The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-03-24
The italian Opera.

DEAR SIR Your correspou dent, zone who wshe, to
II wants prooproof but to get it, he cannot expect
to find vouchers inserted IN column. II r.
will call at the treasury at Asor Place. he get any
amount OF evidence corrsbo1ate the statements
in my letter of the llth inst.
MI now reply to his questions as far as au ahlc
letter and can prove it. did not profe,s 10 know all
the mlnutia Of the stage secrets "
lst. Tbs owners OF the Opera Houe not the real
proprieors That is to say, If the speculation had
been agood one" the profits would have sone to 81
quirioo Patti As 1t has been unisr unate, the def
whom spoke RS $ & have property and are worse
than useless being positive expense the
that the Patti family have had large salaries without
yielding an equivalent. They are now however, in
whole or in pare, cut oil
81 caunst account for the employment of third
soprano, to which you alule further than 1t done
for good rss,ors by taeir attorney, Mr. Albipels
3D. MIR AlbiIela holds the power # attorney Of and
of monsger, at the urgent solicitation of many Of the
subscribers we'll s. and who to.\ly inco1n-
pete Mt for the position.
Mr. Abaaolas personal character IS too we'll known ;r
this community to require q notice from He is an
Italian gentleman of the first spectabity, Of tho
scrupu!ous honor ind ou able energy and Ut nchi
sound common sense and but for his rmness with those
Italians mean certain OF tnem the Opera would long
since have been broken down and rrerevaby involved
In debs and law suits. need only add that Mr. Abb
noas services entirely gratuitou and he Is about
hooves somebody to look about for o substitute
81 know nothing OF the particulars of thu difficult
ties with Pico and Benedst, other than what have
pesred In print.
4th By the committee mean the three gentlemen
appointed By tia subscribers to their interests
and confer with the aud any tine
tn II half. This committee Robsrt Ray James g.
Gerard and Henry Colt, E.quires, gentlemen who
the respect and confidence OF this community 10
unlimited extent
5th The power engage artiss doe, belong to this
committee, in connection with Mr.. Albinola, who il
quite competent two OF tho committee for that
purpose. But, Il speak without positive knowisdge)
believe they consult other competent judges In such
eth. This is question which would prefer not to On
swer as IL Is private ofaf of the However
will say that have TO believe that the building
aud lot cost quite IL not over $50 coo did not ssy
that tho have acttd by any
bu, that Of them Mr. Foster has done Everything
that has been asked rot only la advancing and giving
large sums OF money but also In making such improve
monts for the convenience and safety Of the public
were suesested to him by the committee In fact by
any OF the subscribers.
think that the rent paid to the owners Is too high
and that they should not receive it In advance They
ought to share the risk with the suoscriberr.
am a subscriber, and in wise inter 5ted In tho
house, por in any one connected with 1t. have 10
snpathy for any but the Subscribers, ard J. for one,
think that the owners should consent to receive their
rent quarterly and contribute the support Ct the
house. The owners cannot by any possibility be losers,
whatever Ia the fate of he coucsrp.
The owners have eCoh box of eshs seats gratis be-
sd's their rent of Sill 25n; and moreover certain OF
them hsve rod half OF their box thus infringing III.
rule which they compel The public to observe viz that
toue but memb'rs Of their own family, residing under
the sanie Roof, can be admitted under one tcset
1th. Inc fancy tell realised from $1,000 10 81 100
wch goes into the treasury pay advances sde by
tho treasurer and meet the current pensre OF the
company. | kcow nothing about the costumes, or
the = draftsn of which you spsak
1hs great cffor Cd you state, M de by the Eve
year subscrt in becoming esees the house They
are thus bound to pay the enormous rent, what
will But they have tbs etaf Ia their hands as the
owners have not complied strictly with their etpua
tinrs.
The leass and contracts can be seen and copied by
any oil the Subscribers Who choose to take hold Of It,
have too much else TO do, end willing to psy my
share 20 serve 10 lesson for the future But said
bfore there Ia nov prorpect OF all going WE'LL aud
we must al help them along, till get ths copcern
finely On its legs again. OSr WHO Knows
PHnapELrutA, March 30, 1913
The Philadelphia Opera SquoJb,es.