The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-03-16

JENNY LIND's QvAsi FRIESps-BARS ON ~ HAvASA-
PaIcEs CoscERr TIcxErs.-0ur pious and Ssspecta-
BILE contemporary the Journal Of Cem1svce rslsxes the
habitua gravity Of ks expression and conduct
sionsuy, BY some Of the most amusing and ridiculous
storss about the private relations and acsble agree
msnts between Bsrnun and Jenny Lind. Certainly
such close knowledge Of what is seing with respect
to the musical contract and such matters and made
clear and reliable by extracts from Jenny Lind pr
vats letters must be the work Of some pseping Tom
Of his cousin german busy, prattling, poppinjay
1t cannot be that such kind Of gossip sp ring from
the sober and staid mind Of any grave morast 1t
altogether out Of character.
Such laughable insnuations, such Jealous defences
in advance Of attacks and such disposition to make
every circumstance Of history oquivoca or decided
contribute to raise the public pulse to its former f.
versh heat, must ,emanate from brain active with
remarkable impulses Of friendship The various means
OF keeping the public informed that all is well, how
ever, seems to us about absurd as anything yet
ssen-snd the assurances that there IL no difficulty
that will separate tho interests of Barnam and the
popular vocalist appear to be of that grstuitous kind
which spring from kind Of approximations actual
y making the world anticipate disagreeme Mt where
none has been antc ipsted. jealous friend without
judgment is like abolitionist than any other
phenomenon In life, and Is certain to commit very
grave err ors sooner later One OF this stamp 10
continually ut work in more ways than one, to give
false and ridiculous shapes to history which must be
contradicted and disipaed, almost IS soon as they
are embodied into the sembancs Of facts. This has
been the with the dsco Of the Lind concerts at
Havana Jealous busy. bodies have persisted in en-.
deavoripg drive truth into and to cover 1t
up with documents and private letters, and other
rious means of qualification, but without effect The
facts with respect to the concertat Havana, well
known and their failure 10 attributable only to the
grasping and eager game which Barnum persisted,
against all advice, to carry in that city Had he
been contentsd, like sensible and discreet man to
bring his prices down to those of the the result
would hs been greater, in the shape OF douboons,
than he can now boast ct least with any regard to
actual facts. All the nonsense published about
political feeling interfering with the success that
might have been commanded under fair management
by the Nightingale, is the dew of imsgins alton
and cannot stand In the light for instant Peepng
Toms popppjays might well talk ofthe political
feeling of Potion from which Barnum retreated with
spsed that left all the settlement Of his affairs in the
hands Of his agents The dissatisfaction in both
may be traced to the nordnate desire of this very
markabe caterer public taste to obtain fortune
At every step of his career Here he gave dissstao
ton, and even danger, sprngiAg from the
and in Havana total failure the result. In New
Orleans the test concert of public excite ment
devoted to chartywss . failure and contrssted with
those said to have produced large sums in such way
Is to excite suspicious of Misrepresentation. We
know at least far Havana 10 taken into account
that Jenny Lind's want Of success in that city was
owing to the persistence In demanding exorbta Mt
prices. As to the tremendous offer made by some
Creole Condos of fifteen thousand dollars concert
which was refused, there need not be any mystifca-
ton. Some such offer made, but they might 81
we'll have offered hundred thousand dollars 1t was
all talk-talk in the beginning, talk through the
whole, and talk to the end. 1t kind Of peace.
Offering to any possible wounded pride-onered to be
refused.
The fact Of the whole diff ulty is easily to be per.
ceived. Jenny Lind's merits would have com manded
their full recognition and value at Havana cupidity
had rot interposed an insurmountable obstacle. Had
Bsrnum permitted her to appear at opera prices in.
stead of having for receipts, he did such
six thousand three thousand forty Ave hundred and
little two thousand dollars for the concerts, he
would have had more money, could have given moro
concerts, and would have satisfied the public. He
failed to take the advice Of the best judges this sub
ject ana he thus placed Jenny Lind in unpleAsant
position He has continued to do the thing else
where and will again attempt 1t In this city at Castle
Garden. We believe that he proposes two or three
dollars Tor the next concerts here In furtheance Of
his fixed purposs. Castle Garden will hold eight or
ten thoussnd persons Should not eight ten thou
sand dollars suffice for concert
far inferior to opera performance the rst quality
Of which be had for fifty cents CT Q dollar We
say empbatically, . dollar is enough At one dollar
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