The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-04-22


sand men to the effective force for this grea
advance. And with this cooperation Of the
Governors. and with all the men at Washington
acting together and In harmony with General
Grant, we may have the end Of the war and
our absolute triumph secured Ia the next
battle.
Max Maretzek and Macmillan After
tho Almighty Dollar.
Max Maretzek has become disorganized.
Prosperity has spoiled him. From lover OF
art, eager to give the public opera at his own
expense, he has been transformed into lover
of the almighty dollar. In other words, he has
decided to raise. the prices Of seats at the
Academy Of Music next season. This week ia
the last Of the cheap regime. Hereafter the
audiences must pay little-and very little
dearer for their whistle. or course this is all
right and proper. Everything has been raised
except opera, and now it is quite time that this
luxury should cost us more. But, at the same
time Maretzek's reputation as an operate Mark
Tapley is forever gone. To the establishment
Of the world and the regret of the deadheads,
Max has become a practical man. and ia no
longer willing to ruin himseif for tho sake Of
the muses.. After this there is some hope for
President Lincoln and poor Greeley. Perhaps
they too, will develop practical traits Of
character by and by.
Max Maretzek,s friend aud rival-for Maret
EEK once Hourished his baton in Mexico-the
Prince Macmillan, who hopes to be the EN-
psror of the land Of Montezuma, and who has
just left Europe as Colorado Jewett used to
leave, with a great flourish Of trumpets
by way of advertisement. also has his
little financial projects, and is also practical
man. When Napoleon poked Macmillan in the
ribs and said, with sly chuckle, "You are
goin. to country which is one great lump of
silver" he let out the secret of the proposed
Mexican empire. Macmillan, like Max Maret-
eek, wants to make million. He has creditors,
and thinks that be has discovered new way to
and regeneration. and the Latin races, and the
Council Of Notables, and the will Of the Mexi-
can people, is all humbug. Macmillan wants
the Mexican's mines, not their votes. Colorado
Jewett probably interested him. as he has in
terested all our bankers, brokers and specula
has consented to act as Emperor and chief di-
rector Of the grand bubble company that Ma
poleon has organized. We are afraid. how
ever, that Maximilian's mining bubble will
break as quickly and as disastrously as the
bubbles which have amused us for the past
cac he -. ~ ~~A: ch h.
smashed by the fall of gold to sixty-nine, and
the rise Of greenbacks one per cent above the
bills Of our city banks. Where will the Mexi-
can mining scheme be when the whole Ameri-
can people strike at it together?
But although Max Maretzek. like Maximil-
ian, is after the almighty dollar-we might say
the almighty two dollars, since that is to be
the price Of reserved seats-we have no fear
that his enterprise will fail, like that Of the Aus
triau prince. On the contrary the people were
never better able aud more willing to pay good
prices for good music. They will not neglect
the lyric stage as they do the Broadway stages,
on account of increased fares. The masses
have plenty Of money, and are not afraid to
spend 1t. Within the last two weeks they have
donated about seven hundred thousand dollars
to the Sanitary Commission, aud they have
done it without retrenching any Of their other
expenditures. In spite Of the crowds aud the
greenbacks attracted by the Fair, all Of our
theatres that deserve patronage have been pat
ronized as literally as before the Fair opened
On Saturday Of this week, the three hundredth
Of Shakspsre's birthday, all the
theatres will give Shaksperean performances;
some for the benefit Of the dramatic fund, and
some in aid Of the fund to erect a statue OF
SHAKESPEARE in the Park; and we hope
and expect that the receipts will be large
enough to satisfy the advocates Of both OF
these laudable objects. The corner stone for
the pedestal Of the statue will be laid, with ap
ceremonies, on the same day, and we
understand that the Count Johannes has been
invited to deliver one of his neat and classical
orations in honor Of the occasion. Saturday
will therefore be day to be marked with a
white stone. The close Of the great Fair, the
corner stone celebration. the noble Counts
Grafton, the Shaksperian at the Academy,
and Shakspcrian performances at all the thea
tres, will be enough to satisfy even the pleasure
seeking population Of this American Paris. We
only wish that Macmillan could be present
then to see the people against whom he will
have to contend if he persists in bis Mexican
mining operations, and we doubt not that after
one look at the crowd he would discfeetly re-
solve to let the Mexicans take care Of them
selves and would settle here, in some honest
and lucrative business, for life.
PRODUCTIVE SOURCES OF DIsEAsE-DUrY or
THE COMMISSIONERS or HEALTH.-With the ap-
preach of the severe heat Of summer the public
are naturally becoming anxious concerning
the action OF the Commissioners Of Health for