Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-03

will be featured unsteady in
Washington by the preSen-
- tation of the remaining
three of the Ring des Nibelun-
gen" tetralogy, and Tristan und
Isolde" all by Richard Wagner,
and produced by the German
Grand Opera Co. All perform
ances will begin at an early hour
of the evening, and, with such
an hour, two annoying obstacles
which hampered the matinee per-
Torrance of "DaS Rheingold"
January %, should be absent.
The company should be able to
get settings and costumes in
place so as to start on time and
the pounding pile-driving ma
chine used in the daytime in con-
Struction work, on lot back OF
the theater should be silent.
1t is probable that the German
Grand Opera Co., as reorganiZed
by S. Hurok, a recognized leader
among managers of musical events
of New York, will content itself
with giving the Wagnerian works
with as adequate equipment, mu-
sically, scenically and histrionic-
ally, as it can without attempting
further to make any illusions to
"Bayreuth Traditions"
Mrs. Siegfried Wagner, wife of
the son of the great composer,
has written a letter of protest,
disclaiming any connection with
this company or the latter'S right
to attach Bayreuth glory to its
banner. The letter, addressed to
Lawrence Gilman, critic Of the
New York Herald Tribune, re-
queSting he deliver the message
further to the American press,
said:
"Bayreuth. Haus wahnfried.
den 20 December, 2S.
Dear Mr. Gilman:
bot Brings an announcement Of Bayreuth'
coming to Indianapolis. We know that this
g. q Mr. Gr'Hd
as we heard about our name 'Bayreuth' be-
Ing brought into connection with this, we
him to call his company anything like Bay
reuthi He sent us q very old dirty-lookinE
deTmsn ee opers Co. ' to means that
was not misusing the word Bayreuth. This
Prospectus
nam aaa How sf can they do SO thinkine Of the
our chorus, none Of our conductors, none Of
our decorations and none OF our tecnni ca
men, They may perhaps hay have one ne. Or s sne
notice to the American. press that this
w wnGle SayseUths We nV viii feel very much
obliged to you for doing so.
ths 9s. 46 SotS Of she sn
c cnS 1' yours. w1NiFRED wAdNER
This does not necessarily mean
that the productions which the
German Grand Opera Co. will
present in Washington during the
coming week may not be very
worthy presentations, but it does
mean that any audiences witness
ing them should not confuse them
with the productions given with
such laboriouS care and precision
in Bayreuth which are festival
events to which musicians from
the whole world make pilgrimageS
during the Summer season.
It is to be hoped that the pro-
auctions this week will be exceed
ingly interesting and entertaining.
There is an education value Of de-
cided degree attached to any sin
cere presentation, however hum
BILE, Of the works Of such a master
as Richard Wagner. Much in
Spiration can be aroused even II
they are not given in the Bay
reuth manner"
"Das Rheingold," already given,
and "Die Goetterdaemmerung, the
final opera in the tetralogy, are
especially distinguished by this
being their initial presentation in
Washington. A very good produc-
ton on a modest scale was offered
of "Die Walkuere" by the Wash
ington Opera Co. last year and
Tristan und Isolde" also was
much liked by as many as given
by this company. The writer did
not hear it.
The stories of the three remain
ing ring" operas and also OF
that master-work, Tristan und
Isolde" are given concisely else
where on this page. For those
who care to find preparation for
understanding the musical scores,
there are lecture recitals an
nounced by Miss Anita Schade for
Friday night at her studio, by
Miss Julia Schelling at the D. G.
headquarters of the League OF
American Pen Women on Sixteenth
street, this afternoon, and there
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