New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-10-02
The Italian Opera nj London-what it L e't.

TIE Times Saws: " The case Of Mr.. Delaheld
now under sdiadca ion 10 tho Bankruptcy Court eis
- into the secrets az Opera Management. IL % seldom
Inst i men not about town have noyed 80 lar IN
opportunity OF l0pnging behind the scenes ana oe
con- ny aceusinted with Inc more reconde mysteries
OF singers and balictdancers -,
msie creditors but the claims are small Ia the osnd
department there are g. creditors the "noe sum uue
20 them being 1871 In the chorus department taere
ara 81 male and almost the same numOef Oh ietuh.e
or,iito-s Among the other creditors are = cheek
takers a wsrdrobe.mskers, messengers j" hshe
ers and l- carpenters In the house keepers depart
ment there are u creditors, and 10 the properly oe
parmenL -. 49, ..
| .nsingD lsi0l Madame Bsnini (ais.ol 5Qi Mr.
Corradi fditto0 3-2i Nstemg-see Corbsri (duo.1
1911 sieuor Costa for self and wife dancing 1901
Siguor Casau (ditto0 1854 Sgnor Costa director Of
the musc,) 3lsl Madame Dorus Grss. Zoo! Ma
demoiselo Lucille Grain lasncingD l,o0OL Madame
Grsi lsingingl 1904 Thomas Grieye scene psnior)
iili c. Godfrey lor attendance of the military band
81 the Coldstrcsm Guards lOel the Gas Company
in Hr.dg4st Biackfr.ars ls2. Madame Carols cling
ingl qi0L ! C. Horton dor music copying) 226L ;
Messrs Hunt and Roxkell, New Bond.st, jewellers,
63lL; NJ. Laton, ,psntomimist) 2oOL signor LAWS
sinsing 1904 Mel Luigi ditto l'9, James Missrt
dor hotel expenses aSi signor Mario Singing
374i. Sisnor Roger 1901 Mr Sims Reeves (singng)
/ 1901 SgnOr konconi ditto 2IOL; Tor goId lace
79 rent due, 1911 Sir ;. Scott and Co. Csvenolsn'
square, 80. Sisnor tamouliIl' 0s0A SisuV' AAz
sfcc 2oJ! 80.
n anothe- sheet Of the proceedings 10 set forth list
~ the subscriptions due 10 the Royal Italian Opera,
! and which have been signed q NJ Resle Her Aa'
esy the Queen ll4i -. Sd Earl OF Belfast, lou us
"a Countess OF Essex. iaiL "a. 3D. Lady Lushngton.
| 33L Hon Nss Murray and Tie Marquis OF Westmestn
olL; Lord Tsnploton. ~ And there is TIE following
note at the head Of this sheet BY deed, bearing date
sv-! o. AZ 90 and made between Thomas +. beaie on
/, the one part snd Edmond T. Dclaheld OF the otneI
MAJ, being mortgage upon the properties, suoscrip
t11s and effects at the Royal iisian opera, ior 40
rsnces to be nsts not exceeding the sum OF 1000
There Il another page OF this SD, eyentiul history
svoed % an exposition OF the expenses incurred IL
Ibis unfortunate speculation IL Is headed - per'
| Account" Artistes salaries, l34o and l-i9 ;-Mdle
! Aihori fs4s sOOCt Mdle Angri, 1919 5Ooi Madame
! Csstslan i-4s l7s2l Mdle. Corbsri, l-4-, 1884,
1870 1901 Dorus GrGs, 1912 l,30OL Catherine hsyes
1870 l3OOL De Merle, 1912 1901 Grisi, IN iSte
| 5OOL Roncoui in lsIs, 1901 in ls49, 1891 Stehs
noui in las cool: Nardot In lsis 4,OOO. In ls4y
Tor two months 2l3L siguor Corradi had IN isis
| -s0I Mario in the same year, 2,2ioA ana IN iefs
g72Of Roger in l8is, ? llOL konconi, IN lels iZv
in lsfa 1901 Salvi in lsiS, l52OL In 1872 lO'"]
sfsniburini, in Isis, l7ooL in 1912 the same sum
The whole amount expended IN the vocal depart
| rnsnt was in ls4s, ;3,3i9L, in lei9, 23,64A -
In Tho ballet accounts the two Rren receiyedin 1883
q67I Lucille Grain, in lsis l,l20L in ls49, l,0OoL
the TWO Cssst, in l-4s and lei9, more than lOoOl
Marrnet Ia l-ls 6jOi Silyeni, in the same yser 100
| Tho whole expenditure In the ballet department
, amounted in lsi-, TO : 1851 in le+9, TO 262JL
Tho orchestra department shows an expenditure
| l00l-l in l.i- and Of l,3y5L in ls4y 1900. -,
Bill. Of the performance, In l343, 2iA In lci9, ~
Carpenters work amounted, in lsis TO l,s9si u
1870 10 $50 Gas and gas men, in 1915, l,sNLi II
1870 1891 Properties cost IA leio, l,g2Oi in l-iy
Il5iL Hair.dressers 10 lsls 1901 In 1912, CO., PRINT
ing IN lsi- 9-2l in ls4g, ! 022k Scene painting II
si- 1851 in l-is, $780, Wsrdrobes, In Sis, J,lOO'
Ia 30, l,JOOL
| The Managers had a salary of I0OOL, the Treasurer
Of 300 the Secretary Of 50 superintendent of sdyer
tsng 49, box.ofice 2l9L engaging ar,istes (undei
the head d saaries) 525t IN ls4-, and aOA IN lsi9
The fitting up of the royal box cost 2i9L the law ex
| penses amount 70 lOOi; fireworks 2lL
The subscriptions To the Opera-house In lS45 amount
"a % 81 ,25l In 1919, 10 l3l9A The cash receipts
! we're in lsis 209O7i in lsi9, ls,79ii There wer,
other receipts from the cloak room, saloon, &c. which
inside au aggregate sam received In 1915, AOOeL Ia
1870. 29,iO,L
The whole expenditure was. in leis, n. 1854 in
1872 56 r6lL thus showing loss In the former year
OF 1f756l la the latter OF % 1854 The whole OF the
law expenses amounted 10 2O3xL loss BY me sale Of
furniture 3,5l3L loss by money borrowed l,2lJL
loss by the redemption OF security, So-ea lose oy
tn depreciation OF plato and effects al "ilo"'oa nA
2TW
Under the bead Of expenses the following Items
Rent II mansion In Belgrsye square 5st rent Of man
sion 10 Clifford - 3l5l rent Of stables, 2JsL "es'
afi tear and hire OF horses carriages, and harness
| $751; wines and spirits 2lN keep OF horscs and
wsges 0 c0achman snd grOoms, joi' apparel on SCI
ana servants 2jlL housekeeping expenses IN Clinorn
a. 1921 wages Of servants, l,3arL travelling ex
..n.cs 70 and from Paris, Switzerland, and othei
piaces I'm making engagements for the opera, sI5L
hotel penses -3i expenses At Brighton In 1910 anc
i-g7 473i expenses at Hastings in lei6 and 1877
2I52l self for private expenses, 4,Jool The who'
Of the ey oenscs amount 10 % 2s-i
The capital account has the following tems-In'
amount and since paid 10 sundry creditors Tor DEBT
contracted since my minority, 0OJi 10 loss upon th'
realization Of Messls Coombe Co.'S bond Of y OOOL
| 4T-0' and under the date November T. ls45, on to-
credit eide OF this account, there Is this Item y,
amount At credit IN the books Of Mesr'. Coombe
| Co, l00OOoL"
There IL now not shilling u assesls.