New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-26
OPERA NEXT SEASON.
MR. MApLEsoN AND MADAME PATTI

MR.. MAPLESON AND MADAME PATTI
ct,,p,vrrr FUND OF $1,000 SUBSCRIBED BY
TIE DIRECTORS OF THE ACADEMy-PATl III
uvc Under M.pLrsoN's MANAGEMENT
A Tho animal meeting of the stockholders OF the
Academy of Music held on Monday night the 3 or,
Roard of Directors was reelected, as ioioWs W.
r Astor August Belmont. Joseph Brandon: Angus
t ~ I Rrown. X. L. Cutting, jr. w. j. Dinsmore
r f. Gilbert a. 5. Hewitt john foey' herman 1l ~
lie Roy j. H. Mahoney, G. A. seward ana W Liam
dent and Herman lie Roy secretary it vas vas
stated by Mr.. Mapleson that II Ti4'ooO
was raised as guarantee h lu Nm f M%I next
seasons opera. The amount named was sno9cr,yea
by stockholders and other gentlomen lhleIoste"
in music. Preceding the completion on 'e 81 , ~
lion there was an animated discussion as to the Re-
lations existing between the stockholders ana Mt.
Mapleson, III which the latter Ill the most solemn,
emphatic and categorical manner denied tna' ne
had ever SAID thought WITHIN MS
iumost self aught but the most complimentary
things of the gentlemen who furnish Honey 10 h,ep
the opera going when money is most needed M.
Mapleson suggested that to insure the success Oh 'e
Patti season the prices for seats would be neceS,
sarily high and asked that the stockholders sh3uld
pIcdge themselves to pay 81 seat in case such IN
assessment should be found unavoidable. 1t was deI
cided that the Board of Directors could not oIllu
the stockholders to pay tins price per sed',
bat it advised them to do so Several e
in the stage accessories and mechanism, asked l2r
by Mr.. Mapleson, were laid over Tor future cohsiu-
Grafton. ~, e 1,iroo
AupuSt Belmont president OF the DOdIli VI
fora was seen at his Office yesterday, and asked ny
TRIBUNE reporter if he considered 1t entirely SET
tied that Madame Patti would sing al the Acaue"S
ncxt season under Mr. Maplesons management.
II never allow myself to be interviewed was
the answer, which failed to throw any great amount
of light on the subject 800
Int simply to obtain authentic Information Oh
matter of general interest" ~
All know about 1t is what Mr.. MapeSon tells
go - said Mir Belmont 1.-THE $i4. 900 raised,
Witch he said was all that was necessary To secure
patti. We have nothing 10 do with her engage
mcnt The securing Of prlma dOna Is ehlHe.y
matter between the llpreS'aro ana tHc piiin"
Has any cable dispatch been sent to Madame
potti Informing her of the action taken last night
:" do not know. Mr.. Mapeson can tell YOU all
DO Won consider it fully settled that Madame
Patti is to come here under Mr. Maplesons manage
lnF ~ do But Mr. Mapleson can tell you al about
II lie is here" turning TO Mr.. Mapeson, who was
present and can tell you all ABOUT II Detter IMAM
Mr. Mr. MapIeson thought that 50 many msstate-
ncnts had been made that it was useless TO try to
get the facts properly presented to the public
l. il n fact that you have concluded your con-
tract With Madame Patti 7" asked the reporter.
i. We have secured the $4,000 required as a
guarantee fund. -, , ,o I
Have you ca Dieu heI uo-u"S' VI H"'O ~" Ai0'
ir" ob 'S we are cabling each other all the time you
know. Franchi always likes to know what Is
SUI Have the contracts been signed vet 7"
"TLcre are lots of details ana things to settle yet,
don't you see Now, there Is TINS mater Oh 2 "a
scat fom the stockholders. They will all do IT, OF
conrse but il takes time to see them
"'Then The final settlement of the contract does
no. dencnd on the 1900 already pledged, Dut on
no onrston as to whether the stockholders all con-
sent TO pay this 81 a seat during the fatii season
"Ob they viii all do II, but can go ahead WIN
tbe thing If am to lose 5000 nlghi-do you see Z
Then it is still in DOUBT as to whether Madame
Patti will sing under your management the coming
season. ,,4 rIo+ wa, ..Io1
two weeks ago The contracts were all made
before she left this country ana IL only
requires the signatures. she VIII sln9 lor me
for the Academy then she will sing wherever say"
Is it settled that she IS to sing under your mar
agement some where =
Absolutely" ,
And if not at the Academy will it be in the
Certainly; in any event. Patti will sing under
nv management wherever CHOOSE, anu tHdt
viii be in this country" -
One of the directors Of the Academy, who did not
wish his name psed, sla ,ndn tn.9a in Which
TO secure Patti. Ii the T44,O0O was raised lie
could get her. and fit was not that would end II.
The money was raised, and he said he should cable
her carly fhis morning and would let us know the
result this afternoon have MOI seen HIM or heard
from him to-day"
Henry T. Abbey, when spoken to on the subject,
said he had no doubt that Mr.; Mapleson had Sc,
cured Madame Patti lie has the stockholders OF
the Academy to hack him." said Mr. Abbey, and
there is no reason why he should not have sue
cecdcd. They have raised $4,000 as a guarantee
fund, while had to put mp $4,000 myself for
her.
of her contract with you," said the reporter. was
it understood that if she came back 1t would be
under your management
tract with me TO that effect. | offered her al |
thought she was worth-and no one knows better
than / what she is worth in this cOuntry-and
= ,o accented bV her lT1Ugm and
Ncolni were present and the: 0ler was
equally agreeable TO all concerned: / suppose
the whole story is that Maplfson found
out what | was willing to pay and offered more
than did. If had given the same pledge that
Patti did should consider II as binding as il had
made written contract. Prime donni evidently
look at IT differently
You still have Madame Nilssonp
Yes although since the death of her husband
there is bare possibility that she MAY wish to
come. | have contract signed by her, but if she
should wish annul it should not seek to enforce
it under the circumstances. Still, do not think
WAS it your intention to have Patti.and Nilsson
in the same cOmpanyf
at was, and this may have had something TO do
with PATHS reconsideration of her promise t. me,
but gave PATTI the choice of repertOfV. with the
exception of few SPECIAL operas which Nilsson
prefers"
When will your opera season openR
The preliminary season will open at the Grand
Opera House, on October %, and last perhaps six
weeks After that shall visit the principal cities.
nv tOUlpdil nave 10 cubd-' uuilus NY coming
trip to Europe although am In negotiation with
several of the leading singers"
II would be "A curious thing if Madame Patti,
after engaging with Mr.. MaplesOn, should again be
obliged to to you to her season from dis
aster'
Il will never do that for her again. | saved her
first season. and that tremendously hard work.
Ii would be harder to rescue her from a second dis
astcr, and do not care for that of contract"
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