New-York tribune., 1878-10-05
OPERA ~ NEW YORK.
ARRIVAL OF TIE MAPLEsoN TROUPE

ARRIVAL OF THE MAPLESON TROUPE.
| COLONEL NAPLEsONs GLOWING ANTICPAuONs-
THE OPERAS 70 BE GIvEN-MEMBERs OF Tns
| COMPANY.
| The City Of Chester arrived at this city
| yesterday morning. bearing among the passengers
Colonel j. II. MapiesOn and 100 members Of hs opera
troupe. On diseDbarkng the members Of the company
separated Of the chOrus-n which there are over
sixty Dcrsous-going to italian bOardin houses CHI
OneI Map!esOn, signOr Foil. SignOr Campanini and
ognOr FranesscAi drove the Everett House, NaJams
Etc! A GcIser and Miss Minnie Hank 10 tTe Clarendon
-i.nor Frapol sgnOr Ardt leader Of the orchestra.
and signor Del PueHte and others the Beivc'ere.
During tie forenoon Colonel M1pleson in twenty
places starting wheels his enterprise in moiIon
seeing printers. visiting the Academy n Music and Civ
ing directions in agard 10 various matters. He vas
found sat the Everett House yesterday afern'o sr
rounded by papers letters, vheh he was busy pro-
pairing for the European mall
when VIII your opera season begin r. be was asked.
"A week from Wednesday night our first opera viii
be La somnambula, vita Campgnmi. Gerster Fol and
Rooiat IN cast. We shall probably tour operas
a week-on Monday. We ucsday and Friday evenings,
| and "A Saturday matinee
How soon do you expect to give Carmen ="
"Tbat will be the second opera given. Miss Hank.
you know made great success with Carmen in Lon
don. CaUpann and Del Puente will also be IN the
cast"
What you about your ehorusesP
"Ah" cried Colonel MaDlesOn. breaking into raptUres,
you should have heard sing the
There sixty them-all Italians with fresh, puro
voices. selected Dy Sir Michael Costa for this troupe
Why, they sang choruses from Don PaSquale' and
Faust the steamer, and Gerster fairly went Wild
over them. We had concert every evening and once
the st1rted male chorus from Don Pasquals
three high. They never reach the
Eign said Campanni but they took t as clean As
al he uupdt lp W
"Wnat VIII you do for an orchestra"
".ignor Ardiu las the charge OF that matter.
thought bringing London orchestra 20 this coun
try but when hcayl that Theodore Thonas's magnh-
band had been broken up knew that we cOuh get
good material in New-YOrlS"
"Shail you give operas In other cities than New
YOrkp
NO think not We have brought our best material
here aud the length Of the VIII depend upon Me
support which the enterprise receives We shall have
new elaborate scenery, magnificent chorus 300
singers Of worldwide regulations and all at reasouaDe
rates II our season is successful. shall return
next year, and NeNYork viii have nne season OF 'a
op, every year Moreover, experience ana an ie-
uuanance with the or the peope VIII teacn Us
what operas bring OUT and each year We snail Ian.
prove upon the preceding Que" 80
VIVA prices To- ne charged y
81" London g0l - - Tor our best seats-seats 'S'
we shall cnarge in ScN-GUrk probably = % ana S3 Or
I have bceu at great exprnss in bringing the troupe
here Transportation alone cost me $4,000, ana nave
TO puy tue singers d0litc price iJr coming" 40
What do You say about your leadHg singers ?"
they are all of the best-Cdmlanrn Is well known
hcrc-Gcrstcr viii prove nec.ef wondertuliy hne
singer. Minnie Hauk subtrD IN Carmeu,' aud
FOl-ah, Foil has magnificent voice. ne Is AIns %
6I>sOs + spUlli hts been appauded herein Adt anI
operas II New-IOTK fails to admire sncA olAAef'
/ shall be surprised
Are your troupe all here ?"
No. We brought more tnan hundred and t"eehy
over, there more 20 come ~ other STEAMERS
Charles NaDleson Colonel MIplesOn', son, was at the
Ev retU House. and in speaking OF the coming season
We have repertory OF some thirty operas and shall
probably s1ye tieH al. Ca7neu,' Don Pas,i!ai. alq
ii ralsmanO viii be sung among others. "g are ~
ready sug We cOuld walk Iuto yOndcr me tre
pointing to the Union square Theatre, " 'o-niGht anu
sing Faust Or almost any opera Ne" sceb'ry, h%oN %
ever, De prepared and tLOuAdhd thEs must "'
attended to-
PROBABLY Lohengrn, and possibly 'lahnhaustt
the Flying Dutchman. We c1uld give loh'
with Canaan nj Gerster aud FUli-thc London cast II
there is emand We have artists enough 10 give operas
six evenings the week. We have tue scthtry IOt
LOhen&rn. and there l. no doubt 1t VIII be sung dhfns
ihe oGical list OF solosugcrs is follows sograni
aud coUtI,tu Nine. Eteiha Ge-ster, Mile hauE hle'
-alia, Mile. Pdrudi, Amc. SnlcO, Nile. Lldo, Slme
BauermeISJcr, Mime. ROOiatl, Nile. Iremelu, Nine
Lablnche and Mile Pism; ten9rs' Slsnofs I'm In
Len and FrapOII; baritones. slgnoIs Del Fnentc'
FtaRcescu and Gasst hassos, slgnors Foh ana Pyati
music aud conductor The Of the first opera 10 DO
gwen, La Sonnambula'' Is as follows:
L vino. no..........-...-....-......sig CampaHlnl'
I4sa ....... Nile. Robla.L
AinLa. La................ Mime. Eteka Gerster.
Subscription tickets tor the Of thirty nights
will be sol follows PatqUet seats reserved, SoOi
balcony, H1O; DOAeS, S3oO. -. -, -- T. 81.
Regard ng the fact that FrapOlt the tenor - in Colo
ueI SIapesons troupe Henry Mdpeson mana ger OF me
kuZe-II plesOn Concert Company, sald yeSteIiIY 10
las June FreGerch A. Schwab signed contract, under
power OF attorney by which FFd"oh WAS 10 sing III hL'
Maple sons Concert Company lhe coming sfdsoI sun
sequcntiy Frapuh engaged TO sng IN Coiohel hape,,
sons Opera Troupe. Henry Mapleson has secured
BrignOl but intends 10 bring suit 10 compel FlapOn -
nay I'M fpr