, 1866-10-28
TROUBLES OF THE. OPERA
AND BALLET.
An lmpressari0 and Maitre dc
Danse in Court.

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SIuEcYsA Mountaineering Glimpse
Behind the Scenes, DC.
From the ". y. Uerala, October %
Frederick kDenns.s'tdt rs. Carl Anschut-.- |
THIS case develops an Interesting chapter In j
the troup1cs OF tic Opera and ballet. The |
scene Of the occurrences was In the late
Academy Of Music and some theatres iu Ball.
tilnorc and PhiladclphIa. Professor Fred.
eriek Deunstaedt, nattrt Dc danse, Is the
pllintiiE, and Carl Anschutz, the musical
director, Is the defendant. According to the
parcrs In the case contract WAS entered
into ia July, le63, between tho partics-An-
schulz as employer and DennstAe4t as en-
ploye. The latter agreed to accept the
position Of, ballet master and Instructor,
for the period Of six months, In the opezatlc
company of the former, at weekly salary
uf 50 while fn this city Or Brookiyn, aud
~ euty five per cent additional while else~
where. For this be was to teach the mystic
1ies Of thc ballet to ccrtalu members Of tho
setter sex having robust limbs and sound
brcathing aprarAt IL. .and to manage the ballet
Department in all the cutcrta1nintnts furn-
ishcd the public by iaprrssdri, Auschutz. In
pursuance Of this contract Dennstaedt as-
sumcd control Of the ballet department, and
so continued until the succeeding December,
when, he alleges, he was virtually dis
charged by tlse defendant, because he (plain-
tiny was reclining on a cnuch in one oi
win, lis hands underneath lis head.
| According to tho testimony Of the plaintiff
| Auscl1utz came into the room where the
as sfea xss eu q ae sSss sst; oa
here! ] don't want him any more In this
| theatre, and II you Ia Mr.. nlmMer) don't
tiruw him uut will throw hin, out mysclt;''
! these words being ACCOMPANIED with rush
| Messrs. Weber and Herbert. seized Anschutx
4 to prevent violence icing enacted, and Dcnu-
| stacdt left the theatre.
| The defendant, on the other band, denies
that he discharged plaintiff at all, aud sets
up that the latter broke on the engagement
without The defendants consent or aequies-
cencc.
The aurornt involved In The sui. is ss,5.07,
with interest from April, 1SGa.
The matter involving an account vas rc,
lc1tr] t., Mr.. Smith F. Lane, who reported
In favor Of The plaintiff, aud ftom this an mp
rcal has been taken to tho General Term,
which will bc argued in few days.
THE TESTIMONY
betorc the referee was quite lengthy and
scenes Of ballet aud opetAitc life in Al anus
ing manner. Both Mr. Anschutz md Mr..
u. mus tacdt were examined, and gave thcr
evidence IN characteristic style.
msns osioS+r i, ls5: cosnneneed ar%s ii Book.
e one . sns se g. % s %
fsus Sseks; < % %re'fas'ned d ia Tsii.dslpSi. s!:o
We performed there about t,rre weeks and ews
days It tle Academy Of Nu.!e; stopped worl
.hsss soHt " ~ o. IL & ~ ,as n,s
Ioem of lii. Is,fsacs; va. \ !ts.se ssce; took
rest on the Lounge: af, Ansehu!I esme apt e
ssH e osisa ssssss aotss md i''e sa,ha
aud ~a9'ed TO put me out, ttasi1s, ~ don.
, 4Ss .sS n. Esses % I'D NJ: hssests xsse bsals!
s ~ .n4saS SsF IT, ;s %sss; q nd ela H.
I reixcd him; he vas Ing cFrat rats'on;l then ict
: The ,heastt. iha. Wa he Academy of Mastc:
moi = o.ktd t,rec for him and i'd not retusa !.
sr:: sasa s5osnt :. q 1e* e :,o q axs's
! An.tlntx ~ o wceks fsfose TIC 1T Of oe.ose.
ie t' iehsarsns; 4 wss sSseea &c ~ between us sa'
' ost1sam'nrd-ls Is no. the eal1c: master, = !,
bn.,uess 70 sne,gs .he eosrs Dc ballet = Il u
do ballet an ballet Eil., but not 10 ensaSe tasaa
We had about aIs laaies ln 10 eorpa % o4iiet M !
hs ~ ;he oes sss Cd h.
0 which onea wan,ed took the n!c gtris to u
i. timote With The troupe Acpt tncm taese not 9n'1
girls were good for nothire. but sh.t they dlI nt
e always eonae to their teheaIsals and then Ar, Al
shnix Grumhled about them, And SID 20 Sle
r Tier did not behave themselves be would hare
=. swsy; III. ue1bcrt came and ditchat1st
vs. xss seS seS 'a
in were Of seE.ice bat .heso eaps nsw ta9ess -.
~ i,iiu.e shss slwayt performed The ballet y =
1c tse sss aifienity; @ y ii If. Ansehns; nesrf toid
m | that he wss not sAntded With them: did =
h heep Them because they did no; come to Feso'
n Tux Rl1,:xr e1n1s nnr.x.
d ossa a. s99 aet ~
isa n se sst sss eoi ss
of ssp' nc q t1era W eonid not ST h.ei isa
oz II the lime, beesase s.ey Me:e Il l. e1s.sa =: I'D
ny now TIE orl,ss J1Kr AEE KxAxNEo.
da 70 2e' tss; st3 52ate 5.2a .s, !oska Il; nd q 4
Sey Sd ta.ssss ls:s ~ Lessons l. aaasi, Il
.ry ness; lid to sire e.sor. N dancing, bat
ca never fpolc to Mr. Antehuiz sor four months
Lls. lowing The une lras ordered ont Of ". " i
o o. The asae sa On thsi .es ssc1a
he ass rees y ~.s a1 s,sae IN lae ssrees, u foa
aFs; ne's s.a ae'oRens IT, ln'ats 1o.eiu.. =
ate @ aboat ,he 1ehes~s,.*:: hs ssld - Yoa
,,a half rxr, same Is the rtz1 .tor fHo Wetets 81
.ue ..Ypp will have to commerce youE rrheAE4als
for tho lsh of September: l rchearscd the girls
Lar. weeks 4! Dfaiaa1it Hasl, IL Houston s:.tet;
ths heas*td there the ave girls for two wsess,
eae thru more girls,
en- U4rtef fT$rmed-The corps Dr. b1ll.f consist
for I'll the gfris there ~ete only i've girls; two
lne1pe,ier ced; Xr. EcroFts engaged the gtfis
ofe liz. An.ehutx: examined them as to thesr
.irs, pesrzEee, as to whether. In my }pdsneat, !
rei, could MAKE dancers; did rot cndeavos to
A4e txrcrieneed ttr1s: ut NrFt Ar. Herbert ard t
for 10 get II kulsr bal girls. bnt coud not tnese
arst the gfsle did gel weze the approval oi AE-
EchntE-
TIE GIRLS 70 fE TRtTTT n XcT TIfff :.
tue He said +' when ron cannot &et regular 81
No Erls, gct nice, pretty gifts. and do ~ veil u
MA can-n they cannot dsace we will put them On
the sla-e to iii pp;'' the int evrninc BroosfH
,,nt had there arc girls; In Philadelphia enca
regular ballet gi1ls; could not gel rrgu}as b
1iy, cIA IL Baltimore; Esd to take taese girls
de- piaincd to st. Anschni1 ahon1 Ept heinR Ab!
~, Ct these fir1. 10 the rehearsals; BE- cosupia'
n!s- of thc rldc1ess ot the girls, q. Nh7l was
OF reason II any. xh| 3ou did not return to the
I, a ue 10 complete the engagement, aside from
iact your being turned sway By Ar: Anseh
de- 4, pcrsuet did uot want to 70 hack 90 k.1
any | cauae- III. AnsehuE turned FAC oat 20 Stoi'