New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-04-20
Mr.. W. H. FRY AND THE ACADEMY OF
Music.


To ~ Editor q 1As n. Y. T'.es"s
SIR: Tie following correspondence will explain
why my Oratorio so long promised 10 tue sdvertise-
merits of the Academy Of Music Of ths City, Is sup
pre.sed by Mr. Phslen, President Of the Board u
Djrscto,s To persons interested 10 the msn,e-
nance Of good faith az well ss art I commend a
perusl OF IL, remarkiog that since my Ora,oro
has been sdver.issd by toe Directors Of he Ac I'd
envy, The HeroH, whose influences and support
they seem.d 20 cesirous to obtain, has refos-d 10
inert their advertisements of the Opsra; and fur
ther all advertisements which contain my name, are
declined at The Herald Office. This course, or rs
equiv a,.nf, has been pursued for Dise years, 70
iptimida,e mausgers and prevent the perform
apce Of any work OF mine, and In that lies
the root Of tee difficulty with tie Academy
in ous.hing the Orstorio after it was accepted
I owe IN apology for mentioning the name OF sdcs
;ourpaI az Tie Her0id but the fact Of the suoser-
viebcy TO it must be made known.
After tac se1t the suhjoined note OF this date,
the last ore 10 order Of the three published, u
Mr. PbaIep xas sho the statement Ct the Direct
ors in The Enng Post Of this Gay, giving heir YER
siop of the reaofs for the non performance OF my
Ora.orio; and not receiving this eveIpg definite
answer At he Academy proceed to publish the cor
r.-poIfercl have had with that genflsman leaving
public 10 ceciOt On Toe fDerlt5 Vi
The ,ir, gent Of the Directors tbst reqnes "a out
two rt be artss or nv Orstoio IL simply flftsuous-
90 lot wish 10 apply sDy h-rsher 'ern la the $40
ionto contract signed ny Nc. Mafefzsk, u VIII %
tesu that the oistoctlcn ~ drawn between 81 hpy
of,b.sral bid gen. rbl Iehe6rsal-,be first Wche5-
tra) 10! earss course, merely 10 test toe correct
Iees Of fbe ocpi.d parts AID their adaptation Ia every
uiputa TO th CAPABILITIES OF tue pefiJr ner ana Two
ofspch ffsl JtbssrssI.I ssked, bat o1 not get, ~
before ,he orchestra knew thing OF their p.rts the
kA.t
The rulnter Of two Jobesrsals first aud last ~os
merely ldiceed by me 10 Tx respecnvs periooe Tor
them. but had necessarily noting TO 40 with tue
whole Lunber Of rehessas
II is superauous 10 d well on the mpOssibiIlty Of
performing al orztoio With two orchestra rehesrsis.
ftyopIn be oiteract iul TO the Academy, insulting TO
tie public, fatal 70 the composer By Monday
Isst the principal AID chorus singers hal mastered
their psis The gentlemen of the orchestr, only re.
quired Iebesrsols worthy tue name to do them.
selves iafiice AID dsplay their custO nary talent and
these dtmsuded quite DIS much IN Justice to them rs
to myfef
wonld add thst 10 speaking of the Academy as an
Institution in the following notes DO not msaa 10
II clu6e the 81, OK oldeIs, who have bad part
parcel il the after CODpiaIed OF, and who, hear,
cCpoemD IL utterly. w. III FRY.
Kes York, April IS, 1855
sn Broadway Ap,il4 1855
Ny DEAR SIR: When, on Saturday, the nth
March Won .nrs1 into en- sgfeement with for the pro-
eusa Of ny Stabot MATER ibsD stated by you aud
s.o dsy. aerwsrt that there should be ope fehs,s
ALI hs orcbesIsi rebeana should take place l4s
estu dsy SLIT March the lat orches raj rehearsal vita
@ .. Of the Society the
py attend which they could not DO at day rehearsal
su.t.y soveri.d On the 9Th March finding advertise
M Mt yet put wrote TO iennd OF the fact ia
Of the Harmonic society individually through the publicity
20 siven 10 the prioance and requested at the
: :s.s f% 1st,.s t. ' hi. you favored me with
ro,e reply the DAY st the COMMITTEES we're reafy
ictmpoS by one ftbeuseves" bat that reh-ar1i on
Pspos would not tse place as v% Necessary to rshesr's
to pr, ouoe ihst opera then Up u this moment h'~ever
e his been sdvert.epe5t and no orchestral thess Of
Il s,Ii,uce Of he Sabot plsned the time shoad
in f.rs add justice have the sdvaasse of sewers. wses
evns that htie was "m' special reason fort On Sa"dy
~ As e.. ID. Il Of thu To- ss
concert In o,de, to hsip oot their adse1,us Tn. well
hi into tina, very pusrile OF, plsyi~s bed
music instead Of good to p.s,s s%.l cliqo' who
"extspt Sy 6r.t el.,s couposer. TO provide bill single
concert This sort OF management striving TO ssin dol
"breh disappointing and disgusting of the house"
The object Of bi sfdele was to ste ~ announcement
cenpco which tn. editor that paper has
except ore ia hies b.vs at. mpted bring an operate
other wo before the pubie sno hs success In the
bad snd that its rformance simply pe.se says
single boz bench Out disappointing or dssutns the rest
City osewhee equally we'll with otner
works di.posed 10 allow the ovedin Of contract
On Of such seious internal s.r der Bot In
view OF the Of The NEG York Herald toward
mot surprised 20 lean at the 9oa- on Mon
that In this ipssoce too The HerId EDITORS
thss fss succeeded and The msosfemept had determined
the srecs performance sobat sccs three
foor out ofts fourteen Pee. ana them :. par. Of
papers Of miscellaneous concert to be given I'm saturday
Itit vh mention Of my Sdoa fully proves the correct
Last evening received by note addressed
to you r me.zk stating that either the STAB Mater
OF he william Tel woald have b. sacr6:ed for the
want Of sufficient rehesss the should Re sen
Saturday and the c,her on MSnSsy next sna aa0s mat
Torrance for week at lesstibst H. come indefinite period
Now my part the contract made wtr you the 18th Of
has nt,h ,s1pa,ou%S dns. .nS ,eo,.s ths
wo,h In ten GAYS to be ready Tor reheHa at aopoatsd
y,dusily With them their houses OF Mis- Ma5eash Mi.
Siesebspe, Mira ve.tvsh. M Brsnoli, ADD NJ, BSi.l,
It's pcsacson :. he muse saSs MT: in bend But
extremely Pain.d 70 gay, since the sl.nce cHsndve and
TAs kes- York Bsvad It Is plan to me that an American,
have hohns :. expect from The toI%.I A@.rs.n though Il
have nothing to look to but the pr-seDt contr-ct
Tie question DAY be settled whether In every
stance 10 which ccesd with e1eoss to the point Of
msibs contract for the production Of work Of mine the
Of The York Herald either opony through bi jour
nal secretly through bis emss shall prevent the fulfill
nent Of that contract A. he has succeeded several be-
legal rsbu perform spce Of the contfsct therefore
sp.~er to the Request to 70 bsve only to
In writing mace 9th specina the night next week OF
the weeh after ben stabo shall be performed entire;
that an AZ from this date Of nv Saat in terms
With n.me . composer ,ha be underlined the bils
aswsppss for least foor days before parformsnce
lisnsn, with great 'e'peet, yours faithfully; NM
Academy Of Music. Fourtee0th ST.
Acan Music Fouytesnth n