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Show INTERPRETED PARSIFAL. Rubin Goldmark Thrills Large Audience Audi-ence With His Lecture. Rulln Goldmark thrilled a large audience audi-ence at Unity hall last right with his beautiful interpretation of Richard Wag-ner'e Wag-ner'e great opera. "Parsifal.1 The plot Is centered about the quest for the Holy Grail, tho cup from which the Savior drank at "The Last Supper" Tho hero. Parsifal, derives his name from the Arabian language, meaning "gullslesi fool." fool being used In tho Arabian sense. The hero is Introduced as a simple sim-ple peasant lad having wounded a swhh In the holy forest of the grail He accompanies ac-companies a knight to the palace of the grail, where he watches the Buffering of the. stricken king. Amphartup Hiinnlng Is one of the most striking Characters Of Wagners women, her dual nature Is wonderful, one moment tho bvwUching flower maiden, the next th wild horse-woman. In her fantastic garb, seeking lialms for tho stricken klntc. Amphartue. Many motives are intermingled during tho oom the most promlm-ni ones being be-ing a the motive of the love feast, which sounds throughout the opera. h) The motive of the grail This Is a combination com-bination of tho Gregorian and Dresden music: fci the striving motlv Of Faith This th.me blends exquisitely with the b.vo motlv- as a fltt.ng close for the first art. The, PHI motive is deep nnd solemn, and ring out clearl) during the opera. The orchestral and scenic effects were beautifully Illustrated by Mr Goldmark. Tho awakening of Parsifal to the consciousness con-sciousness of pity wax wonderful, as was thM close of tne dramatic second act. Parsifal In the last act appears as the hero of mature years, as the animated Parsifal Mr Goldmark w-III be assisted tonight by Miss Agatha Berkhoel, who w-iii sing a varied collection of songs, based on the national folk airs of the nations of Europe and Scandinavia. The songe will be sung In the original languages Mr Goldmark leaves tomorrow for Ogden to give two lectures in that cltj . |