The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-11

about FIVE hundred times Miss Rosna
ara I'm. \ ss something between the Two Two
Sangazure in The Sorcerer.' Mr.. Hugh Talbot is
better known as signor Talbo of Her Majesty's
Opera. He has been tavoiabiy received in Faust
I'll Trovatore and other operas and is our princi-
pal tenor. Mr.. Talbot will play Ralph Rackstraw in
Pnafore' and the tenor role in the opera. Miss
Roosevelt is as you know. an American. who played
the Royal Italian Opera. at Covent Garden. under
the name OF hosayella. and recently the part of
Cook made hit as the Vicar in The Sorcerer.' in
England. and will play Dick Deadeye here for the
first time"
Have you seen Mr.. Gilbert or DR.. Sullivan since
your arrival p the reporter asked.
mo. have not seen them. called. but they had
gone out. We made very quick PASSAGE and evil
IDENTIFY they were not expecting US to-day. shall
see them tomorrow morning and nnd out all
about the chorus. am relying upon New York for
my chorus. You have some fine chorus singers
here. and that is the did not bring chorus
with We open December l, and propose to
begin with 'Pinafore.' I have made up as strong
company possible with o view of satisfying the
New York audience In my visit here last summer
saw that your audiences were very critical ones,
company"
''How about the new operas'
II cannot tell you any more about that IMAM you
know already:''
THE DETENTION IN ENGLAND.
"What was your trouble upon leaving EnglandT
the reporter then asked.
"on the subject Of my detention at Liverpool. as
wish to few words. The affair was simply
malicious attempt by the directors of the Comedy
facts are briefly these:-The company, ON the We'd
nesday night before sailed. made tho first time
a claim of ESQ, which sum thew alleged due
to them from me. disputed this claim but by
half-past eleven ON Thursday morning my solicitors
wrote to them saying that. to avoid trouble. had
paid over the sum in question to them and that they
would personally undertake to hand it over to the
company at any time on any judgment being
obtained for the amount if any court OF law; or
that was prepared to give any security required in
respect to any action to be brought. The company
took notice of this letters they did not answer it,
n ms n In vi inc
the Court of Common Pleas for writ
restraining me from leaving the country,
and having obtained the writ by means
of affidavit which will be the subject of legal pro-
ceedings. they served 1t personally at Liver
pool at seven o'clock in the morning Of Saturday.
The steamer to sail at and the idea was that
the banks being closed at that hour would be pre-
vented from sailing with my artists. As it was
I caught the Gallia by only five minutes.
have instructed my solicitors either to indict the
directors Of the Comedy Opera Company for con-
spiracy or to sue them for damages. is thought
most advisable. did not owe them any
money. and they managed to detain me for
hours and almost made me miss the steamer under
some old statute which they got hold of running
away back to Queen Annes time 1t out
rageous thing and that is all that need be said
about it now. but it is not the last that will be
heard OF it."