New-York tribune., 1886-08-15
STAGE. OPERA AND PLAYERS.
AMERICAN OPERA GOING UP-TOWN-AN
ACTORS CLUB-GOSSIP AND PLANS.

The sudden declaration OF following
publication of other plans, has caused in certain
quarters charges of inconsistency. The groundless
ness of these charges would have been seen had the
scheme been made public in it's entirety. 1t is
understood that until lately it was the intention Of
the American Opera Company to open the coming
sesson in New-York and to follow or less closely
the program me of last season that is to say after
nIoving some three months in New York they would
have travelled until they had visited in all tho
chief cities, including San Francisco. Suddenly
however, it made apparent that alliance
offensive and defensive could be made with the
directors of the Metropolitan Opera House. Though
the terms of the compact not settled in detail 1t
NAV be confidently surmscd that this will be the
case before many days have passed. The American
Opera Company will agree to do nothing which will
conflict with the existing engagements of the
Metropoltan people with the German company. To
this end they will probably begin their outside
of New York the offer of $50 600 for four weeks in
San Francisco entering not little into their cacula
ti,ns On their part the Metropolitan directors turn
over their house at the close Of the German Opera
season. and next year will probably only American
opera at the uptown house Ever Since the per-
formance of Lohengrin last by the American
comrany ut the Metropolitan. the manaG cement have
felt that that honse suited to their purposes
than the Academy, and hence their Willingness to
make terms with their late rivals. 1t thought on
both SIDES. too, that amaigamaton was decide Iy the
beat policy to pursue The American Opera directors
are of course bound by their existing lease OF the
Academy brt they prefer to pay this rent and keep
the house empty .Aan to miss the favorable Opportu.
nity presented to them Az TO their artistic plans for
the coming season nothing il yet ready 10 be made
public II is said by those who know. however. that
the prncpal tenors. baritone and bassO. who are
now in Iuropc and all of American BIRTH have
bern engaged, and several other important engage
ments IN the course OF negotiation Last years
thn ttnn Nppn trai
remain and il IN far TO announce that the company
will be strengthened considerably. Six new operas
will be produced and though their names have not yet
been announced they will probably be found to
include Faust Ncror Hugucnots" and
"Tannbausor." Several new ballots will also be
given and n premiere tanscuse' y has been
engaged who il SAID to be clever and pretty as she
is Young, and she is only just twenty years old.
Miss Louisa Parker, who will make her first appear
ance on the Stage with McCaull's company in the
production Of Josephine. promised ca.ly in Septem
bcr il young American girl who has little history
which G. l,ucl McCaull was telling friend the other
day She is the daughter" said he " OF a Chicago
business man whose circumstances are not oi the
brightest The girl had sung and sung we'll from her
childhood just three years ago Mr. Parker took
her TO Paris am managed TO put her TO study with
Nine la Grange who divides the honors with
MorcLcsi OF being the hest teacher in Paris For
these three years Miss Parker has been studying and
stulying hard that at last she fell 'crIou-y ILL.,
When arrived at Paris she al Entrctal, but came
back on the advice of mutual friend 10 let me hear
her sing ! was delighted with nsr voice. and when
she told the story of her patient struggle To win Tor
herself a place on the lyric stage was touched
She took her lessons every day from la Grange then
studied dramatic action and worked between times nt
her French for il to The Opera ConiGue that she
looked forward ~ the goal of her ambition TN
Sunday she sang morning and evening In the coir oi
the American Church. where she was the hfst soprano
found too that she received in circles oi farisii
society into which but ew Americans and few pro-
fes find their She II now mere
rehearsing for 'Joscphinc,' and aIrcady ma mat
nv Judgment correct. ~ the very hrr rehearsal
she sang the first perfectly, words and all and
read the music of the others without hestation hm"
Cottrelly whose Judgment III such matters y uh-
u.u,ilv sound saws abe viii make great actress. not
n good one fair one, hut "A great actress Her
voice IA a pure soprano and unless she - cr-
traordinariy nervous she will, ! am sure. take tho
town on the night of her debut" Mr. McCaull then
chatted about othcr matters. principally the new
Gilbert and sullivan opera. He intends to produce
il in Philadelphia Chicago and wherever the other
road company may be simultaneously with un pro-
ductiou in London and New York. This viii probably
not be- until December. Tor the Mikado' ~ still
drawing hig audiences IN London IN order TO
nrotcct 10 some their rights here the authors
have determined not 10 publish the score and inil
hbretto uutil the opera ha- run for ten weeks ms
course will absolutely prevent piracy and will enable
sir Caull and Mr. Stctson to secure the cream OF
the busiucss and a fair start over unlicensed COM
retit"rs.
During the summer several wcll-known theatrical
men have been quietly working toward the establish
rnent of a theatrical club, which shall be in fact
s we'll n. name The founders Of the club assert with
some degree OF truth that various schemes of the
same naur. have resulted in the formation of clubs
nyowedly theatrical as To their mcmbcrs which have
gradually admitted more and layIncn until the
theatrical element has become almost unrccognizabe
In other cases the clubs have attracted only the
more reprchcnsbly Bohemian element of the profession
and have tcgencratcd into private barroom. Talked
over at .rst IA something desirable, the Theatrical
Club has now become an entity and before
long will have lis own club house aud be
in working order. As president tho club has
elected Daniel Frohman. Jay Rial, Miss
Gemeyicvc Wards manager. is the frat vice president
and Al uayman the sccond. w. w. Randall II the
,rcasurer and A. Comstock the secretary. Other
members of the club Harry Mann. Henry r..
Dixey, }. T. Mcguire, Charles frohinan. II. A. Rock
wood and Maicls Mayer. The bylaws have been
drawn up and them II is apparent that the club
will partakc oi q benevolent ~ well as social nature.
Membership il limited TO 100 ana on the death oi Il
for the benefit of his relatives II he I'll and incapac
:t,tcd from work as-cssnent in also levied flr his
relief The imitation fee is $3.50 and the annual dues
$50 II ia also intended TO have n class OF out-oi-
town members who will pay smaller fees and be
entitled 10 all the club privileges. Thus managers
and others whose business calls them TO town no"
and then are sure Of hospitabc welcome and place
IN dine II is the intention OF the founders of tho
club TO entertain all distinguished members of the
ptofcssion who may visit New York. house will be
rented near Broad and between Twenty third and
Thirty third sts., and httcd up with restaurant,
billiard ana smoking rooms ana u ieW
Ledroo,ns fot oftOwn members. IL Is stated that
the list Of charter members IA already nearly filled up
and ia sure TO be so within n couple OF months.
Ja,oes Mcneil Whistler has now definitely
announced his determination of coming to America on
that lecture tour which in rather cavalier fashion
he put oil last spring IIc will arrive here early in
S~ntcubcr and will at start ont under D'Oyly
car,e,a management and deliver his famous Ten
| O'Clock in the principal cities beginning of course,
With New York. In writing to his manager here,
frank Moscrnan Mr.. Carte gives incrcstng
| narticuaIs Of the Anglo-Amcrcan artists latest
| doinss lie has lately been working hard and with
what Tor nim is extraordinary application and at the
nert exhibition of the British Artists" several
nortraits and other pictures will he exhibited. in
Guiding one of his favorite pupil, Walter Sechert. who
| will probahy accompany him To America. Another
il of the wife Of +. w. Goodwin. the architect. who is
almost az we'll known in the theatrical as in architect
mral circles ana who has recently, indeed, tempted
| f.t. ~ n manager