The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-06-11
THINGS IN NEW YORK.
The Approaching Monster Concert-Mu-
sical Discord-A Big Thing-Summer
Piety on the Wing-TumbIe I'm the
Rates OF Bonrti-Theatrical Gossip.
NEW YORK, June

NEW 1ORh, june o.
The promoters of the forthcoming musical
festival have lately been involved in little
tempest raised by the opposing clans of Parepa
and Kellogg. Both of these ladies wished to
be at the head of the list of artists; both wish
ed to have the most prominent places on the
programmes, and both wished to have the
choicest morceaux of music At one time it
seemed quite impossible to reconcile the con-
tending factions, and the result was that Miss
Kellogg's name was on one day omitted from
the programmes, and great was the wrath OF
the Kelloggites. The irate party was, how
ever, appeased. Miss Kellogg was finally Sc
cured, and is announced to sing selections
from ''Trovatore," on the opening day Of the
festival. A greater prominence Is, however,
given to the name OF Parepa. who will try the
solos in the great oratorlos. All prima donnas
are very exacting, and the management has to
use great diplomacy. There are also half q
dozen jovial conductors to be reconciled, each
one thinking that he alone of all others is the
man for the occasion. 1t Is expected that this
week the New York singing societies will take
hold of the matter more vigorously than they
have done hitherto. Three rehearsals are to
be held at Steinway Hall this week, at which
the oratorios will be practiced. The managers
have already gone to great expense. the means
being furnished by business firm down town.
The advertising bills are prodigious, that of
the Herald sometimes amounting to $3.50 day.
Several of the artists will have to be paid in
advance. There is already so much money in
vested In the enterprise, that it will have to be
carried through, and every day gives increased
assurance Of its real attractiyeness and merit
The sale of tickets has commenced, and the
prices have been put as low rs can be expect
ed-a dollar to dollar anda half for admission
to each concert, without seat.
The churches, with the first touches of warm
weather, are preparing for the usual summer
vacations, which this year will be longer than
ever before. Fashionable religion is at ruin
Gus discount in the dog-days, and several Of
the more aristocratlc uptown places of wor-
ship will close on the first OF July, and remain
closed till the middle OF September. The ma
jority, however, will remain closed only dur
ing August and the latter part OF July.
The prices of board have lately fallen con-
siderably. In the uptown streets, this sum-
mer, rooms, which, with board, have brought
fifteen to twenty dollars a week, can now be
had tor len dollars and fifteen dollars. 1t would
seem that the reign uf ultra high prices is near
ly over. The restaurants, however, keep up
their prices, despite the constant grumblings
of customers.
A we'll known atache of one OF our theatres
took benefit on Saturday night. The play was
q good one and the weather was favorable, but
the audience was amazingly slim. "You might
have fired cannon in the parquet," exclaimed
the disgusted beneficiary, the next day, land
you couldn't hit any one except the conductor
of the orchestra" In fact, the attendance at
the theatres generally is rapidly falling of,
owing to the warm weather.
Sunday evening amusements, which ten years
ago would have been decreed most sacriegi-
ois, are now openly allowed. Last night Fisks
theatre-the so-called "Grand Opera House,
was crowded to.excess on the occasion Of q
repetition as concert of the music performed
at the recent reception of the Ninth Regiment
at the Academy. Several members of the reg
uar company of the theatre sang solos, and
Max Maretzek conducted chorus of l25 per-
forme s, who interpreted, instrumentally, a va
riety Of operate selections. No pretence OF
''sacred music" was assumed to fit the concert
to the day. There are not few who predict
that in ten years hence the leading theatres
will be thrown open on Sunday nights, as they
are in New Orleans and in most of the Europe
an capitals
Mr. William Niblo, the veteran ex-manager,
is in town, as hale and hearty as if seventy
years had not passed over his head. He has
Lot been inside Of theatre for FIVE years.