Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-04-25
III ENGAGEMENT OF PAIL.
dr. " srIesOn Secures the Great Prima
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Donna,
Nfv YoEa. April 2E-It now appears to
je definitely settled that Nine. Adelina
psia will sing in Italian opera in this city
next SEASON as the principal artist OF Col.
MpIesou 5 troupe. Negotiation, were be-
IN b,tween Col. Mapleson and Nine.
ist,i +: will be remembered soon after the
s-oa, singers arrival in this country in the
winter. but the preliminaries were
not i-ly arranged when Nine.
Patti returned to Europe, and
NJ F,aachi. her agent, remained here for
some time aitcrward to represent her in the
negotiations. The director of the opera
was 20 deposit $1,000. not $1,000 as has
been previously stated, as a guarantee
10 be paid to the singer At the opening OF
Tie season in October, and to bind himself
1y contract to pay, il is said, Si,4Up night
tor he. services. \ reporter OF the Times
.a.,ed yesterday upon gentleman who IS
Intimately connected with the matter, and
was told BY him that Col. MaplesOn had
successfully termina.ed the negotiations.
To meet the additional expenses OF the
>rd,Oa e.tailcd 10y the engagement OF Nine.
Patti. laid this gentleman, 1t became
eCc>Sa-v for Col. MaplesOn first % raise
;hr Si2Uu" 20 be deposited, and, secondly,
10 increase the price OF seats and 70 propose
10 the stockholders that they should bear
proportion Of the extra expense either by
paying something like hali.priCe for their
rec seats OF COusentlng 70 reUnQulSh them
on certain nights in each week. The Si2,-
80 was raised by subscription among the
stockholders and other persons interested
IN opera. The principal subscribers are
AugUs,Gs Belmont. Pierre LOrillard, W. 3.
pinSmOre. James r. keene, T. Is. Mus.
crave AID +. +. Gilbert"
Arc these subscriptions gifts or loans
he reporter asked.
Loans, OF coarse. and they are to be paid
out OF the first proceeds Of the sale of boxes
and seats. There i nothing unusual,
either about this proceeding. The gentle
men connected with the Academy OF
Music have often assisted Col. Mapleson
hitherto by advancing money To him IN
his way before the beginning Of the season.
You Va. observe, TOO, that the Subscrip-
'lOnS are not confined 10 stockholders OF
'ue Academy Neither Mr.. keene nor Mr..
MUSC-a,e are stockholders. Mr.. Nus
grave was a shareholder but he
recently SOll ont his interest. /
believe Col MapleSOu proposes to charge
$40 for 4 box ~eac and rs he has at his dis
pOSal FOR sale thirty boxes, with from four
% six seats each, he will get therefore,
IRON tins source alone at least Sl,2tO per
night u-, for the thirty Patti nights,
$h,vrN Il Is plain, therefore, that the
SenCemea who advance this money are
amply secured. Besides, Col. MapleSOn has
already sold the Patti season Of three nights
IN NlnCinnau for 81 OOO, and he also has
guarantees from Mr.. Tyson and Mr.. Rull-
man, the two LARGEST ticket Spectators in
ihe world that they will take together
over 80 90 worth Of tickets or something
ike - OUO worth apiece"
HAS be- secured the consent of all the
S'oCShO.derS TO his proposition TO charge
ihe 81 per night for their Seats?'
i 20 not know; but do not ,uppo,, he
ha,, o- tia; he Will. He cannot. bv any
means. force them TO consent, nor is i
necessary. Most Of them have consented"
u IaN been said that the arrangement
WIKI FatC includes NicOlini also"
Ihat IS a mistake, the engagement. j. OF
s''' Ao:'e. In fact there is no necessity
,O'tHs1SinS NiCOlini. He can't sing: he
baS NO voice
Have you heard of Col. Maple>on'> en-
-as!"S any star besides Patti"
nave not. The truth is he will no.
nreG them. With Patti, Campanini. Ra-
ven, H@aS,i, Lauri, NOvara, and the rest
ne % a.. have the strongest opera company
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