The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-25
THE sTRAKOsCH-RosNATI MATTER.

THE OTHER sIDE-A FAC-SIMILE OF THE ORIG
NAL CoNTRACT-MIss KELLOGG SILENT.
At an early hour yesterday morning, while yet Man.
ager Max Strakosch preparing TO discuss his mat
final repsst. o representative of the HERALD called
upon him to learn his views Of the statement pub
lished by Signor Rosna regarding the differences be-
tween the tenor and the manager "In the first
place.. said the manager. 81 wish it understood that
am not the instrument OF Miss Kellogg that Ros
natl tries to make out. Miss Kellogg does not in
terfere with my business. Rosnat very well
knows. The trouble is, he wants to be manager. 1
have been in the habit of dealing with tenors who
sing what ask them to- not what they elect to do :"
what have you to say regarding the charge of i'm
pecunosity -
well, have always paid for services rendered
not otherwise. If had wished to get rid OF paying
Rosnau why should have tried three times to get
him to sing here Why should have tried at ALL
after his action in refusing to help out in La
Favorita p On Friday the 10th inst. he to me
and said he was well. l announced him for III Tro-
vstore. and then when the day of the performance
came he sent another doctors certif.
cate tina: he had not yet recovered. Bah
During the time of his pretended illness he was seen
in public places with lady friends. 1 don't believe
he was sick at all. No had the performance
Of IL Trovatorc taken place than received note
Il
bring You out in aida" on Monday next, rs that is
nov advertised On the Friday preceding the 18th,
he came TO me and refused point blank to sing in
any other opera than I'm Bao in Maschers.' There
Is no such proviso agreement he claims in his
contract with me. He must find another manager il
he wants to manage. Here is the contract; SEQ
you find anything at all about the restrictions
that he alleges in IT, The manager handed the writer
the agreement, which 10 found did not appear
justify the assertions made by signor Rosnat in his
published statement.
The contract bears date February o. 1878, and
reads as follovs-
MEMORANDUM AGREEMENT BETWEEN N. sTnAKoscH
srGNoR nosNAII.
cry in tie year o. our Lord ono thousand eight hundred
and seventy eight, between Mss str.so.ch Of the city q
the FIRST part and sirnor Rosnnt Of Milan in tho kingdom
party othe first hereby the
part primo snore a.soSa a. for 70 sns and
Amorcs and Canada for season Of four months com
nens to continue Tor one three or fo" additional months
" Of 's s Sr the '1s n Of s r
the party Of the second part sing and perform
,sncr u 81. ,e-%r,of operas. which shall insiads
RI. psr r. Se nss Ssrs M @
perform AZ any other public or private performance with
party 81 the rs par hereby to pay the party Of The
contract The sU pc, month PAYABLE senimon,biy
The party 81 he mrs, part NIL also n to the party .. tho
United states q America for person including
:" pay ps r from souras HS
ss 70 san III, fr an, in Ghsfo,ns and from San
part shall make his first appearance further mutually
80 per OF tho salary tho party Of The
mse a s 90 10 ns b. en-
Bseaecisnt the agent or representative ct the party OF tho
s 10 shs city where 70 a.
enc % !" T n oT
a.,,y,,,a,v r. pEEh i,s,a MoSSAr
errsnti Rosnati he alterations aud nentions in