Word: wagnerian
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Castle Square Opera Company makes its second Wagnerian production the coming week, the selection of "Tannhauser" having been made by Director Jaxon with a view to gratifying the wishes of thousands of Castly Square patrons who are eager to have a further hearing of the Wagner repertoire. As was done in the "Lohengrin" production, the organization will be largely augmented to meet the demands of the opera as regards the chorus and orchestra, and some singers, new to the company, will be heard in some of the roles...
...chorus and orchestra have, in their performances, fully justified the promises made by Directors Jaxon and Hirschfeld when the production was decided upon. The good musical work of the organization has been supplemented by magnificent stage settings, accurate and splendid costumes and accessories, and the first venture in the Wagnerian repertoire by the company has been made a notable event in every way. During the coming week the Elsas of the cast will be Fatmah Diard and Clara Lane, the former artist making her re-entry as a member of the Castle Square Company on Monday evening. "Lucia di Lammermoor...
...became implicated in the troubles between Russia and Poland. Fate never favored him - "the irony of fate twice enlisted the most ardent lover of freedom against freedom's own cause, in America and Poland." "The Poetry of the Commonplace," by II. G. Pearson is a study in the Wagnerian Drama. It is well conceived and well written. The only story of the number, "the Rewards of the Republic," is a strong and entertaining story. The best thing in the number is the editorial on Dr. Peabody. It is seldom our pleasure to read in a college paper an article...
...Wagner and Tannheuser in Paris, 1861," Mr. Edward H. House offers a welcome contribution to that constantly-swelling mass of Wagnerian literature. This particular article gives Mr. House's reminiscences of the great musician, of his private life in Paris, always characterized by a quiet graciousness of manner which drew his friends strongly...