The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-12-05

. ~11st 0s Nap0lr0u a. - EelonS q.
II was, perhaps, absurd TO be,isve that white
things generally were going 70 pisces--whIs
states wcre 10 . connidon u tnlnultaous alarm
Wills banks were suspepding. merchants break
ing and manu- soelrcrs turning tneic en- ployes
adrift on the world; while tn- natiouai shis IL
sc6duins under bare poles, with the breakers
Of disupiou ON either hann-the fashionable
world could remain . passive spectator. and toe
Opers singers decline to take rbeir share 10 the
nphi. sui. tho Opera season commsacsd so
sp'endidly last week. every body was In such
soetacies over that unfortunate .Jswess.n and
Ull0aA seemed 20 firmly eDthroaed, that il
really spp-sred ~ II be- misst have lasted at
least through . hundred day. Bat 10; the
op1ratic union has dissolved, the singers and
the holders have sececed, inc season has
come 70 an irelonoss and abrupt conclusion.
and the litde Napoleon having already made
several uips to Eba, ID now packing up bjs
thugs and marking nis transs, "St. Helena"
Here " . copy OF his last oalletin:--
TO rHs Kplros o. rss sskALD.
s6Aosav or suaiu Deo. 1850
N.ls nv painful duty - Vi he public Inat
&c wSsF compelled 10 close the Upsrs
Noiwlthsianaing TIE unsnimisy ~ APPRECIATION WITH
wh ch he .J.s.ss" hes been ~ pr,ss ana
srsiiy oe,o~ To. -sp~rss 1nr ascribr - tns pre-
caf,ous af affairs general. sotgas
80 t0 VI On tor Opera nss suen during ny aDsunoe
UBd.s circumstances o.nno. d. other vso sans
rese rom w management, IN srd'r any sess tnAnss
Tor Toe s.netous AID oAse recs,s,d fsom n press
arilsls snd all ,hs tupiayes o. tas o am, der
or, vito sreas rc~o ect, yonr opedivni ssr.a ant,
The career al the retiring operate pos.nsste
bas been . check@red one. He nrst appeared
before tn. American public as 10. manager o.
Mscame Son,sg's campaign. which ne directed
with great deal OF skill and ,ucoess During
this time he mad his mempeAo,e quartet v,th
Mar1izek, which resulted il a i've y-ars' war
between the rival chiettsins Uimsn retired
trom the field for time and next appeared
as rnalbergs manager. The Amsricao CAREER
o. the great pianist WAS q very profitable on.
aud Uiimsn found BIN elf In tne po.srs .oG OF =
considerable sum Of money wnics b. inv-sted
ia The Opera, ba ting succeeded ia ebtsloing .
iesse Of the academy tor four years, aud osipg
In possession OF the Opera houses at NV York
and Boston. tie brought out Piccoiouiini,
who made great deal OF moUey ~ th- Nortc
but not enough 10 the Sou.o 10 psy the heavy
expenses OF Transporting full Company 10 sue
port her. P,ccoioDui went over TO Strak ,sch
AND left U,imsn out In the cold Subsequently
be joined his forces with those OF S.rskosch
who tried the experiment o. engaging uDkno On
siDgers, and drew blanks instead Of prizes TIE
season Wa 8 disastrous one, ard ssnt Ul.m4n 70
EiDa again. Strskosch TELL back on yns pro
vinc~s. UllmAn borrowed few hundred dol
lsrr, went to Earops and engaged several ne =
artists In the m~sDtime sTAKo~cn bad opened
the Academy, but failed to make the concern
pay. Ullmsn returned Ia time " the gr And
npsie OF the s~ssoD--tns Philadelphia per-
Torrance In homer OF the PriDcs Of Wales
The Italian artists, Bngnoii Ferri. Susini
and Auzio, then revoi,ed, taxing Colson
along vito them. Sussc-oh again deserted
Uilmsn, who did not loee ali hope, bus
managed 70 get together good Company and
70 bring out tho "JeS-ss" in spl~noia ssyle
thus winding No his Career with splendid
coup de theatre.
UiImsns * Experience has net been singular
The history Of op-rs-ic soecuis,'ons IN sbi
country only varies IN ia iDc,d-nD; tas results
have been always the same. The nrst pers.n
Who attempted tie msoag. rl-ot OF = regulsc
IrAisn theatre In N~s York wss Pulmo, who
h.o made q snug fortune az rest surale,sr. and
who iost every doiar he ns1 10 tn- world W
the Opera business Simpson, Of the Park
ri-d Il occasionally AND could DOT maze IL pay
sanquirico and Patti snoc-~o-c Paine, and
shared biz t.ts Su ,s-qlenily tn Assor Place
Opera Hcuse ~as butt. aud Fry undertook the
management same thing over sgsln- Rove
with the ar,i.s. No money coming IA
AID . great deal going out M,r-t
sek succeeded Fry. aud bad . better
prospect; nut some OF his singers hsv-
ipe .eced.d, und~~ the lead OF Ssvi. he wa
only ore. We believe. -xoeps ms ts-t Hawai-.
season. which has been prcuri arily prorttoi.
| ~ Victims ~ ,bs Acsn-ny ara xsrcrn-x
SrHhoscb Oh. Bull. PAio~ ana Uiimsn. ca,
ano Phal-o burned their fingers here, aud vs
rious other perroas have oe-n sliznuy sinx~d
Thus IL viii BE- seen snss the Opera gives us
quite ~ much irouols the Unioo. We nave
Done eur bert 10 save both We nav. steadily
euppor-~d the Op~ra, snd b-I'-vs tost one day
II viii b . p-rm@n-ot insasu'ion N Mes York
Th., ruch 10 not the ca. nov 's owing more u
the imprsc'icsctl,ty OF tho. srrtsss Than to 'oe
IuAevarmness o. the public The position al
the op@rsac manager " . very peculiar
one. On the one baud he hss the
public. vbo demand, az they have an
updoobt@d risht ", the parfsrmsnc-
Of his promises To the letter; 90 the other, b.
has 70 reconcile the ieslour,es aao satisfy TN
demands OF score OF arsisr, all independent
Of him II they do not have precisely wbs'
they want, they threaten to -@c-d- and dissolve
The union. This IL not sxAct'y toe care 81 prs,
sept; tse question nov s that Of money, s W
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