The New York herald., 1876-12-24


SONS WHY OPERA IS NOT PERMANENT Sue
CESS IN AMEnIcA-ruEAxaEs, BOOKS AND
PICTURES.
PARIS Dec. I, 1876.
The acqrttai OF NJ de Saint Cencrt. c the Figaro.
OF The charges brought against him before the Eghth
Chamber tho Tribunal Of the Seine, constitutes the
leading event the week. II is claimed by the Bona
partist organs as triumph, though how ecquittal
purely technical grounds can be regarded in that
light IL is difficult for impartial observers 10 under
stand The Court simply decided that an attack, or
a libel it should properly be called, on certain
specified members Of the Senate and Of tho army
not constitute an attack upon either as con-
stituted body and that the parties nbclled have
preferred complaint there was, in reality,
before the Cour.. This judgment - cousonant with
sound law we'll sense, and 1t Is TO be
garded a triumph lor tho liberty OF the press
rather than US party victory. Tho trial
was chiefly interesting from the fact that, al
though no had secured the services OF OF
the ablcst advocates at the French bar, NJ.
de Saint Genert thought proper 10 make speech in
his own detercc So tar as the applause OF court
crowded with tho adherents OF his opinions
cerncd. his speech unq1cstonably a success but
u disinterested observer, reading II over in the
columns OF his journal next day, could not tail 10 DO
struck with the TACT that, in tho OF II. Paul dc
OF party demonstration at the expense OF lega! de-
corum and proprety. As TO tho provocations offered
TO the republican Senators and soldiers ibeIied
stitute prosecutions Individually, need not that
they will prove utterly futile. They prudent
to afford faction IRON whom these attacks
chance OF proving that It has still somo vitality left
it, iact which, from It's continual defeats, people
are beginning to doubt As regards
EASTERN QUESTION.
very little hopes entertained here that Confer
ence will succeed in doing more than TO strip the
pretences OF tho Powers concerned OF their aso
colorlng aud expose tho world the true motives Of
their action. That will break out carly In tho
spring. If not sooner the liked opinion OF all persons
+. here who are competent judgment upon the
natter and consequently all those whose interests
likely to be affected by It preparing tor this
l need not tell you that the encouragement which
these anticpations give producing the most
mischievous consequences The large manufacturing
firms Stacking their operations, aud the WINTER
which always brings with great hardship and suffer-
ing The poor, promises 10 be An unusually trying
one to a large class work people who will neccs-
sarily be thrown oct OF employment The theatres
which had bcen doing well NJ the Of
the season. are with Two three EXCEPTIONS all los
ing money; and, curious 10 say none are more
Affected than the operas, which are supposed to bc
DOES NOT sUccEkD IN AMERICA.
In this connection let me call your attention to q
movement which in time promises TO offer solution
to the difficulty which you experience New York OF
establishing opera upon secure and permanent basis
In consequences of tue failure which has attended
efforts all the European impresarii cqual,ze their
budgets The end vi the year. 1t has crmined
by general reduction OF the prices OF admission to
endeavor to popuarze the amusement and rem
der it independent OF any one particular class Tho
Imperial opera House Vienna has the lead in
this Ly diminishing tho rate OF subscription
nearly one-third. including the Patti nights Il
rumosed that The Iussian government had refused
continue the subvcuton to tho Italian opera; but II
turns that 1t has affixed 10 the usual subsidy tho
condition that considerable reduction shall be
made III the salaries OF the artists. | hear
is intended to introduce the question Of this
form IN the French Chambers aud that formal
ton will be made only 10 reduce the OF
subvcniion granted the French Opera
TIA condition OF us being granted at all ,nat a nxcd
scale salaries shall be adopted, which shall admit of
the OF admission beng lowered. need poinl
tho important influence which these changes
viii upon operate prospects IN New York.
The great difficulty which upcratc managers have
hitherto bud encounter from The
agapt salaries pau to artists by Tue European houses
Ii impossible Tor American inpr, sario,
unaded by large subven,vn, 10 compete with them
and consequently TO gvc the public urs class singers
- ~
support but artists ui this cs the had be-
come almost material impossibity with you Tue
general reduction o operate salaries on TINS side Will
naturally render artists less exorbitant their de-
mauds and there will be better chance OF your
securing the requisite talent Tor your lyrical establish
meats
sRonggr IL DiABLEn
'Robert lie Diablo' IL 70 be produced next week at
The Graud Opera. win hIe. krauss and Nine Car
vaho as the PRIME doDne. The mise scene said
10 the magninccn; ever presented the oper
alic stage, bot accustomed TO preliminary
Eoulccmcnts OF this kind that accept the state
meut with certain rcscrvc,n the French say
1nc Theatre I.yrguc continues to draw immense audi
cnces, the average receipts being l,0O0L
hight In order 10 procure a box, or even sea one
apply three weeks beforehand. IL is said that:
The composer has already netted 2UO, U00f by nis
work, ~ announced 10 be produced at nearly oil
lvrlcai establishments on the Continent as
well . LONDON.
regro; 10 say that the Itacns Is doing well
was anticipated Tue expenses are out oi all pro-
portion 10 Tho receipts Since Nicolino has been
lnged the houses have Improved, but they are n,
yet such as The we'll wisbers OF the estabiisninc!t
could desire. IL Is expected that The innovation
sunday per ivrnlances wili hep them materially. !
prospeci IS that aiorucd by the engagement Oi
Aban January and February. but am afraid that
The results OF TINS seasons campaign VIII not
aye VI. Escudcr TO repeat his experiment
The Italian troupe, which bas been organized TOR
Havana and whieh includes Nopini and L Urban the
prime donne, will ,eave from here month.
SfisssN's BkIGIuM AND HOLLAND
The Nilsson ;our IN Belgium ana Holland hss been
great artistic success. Nine Nilsson Paris
sunday next Tor few nights, and viii then pro-
TO Vienna. she has signed fresh engagement
Faure in the south OF France, under Jarretts
management, has also been very successful. although
IL has been several times interrupted by Faures III
ness. eye has gone 10 Vienna 10 conclude engage
mcut with Nine. Astcrua Tor Covent Garden. She viii
make a tour the Continent winter with Ul
mann.
Carp has rescndcd his engagement AT tho Sale
Ncntacour, where Le was not much appreciated
Maurcl Is singing at the Cairo Opera House, al u
saiary Of l6,0voL a month Although the American
officers the kacdves service are starving IRON The
receipt OF what IS duc to them, mis- HiRhness con-
tnues 10 pay the nddlers
Dr. B1ow has cntrcly recovered his health, and II
rs fresh aud Ms fu oi professional ardor as ever.
From Italy hear OF no operate noveites as yet
apd but little la that paicd tor the coming
season. The apprehsnsions which exist In connection