, 1870-06-24
THE NEW YORK FESTIVAL
FAILURE,

S.rike-So Money, No SonE-Thc
Managers to Shell Out-SJO0 for
ssThe eStnr-<pnngled Rnhncr7'-t.il-
u,orc'x Forlorn Hope.
Ssw York (June 2o corytsronatnee Of ths San Fran
ciScD Bhflcsln-
The great Beethoven Centennial IL all over.
ard the performers arc counting their profits
andlosees. The affair WAS started with only
d fortnight. notice, and the details wcro far
from complete when the first day OF the festi-
val arrived. Everything Was IN confusion;
but for the fret day or two the outside public
day, however, everybody who had been, hired
began to he in doubt, and then the striking for
wnres began. The printers who furnished
the programme refused to deliver thcm
unless they were paid for in advance,
and tho result was that at several OF the
Be had until tho days work Was half over.
Then there wns such 4 row among the per-
formers that The commencement 1t more than
half the concerts WIS from fifteen TO SIXTY
minutes fate. Saturday evening, for example,
the concert was to begin at o'clock. At that
cbestra, and only scattered individuals we're
amuur The chorus. The audience grew impa-
ticnt, and made great doal Of noise, and
finally Gilmore.s Land came II, and waa fol-
and 60 was Carl Rosa, Who came in to conduct
the first piece. It wRs very natural for tho
audience 10 hiss the conductor; but, instoad
Of being to blame for the delay, Roaa MAS ono
OF the men who assisted materially to bring
utler out Of chaos.
The performance behind the scenes was in
Gnilely more amu.ing tnan the one presented
to the audience, And It is pity thst the public
did not have good chance to see the fun.
There were strikes in ali the languages Of tho
talking and gesticuIating at once. appesling to
anybody vino bS any possibility had the least
autboritv. Here was prima donna. whoss
turn had arrived to 80 On the stage, but she
refused to move IN inch until tho money was
in her hands Or the hands or her agent.
to the manager, the message being carried
I By her agent, that she 1snuId not sing.
"Shc no sing said tho agent, "un1ess
she have 70 money" Sing she would not,
| and tho manager uss Obliged 70 como
down with the stamps. Then tho stately Pr
repa Appeared. went to the front, and smiled
| as sweetly and as charuingly "a though thero
| never had been the slightest trouble OF any
| knd about the cash returns. Then Miss Ke1-
| logg followed Parepa's example, and, with her
a1ms folded, stood silent until her agent de-
liEered her uldmatum. A check for $500
WEE handed to her, and ahe deuurTed,
! owing to the doubt about its corTectness. But
| che went On the stage while her agent jumped
| into a carriage and drove to she bank to see il
| ali was right, Tho check was correct, and
Until Until she dss was VA to % 70 On % tbs stage @ agsin.
The stately Dngpoli, in mingled patois OF
English, French, and Italian, said he could not
move till the money WAS in his bands. hel-
lcgg had gone forward, and was to sing the
nnce ~ nr;rno1;. or what use ia ono IN tho
1J,so+er>p ufthnnt the ether TIN msnaro-
ne,,t m nj thoucht they could persuade Brignol "a
70 forward, out Of politeness to The lady. il
Tor no other reason; but they could not per,
! him his CASH. when he smilipEly ioined the
arn;,;nM EcI1oer and tonnther fhnv veri
I1tro1,sl, t1,e;r pa5t of the pe,fornancs. Mrs
| T;nlSua Mrs Eaco,ip and one after anothnr
Il, tbo soo s; s;nraIp refused @ T to = move 40 steI
r;,tnnt f1,eir u,9nev. and fh1s the row wen
M Je1arinr everybody. and putt1ng audience
managers. sinrcts. orchestra. and chorus inx
Ind i,nnor.
e1Tast featnre of Tho entertainment wss the
ns1fGmsnce If the .sstaT.Snanelsd Banner
ha4ta-r - s,+;l1ar ann Wa1sma parenx
tr,h iT,a sss;stancen If The orchest IA and chorus
I'LL T1 .nV ,e;11ap he,,rea weIi cnnngh mil tn,
hne isr H. .s1sn + refnsed to fira another cu1
,,HIass, 1nSt ! ,aI The money tlat was due. II,
1n,ess II - ~ T.. ih b.+tsM 3 IA rood ratnred In
Sapta Q. ,ne Ia - ba re- sa tnsTsistsut IN ii
feansa3 10 sn9p.' ~ c,,ect fnf s5oo" Bnt it We
come aown W..n ;a sIGGn ~ %ot,rs ' .,a H. Gar
eatufu,!ay, a!.el & nanAe LYLE i;t4ia d,,h,ona n
% man: nke henugs' 1 WA waS az G;,rora VA to ron
! 49, ~ q sSt,rCnarr1cd Rsuner n th
anet .no .t,snsi,r Ip@u6ILaa panI3I;oa ~ I'm III
Germans a natn5aiy appied 10 70 nn n,5 rich3 ~,
more e1Ltaneu La1 LIE. !" ,''t t,,a norns. -
na, ino ~ fneGa aeeo4 Mp roes;ra r. Tha sndiann
Tea noSr nve parana VA wa,tinr. Gilmore VA
vas f.N o tho s canrps eHs st;nS tSs orches,r
1ss,t;n'. 5no 1,,t shc a,+;l1crr wsa mt anti
, ras1w IN ,ss;, Ena1iv ia CANAAN saii b
!eaut f ;f G;10n!s .ra,,,3 .uv ~ lin, s1rs
. .s1 +;ai,t .a;a r:;,unra s"a H. tooi a1n
tr hs 1,ocTnt Ia hangaS = ~ to ~ the Canta;J
= '1o 80 ~ 800 n".a n. o,.,nn+ para1,.
ehalr,s ~ o,chostr1 eio C,1,a+4a ~ a-'d gnna W,
jnn1s A sr;,'r .trsv :, tba Vs,,r.Sn,6e3od ~ Bs1
= a- ' 40''
n151 IT, ft,v a.s,;r,oa nor,orn,o,a m tho .nr
!, ,roro ~ h;r.i fenm Tho fsal;en ~ nnara ' chnrn
:. Ther verc minced to mt m "a shirts /
,,T t1,a,n 1ooi I;ta frcr"sn s ~ b4,t ,,ot nns h,
nrar 1HI nm e.1 Win tho Inach;re or NAV hos
- from = srm,1,honv. A'0'
Il In the afternoou Of Saturday the An,
= Clor1,s was down On tho Liils. The fifty rc
. si;rts hsd not been pa;d-that ia 10 sav. .
It Of them had not boon paid. Money for rs
d payment had been given to one man VT
it claimed to be head Of the chorus, and, inete,
u OF distributing it equally, he had given it ,
~ to few OF the performers, and left Il
others without ANYTHING. At 6rst they I
fused even to put on their shirts unless III