The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-11-03

The MANAGEMENT OF MAsEaxxk, AND THE TAG
TICS OF BARNUM.-Maretzak has his Parodi-Bir-
mum has his Jenny Lind. Both appeal to the public
TO listen TO their respective voealiss. One is quet
modest, unpre tending, and hopeful; the other IL
busy, forward, active, and anxious. One looks to
the true value of high art to reward his zeal the
other searches at every point Of the compass TO
agitate the public mind, and to bring in an ava
lanche Of receipts. One asks two dollars and
half for capacisus seat, well stuffed, ana COM
Portable; the other demands three, hve, or eignt
dollars, or six hundred dollars as the case may be,
for painted plank. One sits quietly in his sane
tum, to listen to the application. IS -. oss who
desire 20 enjoy true art; the other flies from
P.iar to post, under streaming banners, and
in all the shapes that picture books and auto
biographies can devise, to keep up continual
breeze ofcuriosity. One depends upon the simple,
substantial gem that he possesses; the other
would shiver his into fragments, to make it
60 further, if not to fare worse. One appeals to
the judgment, taste, and discrimination of the COM
munity the other to the agitation, curiosity, aad
passion of the multitude, led captive by the gauds
and tricks of public caterer. Maretzek is a mild,
Judicious, unostentatious, artistical manager and
artist; Banum is wild, incautious, snowy, super
fetal Snowman, and lecturer on temperance. The
former loves art for itself alone-the latter wor-
ships it, or Joyce Heth, or the woolly horse, or
Tom Thumb, for the money that is made out of
the one or the other. The manager knows when
he has perfection, and credits the public with judg
ment enough to find out the fact the Snowman
does not know what he possesses, and treats his
nightingale, his woolly horse, or his negro "turn-
ing white with the juice of unknown plants with
equal phrases of commentator. Each is the
"greatest curiosity the world ever saw, and no
fish ever beat the Feejee mermaid in swimming in
popular current. Maretzek, in one word, is an
artst-Bafnum, the keeper of a raree-show.
Such being the chief relative characteristics of
these two prominent guardians of great vocal ia
lent, we cannot doubt that each possesses great
genius in his way. Maretzek's ability confines
itself entirely to art, and its various kindred
subjects-music. Barnum's genius is of another
stamp, and, perhaps, SO far as human pleasure is
concerned, equally useful in its way. Art is agree
able-nature is agreeable-or both combined; or,
if he finds anything that is neither in one or the
other, so much the better. The more monstrous
the idea, the more potently will it take possession
of his soul, and of the souls of men generally 1t
is his misfortune, not his fault, that he cannot
make distinctions, and thinks one thing as good
another while ii lasts-be il striped pig" or
s'queen's eiuipage"-the --LATEST man living" or
the most dminutive specimen of the feminine hui
man species the "Fairy Titana."
Well, Maretzek is the custodian of Parod Bar
mum the presiding genius over the destinies of
Jenny Lind. Maretzek is here-Barnum is here.
Parodi is here-Jenny Lind is here; and here may
they remain for several months, to try their for
tunes-the former at the Astor Place Opera
House, the latter at Tripler Hall. Barnum should
not leave now, in the midst of the musical excite
ment. He should remain with his prize. Ma.
retzek, of course, will stick where he is. The
next four months can be made musical jubilee.
All the hotel keepers, shop keepers-every-
body. in fact-can afford something handsome
20 keep these two vocasts in the city. In four
months, strangers alone would distribute more
than a million of dollars here, that would
be lost to the city, if Parodi and Jenny Lind
were absent. By all means. therefore, let US
retain both, by hook by crook. II is well known
that they are rivals-and rivalry begets curiosity
| and interest. II we cannot persuade nnum TO
keep Jenny Lind, we must get up monster petit
| ton on the subject Everys body must hear her.
| all ought to hear her. She is of the light, airy
style, that suits the public marvelousy-aud
should she go away, all the hotels might suffer.
We hope, on every account, that Barnum will not
lake the Nightingale away. Parod will do ''preny
considerable" they say in Connecticut or
"preuy much So" as they say elsewhere but
| with the representatives, Of Scandinavia and Of
| Southtm Italy, both at once, what fever of
fashion might set in Barnum, do keep Jeny Lind
-Maretzek, we have faith that you will hold
Parodi. So be i.