New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-09
THE CINCINNATI FESTIVAL MIDDLE.
MR. MAPLEsoN INDIGNASr-THE PART PLAYED BY
THE FRoHMANs.

MR. MAPLEsON INDIGNANr-THE PART PLAYED By
THE FRoHMANs.
The Committee of the Cincinnati Musical
Festival through its representative George Ward Nichols
seems to have involved itself in difficulties by the
kagement of Mr.. Abbey and the consequent abandon
ent of Mr. Mapeson director Of the festival In Feb
yuary. It would that Mr. Nichols made arrange
Hents with Mr.. MaplesOn early this fall to repeat with
his company the festival which he has given for three
years Mr.. Mapleson afterward informed that ar
rangements had been made with Mr.. Abbey. Now
comes the that the Messr Frohman are TO have
festival Of their own only with colored instead Of Euro
pean artists Immediately preceding that given under the
auspices of George Ward Nichols and the College OF
Music and Mr. Nichols his feelings have been
outraged
Mr. Mapeson said yesterday to a TRIBUNE reporter:
81 will tell you the whole story from TO D. On April 70
received telegram from Nichols, stating that my oner
FOR repetition OF the festival was accepted anu iAihs
February Is, 1884 the date. On July wroto "
him. telling him Of my probable engagements Ireceived
areply dated September O. in which he SAID that hau
better secure Hencks Queen City Opera House for my
own company order TO head of Abbey who being han
In hand with Manager Miles, OF Cincinnati, had every
other theatre under his control Abbey must be switched
Of he said in another part of the samo letter. and he
ended by asking me to inform him Of my arrival In New
York so that he could come and conclude the final
arrangements On October 12 accordingly, he appraised
me Of ,his coming by telegram, and when he arrived
week later we went far arrange the entire re
pertOry.
n The whole subsequent proceedings amount to
shameful breach Of contract due TO the busterng pro
pensites of my rival at the New Metropolitan Opera
House If TO advance art I'm any way should
IL he TO give decidedly more artistic per
Torrance than ours dquioty give way and hdemy
diminished head But he does nothing OF the Kind ana
the only result to the dear public Is that pays double
for what Ii has been getting all along at nalt tne price
As TO the Cincinnati affair, have contraGt winch Is
absolutely binding, twOthirds of the additional properly
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the hands of William NJ. Evarts ana see WndI Odh
do TO stopthis violation of all principles
Charles FrOhman sad The facts, as Tar us we arc
concerned ARE simply these during inc DIahauc rvs
fiya in Cincinnati saw the Music Hall and realizing ITS
vast capabilities determined that at some thne OF Other
must m IL with audience and, II possible attract Ihat
audience by minstrel show; accOIuhSy Went 70 DoD
biesand got him TO both the Grand opera House
and the Music Hall it being stated by him that
he wanted the Hall for a musical festival The whole
m9tter kept quiet possible, Tor II Mics wanted
the Hall for Abbey in whose interest he Is WORKING we
intended 20 switch OF and play our people az the Grand
Opera House. Well. you Sec Abbey has arranged
for the festival with this Nichols who seems to he all
Cincinnati in and take MINISTRIES ana give our
show month ahead The cat has been let out OF the pag
and Nichols is mad, very mad My brother Gus who Is
down there made him nadder by Offering TO sell out Tor
$4,000. All l say is that, on the week beginning
January Z, 1884, Cincinnati Will have an opportunity OF
seeing minstrel show which will eclipse any thing of the
sort the world has seem"
Mr.. Abbey did not care TO say anything about the
matter beyond the fact that he going to give the
operate festival and that Mr.. Mapleson was not
well-knOwn manager, who did not wish his name to
appear said; Miles and Abbey have been too much for
MapesOnthat is all They managed TO get the Hall for
week in January and had the two strings TO their bow
They threatened the directors with cutting them out by
tract When 1t awarded TO him, Miles made IL right
with the FrOhmans."