New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-11-11
PREPARING FOR GERMAN OPERA.
ARRIVAL OF SINGERS FOR THE METROPOLITAN
PLEASED WITH THE HOUSE.

ARRIVAL OF SINGERS FOR THE METROPOLITAN
PLEASED WITH THE HOUSE.
The sale of seats and boxes for single per-
fomances Of the German Opera season began yesterday
morning at the Metropolitan Opera House. BY O'Clock
there many persons gathered in shvering line In
the vestibue in front OF the tickct-selers window
Nv Q o'clock the advertised hour for beginning
the ale the crowd had considerably ncreascdand during
the first hour Of the sale the for the first night were
nearly all bought up. So eager have the spectators
been to obtain possession OF seats That one OF tcm
called on Secretary stanton about clock Saturday
night try get twenty seats for which no mad
orders besides several boxes The stockholders boxes
Will on the first night OF the season. at least.
contain their usual occupants none OF the stockhod
els have disposed of their boxes for the season Some of
them however have LET their boxes for certain nights
The steamship leasing which arrived yesterday after
On extremely rough passage OF sixteen days,
brought the major portion of the principal artists.
They a sadly demorazcd crowd when they arrived
and for several hours unable to pay 1iny heed
10 anything but getting settled in their temporary homes
which are for the most part near the Opera House.
Ply sically the artists fine looking set Herr
Schott towers like an ideal farbearded Lohengrn above
the heads of ordinary morals He speaks excellent
Tnoish and was i'm a more cheerful frame of mind than
his companions, who included Nine. Kraus, Herr Robin
son, Frau Robinson fraulein Brandt. Herr udrarti.
Later in the day the party were standing on the stage
the Opera House whittier they had been guided by the
MISUNDERSTANDING Dr. Damrosch. They were expressing
In cultural accents their entire satisfaction with the APP
rearancc OF the newly decorated house and their pleas
hnt anticpations of the when they should appear
there Herr schott loud In his praises OF the honsc
"Ah the voyage was terrible" he SAID. III loud,
CHEEKY voice but Il is all over and forgotten and am
sure the pleasure for will amply repay us Tor
the fatigue But il fearful time, and wecAPcclcu
10 be wrecked every hour of the day, almost No. nave
never been In America before. and look forward win
Intense pleasure seeing something OF yor great cou-
try have often been in England, however. ana sang
y Carl Rosa's company. lcrcated Lohe"0rm III Ing
lsh"
Mile Brandt meanwhile was indulglng on her part in
ordinations Of pleasure al the appearance oi 'no
house. She Is falr-hared, pleasanifaced wonai ana
plainly dressed In black am entirely too weary
TO say nythipg ALL" said she. that would be oi IN
terest YOU 10 hear shall sing in Fideo AS ftdts
IN lie Prophetic Orhud IN Lohengrn, and will prob
ABLY take some other parts besides
Mile Brandt is OF the most celebrated artlsts OF her
pay In Germany. sbc first sang AT Graft IN 1867, aud
Der intention was TO appear afiorworn IL ihnbuie.
Stopping Berlin however. ON her way ther she sang
and an Immediate success. 30 striking was mat
Success that engaged ~ once for an opera III the
Capital and has since appeared In oil the chief cities OF
Germany Herr Robinson is ~ handsome man. ffhulein
Belly IL Individually the most prePossessing I'D sPpear-