, 1879-03-23

,oar refer, put to scenes during the day, when
.he Academy is usually frequchted only by Deo-
.1e in search of sents, spectators with seats to
cell. and the gentlemen engaged in carrying on
+he nultifarous business OF licr Majcsty's
0ncra. First let it be made K1,own what caused
.he mild disturbances. 1t will then readily ap-
rcar what victim to feminine entreaties and
,arc poor Mr. Henry Map.eson became.
WICKED REPORTER
.~-ota a romantic operatic story Tor the Sunday
svu. That was the basis Of the Ills that follow
ID Tn this story, almost purely imaginative,
as might be anticipated,-it was set forth Us
solemu fact that Col. Mapleson bad made be-
Ginning OF what lc intended should be, next sea-
eou. conscrratorv OF music. connected with
the oDera in New York. Formore than week, it
ras written, NJ de Rialp, the singins-master, had
been testing the voices of applicants in the
MONS OF the Academy. Many had been re-
;pc.cd. though some had cnme from distant
Western cities, and not more than eight or ten
had been acccpted-all told. After this show Of
discriminating exclusyeness came the state
ment most attractive to the hundreds Of would
he nrimc dome, and most fatal to Mr.. Henry
,fanlcson, that the design Of the school was to
c;ye free instruction to those whose voices were
approved, and to receive remuneration by Oh
taiuing the services Of the pupils. For the rest
nj this seductive story, it was said that the chief
sue pyooo*cd for the new opera-house and coll
.aryaiory was Gilmore's Garden, whose securing
would Le good thing for the Vanderbilt heirs !;
,Iiat James Il. keene had subscribed S25 000,
Ds. Hammond $4,000, and that cooperation was
found Oh every hand.
IN OLD PROJECT REDREssED.
This was 3 grand revival of the Strakosch
conservatory plans, SO magnihcent1y put on pa
rer at various times. within the past few years.
It had the added glory OF the new
star in operate management, Col. Mapleson,
IN the backgrounds. Col. Mapleson was sure to
succeed in whatever he undertook Had be not
come over here in the face Of predicted defeat
and failure, run an unpreccdentedly expensive
company, and made money! Had he not held
IN to opera for fifteen weeks in New York
alone, and compelled people to pay him for his
sheer persistence in giving them good musics
And what, then, could he not do with Con-
se1yatory! The thousand hearts Of the thou
sand American girls who are persuaded that the
yoice and abilities OF Eerster and Nilsson lie un-
developed within the1n- waiting only Tor opDOrtu-
mir, NAV fairly be said to have one wildly pit-a-
nat while the feet OF many of these same ainbi-
tious girls we're turned, early on Monday morn
ing, toward the Academy. 1t is hardly neces-
sary to say that Mr. Henry Mapleson, whose
bus:ness-room IS on the main floor, adjoining
rhe box-oilice, had scarcely seated himself ut his
desk on that Monday morning, when he discoy-
cred that he was
IN A STATE OF SIEGE.
Some time since, for bodily protection from
free-seat hunters, whose tactics we're to sit
down aud talk and sta, till they cot something
;frSf n Gor tsiH In fam
necessary to bar every door, and leave 10 means
Of communication beyond a pigeon-hote in the
door. As Mr. Mapleson, however, is far too
gallant man to SHUT out the ladies, the door was
opened, anu iu came a bright and earnest squad.
They wanted to see Col. Mapleson. 1t was in
rain to tell them that be was not 10. Was he
not engaged to try yoices9 Would a conservatory
amonut TO anything without promising pupils!
They must see the great Colonel, at any rate.
The Coionels cider son is gallant, but firm as
veil. Hc made all the efforts any talented and
diplomatic man could make to explain and ap-
pease. Meanwhile the bevy had been reinforced,
and the little room was full. II that evil
eonaed .Sun reporter had chanced in, l fear
cursed BY an unhappy gentleman and torn
out in handfus by an cnragcd aggre-
gate of femininlty. As it was, one by onc
departed, deeply aggrieved with the son,
and believing they had been turned away as 4
personal matter, rather than that the story about
the Conservatory was made out OF whole cloth.
When saw Mr. Henry Mapleson on Wedncs-
day he was somewhat pale and worn. It had
been the same thing ever since Monday, he said.
THE SINGERS KEPT COMING,
and kept going away, believing all manner Of
Ill of him. Bur what could he dos 1t was his
duty to shield his father, and be must do so,
though every Young lady in America was his
sworn enemy. There was beautiful look Of
resignation on MIR. Maplcson's face as he said
this and the singers would surely rclent could
St,a-1 1or of fta
OF voice from the West had arrived yet, be add
ed, but lie expected them Gaily. Then there
WIS hearty laugh over the whole matter.
There had been considerable talk, it appeared,
Mapleson had been asked if he would take
charge OF d conservatory and opera-huuse, if
one were built and its financial success guaran-
teed. Naturally, the Colonel said he would,
and that was all there was to it. Both in New
York and outside he had heard number OF
ladies sing, as anv manager would when prop
cslr applied to for judgment as to i voice and
its capabilities; but there had been no such
test as was stated, nobody had been either re-
jectca or accepted. and the public had been
1.tated to hoax. So much for the ,Conscrya-
tory Of Music, which is still conservatory Of
the future also. MIR. keene, by the way, laugh
1ngly said to the Colonel Monday night, at the
opera: You put ME down at quite too low 4
fierre. / would give more than twice that to
see such project carried through"
CALIFORNIA no!
ASH telegraphcd you Tuesday, Nine. Marie
Roze will 20 to California with the S1rakosch
COMPANY. Tier husband will accompany her,
and they will jeare here about the 9TH Of April.
Nine. Roze's engagement covers SIX weeks, aud
at its close she will sail direct for London,
where she will arrive in time for month Of the
sessun at Her Majestr's. Her repertoire With
The Strakosch Company includes F" Carmen,''
t* Aida,'' ST Mignou,'' - Hugucnots,'' Troya-
tore. FAUST ~ s. FavoEita," and IS Ruy Bias"
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