceeding In de
. uidedy uneven manner, one end Of
being out OF time with the other, Will
not infrequently the singers were no
in time with either end But IN
staging OF the opera was indeed ex
cellcnt, and this was the result q
Siegfried Wagner's stage management
The action OF the chorus in part!cu'a
was devised with an eye to p!ctoria
animation and to strong dramatic effec
II seemed u this writer that in tn
course of the representation the con
ductor was so busy watching the actio
that he forgot the music. But as
designer Of stage groupings and move
lent young Wagner has no gres
superior