New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-04

MIR. mApLEsON PERSISTS IN PEEsENrING RICO
LErro"-THE PRIMA DONNA not Ill.
When the box-hollers and those VINO had
purchased tickets tor last nights performance Oh
.Rigoetfo," at the Academy Music arrived AT the
Academy last night they confronted by the follow
ine notice pasted over the boX-oflice window:
ACADEMY Music, p. II.
In consequence Of the sudden indisposilJn OF Nile
Nevada the part ol ca da has een kindly unde aAeA ~
Mile DOtt. IN order that the management d, Wei! - nc
public should not e nconyenienced Oy Tue 'he"'''
being closed
For the past week Miss Nevadas name has been ex-
tepsiyely advertised a. leading soprano Of the even
inc and was not until arrival at the house that
those who wished TO tie young American priihd
donna received any hint OF her non-apPearance In adj
diton to the quoted slips OF paper with the follow"
ing printed Oh them literally distributed through
CO MADISON AVENUE, 80 p m.
hereby certify that Mile. Nevada Is soldering from
debility the result OF the late voyage ana deeln II I'M
prudent ior ne' 10 W pe'' '"'3 A. b. MORT. NJ. D.
Many Of those who had bought tickets in advance ap
reared at the aud asked that the money be Ie
turned A. they had come Miss Nevada. and not
Mile Doth They met by the cheerful lace OF Mr.
Maple~on who directed the treasurer to hand over tue
cum represented by the bits OF p'-'e-no'lS SsA.eL ~
The indignant soirowul posSes>ors. wien thl> was
done Mr. MaplesOu tore OH tue couI ohs ana WIN a
graceful gesture invited the boilers 10 step oaeh 10
their seats aud enjoy the opera In majority OF cases
they complied with alacrity Nneh the curtain Io'e
therefore 1t rose house nearly filled, ana
Rsortto proceeded smoothly accoi ding to the pro-
rr.Hme with exception tnat1t WAS Nile DOtu VINO
eng Gidirs part. and not Miss Nevada
MI Mdpeson. who seemed 10 be enjoying tbc perform
ancc thoroughly SAID: think The sea voyage affected
Mile Nevada ~ such extent that she has not been
Quit bersef she will however, feel sure. ne al!
rghi by saturday. when HisOlettO viii be performed
In her rle,sant rooms In the Everett House Miss
Nevada WAS found. looking remarkably charming In a
plain black dress She showed no symptoms OF
siebiy' any other Ill that flesh is hels TO. In
reas,,n of hen nnI-appearance. As THINK you know,
said She was Ny no means in good Voice when ar
rived and lci that the date Of my first ap sance was
litlr early Tor me do sell full justice. However.
as somuainbula had been advertised sang. and. as
light opera. managed To get through quite well 10
nv surprise however. Mr.. MapcsOn without even
going through the form OF consulting me, advertised IN"
10 sug in RiguletO. task which felt AT present be
ynnd me / wished 20 sing iuci1, when J. sort ui
natural sequence SOnnambulu, and winch does not
Impose 50 great a strain upon one AS IAsOettO. told
Nj MalIesen over ago that | positively could
not sing HignetiO ana this has been repeated 10 him
every day IN reply Ia his messages As late A. last
night told him positively that could not sing and
cannot imagine why he should not have changed thr
OPERA 10 Lucia. seeing that he has advertised the
latter Tor next Saturdays matinee. am not W and ln
need the dnctors certicatr which understand he
has mad printed tut I In voice that will enable
me take the sudden Jump from sunnambuia 10
Rigol"tto ! speak frankly ana honestly, ~ think
that Is more 10 Nj MapesOns interest tor people might
utherwi-p unchafitahe conclusions W. other re
sp.cts haye nothing to complain NJ ~ regards the man
sgpf's treatment 81 me In pecunarv way he has
aced az the letter o h contract aud has treated me
fairly Az every other way"