New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-04-05
A SOCIAL CRITIQUE.
SOME NON. POLITICAL OPINIONS.
SOME NON POLlllChb VI h'AOi'V'
CONFIDENTIAL REMARKS CONCERNING hANNEh7 ~
socrErY-rmE OPERA sEAsoN-TiiE LAST ESGLis"

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sleeves and begin TO fight where are yout lho 'noi
ant world looks on in w0nderment that any one 'nou'
mo fool enough to risk broken mead ierausht w Hoo
| or on earth. II you are victorious yo"hro"n ""
! and en- tiusiasD is n crime against society 'oU -
beaten you deserve bo for startling peop'9 ne'
and making an idiot Of yourself. think tb"t ed'n'
people ought 70 be stranged IN their cradles Ien n.y.
| would lac peace Things would 20 to the "dfmhiIon
bov.wowsp without fear md without rcproaeh' ana '"S
is what all who vote the regular ticket tifh ioi.
! there is PASSION, there IA always danger % eptul
| Earthquakes unpleasant 10 na'o ."
| family, or out OF IT, They Smash th'nEs' az
every gcntleman's library Is complete "lthou' t"o"'
r.,,est neonle make a religion Of everything Ths ~
reprchensibe Everybody who II anybody KNOWS '"a'
10 make religion even of religion Is prepostefous' ~
delightful Margery Fleming says OF tho muupicsiO'
table in general. and of eight times eght Ia p~rtcu
| It's what human nature canr endure society M
with religion precisely It lrts with the opera WI"
day IN the week men and women put on ther very oo'
clothes 90 TO church with their very best BlDts' VINO
praying contemplate OF their haters or Duly
their faces IL periumcd embroidery, thinK aDou' O
ness or neighbors during the sermon ahu' hu'lnS
patronizcd the Creator, return home by way Oh 'n'
Ffhayc feeling morally superior to thooe pagah' WIN
worship at no public shrine
| THE cosyERsATIosAIIsrs OF THE OPERA
The opcra-golng Is like unto IT, Fine feathers ooA'
uneudug conversation little attention 10 the music ana
| a giutinousIy indefinite idea of every stage uo'ni
which. however does pOt prevent Judclh erl'icE'
| pity an earnest clergyman who - wrestling WIN "
eopgre cation Of cutaneous Christians; still more 40
pity operate Singers. struggling against the sig|hns
bp,z n the boxes: for at least tue clergyman - heard
In silcnce whereas win singers insult "a added 10 INJURY
IL ia the remains OF tho Old contenptfo for her Majesty
servants" No who reall, respects dramatic ART
will talk through performance however Dad II may DE-
Indeed no who respects himself or mas any COUSIN"
Grafton for others Will guilty OF 80 gross breach Oh
1 Nsf maj an mora
by soralled ladies aud gentlemen the sound OF whose
! conversation mas been loud enough to be sometimes
heard ACROSS the auditorium. Contrasting TINS conuu''
with the perfect decOrum OF pIt and gallery haNo
asked myself why the boxers came 70 the opera
why they did not remain at home and Iui-
an the laws OF their being without de'-
,mept 10 the public The public really have rights thit
udy duals are bound to respect although the immunity
accorded to murderers OF men and music seems 10 gam
say a fact As the press has undertaken TO hang the
former class offenders, why should not ~ admlDSt"f
appropriate chastisemen to the atterf To give the
numbers OF the ia which loud talking takes pace
might produce beneficial results; II 1t failed the punt
carton Of the NAMES 81 offenders would certainly BRING
about reform. make gOu present OF ths suggcstioh
aud trust chat yOn VIII De more gfateiu Ior
H. than will thr social sinners whose
manners have dared 10 impugn. Besides
talking which may BE- called the slight direct there Is
the slight obhuue. which consists In turning ones back
nm arsts Now there is no reason Why people should
be- forced to listen to exeCrabe singing They can either
90 out or. If proscenum boxes, thcy can "ithdra"
from view. and forget the infection hut when lades
| and gentlemen conspicuously seated turn thclr
back, on artists who humau AMI really possess sensl
blitie il seems to that there something rotten IN
orr social code have this iuciviJ visited upon
Iueca hy The very persons Who we're loudcst In her
lri-r Think how deep must he Their admiration! fut
H. 20 yourself How would you ike 70 receive the cola
shoulder the midst Of passionate loverongf DO you
not think il would modify your ardOr - Giectuaiy aS
Gallon ~ ice-yitcr poured down your spinal column
do not know that yOu ever did sing loye-song' but
being M editor you man. and being man you are
undoubtedly capable OF approaching and sympathzng
I With the dramatic situation.
-oclGTy's CONsIpERATE TREATMENT or iRri-Ts
We talk about che brutality OF the lower classes but
Is not that brutality which arrogates 10 itself re-
rnemeuti which is the more o. hhmc' Inc car-con-
duotor who ulles passengers q select the conductor
because everybody nuisance) or the genteel being
who ,oes through the performances ! have dilated
nponi prefer conductor lie does not abide with
NJ always bat tine genteei being pnrsues Ms from the
opera 10 every reception in town; and when the pianist
Of tho evening. at the urgent request Of the smiling
hostess sits down perform the sonan or fantasia that
Ina. eo,t hin, the work NJ % lifetime. sraghtway in
| tumcrable gentcel beings who. up 10 that moment.
have been ongucd In gloomy silence, burst into
noisy conversation though like singers, they were
utterly incapable of opening their mouths without
mauoforte accompaniment This phenomenon ia so uni
versaI "a to cease he phenomenal begin TO believe
It's as natural fungus. The hostess might prevent It's
existence she chose. but she does not choose. she
smiles upon the brilliant conyersauonalists as well as
upon tho hrill.ant inslrumentaist She rays per
fecy exquisite" the latter, who inwardy wrtheS at
the outrageous inciyity OF society. am persuaded
that mn.iu Wa, invented for the purpose OF setting
| tongues ID wag
But have wandered through green fields aud pastures
| new Let me return to the highway. The opera is
more. From until october. We must live upon the
recolections al the and such pasl DO you think
does any good 20 eGpostuate iii be true that after
all the recent has been financial success do you
believe that fnureimpresarios will be any more
,centious in their lfllment Of engagements In the
early Autumn prospectus Haunted In the faces of
| cOnhding subscribers. They promisecrammed
| with GOunods "Mlrele" FlOtOw's al '0mbre"
J Petrellas Duches4a d'Amalh" Alas, those
! promises were tho biseless fabric OF
dream Perhaps tho veteran lmpresariO otherwise the
necessary owl" do exactly the necessityD had
the very best intentions; but know what exceed
ngly tropical climate Is paved with them. Perhaps
long subscribers forbear indignant threats
and the public pursue novelty, be IL called Nilsson,
Iucca Patti 50 long Will the present disregard of art
endure After ALL the public alone are to blame, and
the only way bring about radical change in operate
anagcment is 70 educate the people into knowledge
of music This education will be tolerably complete in
| the year 1900 Meanwhile We may growl and groNl
and DO UNDECIDED still
AMERICAN FIDELITY TO TAvoRTEs.
But really, do you appreciate the American love Of
uovetyt For my part, am beginning To admire the
English trait OF tenacity TO tradition. To be somebody
or something he ohense to the understand
ing; only conquer the English and they your friends
for life. once fayoritc. always favorite. Though
your golden hoir turn gray, your aabaster complexion
ocome luminous with beef and beer your graceful ng
IRE approx To Dutch cheese your glorious voice