New-York tribune., 1884-10-03
yp MaPlhsoNs GUAElN1Ek,
ACADEMY STOCKHOLDERS ASSESSED


.,,, orrnA SEASON AT rnE OH HOUSE !" hh"'N
xoyFNnrR o, AND LAST THIRTY Niu"is'
M, r,cetinr of Academy of Music stock
~ , which the fate Of james II. Mapleson hung
ho''' ,,1 ,,st night aud gallant manager thonAh
~, onl, in spirit victorious over us ehenh'S
T. ,,,ortee fund. which he demGn"c" rs 'he Pii'oo'
,o ,isit of himself and his opera eompm" 'nS winner
- ,cn granted in the shape OF an Sse'She' eq"'' "
hat of iast year. A., ,,o,or
rqo stockholders found their way TO the Aca"'n's
,rouch the pouring rain and one by one dSapP'"ieo
tho ieslouslv guarded portals OF the building Hy
soo thc,, had all arrived The reporters. WHO were
n, In the proportion of at least Two 10 every s'ooA
80 waited outside. At 9:po p n. August belhoh'
-, T. H. Coutoit came out ana atcf splhSh"S VII"
c,sion through three mud pudiles Sought 'ho scc'u
,iel NV the formers carriage. from the receSseS
s. ~, ,ro words issued The stockholders have
-, Il, foyor of an assessment" Then ihf vehicle
ye inf The misty night. Subsequent Information was
80 co,ape;e There represented liz shares on
100 "a, lroxy or in person. Those actually PfeSeh'
80, & " Buinham. August Belmont. Augustus /"
-, W Beldcn r. l.. Cutting. jr. General Wllham
c,,inc Ge rge CahcD. C. II. Con oit J. Coleman pray
,o, + Frederick Gunther. John Iioey. H. a Johnson
-. = l. Row Andrew J. Murphy Edmund Par-
- clarence 4. Seward and William r. Tmvers. IL
,J becn expeced that the meeting might prove ra'her
,r,y IS il was known that many Of tle stockholders
,re absolutely opposed to granting any assessment az
Lii A. II turned Out, DOWtNeI, tuNSN "N"'S "'AN VIZ
founded .,.
a,,lel rs, Clarence A. Seward August Belmont, the
farmer president called to the chair After ne hai
l,ed the meeting order. Mr. Brown IN lew cohcSe
words stated that the meeting was caeu 10 cosier anu
decide nron the question of an assessment peihs IeFeo
L. ,ho .,oclholdcrs He ended by moving that 1t be
, IN VOTE Mr. Seward seconded the motion. explain
inc that I'm his opinion fitting To have season "i
y,io, on, r., for social chiefly. TIE question
,ev were to decide upon whether they were TO nave
season al Italian opera or not Tor Withoil eu'oo
NJ, Mapleson would not come. II they deciced Ill
favor Of Italian opera they would also decide 10 assess
c TO support Mr. Maplcson IN his efforts to give
orv Italian opcra at the Academy with such artists as
Patti Ni-,on. Marini and powerful cast. me N",e
Was then taken without a single voice belhg rls'u ~
anr,sou except 80 far "a the solcmnly uttered No
oPir,tin ia Inc question went When the votes were
couutcd n VAS found that tnoie were IN hVr o ~ ~
ss sesIn ,l vcsonilnn carried By this resolution the
.toceho,rs autnorize the Executive Committee under
certain coud lions TO assess the s'ockho'''s l '"o"'
nnnu each share equal to bat of last yenl.
Thc meeting then dissol "A. and Especial mertinG OF
,he director. held thor, heinz pIesrnl' II L. '4'
tnr H. Clarence A. seward, W. r. 1mNcis A. J."
brown luln llocy. W. cutting, j. I. DH'tlvn ANU -, ~
L. Row Tie only business transacted was ~" ol'li. ~
,bc TN,vc Committee 10 consider thr Goihl~ ol lhc
ns.cssmcit upon Monday next. Inc 'N',,t,N" a., VIZ ~
A -o,..,rl A. l.. Brown. H. y. Smi ID. G H. toNp' ana
IT, H. l. E'r. Ihc assessment WI ' l', ', e" IN ,uv ~,
lowiug t3tc sarc for seats IN NJ io|c' M h"N'r -
,hie or seats i'm ether boxes, aud - snare I"' S'"S
e m went home. leaving assistant Secretary
Mniuhy lo send the good news to 'hrnl or "H'.'N1'
Nj Nap.-m may be- A. thc urcsoil tune ll' , ~,
inrv di-naichcd a i,cgIan. -rllu"; Assessment
icycd" ana Lon Dc hctooh himsci h,mcWnrI H.-3i ,.
The season wiu lcrp ON Noyemhri D. ana VIII lu. .,
,ronnh, lur only thirty ughis II wit hr itmtmWrie',
HAT ln.t ,rar Mr. Naplc.pn announced ON ile ihid
might of ue sci.ou thai t0c money '.'' Wy N.Y. ~ c,
-nul .rnf to him. was al gone, ami i1' uh'' q W'.c
helped h- season would perish suddenly. Iiru ~ Na'
wv @ ,, ,iDn, ~ NJ 900 .i,nut vAi,h there was
,nnnr uur'r1,mtnc.- prior TO Maro-ons departure