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If, indeed, from the stage setting and from the music introduced into it, it is already an artistic spectacle, it cannot be called an example of ancient art restored. It was a theatrical ornament to a prince's festival."
The only question is to inspire it with courage and constantly to fan its enthusiasm. That will be the only task of the police to-morrow." "And they will fulfil that task with the utmost cheerfulness. I shall to-morrow " "As far as you are concerned," said Thugut, interrupting him, "it seems to me you will be unfortunately prevented from participating in the patriotic festival to-morrow.
"Now, then, I beg you to say it quickly," cried Ebenstreit, impatiently; "I repeat, that we are very busy with preparing for to-day's festival." "You will not give any fete to-day," said Splittgerber, solemnly. Ebenstreit, cringing and frightened, gazed at the old man who looked sadly at him. The baroness laughed aloud, sneeringly.
If the weather should be unpropitious the festival was to be in the church vestry. All that day Dorinda was busy baking and icing cake. She was not going to the festival partly because I was going and she could not leave Mother but principally because such affairs were altogether too frivolous to fit in her scheme of orthodoxy.
But for her anxiety about her father and her dread of the Amban's return her worst trial would have been the monotony of her captivity, were it not that the memory of Wargrave and her unhappy love caused her many a sleepless night. With nothing to occupy her mind she hailed the festival of the Devil Dance as a welcome distraction.
From his sick bed he rebuked his officers severely that a temporary breastwork, huddled together by boors and burghers in the midst of a siege, should prove an insurmountable obstacle to men who had carried everything before them. The morrow was the festival of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, and it was meet that so sacred a day should be hallowed by a Christian and Apostolic victory.
Does it require nowadays, then, no special talent or gift to go on the stage? No more, we can assure our readers, than it does to write a book. But homely people and poor people can write books. As yet they cannot act. Christmas is supposed to be an altruistic festival. Then, if ever, we allow ourselves to go out to others in sympathy expressed by gifts and good wishes.
Anybody who, persuaded that Christmas is not what it was, feels that a festival must nevertheless be preserved, will do well to follow this example. To be content with the old forms and to vitalize them: that is the problem. Solve it, and the forms will soon begin to adapt themselves to the process of vitalization. All history is a witness in proof.
The morning of the May-day festival dawned bright and joyous; nature seemed to be smiling, and the "rosy-bosomed hours" began their flight toward the west, with that brilliant splendor which they always deck themselves in, in the merry month of May. Jacques rose early, and was at his mirror betimes.
An occasion of this kind had always a religious character, and often began with a procession to an altar or temple, where a sacrifice was offered, followed by a banquet, and the solemnity concluded with a merry and boisterous revel. At this sacred and at the same time joyous festival, the chorus appeared and recited the triumphal hymn, which was considered the fairest ornament of the triumph.
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