The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-10

The OPERATIo WAR--Our correspondence
from the seat Of war at the Academy grows
more interesting every day. Yesterday we
laid before our readers two letters containing
valuable information, and oday we print two
more. Mr.. Allegri, the scene painter, lays
down the brush, and takes up the pen. He, on
the part Of the artists, Indignantly declines
Ole Bulls offer to play for the coming benefit.
It is not Mr.. Bulls violin that the artists want,
but his money. The artists are very Indignant
with Mr.. Bull, it appears.
Following this spirited bulletin from field
marshal Allegri, commander-in chief Of the
rebels, we have communication from the late
treasurer of the Academy, giving facts and
figures, in answer to the HERALD queries,
What became Of all the money |" where
are the proceeds ?" "Where are the funds
gone TOT" Mr.. Bull says, in answer to these
pertinent questions that he does not know any
thing about the matter. This ia remarkable
state of things when the manager Of a concern
like The Academy Opera does not know what
has become Of the money received for tickets.
Mr. Bull appears to be in q very vague
and misty state Of mind as regards the
whole matter. He says he intends to
give a statement of facts When? He
says he has made arrangements to pay the
bills-the artists inquire when !? where? how?
Decidedly Mr.. Bull should be more distinct and
particular in his statements. Another griev-
ance What is to become Of the thousand
dollar prize offered for the best Native Ameri-
can Operai There are, we hear, some twenty
or thirty composers, ea"h Of whom was sure of
getting Mr.. Bulls check for the amount of the
prize, and who have wasted great deal Of
time and spoiled great deal Of music paper in
his service. Some Of the Operas must be nearly
finished What will Mr. Bull do for the COM
posers?
But all this Opera correspondence is vague
and unsatisfactory The public, like the prac-
teal M. P. in Hard Times" want facts.
We have a.ked for them in vain. There is
Mr.. Watson, who sent US o letter yesterday
he insinuates that he knows all about the
matter, and that it is very amusing Now, if
Mr.. Watson has got good thing, he should not
be so selfish as to enjoy it alone Why don't
he give this strange eventful history to the
public, instead Of being go uncomfortably mys-
terious about il? We believe that the Opera
never can succeed here until the artists abate
their exorbitant demands for salary.
We gave yesterday an authorized statement
of the salaries Of the principal artists. 1t
seems that one lady received eight hundred
dollars per m0nth--nearly ten thousand dol
lars per annum-more than we pay to the
Secretary of State, or Judge Of The Supreme
Court, or Minister Plenipotentiary, or the Go
vernon of the State of New York. And all
this money is paid to young woman in con-
sideration Of her looking as pretty as possible
and singing few songs, when she is not pre-
ventt d by indisposition or by the negligence of
the chief of the orchestra, who wounds her
tender heart by not getting her music ready
in time The other salaries are proportionab&y
high It is obvious that such expenses would
ruin CIesus himself, in case he was rash enough
to undertake the management of the Academy
While our Italian and Norwegian friends are
thus out OF tune, we see that an attempt is
to be made to establish the German Opera OF
Niblo's, to commence next week. We have
large and respectable German resident popu-
lation here, probably numbering nearly hun
bred thousand, and there is a sort Of Tue.onic
sristocIacy-a very quiet and well behaved
aristocracy it is-an aristocracy of the right
kind. Thu viii support the Opera, for music
is pet study with all Germans, and we should
not be surprised if the German Opera became q
permanent Institution, thus beating the Italians
out Of the field.
THE DEATH OF Bit POoIE--Much lciee g