The New York herald., 1862-12-10
Musical.

'E0BnAn y AZ THk ACADEMY or Music.
pcrdeay the stockholders Of our Acadep, q Hsir arc
too recherche. They cannot patronze Sorma" q q ~
ceat. "a ugh ono and All may be ,her when
tie orcra Is given ri the usual Academy prices
We wish 10 assure them that cloap nishs the music
is precisely tie same the house nntaintcd BY the
caage CT price that tho effect produced By their
Absence is TO mark prominently hcy have tue best Seats
.f couYsoj thai the scckhodcra those whom The public
hook pon naturally the most decided paroas 81 music
My Ike il when i IS dear. They niure the interests OF
tho management by occupying their seg.s, bu, yet
kcct,nx them reserved, causing In their ausoncs tie
iouse 10 leok les brilliant, as the most prominent
seats remain .>o'ice sh"uld bc given % tho
management npot My occasion hat Stockholders VIII
no, ueel their seals thus tho house can he dny hfed
r5is ay seem matter OF trifLg interest 70 the stock
holecss n-t IL Is nevertheless calling for reform
The academy VIA ilcd last light ,, well dressed an
aieacc s.n ng 10 evidences of lack taste for music
a. they nrlaudel y; the proper places aud often Nor
ma" has given teic often 7.rce thcccmincnoo.
Of thu that IL Is useless to make any detailed
review the opera. iorini, Norma sans as snal,
with and SKILL Her style purely II an and u Is
to bc remarked that the opera p.occcds her voice lin
proves instead Of fatignins. Her tns,a Iiva" was
loudly apgi-uded. ms deo with Adcsisa also 70
ceivcd ertai aprlGgsc We are inclined 10 think
that Norensis nsg cst enn;raiio heard to less ad
vautsge m the oi Adele $50 than in other parts sle
mas performed here with rcit Bnt stii her
pure rich tones always the pleas ,ty,
and she gains Rightly the public csimatioi. Signor
MacCafcfti really sings we'll hts Voice u gOo,l nnc ard
that he uycracts s Joles he would soon he
dec def ltvafite with the New York pubic. lie has
merely manage hts voice and act with less
gy Ia gain the fc,ctrtnr he deserves OF Susn II
Is useless say that he sang with hs usual
power was bc always is ugost popular with the
audience. !Is style s large ard graud and always
draws arf ltnsc from the pubic.
Tonight W. have the hrst representation ot tho
Bali, In saschornr tue Masked Bah" with
eaogr sbea Ca.d.cs N1rclsi, Brgnoi incdo, Barili,
1fhreul. ballet will cnliven the o,rra, aud Sicnor
Muzlo's grand fsio Maschcra Gaor Wi ~ Efcn, The
h0ur, viii b. og the ncsio oi tho season q. the tickets
are gong 90 braky. on tridaytlie tst uiGbt o. this
/ scisl:l--we are 10 have tho .paraBi' y '!,rnari.
Manager Giau had severe scare Yesterday. on look.
lug uvor his engagement the iiatcihm Acaderiy of
Musc wheh ~ hid yct signed he found Y his hor
rur and d,-ay that by that drcii ent all display of
ssan,ma, Is expressly forbidden BY tbs Esecutv Com
niptcc of tho ;'hiaiolhia academy. Here lx.
Tho Iinprdhr - which i Manager Gfnus piece de
oscc was lea.ariyog. What sh0ld be 90?
He st uncc ttlcsraTbcd to the committee nj rhiladel
phla. Those gentlemen OF course held solemn con.
cave and, af,cr due ,DcraoE Naunerr Grau gecey cd
thc following cleg un III auswcr.--
wo give ~ despatch n.st.--
GENTLEMEN ~ ffr c0MsirtFr:-
uanro sign your contract. II prohibits the cxhbi.
ticn of animal curiosity Does this cNclgdc the goat
which i indispensable 10 the opera Of "Dnorahy
j. GRAU.
The answer was as rcliows--
AclpKnY oF MISE, PafIspEipafA
s;en the lease and return hy mali, The goat Is all
r'glt, COMMITTEE.
Ecre " . gst that has become famous.