The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-02

y che ishsble in science and art
A. VoHcE FROM THE Observation-Disclosures
ANO EXPERIENCES or MAX MARErzgK.--We
J ave received, in advance of publication, the
following programme OF forthcoming work,
which will probably make tremendous excite
mens in the musical, literary, artistic critical,
ana fashionable world. Read the title aud
summary Of contents =
MUSIC IN nEsPERfA.
GIsToRY PkoGREss DEvKIoPRARSr or MusIcAL
ART IN AMERICA THE LAST SEVEN YEARS.
ConsaipDg alec Biographical and critical sestches
IN America, ''TetectoDsp upon the different musical
managers and sgente and observations" upon fashion
snd taste in New Yorh, by NJ NJ.
CONTENTS.
LETTER ].
To HECTOR BsRIIoz PariJ.-Musc 10 New York in lSa8
the Actor Place Opera House; Irui, Benedet., Rosi;
Madame Laborde Ope Quarres; James Gordon Bennett
and T. p. Fry; the Assor Place RIOTS
mGTR II.
TO FIoRENuSo, Paris New York Fashions and Fash
joDsbles; Count James Foster, Jr; Henry A. Coit De
IAuney Hubbard, and Others; Fancy Dress Bslls New
York Critics and Criticisms; N. P. Willis de Trobrsnd,
Rich ard Grant White and Others Morsrta Don Giovanni
the fret successful opera season in New YorE.
LETTER H.
To LAnI.AcHR, Londop--P 7. Barnun; Jenny Lind Te-
resa Parodi; Humbug, Merit, Curiosity, Enthusiasm.
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ToJosgF FIsHoF, Venna.--ARvAna Don Francisco Marti
Torres; the Havana Opera Troupes Stehenone Bosio
Tedeseo Savi Bettini, Badial, Marin Gances Behind
the Scenes; Opera ut Castle Garden in New York.
To M. W. BALFE Milan catherine Hayes; Lola Mon
ter Wallace Irish Encouragement Irish Talent Thea
irical Managers and Musical Agents in New York NIB
losGarden ~ an Opera House and william NiuIo q. a
Manager; Concurrence and Opposition; heyerbeer's Ro
bert 10 Diable.
To N. G. sAPHR vieuna.-Msxico op.ra aud Bull
fight Mexican Notions; Mexican Law ana justice; Pre-
sdent running off, and the Secretary Of the Treasury in
Want Of Funds Forcsd Loan; Pueola Vera Cruz Incl
dents, Accidents and Adventures.
LITTER VII.
TO aGMUSD THALBERG, Vienna Madame Sontag and
Nome Alboni; Count Rossi and Count Pcpppl Haod.
rome PozzoiDi B. Ulmann; Julien; Meyeroeer's Pro-
phete; sontass Death and AIboni's Wedding
LITTER VIII
To FREpERIc eye London The Academy of Music in
New York a Origin, Progress and FMture James Pha.
lem Esq Grisi and Mario; MSS Couts; Spectators in
stars the Star System its Inusnce and Consequences
To HEINRICH ERNST London.-Ol6 Bull 90 Opera Mana
ger; CrDm,ttee OF Management; RoesniB Will tm Re
aDd William Ffys stabAt Mater; La Grange Stehenons,
Martini dOrmy, Louisa Pyne and Elisa Hens.
lsr the French Italian Polish German English, and
Native American opera; the Chevalier WiSoG.
To MY FRIENDS AND PATRONS, New York Music in
New York in 1861
Now, it appears that the amiable Max Maret-
eek, who has been manager and conductor of
The Italian Opera in New York for the past
seven years, who has been entirely ruined
great many times, and looks healthy enough to
stand several more pecuniary earthquakes, has
a pretty marine villa on Staten Island, to which
he retires during the summer months Here
the vivacieus Macmillan realises to some ex-
tent the passionate prayer Of Horace: !" o Russ
qnando tie aspiciam," &C. He catches weak fish,
when there are any-he writes polkas OCCASION
al]y-and makes preparations to sacrifice
himself once more for the sake Of art in the
nngrateful city of New York In this Chateau
Maretzek" the conductor will compose his
great work, whereof we have given the
contents above. It will be noticed that he
chooses the form of letters addressed to Hector
Berlioz, Fiorenteno, Frederick eye, M. W.
Balfe, Thalberg, Lablache, and other artists,
managers and critics. The last letter is the
rhine de la creme of all" To my friends ana
patrons in New York" Some of the most
piquant Of our standard literature is in letters
Horace Walpole, Nine. de Sevigne, Mme d'Ar-
play, Lord Chesterfield, and many others, have
eft imperishable proofs Of their epissolary
genius. May rot the voluntary exile of Staten
Island give us something equally brilliant?
The subjects to be discussed are full of in
crest. The Opera at Aston place. with notices
IF the oyster house critics--the episode by the
Swedish Nightingale and the Chevalier of
ranistan-the arrival of the Marti troupe
rem Havana-Kate Hayes and William Niblo
-Max's flight to foreign parts, and his adven-
ures by flood and ield--the tour Of Sontag
nd Albori-Grisi and Mario in America-and
nelly, last and most important, like the pot
cript Of lady's letter, the late sea
on at the Academy, with all about
'balen, Colt LaGrange, yestvali, the
jhevalier Wikof and great deal more
han all the rest we suspect-the amable,
ble iDdomiiable and uncrushable Macmillan
asretzek, director OF the Opera. chef d'orches-
re, proprietor Of marine villa on Staten
-laDd, and ostcnsible author OF Music 10
Iesptria"
We presume that Max, il he is really the
writer of this book, intends to pay off his old
cores, make clean breast Of all matters i'm
,ortant to the public, and leave the confes-
Iohoi WIN hiho Nv pcace WIN oil VIC woiiu.
. may, however, be the joint work Of Max and
he immortal composer of the Ssabat Mater"
shose name is mentioned twice in the pro-
,rsmme. Master Fry is boiling over with rage
,ecause the Academy preferred Rossni's and
1erdi's foreign operas to his native American
composition, and Maretzek is very strongly
impressed with the idea that the directors OF
he Academy have ascertained that there is
more than one conductor in the world. 1t may
be that Fry and Max have favored the world
with their reflections" on American N snagers,
BY severely pitching into the committee that
has lately conducted the Opera at the Academy.
But let Max keep bis promise--let him tel
us sl he knows about the Opera since he has
been in America-although he did not originate
INC - ;psfitution - with M nv any mpans-it