New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-01-20
TIE OPERATIC OUTLOOK.
SIR. MAPLEsoN's RosE-coLoEED vIEws-HIs NEW
TENOR.

MR. MAPLEsON'S ROsE-CoLOEED YIEws-HIS NEW
TENOR
William b. DinsmOre, the venerable preSl-
dent OF Adams Express Company, sat IN his Office
with tall and shiny hat surmountins his genial fea
lures
"I can tell you little about operaO matters" so1 he
TO a TRIBUNE reporter who had asked him for inform
alton on that subject for have been i'll and confined
to the house and have scarcely been at the Academy
for months 1t to me. however, that one lesson
at any rate has been learned this season. and that Is that
il does not pay to give artist 1000 $4,000 night
and pay the Of the company only moderately well
IL pays neither the manager nor the audience ana the
pna donna the only who gains. while she In
the long run may lind that 1t IS not altogether to her
interest.
GLOW are we satisfied with seasOn' Well we don't
grumbe and we all think that Mapleson has done re-
markedly well As you may imagine however the
season at neither house been remarkably prohahle
one As to our own affairs l cannot give you any
definite information. Perhaps you might obtain some
should the directors of the New Metropolitan opera
House expolnd freely their minds. That they have
lost a good deal Of money suppose need hardly be
stated How much is another matter. Perhaps over
100000; perhaps less. Anyhow / do not think the
deficiency will be made good out Of Mr.. Abbeys pocket
The directors all rich men; their house was not built
as q commercial speculation but AS within, and they
can afford TO pay for their toy and say nothing about it,
They say there has been plenty of papcrng at both
houses but that suppose, is inevitable On tho whole
think we ought feel well satisfied with our side OF the
bargain"
Mr. Mapeson was found in his office in the Academy Of
Music aud though he has only recently recovered from
severe attack OF gout ho looks as cher
ubio as ever The absence of the familiar
flower in his buttOnhOle Is compensated for
by sprig OF English mistletoe hung up over his desk
The exact purpose OF this the reporter failed to discover
As Mr. Maplcson shook hands with his visitor a
messenger boy laid down three kilograms which tho
manager Mt once opened. ,,,.
strains Here's telegram from Chicago to say tht
tbe sale opcned this morning and long line IL still a tho
hox-Oice. This Is from Baltimore TO say mat thc sac
opened strongly there. and this last Is from Cincinnati to
saw that the auction sale OF Abbeys sO-calcd festival
was poorly attended and opened weakly. get similar
kilograms from every city In San fianrlsco we Sn
I'm Ncy-YOrk you will how completely we shall sweep
The board" and satisfaction cleaned In Mt MapeSOh
right eye, the left being closed as No gave pooh'OuS
Have you heard of my neg tenor :" he asked " MOI
Well he's a wonder. He has nearly every opera OF any
account in his repertoire and voice Whlc am lou 1S
no equal. tenor + like drop Or wafer III the
| Anton and he's a spaniard That's not ms Iauil,
however. heard OF him three years ago When nc elt
the Conseryatoire. but lie disappeared Ihcn Gayarrc
told OF him about year ago. but couldn't ma MN
| About month ago, however was unlig ABOARD
Admiral Coopcr's ship and all the officers began telling
ne of marvellous tenor they had heard AZ Caracas
the only thing which had made the place enduraDlc
Then | heard of his success In ilnv1na, Wnelo in
'Troyaoro he took n true ID I'm the DeUd qleh {ir"
The bows were selling tuning forks giving ID outside ana
when le gave the note there was simultaneous ping
bromch the house Well TO cut q long story short I
snent nv last dollar cabling at 80 cents word, and
have finally secured him and he Will probably sing mere
in April Patti will sing the Flglla Oil keEuchto
ana has fallen In love with some uniforms she saw on
TyncllDtlo Day and wants my chorus OF two hundred
to dress in it, II turns ont to be the IN Relmen; so
that will take all the boys, won't Geroer VIII give
.Iakn6 and Patti Romeo and juliet ; So altogether,
I think we shall make good iisht OF IT,