Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-10-06
: SONG RECITAL FRIDAY.
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Nine. OhlsOn-SOlem Will Appear at
the Grand in Fine Program.

have the privilege OF nearing Nine.
Ohlson-Solem, the celebrated singer
| in a program of high class songs at
the Grand opera house. She will be
accompanied by Mrs. Jessie Erwin
Marsh on the piano. A program has
been arranged for that will no doubt
prove one of the finest given here in
years. The following compliment
tary notice appeared in a Berlin, Ger
many, paper, and we have had it
translated for Public Opinion. Nine.
Ohlson-Solem was a resident of Ber-
lin for some time.
Roland from Berlin, Aug. 1913.
In the far off mountains of Ger
many, away from the regular route
of tourists, nesting in a chain known
as the Iserkamm part of the Rie-
sengebirge, lies the scattered Will.
age of Schreiberhau, we'll known
as being the most exclusive Artists
Colony in Germany. Almost before
the winter season has reached it's
end, and until the crisp winds of
autumn no longer make it comforta-
bic, these artists leave their city
homes to revel here in Natures
glories. Here are to be found such
celebrities as Prof. Hams Fechner,
famous for his paintings of royalty
and nobility-now totally blind
but whose writings have brought him
as much fame as his portraitures--
"a ten minutes walk through odorous
Tannenbaume brings you to the nev-
er-to-be forgotten home of Herman
Hendricks, the intimate friend Of
the great Wagner, and his son Sieg-
fried. Hendricks was the first paint
er to bring the Nibelungen Ring into
definite form on canvas-his home
is so exclusive, that but few are
ever invited to cross his threshold.
A short distance from his Villa
stands the Sagen-Halle built for the
exhibition of his marvellous paint
ings of Norwegian Mythology-up-
on which, The Nibelungen Ring was
built Outside the Halle, rests an.
immense stone, upon which the Gods
offered their sacrifices, for through
out this mountainous region, the
Walkyre held their wild rides and
their restless spirits still hover
there. Do you doubt it? Then enter
the great, black Tannin Woods at
sunset, there comes the long pierre
ing swish and swirl. The moaning
and signing and maddening, deafen-
ing roar, and soughing of the winds
that seem to wreak their fury on
you, and the very tree branches
reach out to grasp you in anger
That a human being should tread
where the Gods held sway.
Around this stone, are held, yyear-
ly, the Wotan Rites, with the silver
haired Hendricks as Wotan in white,
flowing garments and wreath of
oak leaves on his head, surrounded
by young maidens dressed as Priest
esses-circling the company, great
flames of red ascend-then at the
close of the Wotan Ceremonies, mu-
sic peals forth from the Sagen Halle,
and the company enter to sit at the
banquet table, where only pure
blooded Normans who are artists Of
achievement, may take part. This
stately procession is headed By Wo-
then Prof. Hams Fechner, arm il
arm, with the guest of honor, a
Ohlson-Solem of the wonderful
Wagner voice'-followed by narnt-
ers, sculptors, poets. Here you see
Prof. Irrgang, organist of the kais-
er's Down in Berlin" there also
sit Gerhard Hauptmann and lis
brother Karl, the one famous for
his Weber" (Weavers) and The
other for his 'Bergschmiede"- IA
few seats farther, sits Herr voL
Strom noted for his dramatic and
productions-there, too,
the painter and poet, Fritz Rumpf,
whose luxurious Villa faces the
Kaiser's marble palace in Potsdain-
near him sits Herr Seidel, Director
of Art in the Kaiser's palaces, AMI
the Hohenzollern Museum, next to
him, you see one of the greatest ar
of modern times, Bernhard
Sehring, with the graceful dancer
from the Dalcroze School of Dancing |
then Herr Roscher a musical p'o-
tege of the Kaiser's school of Music. |
After the banquet is over, the Halle !
is cleared of tables. and all join in
rhythmic dance, care is taken by the
jewellers as they see their aior.i |