New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-05
AN OPERA COMPANY'S PLIGHT
BnE. ANDRES SUPPOSED ELoPENENT.

EXCITEMENT N THE NEIGHBoRHOOD or THE AcAD-
| EMY-DIsAPPEARANCE OF SEVERAL MEMBERS
or THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES THAT n. DE
! BEAUPLAN DID NOT KEEP-sKEToH OF NINE.
| ANDRES CAREER
Excitement and mystery lowered around East
fourieenth-st and Irvingplace yesterday. Early
in the day groups of poorly clad foreigners began to
| gathc upon the payements around the Academy,
/ and much chatter IN French was heard. The faces
OF the takers were sad and anxious and their hands
were thrust hopclessy into empty pockets. They
looked into each others faces and found no comfort
there They glanced despairingy at the neighboring
| wine-rooms, but they had not the money TO pur-
! chase comfort there. Mr.. Perry. the young man
who has found il hitherto pleasant labor TO sell
i tickets 10 the patrons Of the MaplesOn Company,
and who, in an unwise moment, undertook TO per-
form the same duty for NJ. de Bcauplan, manager of
the late French Opera Company, was also upon the
/ pavement. He looked to the east and then TO the
west, whistled q few bars Of Waiting" and went
| back into the Academy to wait-for nothing T. NJ.
Croft who acted rs business manager for Mr.. Maple
son. at times thought that his position was not bed
of roses. Yesterday, however, he seemed so con-
slider il far preferable running the financial Affairs
OF tho De Beauplan French Opera Company. MI
Croft has n round, Jolly face. but it drawn and
wiinkled like the surface Of q collapsed football.
He rushed neryousy in and out Of the Academy and
yainly stroye TO appear calm.
At the box-ofice window a crowd Of persons had
collected Some yyere collectors for newsnaners 70
which NJ. do Bcauplan owed money and others
were persons who had bought tickets for the season
| Of French opera which had suddenly ceased.
! They were anxious 10 have back the money for
which they had received no entertainment Alto
| ecthcr it was blue day az the Academy. Nine
| Andre. tho leading soprano and partner in the
! managemcnt had disappeared on the previous
! mEni' ". luTme' ne neutrality-suspicious. ana
and husband of tba .or,r5n ,vcr, also nil.;nog
These facts ON the face were sufficiently alarming;
bat o drcper interest was added % them when it
t'oiil,u 'la' ml.,. A,lg " no., VI ;ti "Ir nan
snspceted that her bi.5anl hal rlorcd Win The 81"
prano. Nine. ANDRE WAS partner n The manage
uiut. Being rich she was the more important mem
Der of the concern.
! Those PERSONS Of Che company who were az the
Westminster Hotel wcn' away Tuesday NIGHT. NJ.
longing 10 Ei, ttc color'd ,l r' G Non 5 Of tie
rcrv o., lit 4ny aa9ir-" lAiht ~ reporter called
at tho hotel last night. when tho following CONVEX
satgn took place between hm and tlc clerk:
j. VI dr ltaup9n Do
40. sir; hc Jeff last night
| lis Mime. Amhrc stat inr here p
| " 80 sir: She left fl.f night
"ls VI. Iolmie here
Are amy of the company here
! NO sir but they are ali iclt. ~
The reporter withdrew. In the afternoon he saw
| Mr. Perry 20 the Academy. and from him learned
| thnf 100 of the COMPANY were left destitute i'm this
CITY The salaries for two months and half are
due VI dc Braup,an hlI an engagement 10 meet
some of M. agent. Of ti" tiramcrcy Park Hotel at
! O'Clock Tuesdfy evening. hut hr did not keep u.
Some of tbr ronp,uv said that Mime Andres
,utlnr,,c over N dr Eeouplap was so great that be
. | NAV La,c consented 10 her dcpartun with NJ
-. ,l ti G,,js Other. .lij That IL w. n
,,rronc.rtrd fnovernrnt to escape paving salaries
Rumors of every Kind were living about NJ. de
/ Braupan went to Police Headquarters TUESDAY
, ! uieht with Nine Touruie and had not been seen
since up 10 % late hour last night.
xo r>-,yurgnrNcF HY TIE POLICE