New-York tribune., 1885-08-11
PREPARING FOR The OPERATIc SEASON

A STRONG PROBABILITY OF PATHS RETURN
CHANGES AT THE ACADEMY.
James II. Mapleson has made another de-
tsrmincd movement toward securing the Academy OF
Music for season OF Italian opera Farthermore Fred
er,c Rrlman Mr Maplesons friend and correspondent,
said yesterday that the manager had secured Madame
Patti for Of twenty niShts
beoinnine October 20. Mr.. Murphy sid at
the Academy: There doubt but that Mr. Ma
p,e,op will come and he VIII have in his COM
pany Ravel Galassi, Del Puents aud seaich. besides
Others among them spanish dramatic tenor and Gan-
mini II has yet been definitely determined whether
Mr. Mapeson will have tho Academy. wrote him .
short time ago had expended $4,000 In deco
rating the building and In supplying new sceuery
and costumes This has evidently inhamcd
his desre to here for he sent ,hc following cable
gram 10 me- dated August Reserve dates mentioned.
Wire confirming. send agreement did not do this
because the directors were onr OF town AMI hsd 70
write 10 all OF them have received their answers and
ON that as am now writing lettcr to Mr.. Mspleson
stating their terms" Mr. Murpay held up hsif finished
letter, and proceeded: "a Mr.. Rumau was hero
tn-day and stated that Mr.. Mapeson had engaged
Patti twenty nights and for four festival
patti The irss date which Mr. Mapeson asked for was
October &C. and the places where he intends 10 gye MS
festiyals arc Milwaukee, Chicago, St Louis anu san
Francisco should he hnaleome 10 the terms dc nanded
by the directors he can have the Acaleny as desired
Tho air I'm operatic circles was thick Win rumore
yest.rday that Mr.. Abbey would bring over An opera
comnany with Nine. tierster and Clmpanini as the
ATTRACTIONS The Theatre Vas said TO DO tho place
of their This has been abroad souis
Time but no QUE seemed willing TO voucn Tor ts corree'
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with his designs for scenery. Mr. Stanton Is seeking 10
arrange to have the foreign part ot the chorus nero
a week earlier thaa arrsEge.tfor -.
Tho Academy Of Musie is undergoing process OK
thorough alton under the direction Of JACK
son the architect OF the house, who superisade1 ~
construction twenty years ago. All tAe cAxirs hAve
been taken out and Will be replaced by others oI nev ava
hanis0me design. The walls and ceiling have osen
aped aud the decorations VIII renewed
The hnus boxes, aislcs and dressns-rooms VIII %
uuhols,cred anew and recarpeted 4 new framo IA
bsen but for the prosceniu arch ana Twelve nov sao
comnleTe sets of scenery, painted by Pniip GoSteheL
Huyhson Hawlsy and Fox and Schaeler, Will DC AdasS
IN the afock The work has been In progress sinee me
early mart OF July, and 1t WAS Thought n nr% uss
$50 would tine expense. but seems prncsDo
nov; that the expenditure will amount To livery:
thing II Is expected. Will be eoMpleted by the enc
Of the month Paltrinisr Glmoni Co have chaigs ex
t,e Interior decoration. This will be IN the Italian
STYLE aud the prevailing eolos WIN % ngns
maroon aud cream portrait OF Waxner VIII 10 sodsc
ro The composers who now represented ON the ce
,ns The walls will be inished tn limitation of rcd
damask sik The halls. lobbies, tho directors ROOM
coak rooms and ladies' parors WIN all o. made 70 cor
respond with tho Interior OF the theatre Inc ron PSc
tions OF the balconies and the proseonum boxes VIA "
nsntsd 4 light cream coor aud touched up WIN go" -
they are at present.