The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-10-20
The Italian Opera I'm New York.
TO THE EDITOR or TEE HERALD.

INV YogK, Oct. Is, 1855.
Ihsve read With much surprise the various statements
put forth by Max Maretsck ard his friends In regard 10
The academy or Music, A few years since, certain
nberai gentlemen, actuated by high admiration OF ar
Voluntarily erected out or their own private fnds, tho
building in question. In return for this Investment they
required only payment Of the interest sscruug on the
mortgages the taxes tho insurance and certain other
cesssry disbursements, together with the privilege Of
two hundred seas at every representation 10 the oe.d
Use capable Of holding ave thousand people. Two
hundred sea form very small portion q It's vast ca
columns that support the tiers. II would be dcuh to
sslee, what called the ''hest seats In tue house.
sssn2a tbereore. 70 say Thai The s,oeshosers have
mopopolzed the only available sea's Ia the building.
Tenants bave no fault to ind with their landlords
where the terms have been clear expr sed aud under
sccd In the beginning. They have n their power be
fore signing tho papers 70 or rceStoc conditions
they accept them and no fraud prscteed they have
Max Mueizek, hove yer with sublime coolness, no,
only undertakes 70 be the Dictator 10 musical matters
terms uron which he Will condoscend TO become their
lessee. Iriaa fsis hs makes himself out most in
thropc sort Of angel He persists in furnishing dsl
CO, food ut his expense 10 the smishng people OF
ssis and constsbles mortgages his valuable lands in
Kentucky, aud gets himself into all sorts Of difficulties
ir .ss sole un,sasn pSspS,e o. Srrl.g the c0d.s
pasronisiDg the modisies and miliners High minded,
nasuanmous individual
In our experience We hare always found that when
anr loses money they abandon the Speculation. No
other instance be found In history that viii form
PARALLEL with that Of the lndomabe and generous Max.
We presume that his family have lived upon air for the
last oght yeas the homny crops Of his plantation In
He snsn ss ge the sSa e
ments wherein always appears that be . several nun
dreds K not thousands Of dollars out Of pocket
Wi he be kind enough TO make out statement OF the
free cEess tina, be 90 isrrely dstrsaies daily among
the good hooking dsnzsns Of cbsihs stree, and other
arasocratic locaissi Win he tell hos many tickets each
chorus singer musician ard srtst give away nightly
II been whispered that eight hundred seats have thus
been nllcd' on single occasion; and yet the vr-
tuous Max complains Of the two hundred places oscu-
pied By the generous donors or this beautiful building
But enough OF Max Maretzef. Tbs Italian Opera viii
be soon re. established In this city weprcdct reopen
Ing IN December January next. will be conducted
efficient and economical principles. There will nn be
three on four rrima donnas, eight contratos,
half dozen tnors and bassos and the Lord knows how
many other surplus personages Including ueasurers .,
cas- per week count the tickets at SIS per week,
rsbers without number who never attend 10 ths duty,
iournss,s TO puff the performances, and suckers who
hang about the building and manage 70 reta living out
OF n without working The public will not be hum
bugeed any longer. The executive committee OF the
Academy understand what they are about We hop,
management We shall mover have matters right or the
Italian Opera cstabshed rm basis, until an entirely
different kind OF man 10 entrusted with iu control.
We say confidently land We may say that We are "be-
December or January next. The philadelohians
while, may cool OF their excliable jealoDsies Mss
Helen Traphagen may lay In double assortment OF
tpera "fxens." Jewellers, dry goods dealers, last
young men and sentimental young ladies' may cap their
either Of bis country seats staten Island kentucky
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