The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-13

OF all Qualifications, at the outset of his managerial
coptraito he engaged her the sth OF august l8ts
and she was Z, begin 70 sing the LIST Of October and
continue till lat Of June S49 at $500 Der az nth aod
certain benefits which II 1. not 20 mention Ia
had engaged s his artts for period Of eight months
Be was 70 pay Truth 5000 per month; ssnsdetti $500;
Bsnedstu asked IL Fry was a com psteot manager
and called to state the facts said his capa
city poor in theatrical business and the proof Of 1t
that la engaged fifty performers in the ira
forty chorus fingers more principal artists than
wanted made more es penses in costume than
rcssary; and Mr. Fry himself stated to him. that putting
Norma" ON the stage cost him thousand dollars.
hat was the course pursued regard TO Madame Pco
before the given a. the aoe? With
ont ever calling on her personally 10 any manner
without making her acquaintance, except far tina
preliminary negotiations to the contract led them to
each other by sight, he senes her sort of military
order The conductor Of the orchestra directing her
prepare to perform in . particular part. There
which always characterize the tions between
the ger and his artists. She says, 81 not
bound by my contract to sing the part which Ar Fry
AXIS to sing Instead coming to me. and asaieg
II would far depart from my contract and sing FOR
hm, he sends military order" Mr.. Msretzek, who
brought her the order Gays that he hal nothing but
the order She says that Frys treatment Of his
artists Ia not proper Ia not decorous, respectful,
couclaory to their personal feelings and ideas and
hough not bound TO sing directed by this military
ORDER yet che consents to sing out OF compliment to
Aarstzek. Now cid ar Fry, depending this
bis own want Of experience By obtaining the assistance
Of their better judy msn? No he did not ne, he
not bound to do but not that the proper
have been pursued BY engaged in business Of this
kind-in opera enterprise Would it not have been
but respectful to the artists and In conformity the
customs OF opera management Well thea. after epga-
xirg those artists more than the
of operate represent ons the condition his
demanded justified tho first step Mr.. Fry entered
upon the orge nzing OF "a sta adipg army" it
very properly termed Mr. Foster support the opera
and its management and break down all independent
STRANGE within the circle Of artists gagged by BIN At
the head of this army stood ths Of the OPERA
Mr. Fry pleased with that epthet and will my
using 1t this occasion he finds in of the articles
commenting theee opera Affairs and not call il
satire and ~ does not take exception to It, suppose
the term is allowable On his right then as on his right
now Mr. Sherman the legal member of his staff and
bis left gentleman unfortunately missing now,
the medical member Of the stat, Dr. Forbes In front
r. G. White Mr. OTIS the other Mr. Sherman and Mr.
Foster. Maretzek headed the instrumental forces, and
then came the grand made up of the subscribers
adrng friends who did not subscribe any season at
all With these forces he commenced his for the
carrying on OF the grand Italian OPERA intending, Napo
leon like, to bear down all opposition The stood
In separate divsons-ths literary the medi SAL and the
legal departments-each stood by itself The literary
part the was assigned its functions as also were
the other branches Occasionally all the forces would
be mustered it The literary branch OF the
consisted of Messrs G. White J. Otis and Foster The
the medical exsminaton which was done by Dr. Forbss
the second WAS that taken by the employment of tina
literary portion to write the opera Mr. Foster tells
biased criticism" for the newspaper He wrote,
imagine somethir like steam engine, preparing auy
Who would take them. He says, also that Mr.. r. G..
Whites occupation WAS the same as his The legal
number Of the stat was there to assist il Necessary in
e1pedent We have sho Jou uy direct testimony that
50 were raid to Foster for literary seryi While and
Os prepared articles ALSO but we do not know what
compensation they received. Whether their remuue,
ton consisted Of occasional visits to the oyster cellars or
at Mr. Frys rooms, which they very
quented matter Of here II is enough that
thai there those nv
plaintiff and that such the character Of their abore
and that they perfor med them do not At all complain
about their being furnished with refreshmsn isl think
them reasonable under the circumstances and only won
der that Mr. Fry should consider himse to be- lbslled
porteis what was but necessary smen Here then was
an organised bt OF me0 bound from the very outset to
produce yor BILE public opinion in regard to the opera
:ha from the before YOU you x BE-
to be produced With without reference to Mr. Fry's
MANAGERIAL qualifications. You gentlemen win $50 how
pendent public opinion expressed through the writings
the literary staff Mr. Fry engaged, far as We know
all his artists for eight months. Indeed We have
before us the contracts Of Madame Pico, Madame
Truh6, and signors Rossi ard Benedetti all
these writings bind the artists to perform for period
encng June lst ls4e The prices to be paid to them,
would be important in reference TO view OF the cas-
sncFore article complained Of Madame Trnf wAa the
most expensive she was to be paid $500 month
month and Rossi $3.50. They wsre as Maretzsk tell.
you his best artists have a,Mded to his manner of
reatpg Mada ne PiCO previous to the indi
eating tie first semblsnce of difference between Fry and
his pany evdencng want kno Wedge OF thosa
conventional and professional couress to operaic
artists always suppose themselves entitled; yet it
led actual break up pico says Dhs went On and
prepared fer the concert in compliance with the plaintiffs
ass TOR her to appear IL It. That concert was zyn
she was III, and cent medical certificate from
her own physician, Dr. Trudean stating that she was
poasis,y be referred to BY the s cosno ' on shs
other side. % going to show that these artists
refused TO ting if it strakos chs concert They Ger
cid not wh Srakosch to bs given out to tbs pub
lie as the gver of the concert But what motivs was
there for Fry who had secured their exclusive serv ces
under get behind another mau,s name or rive
an undue prominence to that name? Those sr{sts rs
quested change to be made in the announcement but
when satisfied that It was Frys concert no complaint
the Grand Opera il the United States. having made
arrangements with H. Maurice srahosca pianist to his
Majesty the Emp OF Russia, has the honor to an.
houses that he will give concert &c which occa-
zion signorina Ttuf signora Pico sgnors Bsnedstti,
this for the purpose of vindcatng Madame Pco sganst
what anticipate the ingenious counsel on the other
side may throw out, what would BIS most uu.
founded calumny, because we have heard ft said,
and 1t will DO said that ale fegned sickness; that
her Illness WAS not real that che party to con
show you what she was to perform for the purpose of
showing you in connection with other evidence that
what have just referred to would BIZ most unwarra at
able mputston on her character The program the
evening announces duo ffcm " SemiI smide," by
Tru and Pco that was in the first part Of concert
in tbs second part the sixth piece was a grand finale
from "Gioramento," by Tru, ssnnedetu, Pico, vaen-
tint snd Others For the performance of those services
she swears she prepared herself expecting
perform in union with others all the others cid perform
W thsut rtmonsrance, except so far making I'M
awaiting remonstrance To the in which the
was given out Now the charge made here H. that
affected an illness that rot real and the further
charge is II You can rely upon the evidsnds OF
DR.. Forbes that before he made any examination
as to Der sickness that che M.dAme Pico) admitted to
him that she WAS not sick at all will prove to you
that DE- Forbss has fallen into to that mat
ter There is, without doubt mistake about this affair.
II would have been .dpess her part--nothiay less
than Greet and unequivOcal insanity-to have made
decaaor Of that KIND. 1t IL ery improbable in it.
SELF and the shown to be inaccurate by cit
cnmstai ces that cannot be mistaken have already
shosn you that Fey engage Poo for Of months
he engaged her in August, 1873 Well, upon the day
Of The concert she sick; bat whether sick not
publication was made In the HERALD ami complained of
ct or about that time She had rehearsed for the
cert and call your at eDtion to that fact show
Dr. TGrtes mistaken in lis statement about Pico
admit ing hat she MT ok II Tco dill not mean to
sing suppose she would have abssnted herself from the
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