Three Vassar girls in Switzerland . tafternoon after the arrival ofthe three friends was TheMeistersinger. Taking theirlandladys pretty daughter, Min-na, with them, _ they drove outthrough the shady avenue inthe early afternoon, enjoying thebeautiful view from the summitof the hill. The performancebegan at four in the afternoon,and continued for one hour, whenthere was an intermission of anhour, during which the audiencestrolled in the woods at the backof the theatre, or patronized the cafe, returning for the second act;after which another hour of intermission occurred, followed by thethird an
Three Vassar girls in Switzerland . tafternoon after the arrival ofthe three friends was TheMeistersinger. Taking theirlandladys pretty daughter, Min-na, with them, _ they drove outthrough the shady avenue inthe early afternoon, enjoying thebeautiful view from the summitof the hill. The performancebegan at four in the afternoon,and continued for one hour, whenthere was an intermission of anhour, during which the audiencestrolled in the woods at the backof the theatre, or patronized the cafe, returning for the second act;after which another hour of intermission occurred, followed by thethird and last act, the concert ending at about nine oclock. The girls were struck, on entering the theatre, by one markedpeculiarity. There were no lights, and the auditorium was quite was Wagners desire, in order that the attention of the audiencemight not be distracted from the music by familiar faces, or by mag-nificent costumes. No one attends these operas to see or to be seen,but simply and solely for the sake of the FRAU SELIG. THE WAGNER FESTIVAL. 183
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