Preface by Angela Locher Foreword to the German Edition by Virginia Sease Note to the English Translation by Virginia Sease Acknowledgments From the Biography of the Goetheanum Hill in Dornach, 1913˗1930 in 38 Images     Part I   Why Does the Building Bear the Name Goetheanum? Marie von Sivers and Rudolf Steiner’s Mutual Work for Speech Formation The Drama Course The Illness and Death of Rudolf Steiner Marie Steiner’s Development of the Acting Ensemble through Speech Formation Work from the Section for the Performing Arts. Edwin Froböse is Summoned as Co-Worker From the Work with Eurythmy The Work on the Second Goetheanum and on the First and Second Mystery Dramas Transferring Rudolf Steiner’s Wooden Sculpture into the New Building: Jan Stuten The Inauguration Conference in the Second Goetheanum. September 29 to October 7, 1928 The Creation and Development of the Speech Choir Kurt Hendewerk: Our Path to Speech. From the Section Work with Frau Dr Steiner Tours of the Dornach Speech Choir 1928˗1934 1932 – Events Presented by the Section for the Performing Arts. Honouring Goethe’s 100th Death Year Press Releases about the Speech Choir Marie Steiner’s London Visit and the Trip to Ireland: Contribution by Birrethe Arden-Hansen Rehearsals for the Michaelmas Conference 1929 The Christmas Conference 1929 and the Memorial for Carl Unger Memories about Marie von Sivers as an Actress in Munich: Carl Unger Max Gümbel-Seiling Margarita Woloschin Felix Peipers   Part II   Marie Savitch: From the Life of Marie Steiner-von Sivers Childhood Marie von Siver’s Youth Life with Her Brother on the Estate in Novgorod Paris – Her Deepest Interest Is Directed toward Speech and Drama. Study with Marie Favart Return to Russia [1897]. The Encounter with Maria von Strauch-Spettini Letters of Maria von Strauch-Spettini to Marie von Sivers The Meeting with Édouard Schuré The Encounter with Rudolf Steiner From Rudolf Steiner’s Autobiography Rudolf Steiner’s Activity in the Worker’s Educational School Marie von Sivers Becomes a Member of the Theosophical Society Appeal to Marie von Sivers to Become Rudolf Seiner’s Co-Worker and, under His Leadership, Leader of the Berlin Lodge and Secretary of the German Section Further Letters from Marie Strauch-Spettini and Her Death  The Development of the German Section of the Theosophical Society Further Development of the German Section and Traveling Together Rudolf Steiner’s First Encounter with Édouard Schuré in Paris Mutual Work in the Development of Speech ‘Eleusis to Hölderlin’ by Hegel Ariel Scene from Faust Part II: Act One, Faust Monologue ‘Behold the Sun’ by Rudolf Steiner The Sacred Drama of Eleusis by Édouard Schuré. Correspondence with Schuré: Rehearsals for the Congress, Whitsun 1907 The Congress Programme, May 18 to 21, Whitsun 1907 The Impact of the Congress in the Following Years until the Beginning of the War The First Trip to Italy The Visit with Schuré in Barr The Year 1908 Marie von Sivers Established Her Publishing House with Johanna Mücke The First Visit to Malsch The Visit to Schuré and the Third Trip to Italy. Naples and Paestum The Seventh General Assembly, October 25, 1908 Novalis and the Novalis Event, October 27, 1908 The Year 1909. Inaugurating Art Rooms in Berlin The Festival Plays. The Children of Lucifer by Édouard Schuré The Year 1910 Lectures to Members in Various Cities about the Appearance of Christ in the Etheric World Preparations for Rudolf Steiner’s First Mystery Drama The Festival Plays in Munich, July-August 1910 The Year 1911 – The Year of Marie von Sivers’ Serious Illness: The Summer Festival Plays from July 14 to August 15, 1911: I.  The Drama of Eleusis; The Portal of Initiation; The Soul’s Probation II. The Building of the House in Stuttgart. The Laying of the Foundation Stone and the Inauguration III. The Endowment Attempt IV. The End of the Year 1911 and the ‘Dream Song of Olaf Åsteson’ The Year 1912. Public Lectures in Berlin and Other Cities Rudolf Steiner’s Wills The Trip to Helsingfors and the Address and Lectures for the Russian Friends From the Book: The Green Snake Rudolf Steiner’s Calendar of the Soul Return Trip on April 15 via Stockholm. Rudolf Steiner Introduced the Calendar of the Soul in Various Cities The Festival Plays of 1912. The New Drama: The Guardian of the Threshold Further Events in the Autumn of 1912 The Trip to Basel for the Lecture Cycle on the Gospel of St. Mark The Birth of Eurythmy A Report from Lory Smits The First Visit to Dornach on October 2, 1912 Remembrances of Marie von Sivers and Nelly Grossheintz-Laval The Dornach Hill Becomes the Focus for the Building The Founding of the Anthroposophical Society: Contribution by Virginia Sease Preparations for the 1912 Christmas Conference in Berlin and the Year 1913 Rudolf Steiner Made Young People Aware of Eurythmy Rudolf Steiner Observed the Work of Lory Smits and Her Students The Decision to Erect the Building in Dornach The Time of the Festival Plays 1913. The New Drama: The Souls’ Awakening The First Eurythmy Demonstration for the Members Rudolf Steiner’s First Introductory Words to Eurythmy The Laying of the Foundation Stone for the Building in Dornach, September 20, 1913 The Address for the Laying of the Foundation Stone of the Dornach Building Oslo, October 1-6, 1913. The Beginning of the Communications about the Fifth Gospel  About the Construction Work in Dornach Christian Morgenstern. His Connection to Rudolf Steiner and Marie von Sivers The Year 1914 Began The Construction of the Building in Dornach and the Lecture in Pforzheim, March 7, 1914 [The Five Primordial Words] Marie von Sivers: The Task for the Development of the Art of Eurythmy The Life at the Building Site. From the Remembrances of Assja Turgenief The Work on the Building The Outbreak of the First World War Assja Turgenieff: The War Years in Dornach Assja Turgenieff: The Work with Marie Steiner-von Sivers Assja Turgenieff: Christmas Days 1914. [December 24, 1914 – the Marriage of Rudolf Steiner with Marie von Sivers] The Lectures Art in the Light of Mystery Wisdom. From the Foreword by Marie Steiner The Dornach Crisis in 1915 About the Celebrations for the Dead and the Addresses Rudolf Steiner Gave during the War The Second Eurythmy Course in Dornach, 1915 Lea van der Pals: Frau Dr Steiner’s Work with Eurythmy     Part III   The Opening of the Building, September 26, 1920 Assja Turgenieff: The Night of the Fire The Time after the Fire The Year 1919. Working in the Public Domain The Public Lectures and Tours Arranged by the Concert Agency Wolff and Sachs. Opposing Forces The West-East Congress at Whitsun, Vienna 1922 The Trip to England via Holland The Visit to the Shakespeare Festival in Sratford-upon-Avon The Preparations for the Trip to Oxford The Year of Destiny in the History of the Anthroposophical Society 1923 Marie Steiner’s Situation during this Time. Description by Marie Savitch Marie Savitch Gave a Report of the Work in Dornach The Decision to Rebuild the Goetheanum in Switzerland Was Made by the Annual General Meeting of the Anthroposophical Society in Switzerland Additional National Societies Were Established The Trip to England, August 1923 The Time Shortly before the Christmas Conference From the Correspondence between Marie Steiner and Rudolf Steiner, November/December 1923 Rudolf Steiner: The Christmas Conference 1923/1924. From the Foreword by Marie Steiner The Visit in Torquay, England. [Summer School, August 11-22, 1924]     Part IV   Marie Steiner’s Destiny after Rudolf Steiner’s Death The Staging of Albert Steffen’s Dramas Performances of Goethe’s Faust, 1937/1938 and Marie Steiner’s 70th birthday Newspaper Articles and Reviews of Faust Performances The War Years 1939-1945 Albert Steffen’s Words from His Annual Report of the Annual General Meeting on April 6, 1941 From the Annual Section Report 1942. Edwin Froböse The Production of the Schiller Dramas with Tours through Switzerland The Bride of Messina [with Reviews] Opinions about Presenting Classical Performances to Students in Schools The End of the War, 1945 Guest Performance Tours through Germany The Conflicts in the Society Marie Steiner’s Appeal to the Members The Difficulties Increase Marie Steiner Established the Nachlassverein [Rudolf Steiner Legacy Association] The Time in Dornach after the War The Faust Days at the Goetheanum From the Last Years of Marie Steiner’s Life and Ehrenfried Pfeiffer’s Initiative in the USA The Correspondence of Ehrenfried Pfeiffer and Marie Steiner 1947 The Death of Jan Stuten Marie Steiner’s Death in Beatenberg. Report by H. W. Zbinden Eva Froböse: Remembrance of Marie Steiner’s Death and the Coffin Transport back to Dornach Fritz Götte: In Remembrance of Marie Steiner-von Sivers. The Memorial Celebrations Conclusion   Afterword by Angela Locher   Appendices I. Virginia Sease: The Collaboration of Rudolf Steiner and Marie Steiner in Esotericism II. Virginia Sease:  The Endowment III. Hans Büchenbacher: The Lecture in Munich on May 15, 1922, in the Hotel Vierjahreszeiten IV. H. W. Zbinden: Eternal Individuality. In Memoriam of Marie Steiner-von Sivers   Epilogue Contributors Index of Illustrations Bibliography

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