The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-05-23

the lumber yard rear of Nos. 1T, ITO. ri md f2s
Third avenue owned by II. Worcester, was damaged
lie and city Insr Companies Tho building dam
aged about 5000, Insured for 5000 in tho Bowery
The Lutheran church in Eas, Fifteenth street. at
which Bf WelDdkndi Is pastor damaged 10 the extent
o. 100000 The loss e July covered BY nsgrance Tho
adjoining build ag No 100, occupied by Robert Huaen
a dwelling, Was damaged TO the extent Of $500 Tho
DEFERRED PERPoRMAHCKs.
Owing To the occurrences Of the Are 0any performances
that were TO take place at tho ACADEMIC demanded post
ponomen, No tsa was 20 have bcenliyen IN New York
have been rendtscd at the brooklyn academy this even
ing The 'mprsdrtO, however was compelled to issue
the sueonsd sanifcsto Tor the enlightenment Of tho
dsArs rALIAN or.sA.
49, To .IE EBntR ~ rnE HssALD.
All persons hA,np puruha tiekaN for tho TcpToson
ta'on OF kartho at the Academy Music aud Juips
al Brooklyn which reprosentaons take place
account OF the d.satrou conuagraiio AT the Academy
Of Music, Now Ysrkl their money returned on
application TO the branch ticket onuss Beer schirmsr
Robert Anthony a. Co., and the Brooklyn Academy of
The great billiard match, TO haze been PLAYED hts
evening ut tho noe destroyed house, be decided
elsewhere.
History Of the Academy OF Music.
The ruined building. completed in she fall OF 1854 in
accordance with the plans and under t rccion OF w.
new French theatre, lrauguraifi October . 1854
by tho representation OF BoIlinia ssrma. GriA aud
Mario sustained the lending parts assisted by s9uorina
Donovapn and slgnor susln. Tho srsa, which
had attended 0risi and Mario "a every par, of tho
world where thclr names bespoke brilliant
opening for tho new house. pdt twelve years ago tise
general public seemed % tako little Interest in oponno
performance and by fault oehcr In carrying out
the designs Of the architect the house, which was intend
I'd TO scaufour thousand 1--WE hundred persons, could
scarcely comfortably accommodate and scat half that
number Tho party Of gentlemen who advanced tho
to erect the building also stipulated that two
hundred choice scatsfr every performance dnrnf tho
whole year should become, not only lifelong sDd r..
versionary privilege tn one Transferable 10 any part or
portion OF their family, 20 Their friends and 10 tho
quaintanocs OF their f,ends, point which has bes
strictly adhered To up g. the present time
On October 2, 1854 Nr. iackctt being the manager =
the Academy of Music, the audience amounted Ia about
one thousand persons The nrst and second tiers
nearly empty. The Inauguration proved fAilpre, aud
the subsequent performances marked by similar
In rs number Of October D. 1854, the Nnw I'm HrR'
AID had the foowing:-
Bearing In mind that the house, expected 10 .oa ba,~eea
four tsouaand aud four thousand NJ hundred hs
ssaiaasr La. night mat be res.rdsa as an iasa.peoa'
signed The price OF eests i TOO hish Gus public AZ
support they look e.cxhce they morally certain o
. We %sat ose sns III Of a 70 sec ~ 'sas u gong Oh
this managers must - content with price that W. oan
Taking the HssALDs advice, Mr. Hackeu lowered his
prices Of admission but the two hundred privileged
holders stood la tho way, and have stood IN the way
since. II fisen aui sign Of tho times. that
the Mario and Grisi troupe played some forty nights
under the management OF Mcssrs " II. Payne and
Hackcu, and the management last money Ole Hull In
his speculative auc.npt AT management lost money
Tho Committee OF Management with crowded housoR
lost money-it sad about 81, 900. The Lagrange
operate company, their propretDs and rnanaRnrn,
durnv very short Tea eaid 10 have ost about
$1,000 TIE opcriious OF about seven months
ia re- al ue ma
uphill work for those who succeeded 1t would bo tedious
TO follow them IN ihsr adventurous task.
The work OF rcbuin NJ the Academy viii probably Do
commenced within TIE xt two or thrre weeks, and
IL expected that and in0rc ripognc building VIII
rise from under the present ruins within less than sir
month"; II N thought that & amount required for
rebuilding the edlcs viii fall Of l4Oo 900
The future stockholders and n,snage,, however. vi
have 10 submit 10 the oNgcrcics Of The times WIN
regard 10 public opinion aud p1bt1 patronage. WHOM
which the greatest entgrprisrs ~ " day would ppVe
failure. IL will 70 necessary % consult the .sfcta-
tion- OF the educated cle The refund taste otan IN
icgont people keenly aiiv Ia the rights as eff ciu-
at The banquet 81 national liosresl What ~
wanted nov u not j. temple Of music tor siel low
VINO pay The lahcsl prices pnd socur" y Rrsaisst
comfort but National Institution where Lo' Gf'@lfT'
perfection n ART rl delgh ana refine hs " mum
bar OF our fellow citlXuu.