The New York herald., 1879-09-05

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Louis. New Orleans. Cincinnati. Detroit shaA
leave out Milwaukee. where Nine Mare;zek hee no.
to my feelings-and come back to New York
What Is the title OF the work Z?
81 don't know yet. 1t hasn't any. call IL pas
toral comic American opera founded on aud strictly
adhering to the legend of Washington Irving WIN
only mentions We introduce for purposes OF tle in
trlgue and the catastrophe"
What will be your scale of prices?
THE same as the theatres; more"
haye you any regulations about speculation IN
swell I not going to be here all the season
! shall leave the other managers to regulate that
'How long were You engaged in Italian opera. Mr.
Maretzeky'
''rwenty,sx years. They found fault with me be-
cotton in the South. brought TO this country the
greatest singers OF the century but what done
Nothing Very we'll have been great, now shall
be useful. have buried my quarter of a century in
the sepulchre Italian opera has decayed with me.
and now am going to make merry with the people.
When this opera is produced. whether it success
or failure. shall 20 to work on new one"
Most decidedly. 1 want every author in this
country who write good lbretto to bring me
his manuscript will pay him for it, and pay him
well don't want a mans time. labor and brains
for nothing There are people who think it is not
robbery to steal mans play. am not one of them.
do. Hook upon 1T as the worst kind OF thieving.
them make good Hbrcttos good subiects-
that is subjects capable OF humorous treatment and
picturesque setting-Anerican. mind you; nothing
else, andfn buy 'em.''
"Win you do nothing else than this operay'
'.Uh, yes For the present shall be obliged to do
some OF the foreign ones until can get others
(Which foreign onesr
We'll, we are preparing Fatinitza !arbean will
to,re to myself as much as possible.
''Who do you consider the star OF your company
nava aVnn m q re md hal
always remain My object is to give satisfactory
performances perfecs in every part. and round and
full and even, not to put forward any individual
l will leave that for Strakosch and Mapeson in the
Italian opera. what am striving to do is to
give good performance in English as 1 any
other gave in Italian any other tongue,
and think ! will do it. The public must be ths
judges shall soon be before them. The scenery
and costumes and mounting and appointments will
be the best that money can buy. 1 have done the
best could with the music, and think the public
will like it,
..How is the libretto?"
Take that q sample. It's one of the songs Tor
the soprano":-
In vale where volets grew,
Her step was light and her eyes brgh
And SOFT as the violets blue
Her heart was US free
As from flower to tower it flew.
For the maiden's love did sue;
To nai ali she She Sas answered % fs Sas n bird on wing
Ard I'D. lassa1g ,r,ha1 Il %sssiy ERR xy ala shS sing
Ira la La, ira la la, ira la la.
out tnc "aiuen sunlic gre" one o"y
nsT step s;ow :" .nS hight ssSsr her eye so bright
What could it beg
All, we'll the maiden knew
Her heart knew I the ts pain m felt by each swain
Ahl" .,I, she sighed l. siIsighol He .h. woeis moi
Oh. Colin. dear come back to me.
Ira la L. tra la la ira la la.
One day AS strayod this maiden sad
In the vale where the violets grew;
Her step was light her eyes 30 bright
Wh., Mb; wsii sSrIa Ensw it esi sss
To her feet dear Colin few
Al AaS Sa ns Ssaas tss s"an more IN vain
Once more gay = bird on wing.
Merry, merry the bells shall ring.
Ira Ia la ira Ia la ira la Ia
'From what you say tho public may understand
that musical standards have undergone change"
''They may take that view of It, but ii they do
they will be wrong. Musical standards and musical
will remain just they were; it is only the
to
That is very important. mind you. but we are get
ting to it. am the nrss; as have often been been tho
quently followed before. was the first to give
matinee here: called it achildren's performance.
and though the stars Mario and Grsi, it
failure. ! said at the time that before five years
they would all be giving them. and sure enough SO
they did. We afterward tried them with Piccolom-
in and they q success But sthere! 1 don't
want be led into talking OF the past; am all for
the future. The chrysahs is gone. you behold the
| butterfly
.Do you not think that English opera could be
made permanent in New York;"
Certainly do. My ambition leads that way. It
may be that next year you will settled down
here. by time theatres will be easy enough to
be had. and by that time too shall nave a roper
toire such As shall consider worthy of the UNDER
taking
.You don't expect be able to write all the operas
al don't want to. What / said with regard to
writer's l say for composers Any young
woman who will bring me good word will use it.
Idon.t want funeral ernsions was too long in
A,rp,.. tuiE Af
operas That's what TN after. and what III pay for
when see il"
81 do, lots OF 'em. Why not? There's plenty of
ability this country. 1t only wants the field open
to it and then you'll see 1t spring up. There
more artists among than in any other nation on
the earth. Let them give our native playwrights
;il bo sorthcominp It Il the fashion herr to nooh
pooh who has man script in his pocket. They
VIII learn better ey and BY The cisarest proof OF
without any kind OF encouragement In fact.
quite the other way. That procaims the stun is in
EN- Wait. and you will see that fountain burst
and overrun the sluices. A man who tackle y
work with the last unlocked ut in his portfolio
aud rage and despair in his heart is fine fellow.
and deserves . slap on the back from every
with blood IN has veins hear about the plays. but
1 know about the music. We have voices here and
plenty Of them. 1 shall shortly show. 1t won't
do to stagaer thom too boldly at rst but I'll give it
to 'em BY degrees. My advice to all my people is.
keep away from Italian opera 1t shrinks the skin:
1t withers the heart it contracts the muscles and
parslyzes the brain. l leave them to guess about
MAY have o contralto song from tho new opora?"
Certainly. Hero is one. The hrst four lines are
rccitatve and the remainder is the ballad. 1t be-
longs to the White Lady. and will be sung by Rice
Knox"
The nighf has passed, the ruddy appears,
The shadows from tho hills show pass away;
Tho mist from OF ths disappears
And merry birds pipe welcome TO tho day.
Wakc the from heaven breaking;
May thoy bring from realms far above
To before awaking
CLEANS OF hope and wreaths of love-
Wake dreams or bliss may fade aud fall:
Love. true love. survives them all.
Wake. and sorrows tcpinng:
Listen & hopes strain;
Peace and Joy, like daylight shining.
And loves happy days will come again.
dreams of bliss fade