, 1880-03-09
THEODORE THOMAS.
a Bare Possibility Of His Coming to
Chicago This Summer.
llew The Exposition Building can hc t'lill,ta-
George H. Carpenters 0pinfon.

llN JnSS or Cl1irlHlhl ~ ubI unllkelS ~
I,rnvc the gain Of Cl.ltNEo, rs tlla music
lnvers nf this city arc determined 10 gnt
Theodore Thomas here II possible for
series If rgncerts tlls summer. Ncgotiu-
tfU.Is l,Aye been g0tng MI for Rt1n,. weeks
buck tl,ro,.gh friends, mid appearances yns-
ter,!ay Indicated tint III. wnuid cs,1c, TIM
nIly known tl!,staciU having ljtcn rp,nnyrs.
This wis the Ilocknway 1'racll engagement,
wlirli Inns fallen through, leaving Mr..
ThnnIas FREE.
Thu program is, II l,e can be- intlncetl 10
come to this city, To gfsc concerts aaf1y, and.
perhaps, Wednesday and Saturday nf.rr-
,,oo,,s, at the Exposition Building. from, Afny
i or thcres,bonts IN Aug. l6,-ti!e tlntu OF tho
knights Tcmplar Conclave,-onttlIing tho
week II bc taken up by the sessions Of the
National Republican Convention. 1t Is b.
tic ascoamoslato ss ai of tic coi,ve,ltion Win b.
iss's,S@ f. @s Mfy xiii s H. onas 10 ssfsS: pr"
posed 10 use this purtlnn THE sp,1t!! l,a!l Of
ve,ltlo,I n1journs, Il, liave gno,l ,jnbi|ee by
way Of ratification Of tic nominations IT Is
,n M1 ts He committee .c,s on f esfx ,,,if"ra !" rs
tss ths lissio" % fso to tic concerts, it vii cer.
tniniy hn 1aw,.,plot lnore tllan vii l,e su1ll-
Nuke them attractive. and 4 public N,ent,
rather tllan q means for putting money into
tic mckcts of tic Stockholders. Sir. ficorge
B. Carpenter, VII Inns been secured ~ b,ls!-
yesterday, ami, in connection witt, Atr. i. e.
Assay aid tic tncnIl,erao ct the Executive Cotll-
,aittee Of tllS Exposition, ias @ 9rgaMze'l ] , nm
ras sasE nt G III H. atsr w 's bs cnptrc Sst n5 a5
brought to ChlcnE0, though whether success
will crown tl,cir efforts is still open to ques-
"Wly can't Chtcago ret up Thomas
boom this s!tiIl1ler rs She ttstl three years
ago, wllell she enjoyed tile s!!nmer-gnrslrh
eaneerts ut tlle Exposition lllliltng for near
" n couple of months ?" SAIL tho reporter us
he encountered
GEonGE u. cAr,rENTEN,
the ,nanagrr-l1l-clttef of that very delightful
| SEASON III the summer az lss1:
."Tlerc isn't tic lcast doubt thatn season
Of similar concerts this summer would be-
t always dues. Whether 'Tholnns would comic,
However, is another question, In v!ew Of thu
piiSs!in's, pTissad'', circumstances IN which he is
"Yon think tlto project would be perfectly
feasib'e a s t1n'''gl', If lc could be Induced to
| *j,eyon,l NIL question. I was negotiating
and II IT lnln't been for his 1nlsuElcfstaitl-
lng with {;osche, he would lsnye co'no t'cr.r,
rs before, inStea,l Of gDihg tu Cincinnati. llo
hatl misunderstanding with ios:l,c lmrar-
he was like n ship withouta helm. drifting
nt t'le 1Mercy of the wnves,-or, to clniGe
THO s'mile q little, ut the mercy. of any man
wlo should sec 1T TO set tl,e sails in al,y q
| rection he dcs1retl II lie had only tho
patience to walt n shnrt time. arrangements
would llavo been lnn,lo BY which lle would
hnye come here not only temporarily bnt
excitement, nfter. this misunderstanding With
natl. Iwas III New York at Tug tttue lnMklug
Nichols k3sew IT, md that was tic feason Ii,
10 20 to Cincinnati. Thon,as, in 4 iao-
,nent Of excitement, as I l!nve !said, gave
Asa ,frictItl 0f, Thomas, would adylse hlnl
now to nuke his Headquarters, rs hitherto,
iii New York, With Gosclle rs Ills munger,
| md
DEVOTE Ills suMME1,s TO CHICAGO"
"rhe s'l1nmeI;gartlcn concerts 4, would We J., hs
Eyes, md better tllaii ever. ChIcngo Is
growing larger, more cosmopolitan, aid the
material to work. OH Is growing With It. Ny
templatcd MS such, a,ld without tho liope or
expectation Of lltt.iey.naktng. WAS mt
llrt !ly, surprised, then, at tue success 0f tIe
nntlcrtaking Mustcnlly rs well VEL as financially,
SO llnd II mt been for tl,is misunderstanding
between I,omns ad Gosnle' wfle, n
S o9nT1aS % TSsSs w's a ts tffs%sf6 s6ll taa %
ica before. There is no Western city that Is
as yet preIarctl::-Cnctnnatl Inns proven THAT
even New York Is ahe to. do 1t. Hitt New
York tloss furnish basis for operations, mud
the best hnsts We have. The scn1onrd ctttcs
III deRtied AN al So foSsly % coneStsa ~ Nn
York, Thomas WIS nb!e, under Gosche's
management. to lnse five or six Erent clties
contrlbnto to his support. II other words. .
great distances between tio c!tics Of the
West prevents tho possibility Of amy sucli
extensive enterprise. proll3Scd to Ttnnns
lust summer tint we should tlo sonet-
Gilt, Having CiMcinnnti rs lis .baso alNl
including LoulsvIlle, st. Louis, indianapolis
Chicago, Detroit, C!eyclnndt aIn! Columbus,
S sEa o4.esfrs ''rs SIa %l cien' tSet era New
nThnt would seem feasible. el!nugh.n
-. $50 + Is, hut 1t fell througi, when George
Ward Nichols Indirectly nla!lo assulnptlol;;
for tAo benefit q, ni,ti u connection with,
Tho Cincinnati Musical College. OF course,
tl,at prevented my business nrrangen,entA
which any manager would otherwise llavo,
through"
"You HAVE 1STlMATED A Dounr
rs to whether TltonNAs would cou,g to Gill
cago nlld give sensoll OF concerts this SUIT
lnGrm'
''Of course l wouldn't undertake to- speak
for him. but my Judgment, Is. that, fo! tIls
present summer, Nuw i0rk, III the delight
nf getting lin bnck ngan, woull offer Eln.
Observation-Disclosures rs he is very
anxious to go near suit wHter with his fah'
iat eold Y%aa rs ae vHaS fro, a,o VIZ Wssst
p ease h. were wi!!i,s e eS,,.s. 10 oweysf +
Ing ~ June !y tbs NatIona! Republican Con.
yel,tlon, nn1 III August by tue knights Temp
"lYhntever objection there IL III tint respect
could la obylated BY carrying out a lIan
which nropnscl mud WIS working up Will!
Goschew Tlonassp oileG tho arrangement
by going tu C!ncin1latt., It WIS tlntt rho,nas
should leave New York Immediately 4fter
tho symphony seasoN. visit te largo cities
n ths West as fior8HTi a1 1rlns ;p ap at t
weeks Of sl,lnlller-gnrslell cOllcerls tlleru he
foro The hot weather set ~, aaNl te3 aTrly|nt:
| hprA fhrnuHh .}1ln6 NtNf ,Jlslr. or. pIrllnl,S.