The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-25
TO secure final Judgment before the close OF
the present term.
THE OPERA.
An Open Letter to the Public from q
We'll Known Imprgssario.

Well Known Impressario.
On Tueeday morning ws 0ave tho welcome
| news that u we'll known impraeHarlo. Mr.. q. ~
Beau plnn WINS In tho city endenvoflnG 10 rnnk
ar rrangements for ~ full HeaHon Of opera be
ginning In November and eudlug In Aprf
nest. Since then wo understand that Mr.. d.
Hehnuan hnH como 10 an agreement With ~ I
Mott on behalf Of tho Merchants Mutual In,
eurancs Company. for u lease 81 the French
Operh House. no that the opening III our oil
lyric stage, 30 dsar to tho memory and aympn
thetle to tho thates of our peopls. Ia nh assured
fact now. upon tho condition that Mr.. do BsHu
plan receives the encouragement which ht
seeks. We will now lot him spenk for bimseif
by publishing the following letter. which be has
addressed 10 the DEMOCRAT. IL will be aesr
that ho does not AJAX for ensh but simply re-
quests an assurance that part of his outlay will
be covered by subscriptions:
Nmw ORLEANS March ~. 1880.
InRsmueh M tho press Of New Orleans has
unanimously consented to lend its aid to my
project Of reopepinR tho opera for the next
lish. explain 10 the public how and under what
conditions ! believe II possible to auccsed In
tho undertaking 49,,
Ing we'll. Tho opera ia New Orleans hRa for
merlY occupied the first rank In tho artistic
world. and II IL with tho remembranee of that
.
better. II possible To accomplish this end. II
u necessary to reorHnnlzs the whole material:
There rema!ns In ihe city only tew scattered =,
pany has 10 be brought hore: and il Ii i Jour
81 a"ys 70 ss u s,
Will appear exaggerated. but II II proved by
the following tablaau: Orchestra, 10: chorus.
40: singers, ~: drnnatlc corps. III managers.
From tho start and before The arrival in Now
Orleans tho expenses amount to more than
Under the circumstances. / feel that cnnnot
undertake. tho project nnleaH flnd among tho
public Ol thla city such b. cktDR M Will war
rant the honvy risk which ] must take upon
therefore call upon the people, of New, Or
ha 10 n ne.hsr FOR sh nor
bls notes. but for II subscription list which will
guarantee ut least II portion OF my expected re-
Il will be stated In the articles of ofsubacription
that tho amount will be payable M follows: the
frat hal I. the day after tho opanlng of the
Tho season will comprise seventy I've per.
i2rmances. beginnin9 during tho first daye oi
November. and ending IN March Eny four per-
fahces y week on Mondays. Tuosduys. Thurs
days aud saturday..
vo"a fmet wn s ss H.
vorita. Mi9nou. Robert the Devil Hi9petto,
hermn Air,sAlpe. Tho i;arbgr 81 Seville.
W. lus AEOpHete, ItlHlb'. LUGiu lDH
Juan. Jer,lsalem. Dberon. oomte Org. The
Ireischntz. Don Iaapuns. Tho Star Of the
North. Romeo and .julieit,. Huguenota. etc. etc.
Aida. Carmen, Paul and vlfg.nia would bo pro-
duced as novelties In French. M / suppose. on
tho stage Of the Opera.
The torms Of subscriptions are nxed ~ fol
lows for tho seventy. five performances: Pros
eenium boxes 5000. bntRnoires and other boxes
$3.50. single seats stl2 80. That is Mt the ratio Of
s2 u scat for sneh per formancs for proscsnium
boxea. ana u 80 FOR bhignoire. other boxes and
single HeAtS. Tho prices for aubscribers shall
b. 1T least twenty.fye Dor cent nnder tho prices
oI tho snme senta when purchased ~ tho box
office. hnbscriptions will be received at the
theatre Ton Toulouse street, every day. without
exception. from 10 u. IN. 10 y. m. from Thurn-
day. tho first. TO Saturday. the tenth of April.
inclusive.
Az to the com position OF the com pnny. having
been able ~ yet to make only conditional on
gaRsmsnts. dependent upon tho result of the
subacriptiOn. cannot announce officially any
names. but can nspert that tho company ehal
be first clHas.
Howbeit. my personal interest In tho matter
IL Tho best RnarilDtaa can ofYsr. for tho amount
OF subscription that aak iy fnr from belnK
ruHleient 10 meet nctuhl expenses, and shall
have to offer attractions tina would draw to tho
opera those who may not have subscribed in
advance.
now want the answer of tho public. to whom
shall announce my decision tho second day
after the close Of tho subscriptions.
have now tn thank the press. which has no
kindly lent mo its aesiBtnncs and medium of
publicity. ns we'll M mnny lovers OF nrt. who
have shown Willingness 10 fHyer my under
taking. q. DE BEAUPLAN.