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262. Correspondence with Marie Steiner 1901–1925: 195a. Letter to Rudolf Steiner 28 May 1924, Naumberg Marie Steiner

262. Correspondence with Marie Steiner 1901–1925: 195a. Letter to Rudolf Steiner 28 May 1924, Naumberg Marie Steiner
195a To Rudolf Steiner in Dornach Wednesday, May 28, 1924 Naumburg, May 28 Hotel zum schwarzen Ross Dear E., Now perhaps the difficult part of our tour begins. In Erfurt, where there was a nice big theater that was quite well filled (it is otherwise never so full), we had hissing when the first applause started (after the second program number). He did that after every number, and when the audience kept clapping and demanding repeats, he whistled very loudly and artfully. Then he started whistling when I announced a number. Now, that wouldn't have done any harm, nor the giggling of some actresses, if we had all remained clever in the second part and, apart from the final number, had not given any repeats, as I wanted. Because I assumed that the opponent would behave even more scandalously in the second part. We were quite happy until the 'Nixe Binsenfuß', where he whistled and the audience clapped so much that Schuurman ¹² thought he had to repeat. It was unfortunate because all the clapping was more of a demonstration against the whistling, and the mood was no longer there. After the repeat, the man began to stomp and the actresses to squeak, and a lady shouted: “Can't this gang be thrown out?” The Tartini, the final number, was then applauded particularly ostentatiously and repeated. But the newspapers can now speak of a scandal after all, due to the penultimate scene, and that can now follow us on this journey, and also the whistler, which is quite dreadful and God knows how it may end. I have not yet seen an Erfurt newspaper, but a “Mitteldeutsche Zeitung” is supposed to be appearing there, which is particularly hostile to us and is said to have been particularly pleased about the fire at the Goetheanum. It would be fortunate that this toad house had been destroyed. Today, of course, I am not feeling particularly well in anticipation of the performance. It is mostly directed against me. And now I have no Marthas when I can't go on. I hope that everything went well in Paris and that your condition did not worsen. Warmest greetings, Marie On June 1st and 2nd, Hildesheim, Hotel Kaiserhof 12. Max Schuurman (1889-1955), became a member together with Jan Stuten in the Cologne branch in February 1911, from 1915, he worked as a musician at the Goetheanum, mainly for eurythmy.

262. Correspondence with Marie Steiner 1901–1925: 195a. Letter to Rudolf Steiner 28 May 1924, Naumberg

Marie Steiner

195a

To Rudolf Steiner in Dornach
Wednesday, May 28, 1924

Naumburg, May 28
Hotel zum schwarzen Ross

Dear E., Now perhaps the difficult part of our tour begins. In Erfurt, where there was a nice big theater that was quite well filled (it is otherwise never so full), we had hissing when the first applause started (after the second program number). He did that after every number, and when the audience kept clapping and demanding repeats, he whistled very loudly and artfully. Then he started whistling when I announced a number. Now, that wouldn't have done any harm, nor the giggling of some actresses, if we had all remained clever in the second part and, apart from the final number, had not given any repeats, as I wanted. Because I assumed that the opponent would behave even more scandalously in the second part. We were quite happy until the 'Nixe Binsenfuß', where he whistled and the audience clapped so much that Schuurman ¹² thought he had to repeat. It was unfortunate because all the clapping was more of a demonstration against the whistling, and the mood was no longer there. After the repeat, the man began to stomp and the actresses to squeak, and a lady shouted: “Can't this gang be thrown out?” The Tartini, the final number, was then applauded particularly ostentatiously and repeated. But the newspapers can now speak of a scandal after all, due to the penultimate scene, and that can now follow us on this journey, and also the whistler, which is quite dreadful and God knows how it may end. I have not yet seen an Erfurt newspaper, but a “Mitteldeutsche Zeitung” is supposed to be appearing there, which is particularly hostile to us and is said to have been particularly pleased about the fire at the Goetheanum. It would be fortunate that this toad house had been destroyed. Today, of course, I am not feeling particularly well in anticipation of the performance. It is mostly directed against me. And now I have no Marthas when I can't go on. I hope that everything went well in Paris and that your condition did not worsen.

Warmest greetings, Marie

On June 1st and 2nd, Hildesheim, Hotel Kaiserhof

12. Max Schuurman (1889-1955), became a member together with Jan Stuten in the Cologne branch in February 1911, from 1915, he worked as a musician at the Goetheanum, mainly for eurythmy.

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