The New York herald., 1870-09-25
The OPERA BOUFFE GLADIA7ORS.
What Fisk Says Of Maretzek.--An
Interview at the Rehearsal.
What Max Says Of Fisk-The ImpresarlO
and the Erie Prince Shaking Re.
putatiOn" for Each Other
Libel Rampant.


Libel Rampant.
Tne bloody engagement between the Colonel OF
the Ninth and the opera 60uDe agent, Maretzek, on
the stage Of the Grand Opera House having assumed
new features, HERALD reporter was despatched
Friday night to interview the c0mbatants and ascer
tain the extent OF their casualties, ana what new
tactics, If any, are to be introduced in their CAM
pagn. The first gladiator sought by the reporter
was Maretzek, ana the Nilsson concert box oslce was
applied to for information concerning the f'npre-
sartos whereabouts. Nobody knew where Max was to
be found at that moment, but the reporter was
directed to an Italian restaurant In Third avenue
Tor further particulars. The restaurant keepf,r
seemed to know all about Maretzek, except wt1ere
he was at moment, and referred the inquirer to
q lager beer saloon In Fourth avenue, here tho
same result was met with, and another Tiger beer
resort visited without SUCCESS Two. hours were
spent running from place 10 anoth in quest OF
lhe exopera conductor ana finally the reporter In
ms hunt, coming into the neighhorhood OF the Erie
ONCE,
SWITCHED OFF FROM MARETzEK
and went after Fisk solitary sentinel stood guard
at the grand entrance and the palatial saloons OF
the railroad office were deserted and silent. Dam.
ask coverings were spread over the magnificent
DESKS and the scores OF gas jets IN the chandeliers
were burning just low enough to heighten the im.
posing effect Of bronze, fresc0es marble plate glass,
tapestry and massive carving The Colonel OF the
Ninth was not to be found, and the Erie Railroad
running itself. An attache OF the establishment
passing through was accosted and told that an in
terview was desired with Fisk. "Whal's the bust.
ness S' inquired the subordinate.
''The MaretzeK case"
swell, III see where the Admiral is.n
or went the elegant attSche to one OF the ada.
cent apartments, had few words with an Erie
official. and, coming back, took the reporter down
to see the Opera House manager, Mr.. Cole Nobody
knew anything about the Colonels movements.
They would find him, however, and thereswas long
period OF waiting Finally an ''open sesamen came,
and the reporter ushered into the Opera House.
The orchestra was in full blast rehearsing stage
was crowded with opera bOu1e artists going through
their parts, ana on the front OF the stage in plug
pants, there Oomed up the diamond pm and vice
president OF the Erie hailrOad. In q few moments
The diamond pin came over to where the HERALD
reporter was and
THE FOLLOWING OCCURRED.
REP0RTER-i come TO request for the HERALD the
FIsK-Pretty good show that, amt its
REPoRTER-A pretty good show.
FIsK-Well, that id critter has been swindlin,
me for nearly two years. Year ago last May lie
Academy. l had about $40, 600 worth or properties
mere, a. ana iet MIN take the stock, gave him cash
ama i6s, set he n,ng gong he Clipped out
:. Mr. CoLE-About that. twenty thousand, be-
ueve.
FIsK-Then the Id critter came begging round
again for me 10 take him up once more. I had pity
on him and sent him to Europe TO pick Up artists for
me. The first thing he did was TO send over that
ANOTHER D-D FAILURE
Mex Next ne sent me the viennoise Company, that's
just quit. Last June l sent him over to Paris, and
instead Instead OF doing what paid him to do, he gets
verger ITO to make the engagements and swndles me
Ill OF ca Npln
FiskNYes, SIR i' he and verger have put in the
and pointing at the stage.l what do you think OF
that show now? IA pausel Why. the ID thef
amount; and the steamship company threw or
twenty per cent on the passage money of the COM
per cent d. .scount. Amt mat SO, Coles
Mr.. COLE-Yes that's so.
60 and get in with another show. told Cole to tell
him to quit but the d-d critter didn't pay any
attention TO IT. and when went down 70 tell him
what thought of 1t he got mad and
UNDERTOOK To BASG ME In THE FACE.
Why, he would have starved II it hadn't been Tor
me. To-day he serves summons on me to appear
in court. D-n him; Pll nave him locked up TO-
morrow morning. I've commenced criminal pro-
ceedngs against him. and ru send him where he
can't swinde other people. There's MOntaland on
the stage now. Some OF the papers said the d-d
critter scratched and bruised my face. DO | look
like it? 10 you see many blood marks? I'll fix him
tomorrow morning.
Another long pause.
courts tomorrow
FIsK-Max viii get locked up tomorrow, and
Lhe figures. Its the d-dest swindle ever had
PLAYED on me. There's no use my saying anything
more ABOUT w. & hoI usv G s,' me mere S anu see Inc snow
with that the Colonel OF the Ninth marched I'm
posingly on the stage again.
MAX.
Emerging from the gorgeous saloons and dazzling
radiance OF Eries opera and diamond pin, the
HERALD reporter again struck out upon the track
of the apparently undlscoverable Maretzek revisit
ing the resorts to which he had been directed by
those cognizant OF Maretzeks movements. The
search, although protracted until late hour,
proved fruitess; but next morning the in,presdriO
having having heard that the HERALD was after him, uI-
Upon being requested to give statement respect
ing his relations with Fisk in the opera 0ouGe
affair he stated that he was
NOT TO BE INTERVIEWED
further upon that subject having nothing to add In
reporter assigned to interview him.
''Mr. Maretzek, what do you thing was Fisk's real
motive In adopting the course he dd2'
MARETZEK-Feesk has made one great mistake.
He has been In re habit ophe dealing wiz men as he
la1ked men who are dependant upon heem for zare
support, or who have put zemselves In hees power
Dy zare rascality. 1t was wary different wiz me-
] am a gentleman, and alzo In zee TWENTY-FIVE
sometimes been wary poor, but l never have sac
riflced my independence to any man. Feesk cannot
make me his tool and he cannot treat me as he does
re men about him. was connected wiz press Of
Paris before became prominent in my profession,
and was gentleman when Feesk was peddling WIZ
his leetle cart. 1t was bad look for New York
when was compelled to seek employment OF zat
man after my twenty-five years OF operate career in
zis city.
REPORTER-Had any difficulty occurred between
you and Fisk before this affair?
MARETZEK-Nevalre. When got back from Paris
remained at re Grand Opera House. where ur-
derstOOd Eat was TO conduct new opera, but
soon discovered Eat Feesk would keep me only as
long as he could me- and Zat would vary prob
ably have trouble wiz him before long. Knowing
zat and believing Eat my connection wiz re Nilsson
concert would in re end be advantageous TO re
Grand Opera management, l accepted engage
ment WIZ StrakOsch Ten days before re row In re
Opera House Meester Cole, Feesk's manager, showed
me a note which Feesk had written to him, SAYING
IN the most royal manner, "Tell MaretLek, in
UNMISTAKABLE LANGUAGE,
Zat he cannot conduct Nilsson concerto Unmis
taxable language. ell | Vel eef was to reply TO
Feesk's unmstakable language, should ask what Is
ze damage?
W. Mt me 10 hav do q Nilasnn