The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-03
Music and the Drama.

Music and the Drama.
OPERA TROUBLES IN CALIFORNIA.
The San Francsco Chronicle Of the 5th May publishes
column or more Of correspondence between Mrs. c. N.
Sinclair (Forres mansgeress of the Metropolitan
tre end Nine. Bar Thorn prip,a donna assota of the
Italian oyera San Francisco 1t seems that the great
difficulty in the above matter was chronic one q
lack of that the occasion OF the first night
OF VI Lombard" " there trouble among the artists
and the curtain did not rice until hour after the time
announced. On the thursday following, there was NO
performance There were great many appeals made to
the public on both sides hence the correspondence
The frat letter is from Mr. Planel who arranged
the scores for the orchestra. He could get his pay
(sl2o,) and SO he refused to give up the score.
This pistol shot is like the tapping of the conductor
baton and is followed by the suboned grand crash from
the whole orehestra:-
THE PRIMA DONNA Rr AL, TO THE PUBLIC.
Editors Chronicle:-
In my name and those of the art sts who here lend
me the support Of Il signatures, have solicit OF
your indulgence the insertion of the folio wing lines ia
your journal They called forth by the acrmono as
attacks recently made upon two your conte m.
iailes-one morning, and the other evening pa
per- undertake to reply TO them with great reluc-
tance, feeling 1t is NOT the part Of who
Spects her to addict herself either speech
ing OF public controversy os any description. Wheo,
however it is sought TO build up the credit of the
tropotan theatre at my expense and that Of the
th t .ne opera .roupe, !neIe remsms put
which We have one and all, experienced unvaryng ge-
rerosty and courtesy, against the
which feek to deprive OF its cOuntenance and favor
The statement of the EreninQ Journal that the lts-
liam Opera Company had cost Mrs Sinclair all that
W,s sanei " sns .. nr ana MIS- b.rney
Wns h ihcoriecs since tne departure OF those ar
tsts the Italians have performed only thce at the Me-
loPoaan, ana ON thoss occaseos' TO whom II not tue
,n men' scclueu tne Prohu certainty nov 70 U.S.
Tor nave not received the salaries earned
9n .he nsnts IN quess,on. was IL MT Lanzoni, tne
opera .loupe, or tne management OF the theatre
aon bspe6ti The souse waa crowass sftsr having
peeh every pignt or the previous Two or tnree
10 score OF TWO OF persons nevertheless the
Us "" hau, us spe aiss wa ne prisege Q.
payDg ABOUT Two nuhored doars from his own pocket
70 cover eApehses, we the mouse retained the mana
some aum OF seven hundred dollars for rent although
then and st indebted to Mr. Lanzonl for arrearages of
S'Is1s ny Ita,t. iopt o~ea, nnsu. ,.,.
Very little to be obtained in the San Francisco any
o1her maibet, with such currency. They cannot be
TO sing Tor pasme, nor solely and exclusively
OF tne Eeng journal does not consider our necessities
CT ne Gees IL may bs that ne generously proposes to
.esy an our expenses IN ths absence OF remunera'
ton Tor our services from hs friends Of the Metro.
When re engagement of the Opera company
mace after Abandoning the project OF subscription,
he moral success of which complete although is
practicable realization presented dicutes agreed
with MIS- sinclair for three OF Lom-
ment engaging to the artists before the of the
curtain This agreement was never fulfilled. or
Dupoeo collars promised me Tor my benefit, received
three hundred, (my costume costing me two hundred
and Mr. Scoia received nothing and to the other
artists was paid mo;ety, or less, OF the amounts pro
missed the TINS is the explanation of the delay which
occurred before the commencement OF the performances
on the pight OF tha first representation of L0mbar
d." regards the second, although the prlcss agreed
upon were considerably lower, payments whatever
were made Ny bealth will not permit me to undergo
the fa,eue OF study rehearsal and long and arduous
performance gratuitousy This much for my own part.
AN 10, sne 1'ner arthta, untrue although stlenu-
good uatureo s TO proer their se1yicss fras Messr
scoa and Lamont never entertained the idea
th.,sn,g o. aIgDg w.1ou. salary, or o. separating
ana Roncoye, the part Of the and cbors
aso refused 10 perform and Mr. Planet decnad to fur
nish the music Of the Ooera for the Of
which he is yet unpaid These were not the only de-
mands which turned up the occasion The
who have receive pay fer long tme had not even
come to the theatre.
One chief with us, Messrs. Editors for occa
sopaly requiring the price of our labors is that we
make II a point TO pay oar csbts.
juIed in our material interests but never for moment
shall quietly allow ourselves to be asssled in our
honor and good The wires by which the very
high comedy of the Metropolitan Is in motion not
long enough FOR that.
Before terminating this communication, let me add
that far from dsregardDg the difficulties with which
the management of the Metropolitan has occasionally
bad to contend the artists have from time to tims sde
concessions by which they have seriously injured them
selves for the benefit OF others
1t is much to my regret as have before said, that
these disputes referred to the public but for that
neither self the other artists ponsbe. As
II has been DONE shall only observe that il the docu
ments required to corrobor above they can
he produced. hope that will be unnecessary.
remain with the Of my obligations to the
press for its kindness this and other OCCASIONS your
obeoient servant CLOTILDE BARILI THORN
Carlo Scola, AesaaDdro Lanzon Lsgaise, Qoncoveri,
Madame Becherini, Planet, Mons. Becherini, Huber,
Gsetsno Comassi, Carcano, o. Leo Leo Bohm, H New.
man. 81. Leiber Rollina Tampliui.
INTERNATIONAL HOTEL, SAN FRANCISCO, May 6, 1856.
This ni1tnnt ar cuttpO lettertbe MONT ~ which "a
"a. ,ha -. aa.a.,. he.,,s -. -. - ~ ~
e' VIC pii"a uonna hoAisn was not gooo enough 70
allow her to sing gratuitouslywas Immediately replied
to In the Alta California by Mrs Sinclair thus =
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MRS. slNCLAih DEMOLISHES THE PRIMA DONNA.