New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-10

hungry. The moment man stepped forward and
did it. nothing seemed 40 easy. And 1t is the very
simplicity of this Opera problem that implies the
ruth of our view. Let any enterprislng man build
house capable Of holding 1000 or 5000 people,
and pat his prices from fifty cents upward, and he
can then engage the most famous artists, because
his receipts will enable him to pay them. Mario
and Cerito would come out by the next steamer
if O. New.York manager would insure them 500
1nore night than they get in London Formerly
doubtless, before steam had towed the Atlantic
shores nearer to each other we seemed an outer,
barbarian world to the Dramatica and Lyrical
artists Of Europe They wished, also, to be famous
on the stages of fame. The new asplrauV "ouiu
gain catch the receding radiance OF Signal success
Tor il was something that Malibranshoud be haiied
nv the audience that crowned Pasta. But steam
and Fanny Ellser aud the Violinists, and the Pr
anists. and last Of all the European Revolutions
and Jenny Lind, have animated with sagacous
seeing those artistic eyes. America is rising into
.he dignity of career for them. Here are per-
manent peace tif only those astute Statesmen,
Edmund Quincy and Frederick Douglass, would
see little white as well as black in the world
and indubtabe dollars, and an approaching audi
enoe. The Havana troupe sang to halfdollar au-
diences at Castle Garden, and it is not supposed
that they lost money. The Summers campaign
ut Castle Garden, where most admirable music
was offered for small sum, illustrates our view
most forciby
A large house, therefore, small prices and man
agerial tact and ability are the elements of operate
HTa yz7oFy
Mace in order with the great capitals and be the
extreme left, as St. Petersburg is the extreme
right, of the musical no less than the political line.
There are manifest disadvantages in a large
house and small prices; bat they arc the disad-
vantages of all Democracy. The tendency to
equalize unhappily pulls down as well as pulls up
But we must compromise as we do always and
everywhere, and choose the lesser evil. If the
popuarizing of music depreciates the artistic
standard, inasmuch as artists will be careless be
fore an audience whose critical taste they do not
fear, yet on the other hand that capitalization
will introduce to US the best artists in every kind
and by nothing 80 much as by the presence Of the
best is musical and all other taste cultivated and
developed. For the rest, we must trust to the hold
that genuine art always has upon the genuine art
st. To him, in a world of induitable dollars
there is something solder and more golden It's
the inspiration and pursuit Of that which perpetu
ates Art and saves Society We grant the prac
tical unpleasantness of cheapness in comforts and
doors; but mediocrity is never soulsatisfying
however fragrant and well-goved and we prefer
TO sit on hard benches next badly booted lover
of art contemplating Raphaels 81. Cecilia, rather
than to be luxuriously couohed in neighborhood
Of most polished leather to look at the largest
Caracci.
We indulge the hope that the present good ge.
Mus of our opera, who displays so much and so
well directed executive energy at Astor Place. will
find in this kind and in New-Yori sphere more
spacious and more worthy his ability for we
not pass unremarked the admirable efforts Of Mr..
Maretzek, who certainly does all that could be re-
CURED of any manager under the circumstances.
We have, at this moment, the very best Prima
Donna and Danseuso that the managerial means
would allow US to have. Of course NJ. M&retzek |
looks to himself in the matter. He is not gong |
10 give US an Opera at his own expense. Yet |
his success greatly depends upon his presenting
The best he can afford. And while we have moth
ing more we will not quarrel with what we have
Tor moonlight is better than darkness only we
will try to get the Sun up as soon as possible.
One remark however, it is but fair to make
II as we granted-the popularzation of the best
music tends somewhat to depreciate the artistic
misunderstanding deliberate devotion to low
standard tends to dwarf our musical taste.
We owe to our present Opera the practice the
rehearsal as it were, of great deal of good nnu-
sic. But it is not yet high art 1t does not make
one lie awak' o nights the injured asser-
sion that are tired Of critics with foreign tastes
that it is not fair to measure Newly York with
london and Paris, and determined admiration
OF the toerable will not hasten the advent of the
admirable For our own part we propose prayers
30 Apollo that the day may come when Broadway
shall be permanently paved and when New-Y orlt
may have an Opera worthy its position and char
acter e. w, G.