| 262. Correspondence with Marie Steiner 1901–1925: 236. Letter to Rudolf Steiner
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| 262. Correspondence with Marie Steiner 1901–1925: 236. Letter to Rudolf Steiner
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236To Rudolf Steiner in Dornach March 1925, Stuttgart Dear E., a thousand thanks for your kind letter. We are all very much looking forward to tonight. Hopefully the noise of the children will not drown out the sound of the sunrise. Afterwards, the teachers have invited the eurythmists to a tea party. We have had a series of very successful evenings behind us. Heidenheim (full house), which earned us three hymns as reviews, - Karlsruhe, where the atmosphere was very warm and enthusiastic (- reviews have not yet been sent to us -), except for very few empty chairs in the last row of expensive seats, it was packed (1200 people) - Mannheim also went very well; even though it was confirmation morning in town, there were only a few empty rows at the very back of the long hall. Bernhard Klein 17 was confirmed, visited me (with roses) and asked to give you his best regards; the Leinhas, where Flossy lived, also had a confirmation celebration. Everything we have heard about the comments of the audience sounds very enthusiastic; there are even claims that people cried at the Faust scene in Mannheim. It is almost a shame that no further performances could take place between the pedagogical conference and today: Schuurmans, in particular, had to go to Dornach because of their house. With them, I then dismissed Savitch and de Jaager, since they could be dispensed with for the local school performance. It is striking how well things went in the end, and how much everyone has learned through the repetitions. The 'Urträume' (dreams of the origin of the soul),18 We were supposed to present them at the pedagogical conference, but they have of course been somewhat forgotten. These include the work of Frau Lewerenz,19 We have to do it on Saturday evening or Sunday in Dornach, and then we will go straight back to Stuttgart. Tomorrow I have to hold a lot of rehearsals; first with the Stuttgart group, who have to fill the second part of our program with the big group pieces. Then the students' performance, for which there is so much material that I certainly can't get through it all. For a poetry evening, I have also been talked into it by Schwebsch 20 still let myself be talked into it after I had initially declined: I want to venture into Pandora's 21 But . to my horror, I see that time is running out for everything again. I am almost wondering whether I will not have to stay here. I would have liked to travel on Wednesday and leave Dornach again on Sunday morning. If it were a three-hour drive, I would not have hesitated for a moment; but if it means spending eight hours in a closed car over snow-covered mountain roads, I am a little worried about my strength. I will probably make the decision tomorrow, after I have seen whether I can finish the preparations here. The Piper evening, which was supposed to take place on Saturday evening, as we decided at the board meeting here, has been postponed because the Waldorf School is having a concert that evening; now I have to see how I manage that, because Piper was already looking forward to it, and it is perhaps the best way to soften him after all. Schwebsch, who persuaded me to use Pandora and from whom I requested introductory music, has also not yet had the time or the head to suggest something. It will probably have to be Bruckner rather than Bach. The event is to take place in the school, so we won't have the organ harmonium. For the Piper evening, on the other hand, I have to arrange something with Arenson, on the harmonium, which also needs to be rehearsed. So I see with horror – as always in Stuttgart, hundreds of things that still need to be done. Mrs. Kolisko 22 has become so close to me. I didn't even know that she had had this longing for a long time. Now she wants me to be her mother, and I have to give such a prominent daughter the time she wants. And all the speakers and actors! But if you have experienced this terrible, ever-deepening decline again, as we did on the trip, you don't feel at all justified in depriving those people of the opportunity to be saved. The priests, on the other hand, are all making remarkable progress in speaking; this must come from the content of their ritual. I find it so regrettable with Unger; there is so much mass suggestion involved. What has been said by certain prominent people who have been so deceived by themselves is now circulating among young people like a dictum. Rath, for example, seems to explain to newcomers that Unger is a pest to society. Stein 23 always refers to you when he wants to condemn Unger to passivity. Maybe I should talk to the people. Or not? What do you think? I have to close. Warmest Marie Should a Piper evening here be announced as originating from the Section for the Arts of Eurythmy or from the board? What do you think? Postscript on page 1: The children at school were delighted, but thought the performance was too short.
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| 262. Correspondence with Marie Steiner 1901–1925: 237. Letter to Marie Steiner in Stuttgart
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| 262. Correspondence with Marie Steiner 1901–1925: 237. Letter to Marie Steiner in Stuttgart
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237To Marie Steiner in Stuttgart Goetheanum, March 23, 1925 M.l.M. I really cannot express to you how much I admire your dedicated work and how grateful I am to you for everything you do so beneficially. The fact that you are also taking on the school is particularly significant. Because the children need impulses now that they do not see me. And above all, you bring art into the school, an element that it needs so much. Regarding your question about the Piper evening, it would be good if it started with the section of the speaking arts. If it seems right to you, just organize it that way, sign the program with the addition “Section of the Speaking Arts” and add only my name. However, if you also find the time to talk to the opponents of Unger, that could be good. I have already written to you about the state of affairs. Everything is going terribly slowly for me; I am actually quite desperate about this slowness. I don't want you to decide to come here on the snow trails. But to discuss this, the letter will probably arrive in Stuttgart too late. I just hope I hear soon that you won't make this superhuman effort. Unfortunately, I have received some very bad news from Horn. Polzer,24 who worked on this matter with incomparable dedication. My sister is almost completely blind. Now the necessary arrangements have to be made. But everything is going well. I hope that our medical friend Dr. Glas,25 who is making an eye examination in Horn, will send a detailed medical report in a few days. As I said, Polzer has taken the matter very energetically in hand. Here – I don't know whether I should write about the matter, but it is better if you are not completely unaware of it until you get here. P. is in a wild state. He and she will now live separately for a few days on the advice of Dr. W.[egman]. There seems to have been a real storm. He seems to have lashed out, injuring himself so badly that he had to be bandaged in the clinic. It seems certain that there will also be offspring. I love you so much and send you my very best thoughts and warmest feelings. Your Rudolf Steiner Dr. Rudolf Steiner
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