The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-11-23
War and Music.


Mutiation or the Managers.
Translated from the Courier des Etsts Unis
At length have seen the new Italian Theatre of
Aston Place and able speak Of 1t Understandings
Blu, before touch upon this decats sab Ct we feel
1t necessary to define our position as American poll
ticans ssy We have hitherto exhibited much goodwill
might even sayan extreme indulgence for the diff
ferent Italian companies which h3v. sought to establish
themselves in New York This indulgence carried
too far imposed upon by the interest take In
this kind Of theatrical entertainment and also
situation Of the directors and actors, who would be
moved to this indulgence by the extreme smxbty Of
the intercourse with these actors who threw open their
doors to u.s. and all who belonged to u.s. considering
their natural supporters. Most aesuredly these
reasons would never have been sufficient to make
forget duty to the public or lead to bstrsy m in
and have sufficiently ed Independence
In these matters by tho Unpleasant truths which
sionsy spoken, both to the Italian directors and
actors 49, however, only uttered these truths
owes to respectable persons with whom tel
o! Intimacy and who have no other fortune than their
talents. Now, however, matters to have
quite different aspect.
Slessrs Sapquirioo and rati have hitherto BEEN ap-
parenty the responsible directors Of the Italian
pany But, in TACT the direction has fallen into the
hands OF the propretors OF the hall and share.
holders who have established power behind the scenes
hitherto unusual and unknown for fear they should
be able to get back again certain sums Of m0sy which
they have advanced This little Council Of Ten, who
bold and decided In their decisions Messrr,
s4Dquirco and Patti timid and modest In theirs
have dictated to the latter gentlemen their supreme
commands, and lave, like divan, determined TO
inaugurate tAeir money. lending authority by 1T.
tie coup d'efot ut the expense OF the public press
order 70 perform nn, an &c. OF authority and CIV.
way in the world, determined to take away fron
the EDITORS Of papers the right of entrances right
countries and in every kind OF theatre We think they
have fallen upon wrong idea II theatres every where
cause they find 1t be their interest TO do so It 10
great and manifest interest because the very
fs Of sssry puSs enterprise Above .i other. tn.
to respect this privilege Of editors because 1t abors
under two very essential disadvantages II Is an excu
stvs theatre and 1t Is situated Ia exclusive part OF the
town. 1t ought to have guarded against these two OBJ
jectioua much possible by means Of publicity and
should avoided everything tending TO increase the
charges OF aristocrscy and excusveness, which were
already beginning to bs whispered about But instead OF
doing this 1t seems to take delight 10 lestying these
and saying TO the public press ne small Try ofother
theatres low lived people down town are In want Of
your good will and require yeur assistance; but wcwho
are me nbers of the upper ten thousandwc dom
to have any thrg to do with you and we, therefore,
sion and we say aggression because IL Ia one to put
down abahed customs which all the force and
right OF universal habit-woud not this aggression JUS
tfy all Of reprsab on the side Of the press! As
for ourselves however, far from wishing to make
Of this right ofreprisA The expense Of some dol
lars which this bill from the Congress VI Astor House
req uires from Is too below what gentleman
spends every day In the trnng caprice TO be- able
desire anxously and sincerely the estabshmsns or An
Italian theatre In New York, and will never take apv
tep which might seriously prevent Its Now
since this success appeafsto the
certain thing In consequence OF the bersty and nigh
Intelligence Of the capitalists who surround and protect
them may as we'll tell them q few plain uths with
somewhat lees decacy and tenderness than that which
We used In the time Of their dssostion and distress
We may, even, when opportunity offers, say something
calculated to raise the laugh sgsnst them This IL /
what we did In our last notice OF them; and yet our
great astoRshmen this notice altogether harmless IL
was made these great lords utter load 1t seemed
IS II We had skinned them alive. But these gentlemen
ought, at least to have little reason, and sbsw them
selves good players fhsy their doors in the
hat
afraid Of their claws Or did they expect 10 meet with
battery account ofshsir cavalier procssdngss Take