New-York tribune., 1883-03-13
MR.. MAPLESoN ON OPERA MANAGEMENT
HE HINTS AT A POSSIBLE FAILURE OF HIS RIVALS
HIS EXPERIENCE IN THE PAST.

HE HINTS AT A POSSIBLE FAILURE OF HIS RIVALS
HIS EXPERIENCE IN THE PAST.
"The management of the other house." said
Mr.. Mapleson, yesterday, "have everybody except
Patti Albani and Lucca-three very important excep-
tons, however"
"You expect to have Luccai"
"Yes and possibly Nilsson. Gyo docs not propose to
let her 20 over to the enemy without q fight
Yes he has got contract with her. He Will snow IL
to you. II you AJAX him for It,"
"How was It that she sang with Abbey last winter
then without interference T.
For the simple that the contract Is for the
season OF 1883 and 1884. 1t signed last summer
after her arrangement had been concluded with
Abbey. The contract Is in existence and the law VIII
certainly be invoked TO sustain it.
"Operstio matters threaten to be lively next year v
al do not want to be premature in my intimatons,'
said the npresario but 1t IL curious fact that In
London I used TO keep my costumes aud
expensive properties supplied from the auction
sales Of rival opera companies which had come
to an untimely end. In 1871 formidable
enterprise was started Wood the proprietor and
Jarrett the acting manager. They brought out great
many new operas. Thomas gave them Miguon' Tney
produced The Flying Duohman in really MAGNIFICENT
style. Gye poked me in the ribs aud invited me TO
midablc Well. sir, in 1873 repeni.hed my siocs
in trade from the auction OF all the I,,ar .pien,
together by this ambitious management. Swords which
use In Faust to-day orrathcr tonight knocked
down twelve shlings when had cost ten pounds
to make. Immense ironbOund travelling boxes for
werdrobes secured at the same time and have been
using them through the country the past season
IL Is the same STORY as you go fuftner back
Mario and Grisi put all their savings into an
Italian opera season and lost them Twenty years ago
man named Delaheld advanced 100000 fora similar
purpose and OF course It ruined him. Curously onou-h
Lablache got her last dividend from the estate only
short time ago"
" How do you account for these failures made when
the circumstances seem favOrabef"
" dOu't An opera manager, II would seem, mas
TO In the business. lie cannot 60 into II late
IA life aud learn enough To get ong In the rst place
the morning that he will bo unable 20 sing at night f
you 90 hlm and nj him 10 do TO- no VIII snap
s fingers in your face. II you nn Try ana appeal
10 his feelings lie will try ms voice al get
aud night be totally unable TO raise note III
60 TO him. speak quietly. tel him he need not sing nOt
to bother himself and he draws sign OF RELIEF lie De-
gins grow better do not tell hiIn until SIX aolls s
afterwarL tIat hc VIII have To snG nave oIteD N'h-
right. You SEQ opera manes'r must know lis
business"
You had q great sncccss through the oouniryp
eve have never had anything lko II. In that niue
Patu sung to $4,000 There were nearly 600 standing
OF - each In PIttsburg the scene n the doors dnd
inside Ito theatre Immediately aiter tho noOis
were Oleno. was something < 10 De re-
Oresccd women. with Patti tickets cluchei tightly in
their hands, fought their way IRON one landing 10 au-
Great bouquets Of exquisite arhcIa flowers were
brushed rom then corsHgcs and were rdmped among
rain down In sheets The lobby Oh
tho theatre one unbrOken mass OF
wet and dripping aud women. After Tue mousse
was IN one hundred and thir y-one single oycrsnOcs
picked between the entrance and the gate lhty
were thrown into heap IN corner. In tho evening
nearly rs many more were added TO the Pile"