The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-04-03
OUR NEXT SEASON OF OPERA.
MANAGER MiPLESON'S OUTLINE or ms
EUTURE PLANS.
He VIII Bring Back More Than One Gerrter
from London. Together with n superb tom-
pany-The Proposed New Opera House.

He Will Bring Back More Than One Gerster
from London. Together with n superb Come
pnny-The Proposed New Opera House.
Col. Maplcson sat In his box at the
Academy Of Music on Tuesday evening" on the
occasion OF Miss Minnie Hauks benefit. who
the first net OF " II Trovatore" was being
brought to n conclusion.
Bravo. Minnie I" said the Colonel az somo
twenty floral offerings Of all shapes. from a
basket TO a horseshoe wore paseed over the
footlghts. at the end OF the act by relay OF
ushors.
Yesterday the portly and smiling manager
spoke freely OF some important plans for next
season.
have simply renewed my leaae OF tho
Academy-not made new one" he said. You
see. by the terms Of tho agreement executed in
June last. ] had tho privilege Of renewal until
'63. had no idea Of simply coming ont here
.or season. in case the New York people
wanted good opera. and hauling tho chcstnuts
out OF the fire. for somebody else. Not mt ALL
At the same time WIS not disposed to remain
at loss. Now. what | have arranged guaran-
tees profit. and II could not bc secured any
other way. See here. what | propose to do"
Tho Colonel surveyed the house. am going
to get 2l0 more seats In the balcony. thereby
moving the wall further into tho lobby: you SEQ
how easily that can bc done. This will not in
terfere with room for promonading for the
foyer will even thcn have width Of
20 feet inches in the centre. and of 10 feet
| inches Mt the sides. Then those little mrzza-
nine boxes which sct back from the lower ones.
and over which the gallery projects consider
ably. are to be built out SO that they VIII look
much like the othcrs. and afford 200 extra scnls.
| As for the gallery, or family circle tho pnssage
| which now has 10 be Kept clear ny police r"Vu-
| mtions in case Of fire or disturbance Is to be
| nnHpT tl
| thus G2 moro sents Will b" secured. ON either
| side there is space whore tho gods. If tho
| place is crowded cannot see at all now; threc
| giadiants or steps are To- be placed ia re. each
| at an elevation ot ~ inches. 30 that the people
can see over each others heads AMI III lis inn
| proyement will secure 800 more scais In this
| way the manager has chance OF making some
| nominal rent Of the Academy is 600 a night.
| but i is really 5000 when We consider the 200
de9dhcad' seats taken up by the stock
| worth 81 each. why at the. rate Of five per
iormances II week. this dead weight Is 81 800
MaIssiy's Theatre ' or W Royal % Coycnt GaTrildnI
| more. Ia fact than tn" rental ~ the London.
Dresden. Milan. and Paris opera housea put
| season. and expected 10 lose: II has been bal
anced as fine ~ hair. Had had four more
| musicians in my orchestra l should have lost
Il saw it stated somewhere that my prlvl-
| eges' next season extend 10 the use Of the
| wardrobe. scenery music. g.. Of the Academy :
why, AS to the wardrobe. II has nearly all walk
"1 ~ ,t r,t,v ,h ~, IT,, W ~ Il se
,s,,iI la N ,,rat ~ ir
can assure YOU / have TO proyide nv WOW, own
| scanor,. aa o,,.,r,,Ltr, ,isc A.f,r ~, ,r,,,s,e
fbcre i, nir ~, 20 M, iJt yrebs s,s
the s,,ors is ~, nc,nni,t, that ,sbhn o,a
~ nrcd,,,a ri 'rrnyStor, ths MisrsrS Sm Ia
| miss,ng and ,ho nnnrtci in ri it,oiet,o, AMI
| enc nj frena' In Y WciaS are no,Shere 10 10
| found Fnr,un,teiy / rns nr"vidn1 ior sucS an
| emsrg,ncy having brought nv m,isi,, with mo
| All ~ hnrtnonious nn,y In tbs Rnard ~ nirac
| tors the most sners,.,ic ,nsmher 81 which "a
| Mr. Nusyrnve who has shown a,reat mana
| rarinI nbilitv ana under Who's" anspic"s have
| becn able 10 make tho ureparaiions ior securine
| more room i'm tho fntufe III Mr. Kingsiand
| wore only hack il wouli b. etiil batter
| "Although / have renewed the lease Of the
| Acndsny tho uranarntinus Tor Tho nov nurrn.
| house nre uu,ier ,,nv irb. Committee will 1e-
| eide this week wh,ther il shall b. al Twenty
.Vth street ton the sit, II iln0ro- dar,lcnI or
| nt Furtv.sc,oni street; IL woull be- wise. nor
| mans 1, 90 n- fel M town us p1-4lbla Mr.
| james H. kcane who Inns suheerib.l f2j uOl-
| there are some -iNty-ttr.c valuable names IN all
much Interested il, tl O. rroisst ana b, In fa-
| vor II building AZ oncr materials being ch"ap
| and the time generally propitious. IL would
| see " through n t-sitry Comethis way aud
| will show YOU he ulau-' %
| Cd. Maul~son lrd The WAY {, his private OH go
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