New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-14
RETURN or HENRY Il. ABBEY
WHAT He SAYS ABOUT THE OPERA SEASON
co NrIDENr OF sUccEss-Brs COMPANY AND HIS


co NrIDEyr OF sUccEss-Brs COMPANY AND HIS
PLANS.
Among the passengers on the steamship
City OF Rome which arrived here yesterday afternoon
was Henry L. Abbey the manager OF the Metropolitan
Opera House A number OF friends of Dir. Abbey went
down the bay at "a the steamboat Blackhrd and
met the c i.y Of Rome at Quarantine The Blackbird
having hooted. screeehed and wbstled till could do
no more in recognition Mr. Abbeys return home, was
swung alongside the great steamship, and Mr. Abbey
was soon landed in the of the following friends:
Dr. Charles Phelps, j. b. Scbope Robert Dunlapi An
drew j. DAM jr George Chipman Marcus Mayer Myndert
Stnrin Maurice Grau T.. g. Gilmore aud W. ". TiIet-
SON. The hosts and the guest immediately descended TO-
the eOmmodods cabin OF the BacEbd, where they drew
the inspiring cork and Dasticated the enticing salad
for two hours Between the OF the bill Of faro
Mr. Abbey talked with TRIBUNE reporter.
Onr voyage" said he. very pleasant The City
OF Rome Is a line ship-rye never seen better one.'
.Where have you been most Of the timer :.
ain London principally. I had some theatrical as
well as operate business attend TO for instance,
was present the opening OF the Lyeeum Theatre and
had also great deal OF business with Henry Irving 10
attend TO- Miss Anderson. ot course, on the oeca
sion OF her first appearance and upon my word never
saw any one so well received; simply an ovation.
Her reception at first principally by Americans and
their English friends: but in the second act OF the Play
she carried the whole house. never saw such sue
cess saw great deal OF Irving. He comes TO New
York on the Britannia October and his company VII
fellow MIN in the City OF Rone on October TO-
Is there anything new in the matter OF opcraP
"Of course 10 perfect my plans for the presentation OF
opera here went 10 italy for fortnight went to
Milan and to Venice TO complete arrangements as nearly
all the negotiations made before arrived there
In respect 10 the coming say that all OF my
singers have been engaged and al OF those whose names
appeared in the prospectus will surely appear oaT
one Of my numerous artists wanted 10 De reieaseo
basso and his is not in the prospectus signo'
Kaschmann accompanied Inc on the City OF Rome ne
and sgnor SagDo, the tenor, who sails in the BEliann
are the prominent among the new comers
Have you seen Madame NilssOnt"
sch yes indeed. ! saw her in London, and later I'D
Paris She was due In London the day lett there
She will sail the Gala on September ~ tn'nA'
She intended coming on the Aurania on september |"
but tho az cident steamship prevented; then sno
secured passage on the Servia and changed nuay oe
the Gallia. She has been resting al the
in France and Germany all summer
"Has she been learning any new operasFi
~Yes ipdeed. She's gong to appear III La 0iocoh"A
one of PonchielPs operas. which has been the Iacee"
OF the season at Covent Garden.
Have you secured many new operaS|
aWe I've got the only two new operas that nave pcen
produced; they are La Gioconda ana LaAme' |
opera of Lakme by the way, not mentioned ID 'ns
cluded when the prospectus was MADE OUT
aWho will take the title role In Iakme y
aMadan,e semtrch And Madame Nilsson VIII s'nS
Gioeonda Madame Sembrch sails september - On VS.
Germauc. She sang two or three times al oo'e"' o
dem but has been resting ut the waterng-paces hOs'
of the time She was nj the same waterHls-pi
Madame Nilsson loea time 49,. ,.. ,be nro-
spectus given outt 49,, nh. ,.,ra company
viii number 800. and shall travel win tna'
How is the company dividedf ,, Tbs bal-
WelI the leading artists you have already ine rssp
LET numbers thrtytwo They are all from itH Sam ara
the chorus numbers eighty The majority VI snsn and
rom ftaIy some are from London. some rom SPAN,
some from Nea-York the orchestra nunoSt ar aud
Sior Tmnsuini brother OF the Eel-knowp Iens
his aternafe Vianes sails the NornandS ne sss
Der 30 He has engaged the entiTe op we've act n
tine best conductor IN the world linen we e and the
tary b~nd Of twenty pieces Both tao , assures
@ ~ we've cot the finest "a the world IN sea
company We never heard MIN my SET, sortuuae
serng these artists You see since me ssaaf
Theatre fire in Vienna, they haven't allowed ,s ,,nvnc
theatre or opera house TO be open III kenee Which were
litv nassei law TO the effect that theatres rot be
moi Isolated from all other buildings sVu u. NJ em-
oI sneI OF course that threw many peope, nv orches
ov nent and among others the members Vi ~ arr sons
I'm brass band They hang Oh, So onsned but
tls III cue to wait uny longer engaged thense and
10 me- Vianesi managed the whole Inl,s ali the other
he great S a. Theres no other any s nt
could axe hold OF new organization nA In Milan.
N inn ha
Sail he 70 me- Who Is be your conuuStoe my tat
Tianesi r. pled 'Ah said he, tahe ~, Ssct that
nj hat adis more poi OF 10 the story -
1smnanins brother Is Yanesfs aterl ~ brother
,6a tenor sails in the Arizona september 10 MS
comes win him aud party OF elsht -,
q 10 vou ook forward to q great season. troy L.
. w. inased rye got me company, anu ne named
r. s he sxcelled in tho world And every gu" contrary
e ss roc viii APPEAR all reports to the
notWithstaLd ng. ,.,,o,,.,ions An the prescn
Are you going 10 make aiiS .
tation OF your operasi A. uao,,st, I'm an entirely
,,rent manner from hat II has been dono a. me tite
~ has au avs been presented with paflto and Cari-
roie We're going have tenor as re nrospec-
anini will be the man That fact is NOT IN r The pur
for the reason that couldn't arfohge 10 anted 10
cI,.,sa Of the music. Campdnini has aWass Madame
10 SLonieI and now be will have chsn'e, having
scubren viii play Opheiia, Madame Nii''
gwen d up po saI ta in WITH Colonel Mapeson
your travelsi" -
g rs Patti coming here this win'er'
al give IL up"
+" Did you see herr -
Sps SH vii, the first fudrsss rehearsal at 'h'
Aeont October g. And the house VII, 20 In tho
the nient M October 22, with NADIA me ,bat down
,pera OF Faust without fail You may p1'
rs certain"