The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-05-01
ANOTHER enrAr rAnuar-THr AsroK orraA

DISCRIMINATION CONE TO THE Docs, WITH THE
CHARITIES .-Misfortunes never come singly.
The failure of the splendid chartist demonstra-
ton, which is a disgrace to all who had hand
IN getting it up, has found little counterpart In
this city, in the failure of the recent Opera de-
monstration, to exc out the remainder of the sea-
son OF twenty nights. 1t viii be recolected that
ameeting was held at the Aston Place Opera,
some time since, and a very valorous effort made
to resuscltate the Opera, which sunk under the
mlsmanagement of the former managers The
following is the pronunciamento on the subject
The undersigned having been appointed Nv thu .s,o
ostss OF the Italian Opera Company to take the ne.
csss.ry msssur:s to complete the season Of twenty
dollars Ia: failed this ~iss DS,a
conflicting circumstances, compels the undersigned to
praoticAbility Of continuing the 1t the same
time they Offer their grateful to those
portion Of the public who interested in thu
establishing of the Opera.
(signed) sEsTo BENEDErrI
Z. kOssl CORsI.
New York, April %, 1882
What sad commentary this document pre-
sents on the musical taste of the fashionable
classes of this mighty city of New York, SO rich
in genius, in beauty, in wealth, and in humbug!
We understand that after the greatest efforts,
which were continued for nearly ten days, the
utmost number of subscribers that could be pro-
cured hardly reached the modest sum of one
hundred and fifty, all told, and boys included.
In point of a demonstration, therefore, to pro-
duce revolu ion in the fashionable world here,
and revive public taste for liberty, equality and
determination, it was as miserable failure
as the contemplate chartist demonstration
on Remington common, near London. The
foil 70 H.
detti,-not in Rossi-not IN Truffi They were
ready, with their voices tuned to the sweet.
est notes, to perform for the remaining twen-
ty nights, in the same style of excellence
which they evincsd last season. No, the def
cheney was found in the musical taste of New
York, as well as in the generosity of their purses.
Only fifty cents additional subscription money
was required; but even that was too much for the
mighty fashionables and leaders of the beau
monde of this great city. Cotton must have been
falling of late-stocks have been rather vibrating
pork and salt beef have also fallen shade in
price-failures have taken place in Europe, and
the reaction is felt here. These may be the
natural causes for the failure of the attempt to
finish the opera season. Yet we think there
may be found, on investigation, other causes:
and they are the gross blunders and silly follies
which marked the conduct of certain managers
and musical critics, who were as deficient in in
telligence, and capacity, and courage, to con.
duct an opera season to triumph, as the
miserable chartists in London were to make
demonstration successfully. The fashion,
able classes of New York, with some few
and solitary exceptions, are poor, mis-.
cradle set of devils; and we think it would be do
ing good to the public, to all the respectable and
Independent middle classes, among whom, really
good sense, beauty and the highest order of in
telligence exist, to serve up few of these fash
ionables with cayenne pepper, mustard, and some
of the other pungent condiments of literary
amusement. Now that tho grand and fashiona.
BILE Opera has completely failed and burst up,
will not these moderate and less ambitious In
dividuals, who have been negotiating with the
Broadway Theatre, renew the attempt, and see if
they can't try something with the materials
left floating around US by the iucapacity of the
Astor Place Opera people? Do try. Let us have
two or three good operas Tor the remainder Of
the season. We think the Astor Place Opera
House might now be converted into a church,
or club house, or stable for horses, or an up
town market for selling pork and vegetables
any thing for little money and bad invest
ment.