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Show PARSIFAL ON SATURDAY NIGHT One of the most promising signs of lato years in connection with the drama Is tho greatly increased Interest Inter-est shown by tho better class of theater-goers In dramatic productions of a semi-religious and religious nature. Among the more notable of tills class of plays may be mentioned "The Eternal Eter-nal City," "Quo Vadls," "Sign of tho Cross," "Mary of Magala,""Hen Hur" and "Tho Shepherd King." Each of these dramas lias met with distinct favor, not only occasioned by tho beauty and deptn of tho various themes presented, but because, also, thero Is no greater or more graphically dramatic material to be gained from any source than that of tho Ulble. The latest and most successful of all religious dramas seeu in this country, although for years past It lias been witnessed In Europe, Is Richard Wag-ner's Wag-ner's magnificent spectacle -"Parsifal." While there Is not a biblical character charac-ter seen In the production, it Is essentially es-sentially a grandly religious work. It Is true thero are borne sacicrt objects dealt with, but they aio used only as a means to au end; to attain tho purpose pur-pose the author desired, without in any way violating Christian truths or treating upon one's Christian susceptibility. suscepti-bility. It Is slmplv a great moral drama, conceived and written by a Christian gcnlous. In tho elTorb to reproduce tho reverential atmosphcro of the original surroundings and In other details tho tradition of Haireuth will be preserved during the engagement engage-ment horo at tho Thatcher Opera house Wednesday, October 3 1st except in tho commencing time, which has been slightly changed. Formerly tu commencing time wasfi::io, and a two hour intermission was given for dinner. din-ner. This long intermission has been done away with, which permits of commencing tho Hist act at 7:45; tho performance concluding at 11 o'clock. The publio Is most earnestly requested re-quested to subscribe to the rule that everybody should bo seated before the house Is darkened and the ilrst act begins, It will bo Impossible to seat i anyone at this Juncture. Amplo I warning will b2 given befoio the ilsc of tho curtain on each act by a company com-pany of trumpeters who will sound a "Parsiral" motif In lobby of the thcatio. To those who arc not familiar with tho legends of tho "Holy (Jrall," and Intend being present at tho performance perform-ance of "Parsifal" at tho Thatcher opera houso on tho night of Wednesday, Wednes-day, October .'II, it would not bo out of place to suggest that they could read up on tho subject before that date to their sdvantagc. In doing so they will also considerably enhance their appreciation and enjoyment of the beautiful spectacle Itself. There Is plenty of good material on tho subject sub-ject that can bo secured at any first-class first-class book sellers or libraries. |