New-York tribune., 1884-10-02
muE RIVAL OPERA HOUSES
r,yos OF THE DIRECTORS OF EACH.
CORPORATION or THE METRopollIAN-r"i0'
,rpfcrD-TIIE ACADEMY AND MAIL
khhN g A. 3;ro.+ ,rs Of .he Met

my or THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
,,rrcrp-riIE ACADEMY AND MAPiFsoN.
.aac;oI meeting of the directors OF the Met
-, Opera House was held yesterday morInns III
wf.nn;liing The objects for which TINS mec'i"b was
tns' -, ,be decision IN the first place upon the
.a,ome Of decoration to be adopted a'" III '"'
e' , 90 settle the details of the coming se'S'"
biaA' orora There were present James \. Eoose-
o. .,n ,,r,sldont: g. G. Haven William G. whitney
-, ceclet ADRIAN Iscn. George H. Warren g. fe"-
~ uotmore W. X. Vanderbilt and Edward cooper
=. rec,rls the decoration. the scheme propose" p'
.,cs lathrop almost definitely "e'iu'" "''I'
-. CONSISTS simply in a lavish Use of g"ld on '' "''
- ,c,ut the cream-colored ground color siil bcmg re
80 In addition to this the backs of the boxes VIII
- with a pcculiar rosy red shade Of satin which
-, o wei, with the other decoration aud st AFFORD a
.n Cor the dresses Of the occupants OF the boxes
~, ,r,sccuum arch will be almost entirely oNcf'aiu
,b cold bui the ceiling will remain untouched Inc
s. will bc rich and warm. hut at the same TINE qu''
"a unoltrl,ive There Is possibility. however 'h"'
.h satin for the upholstery, which has to be sle'ay
I'D will not be ready in time in that ease an aeia
.,on will be made in the general scheme
Tho oueson Of the prices Of adm ssiOn for the coming
,sou WAS then considered. and the following scae
Aop,ed; Orchestra seats; So dress circle - thI'e
,nt rows Of balcony, 81 50; the remainder 81 gdcr
o,s so cents general admission. 81 boxes 10 hold
,our $40 boxes the third tier to hold SIX so pae
nr bove- s3j. The season will begin about November
- and will consist of thirtycight nights and twelve
,o,,ipees The subscription will open at once.
lc,tcr is cypccted from Or Damrosch upon the next
steamer which will give all the PARTICULARS he was 700
hrsv IN write when last heard from The l1ederklah]
society which last year its fancy dress bai az 'ne
Academy Of Music this year secured the Metropohtah
o. the ui,ht of February II. Secretary stanton said
esry that even IL the directors had been desirouS oi
LETTING the house to lanes Barton for u'lel soi-"
,ible on account Of the work OF rcdecnldton.
cr I'm the day the regular meeting of the directors
Of thc Academy of Music was held WIN glcal "oeo ~ @
OF mystery attendant on H. Ah'n' nali ~ -,
or s1 men stole with stcalthv tread INTO the ltl'n
Office of s. J.. Diusmore. president oi lhe HI'i~ ,
r-c.s COMPANY Among them were Augustus }" hi|N
he president Herman Il. Leroy. the treasurer - "
CUTTING. Clarence A. seward ava Wliiln ',,.is 81
Tbrt r .afatcc was auXiousy awalied 10y manu- H
a r,rrfl,- hut They did not rcHppcar When '' -hu'-
;, nicht hc.ln to fall inquiry was maze ana " wa
IND t4.i they had slipped away hy sue p % ".
iowctor that nothing Of mnch lnr"r'hh,o h', w. '
h,I-lsI After the usual routine business 'l' N"'y'''
of uc possible dccorhi"u v ,,r ,hc N,,Jc.
~ rhllt: bui talk ended H. Ibch u' N'"
taA'n .i,i,fion was di-cns-cd. and Opinions "i
,,toI. .halr- were expressed h' ne on
,~.o,i. BE- $3.50. thought thi iur 'nNi l'i,,l ~, ' ~,
~ . .l,.ut bc urrcd nt the ookhrldrir in'' IA
,t.Ilf Another view wn- tlIt Wan -"l ."'''" ~, 49,,
tU'i . .o, rttcnt. The a.ii.' ol tIc inc"iihFi% "h
a., ,.i,..iY oi tnr fence" to-ueui, ana "I''I '" ~
pc.otl. c actual fact, +" ID. ,,r,cr fu,l
g'll b.. i.s,l lol Maplo-on by means oI E'n''"
H,'' ,r,,o,nen, director said last night that a- 'ar
&. h.. knew the feeling OF thc iiV.i'' V.i,i
o. o. r lbnl3cr. was To take no steps at at TOWARD
tr .lir. Nf.pie-on with funds. II hc wa- WHINE -,
conc auI .l,c them Oh opera season on hi' own %
same 81 was also .atrd on g""u "u'np}'i 81 .r,
posi-, of ,ly from the manager oi tl' 0an ,rtl
~ , ,.-,,uo.. is made the directors are % couIse
ig0llut as 10 what course they VIII pursue