The New York herald., 1878-10-05

AN OVATION AT QUEENSTOWN
1--WE finished q very successful season in ireland,
and whom We sailed from Queenstown We received
perfect ovation. A contingent OF my troupe were TO
have sailed from Liverpool and met US at Queens
town, but was AFRAID that II they had q bad night
aud first taste Of sickness they would leave
NJ Queenstown and SO l mad TO keep sharp lookout
upon them. At Queenstown my very last act was TO
sign the deviauons from tho original plans for the
National Opera House prepared by tho Metropolitan
Board Of Works kept tho steamer waiting for
about fifteen minutes. and went out little steam
tender, and you ought to have their general
anxiety lest should not 60 along with them Miss
Hauk, Foh, ths lone-egged American basso, and
others going after me to collar me-"
Colonel Mapieson laughed heartily he recalled
Iheso am using "reminiscences OF their departure
tAs TRIP" ne continued, during the course OF
lhe conversation tive started very pleasantly tho FIRST
lay but had OF excessively rough weather.
The table opened beamingy with thir:y-iour, and
dwindied Ut once to myself, signor Ardi. and very
limited visits from Campanini. The Iuman people
were charming and did everything for us. These
ltaans of course asked Tor prep0sterous quantities
Of macaroni and risotto, but the cook and the SUP
Plies were equal TO the occasion. myself was mis-
ceaneousy engaged IN carrying round to The different
rooms soup. baked apples, pills, in nursing the
Frapoli baby and making myself generally useful AZ
last they came round again, aud on Wednesday last
put out the following notce:-
An apresmid muncnle will place this day (Wednes-
day. at hstps two In which the principal artists and
psessd. Of The wiz BE- handed 70 the o
he benefit Of the sufferers from the yellow fever in the
Southern States
Colonel Mapleson exhibited the original programme
si The concert In his own handwriting, on letter
paper headed ''Steamshp City OF Chester. Place,
Atlantic" IL was as folIows:-
srkAasnIp cIrr or ca.srxa,
Place, ATLANTIC; date. Oct 2. 1878.
Chorus-.Qus Ia selva" csonaambus'o ....Bellni
& Del
Air-"Dso ara'iAs" c'DsSnj9S TS,.sy
Miis Minnie aux ana chorus '''''
soag-"Jscks Yarn"
Alr-"AA, tor. lui". Ca LAT
Nine L.S.sSs ass. saa
signor FrapoIn
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sS.. and a.. M MINT, s.s'
NINE. Lsbiache. signoI Graxzi. sixnor rhisrry
Solo r.n0forso N m,oo. Mo..as a.ss
Air-"Qui sdegno" cFlaa.o MaEieO'1 .xo.ar.
c.v..,.."o mio rornando e:r.vori.a. .p.ui.s.
Hns asrsssr. Nine. Rooiaii sisnsr csmp.nni. sixnor
s. ssnor xns snS ssasr .s s,saor ss p.
sThis encored, and the Polacca" from II Puian"
TRIuMpns THE CHORUS
''The same evening"" said Colonel Maplcson, "therc
was &c concert oy 'ns chorus 70 the iorecas.la They
Norma and gems IRON Faust and Soma IN buIa'
with duets Dct~een Cam panIn and Gerstcr and wound
up with God save the Queen II u lovely moon
light Might and riggiag yards and bows ded
with emgraLts, sailors and cabin passengers. The
chorus oi ~ signors' was enthusiastically encored,
And tue effect OF the duct from pasou Gerster
and CumpaniDi IN the moonlight was exquisite. rne
chorus aftcrward adjourned to cham cigars
down stairs. But they did sing Amazingly. People
said, MI. hapieson. why don't you give choral con-
had never heard six,y-t~o sucn lovely vo'cos."
Breaking oUt with bis hearty onthusins into
his native Anacisms Coionel MapIcsen sxcla med,
"They sang Ike binzes Aud during uiDner tney ang
us sucb glorious giees through tho sky ylignti'
"You Will give no performances until Wednesday
week."
mo, and u u remains as hot ns this perhaps had
better postpone lne opening night sti iurther. am
.And yetin England your Is 10 midsu ummerfv
HOW THEY do THINGS IN KxGLANp.
sBad people" Colonel Mapicson j0euisrIy returned,
"they do everything by contraries. hey keep msg.
phcsnt estates, and visit them only leaves
ana only dance In them when the heat is melting
Admiral Broke Middleton has flower garden Of sky
Two acres, with LOG garaeners, aud ne
seeu IL The American system 10 tho system Ia
vogue all over the Continent Of having bulls and
opera-our carnival, IN one word-iu the winter l
IN tho TACT that the lue singers OF hun
ossd years ago, lko DoDzeiii, straponi and
In tho packet boats in line weather But the ten
dency In England Is toward tho American aud Con-
unonta system, anu instead oil opening our season
June. as before. we now open in FeDruary.o With
Q good-natured laugn no added, .,And then. you
know. we have another ntcropcr, the log and we've
been obhgcd 10 return peoples money because they
.sd they mad only heard tho music and hadn'l seen
SHOW aid your Innovation OF opening tho last
coIouelS"
.ExcelisntIy. People said the ar,stocrscy would
never come 80 early In the season, but coune ed
seven dukes IN one evening Tue Prince OF Wales
nskcd me one evening why did not awavs open
nd 9ev IN tve tuk 4 dong
sount The lords. who were liko nt,ieba,s-l throw
''How will you get along hero without the patronage
or an English aristocrscyf"
THE EsoLisn ARisrocRAcY.
Colonel Mapleson laughed tOn, they'll follow
me, he replied. 'Lord Dunmore, Lord Sewry and
General Lord Alfred Pagst are coming-the latter 10
his son and dauahtcr-in-iaw, formerly Miss Minnie
stevens, Lord DuUraven and SIR Cummings have
soos West ~ do some shootiog, but VIII be back IN
supposed to 10 a sovereign / shah have a more s1.
leus,vs arlsiocracy 10 patronize me tnan had IN
.'wni you try to introduce the English fashion OF
iull dress .s Mr. Jarrett, Madame Luoca's manager,
mot a. all | leave these things TO tine public
taste. BY tho way, ever sinco have waved the
evening dress exccpt Tor tho stalls and grand c,rce
on my programmes ior Her Mpjcstys people persist
IN appearing IN iull dress, anu women who pay only
twenty-five cents 10 70 TO The top gallery will take OF
shows that the puDllc In such lDinrs. viii not DO
ur'ven Dried by the manager. Tbcy will generally DO
The very thing they are asked not 70 do"
"What are yoCr hopes OF establishing at the Acad-
emy Italian opera on permanent Uasis?p
Nfs~ THE VARY BEsr.u
Colonel Mapeson's answer to this query was briei
anu 10 Tho point III brlBg the American people tns
very best aud leave them tDc Judges OF The ex.
ceiience OF my wares II they like my opera snuii
come svery year not thcn tnis question OF csub-
nsning opera mere on permanent Iooung IS settled
Tor mluy years to me DO not like 10 say uch
ibVut tue merits OF my troupe All this purery busi-
ness is OF no use. The American people are good
Judges believe from tooihpick up to an operate
performance They will see Tor themselves nave en-.
dssvorcd 10 bring them troupe here as neither
PAfs, nSr ct Petersburg, nor La Scala shall be aus