The theme of the study is a scenic interpretation of the unique music-dramatic trilogy Hippodamie (1888–1891) that was placed on the repertoire of the Prague National Theatre in the 1920s. It was presented by Karel Hugo Hilar, the head of the drama ensemble. He himself also directed the first part of the trilogy, The Courtship of Pelops (premiere in 1923): the artist with expressionist roots, now slowly turning to civilism, predetermined basic poetic framework, resp. genre-style solution, of both the other parts (The Reconciliation of Tantalus and The Death of Hippodamie, both directed by Vojta Novák and premiered in 1925).