New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-22
OPERfIN NEW-YORK.
DENIAL or CABLFD sIAIENENrs-DR. DAHRoscRs
PLANo--IHE ACADEMY.
A cable disp3tch was printed in the morning

PLAN~-IUE ACADEMY.
A cable dispatch was printed in the morning
ra.rr. ON saturday stating that tho Metropolitan Opera
House WAS topa,, into other hands for term OF years
and that Dr Damrosch bad been unable TO obtain
company for mc production OF German opcrs
in NcV-lurk Both these statements are not only
utterly false. but they are absurd ON their very mce
William G. whitney, one of the prominent directors pt
the metropolitan Opera House, denied IN tho
most emphatic manner that amy proposition TO rent or
lease the opera House had ever for one moment been
cou-dcrcd that mo- serious proposition Of thu soit had
ever been received and that should one bc In the
near future. the lat thing tine directors al
stockholders would dream OF would Dee To con-
slider il. A. to the second piece OF news
Mr. Whitney said chat 10 was too absurd To Doe worth
contradiction I'm face of the fact that for tlc past week iu
accouuts had been printed of Dr. Damro,''- company
and AN tine detail. connected with h. I'm view of The
fact that the same dispatch contained some news ~ Mr.
Map,.ou which has already been sout more than once ~
cable from Europe hc dd mot think ihcro coud bc mneh
doubt os TO the source OF the annoying paragraph
concerning the rival institution. II appears mat
t. d. not the first time that the cable has been used
to hammer Dr. Dinto.,h m hi, udeNorf To secure 90
tiue company ior Che Interpretation ot German op'rh,
Soon attot bee arrived Ia Europe ih' new. ga" P''W,l
chat Nh Mapl,.ou had como tn terms Win ihr ui''l'i'
of thc NctupuIitau AND would produce luin' Hi.i1
here during thr coming nl III. DIl''',,' , ,
tuluou of lhi- report nnd % WIS only on l,'"l' -
hy -,crrta, stanton and NJ Roosevelt thal hr io'd
hlm-rlf able to compri. h. c"n't,i ..., .......
nrgou1tiuus with M Utelrl tt"' 20 piop",ii"n rs
were suitable pud tne artists hc promised sau1roN t
the board The que tuop however, AROSE os o. Dos -
h tus contract win tine Academy oil Music lh. WNrt
v,s loosl into by he legal advisors OF ihe
Metropolitan directors, amt % wa, ioand lhil '-'In Ni
urI mouse, uro thc sirnus representation of .onr 90
n"nor. toward thr dirrciors of me- Arrcn of 'in.o
. unu.itiui- uf &c., NurUsun Vprr l,rnn'l tnl ~
niuiiu-ri va- Iuiust,d with ihr commission " 'NlIt
co@,aay Vim the pr,m.e. should p.
AsIsuon wen uuvn ~ nUni'sDh was spg' Il ~
A. ,,.l 600. Iuins ul tht directors al Whom DIS Ntl ~
o,.ts $40. submitted boo wasn't once instructed ' close
Wimu Nhlne, saM saturday. "Wtote re'Nelk
| satisfied vNh ih' NA} 'hNs nav ''iNe o'l VA. u. boz
W. uf urN ,H Boo uini ''' n"'ti' 100 'W tN' ,.' a
n .o gi s'. ,i i a..i ',p s 'G tso ',' ,e
F ultu. utuu. rui tuu hf"I"d "' Nt'" N' 'N.,- ,,
,.a, uau.ui,a b. nuupuHw ln'tH $500 iNnss
/ us a...u.. boo Inls tuulh b. iW' l.i "'''' s
/ nni".' .u".d ausl umu n. ua p,,,, o,-,a
oD'Is, boo nu,0t 10 ,mNNa /" l." ,Hs
,,rr.,'a,.i a.. -,,.ou Ne shau sne an 'h" '..aS
/ ud m,u, uturls 800 addition Nm'N IA
~, 9''' .,,t,lT moan Naeu,r and 'iogoHs h"."|
Ia,n Vc SHAH oe anie Co reduce ln. i"',.i ,'Dn
and -,mpg.ch caa readily hear 'mJ'Na' b'"'"" '''
a..WV', ,ou mount AN the novelties entirely o. ,.,,
/ I,r mo.t of the rcprlt0A We "lt''.'f u'''
r,ud scenery: fut tao others We shth nave il,r,,
! A. La\, new scrucry painted ~ lar u.s. ~ 1ft
INN i'm ,n,i,rtN nl eases shall Oo able To .'@' IL
with what We have. That Is point hoMoN'' w
| cil-.ed with Or Damrosoh on hi7 return , ,f,si,
Al meeting of the directors OF tc AcancuY ~ - ~,
| ON F,il,y M was decided 10 call m'euh- H. V as
stocthnirs for October to consider the "d' l'p9 ~
assessing the seats oricr TO Iulnl'h INC S' tsle
/ 100000 demanded 10y Mr.. M"pi"s,"n, T., Mir
/ y.r,,n IA maj effect was sent saturday 10 a. ~
Nnl,.on The directors have no legal right as NV, ~
Metropoitan directors 10 assess the stocAhouls Mr.
tl... that in
Mamie ON aud his struggles last season tho sV0 ,,nan
will rs "A rule be willing 10 pay for their opera aden,y
| r. Leroy. the treasurer ana secretary oil tue
| said hsve opera
" think there doubt but that We sna, NOT 10
this winter IL Is, however mater rbetber
! be decided upon by the directors ~ 70 .toet
| MAlLasnn shall have u guarantee. IAAI -