The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-01-30
The opern I'll Ne,v York.
The New York musical world seems 10 be in a
state of excitement The following card lately ap-
peared in the Courier and Enquirer:

i The New York musical world seems 10 be in
state of excitement. The following card lately APP
peared in the Courier and Enquirer:
To Tbs PegLIc May MsEetzek having received the
neSed letter from M n P Willis considers bis duty
9r his GOOD intentions towards hinfand the drises gene
Of tbe y, 81 ~ ana pnDsns ls same ior lle oenenL
can be seen at the box Office of the Opera House:
Dear sNy servant has accidentally burnt up my season
oas which win take better ea s' hone e goa u 0
Ge s my orchestral inrodaeo Of tle Basso of cri
The public IN this land do not like things that only
10 be ready Just as promptly when he
eS Re + TIE other way Yours very truly N F. WINS.
On this publication the Evening Mirror makes
the following remarks:
word or Two about the Willis note and its pnb-
! LEGATION It has been blurderng affair. Willis
has blnndeTed-MareiZek has blundered Willis
made the first blunder when he venfured TO write
about music, or about art at all. His ignorance OF
The true principles Of any art and particularly Of
thataof music, is asioundingly profound and COM
| plete, as he continually proves. He made the
eXt bunder IN attacking the person of that accom-
pl'shed artist, Beriueca. He made the third blum
der IN assuming that what he said had any in1u-
ence upon the opera going Circles because it is no.
orlous That the circulation Of his paper is small,
and principally among those who do not go to the
opera, and who think 10 make themselves feel fash
lo1a6te by imblbing This weak twadde. His fourth
ounder was that after having abused the person OF
Max Maretzeks principal artist and sneered at his
company generally, he wrote note-and such a
note 10 the manager which showed that his praise
or blame is worth literally nothing as it depends
not upon the positiUe merits of te artists but upon
the relative position OF other matters; ii signifies
| h93llhpg what those matters may be. He was thus
silly enough to put himself completely in the power
Of man whose interests he had done his best to
iujuFe.
Max Marelzek made the fifth blunder, which was
double one. First, in publishing to the world
private note for which no prOyocation can iustify
him; and secondly, in publishing The matter at ALL
as It VIII be extremely difficult TO make the world
IA general comprehend his motives and The bearings
Of the matter, and if he succeed, the game is not
worth The candle. The sixth and greatest blunder
IS made in Benefits Herald of this morning which
we are sorry to say is in Max Maretzek 8 interest
and in phIchi is stated that there are two parties,
French and Italian, ar the Opera House that Viii.
lis is at the head Of the Italian party which con.
spIred against Bertucoa and killed her Anna Bolena
by Withdrawing its applause and that this party has
'he design Of forcing Benedict and others upon the
manager. These statements are evidently the SEN
ttmenis, or in accordance with the sentiments of
Max Marezsk, and The setting of them forth was
not In the usual good policy Of that exceedingly
clever conductor. IL was unwise in him to call at.
tentiOn 10 Bertueca's comparative failure in Anna
Bolena. Otherwise, little or notliing would have
been said of it, and people would have remembered
only The many accomplishments she has DISPLAYED
~ other operas, but now it must be talked about
II was unWise 10 admit--what ie not lrtle-that
wins mas musical Influence enough to head any
party IN the Opera House. twas, above all I'M
wise 70 admit that large number were dissatisfied
with Fort and Berueea, and that there would be
an ATTEMPT 10 get up white kid row for the resio
ration OF Benede,li and Fruffi This was hesnrest
way 10 get upsueh a row we fear Max MarelZek
may find 10 his cost He has had some experience
in London, and We think Thar the fate OF Iumley in
the 1amourlnl affair should have warned him.