, 1873-12-16

ing NIL tho tfmo. We 1lavo plenty moro Of tho
salno sort OF young, fresh talont, IN tho country
Erocors advertise. on l.and nlld to arrive. My
Drothor Maurice is good jhage. and irst. .rato
maestro. rs you know. Heo what ho mado of
orIt!e7-ny Tho way, is sho coming back horo ?
strahoacl'- Whenever wo think proper to bring
her and tho time is gpropltous sllo IL under
like. aud you can copy It II you please,
Crltic-Noyor mind that. What arc tho tot1na
strakoBoh-Ono million Of francs, or 5200,000
In gold, for ono hundred nights.
Iii the way Of hotel bills, carriages, etc.?
BtrAknsch-No; it Ia clear mud specific on
gagctnont. sho rnya oil hor own oxponacs
tirtio-Woll, should think sho might do 30 !;
but don't You thinis tho terms nre littie Btcop
Would slle not mako moro tboral ones with rs
ncnr relative as YOU are
5trakosol-No: to both qnoHtions-it'a purely
business transaction, slse goota 1880 francH
rcadlly ovory timo Bho sings in Europe. and has
ss nesq {'S e'nSssomo0ts oofed her at Tint than aho
pay Mt that hguro7
btrakoHoh-Yos, certainly, Or would not bavc
made 1t. You Boo, tho majority Of my audience,
TO whom money IL not much Of hn objoct, haye
heard Adena In Europe. They lave Hoon aud
know how she IL fotcd and pottod by royalty,
how court favors and diamonds arc slloworcd
tho public. They will pny almost any ptino you
choose to ask to hear hor sing lloro. and be a
porpctnal adverttHomcnt besides. As for tho
rest, they will 70 out Of curiosity, as thoy did 10
hear Jonny Lind. Adolna will be the Inst OF
tho stnrs Wo aro now engaging our companies
by tho Yoar, for parie mud Now York, and intend
ohanginy them about. to and fro, as occasion OF
policy roluires. II m artist n1akcs sticcesa In
pariH, VIC Bend lin or her here, and vico versa,
continually producing frosh talon., when the
ByHotn Ia in full working order.
crtto-Witl It pay you to bring out Aida !"
for thrce nights?
strakoscll-;No, ahall lose by tho operation +;
! advance Of either paris or London, and intend
to keep that and al my othor promises poshlng
anuoyB mo more than when llavo stated my in
tontion or doing certain thing, for people to
oumHtancos over which layo no CT ntro1 over
prevents mo keeping promise made to the pub
lie. 1promiaed to bring out 81 Aida " aud I've
done It, though ahall loso by it now it will
bear frequent repctitionB hereafter.
Crtio--Ihen do you noun to bring ont Wag
ner's music Of tho future, a. Iohengrin ?"
Strakoach-There, nowt you'll mako me down
right mad presently, Haven't promised to
bring il OUT 30 quite Hurc shall.
straKosvh-Not during tho present closing
season prior to Christmas, but during tho ono
aftor the New Year.
:. crtic|havo c5,a ); you expended $4,000 on
.strAkosch--Ycs, and moro. brought over
all tho papier. .uinoho work in Italy In Cases !;
tho carpenters had only to Bot it up on the
framos; 80 with tho dresses, had thom all
ready.
Crtic-Do you know what It cost tho Khcdivo
to bring out this opera in Cairo?
Strakoach-YeH sou. 900 frnncs but then, I'm
not Khedivo. wish I waB; Id retire from
opera management, aud attend to family affairs /;
besides, he went tho full figure, regardless Of
expense, and paid through tho nose for q great
many things which were loss expensive when du-
ptcated again. No Egyptinn hhams would 60
down, with tho Milo and tue Desert before
yo,, and the Pyramids staring yo,, i'll tho face.
Gritic-Why did you not put Nilsson into tho
principal fomnle pnrt
trakoach-Hocauao aho could not study It III
time. Wo set Torrlani to work at it a year ago,
and slo was roady at my moment, as far as tho
music ia concerned. Tho opera will 20 Just as
we'll besides, saro Nilsson's salary my on
gagcmont With haris "no sing, no pay"