The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-09-22
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EiIihastd New YoRK, Sept. 91,d'
An impromptu pugilstic encounter, @
maddening interest to the public, tool
place yesterday morning on the stage d
the Grand Opera House. The gladiator
were Colonel james Fisk, Jr., and Max
AIaretzek. The latter has been acting a.
manager ot Colonel Fisk's Opera Boutie
Company, but at the same time had beer
negotiating with Strakosch for. conducting
tie Ntllson concerts at steinway Hall,
The clSItS btlgi was the lpplic atton OF the
terms 'liar and "thiet to iMaretzek by
Colonel Fisk, during an interview In
which Fisk expressed his indignation that
Aiaretzek should laye connected himself
with an opposition show! Three rounds
were fought, and the Colonel was badly
punished, not, however, go much as 70
prevent lis appearance In a proscenllnl
box at the theatre last evening with Mon.
taland. The facial marks Of the scrim'
mage IN the morning were concealed be.
meath the eEesthehc touch Of art. Late IL
the evening ,Maretzek took possession Of
an0thet proscenium box on the opposite
side oI, thE house, ind the champion then
Scow1ed 1t each other through thelt
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MARETzEKs STATEMENT. t
Laretzck's statement of, the affair
Is this: II have had charge Of an
the business and arranging tic operas
Of the Grand Opera House; but" my
arraIteiheuto with Fisk did not specify
that Ishouldnot conduct at concert ]
tried 10 get, Fisk TO conle to q definite
understanding about my eng agement for
the season A 6tt lie put me OF and never
kent bis aubointmehtS with me. But he
nut mynanle onjfhis circulars as Musical
Director, He. didn't, like, the idea oil
Nilisorl's cfo,mfitig at ali, BECAUSE he didn't
h6rring lhaf and when Ihconducted her
fitst concettI he threatened to settle me.
/ tried hard to- get him 70 put the entire
management Of The, musical season at the
Grand Opera House III lmY Hands, as he
hajdI alyeFtiseh me aS Director, but he not
only mi ma off. with ya9ueproniseSS but
intsrfered with members Of the troupe, to
such an extent that Lbegal to doubt the
Success OF the BoufFe enterprise, and his
deSiresto do anything more with the l0pe.
ra BouRe than'to have 'hiSroWtE little fun
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ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
An unlocked for scene occurred yester.
day afternoon at the rehearsal Of the new
O6cra BoufFe Company at the Grand
Onera House, Max Maretzek, the well
known imprcssoirc, had been engaged, It
appears, by Fisk as conductor Of the
Montaland iHOpera B0uffe Company. On
Monday night, however, Bfarctzek ap-
peared at Stelnway Hall as leader Of the
orchestra Of the NiIlson Company, and
Yesterday afternoon he visited The Grand
Opera House to conduct the musicalpart
Of Opera Boufe rehearsal The mascu:
line and feminine opera boutters had all
assembled, and AIRretzek was about to