New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-14
xyERICAN OPERA EXPENSIVE.
ALL TIE GUARANTEE FUND CALLED FOR.

Hur THE coMPANYs COUNSEL STILL CHEERFUL
There are many rumors circulating relative 10 The
Amerc. An or as it called, National Opera Com
pany and these It's financial eonition. the
directors and they regard II. ana upon Mira f. B.
Taurarrs relation II has been learned
upon good srty that the directors have found
necessary call upon the subscribers to the guarantee
fund to pay the full amount OF the suns for which
they HAD ,de Responsible These subscrip-
tons made total OF 100000. The subs ribers
had supposed that hey would called to only
part of this. but have oGnn Aat II was nsc-
essary pay the full amount This uad has nothing
TO with the stock subscriptions. which we're paid in
fun
yhe directors OF the American Opera Company are
Mrs ThurDer, Mira August Belmont, Mrs. W. T. Biol
rett. Mr.. Levi p Morton Andrew Carnegie, John W.
Mackay Charles H. Crocker Theodore Thonas, Charles
T. Locke John McGnnis. ir., George NJ Puiiman'
Washington f. Connor and Parke Goodwin.
OF these Mrs. Thur is out OF town, as also are
Messrs Thomas and Locke. Mr.. Carnegie is I'll and MI
Goodwin is ndIspossd home, vhils Mr.. Mc0innis is
lal ND with voiceess tnruat Mr. Croker is non-com
INITIAL and f. Conner has tewI orarily ahaudoned
his 20 head OF the Finance Committee TO hunt up
abroad yacht which shall distance ever else "f
trkind. These directors and all the thirteen no seVer
are still IN relations 10 the enterprise sher'oine
B. Eaton tue tbs company says that the OLD
American Oers Company will continued in existence
Mt least until nex summer when it VIII either go out OF
being or will tho NewYOrk branch or the NAonal
Opera Company All the OF TIE latter oI san
zalioe have not yet been named by the local organza
TONS the names OF the board Will uot DC an
nouBess until that has been done
Whether the OF the American Opera Company
will consent TO become IA local habiiaton and name Tor
the Natiousl Opera Company point nov In dispute
Some OF them will not Charles II. CrOcker Is one Of
these and he mas stated thai he has contributed all he
intends TO 10 to the enterprise ard that he Will retire
from the directorsnip declines assign his reasons
Rumors are filing the air musical circles that with
the sun good oy the guaraLtse fund the American
Opera Company Is fOm $4,000 10 elSO,uOO Dehlhh-
asked ABOUT tnls yesterday ahd " re-
Piled: The American Guerra CVlpahi, u the close D.
IT. uad nominal indeOteunesS Inc
sun was a small one, not over $4,000 new com
pany was urtnel aud Win all It's sal Aries
travelling expenses and all tuat cOud lead " lrei
mate Indebtedness. it certainly docs not carry aoo
representing oUe-ntu of what you nrnt"n t7A-oVOV'
Certainly $50 UOO would cover H. The s'ASoh on Inr
road has been mighty success III. vas IA Olnclhhat
uysef when the COMPANY Was there aud lhe week Was
Tie most urOsperOus one OF The company
has very large capacity go FAR tue SUCCESS o. tbe
concerned there Is a." reason lor auy
inds otedness aud the sum have mentioned Will Get
raluly cover II All.
Blt a. n the guaran fund and the necessity OF cali
ing for the whole o. itF Mr Eatsn was asked
That Is not 10 ne taken part of the IN
debteduess," reply, because that was maze up
OF which subscribers con rlhuleh OF tur
own enterprise Oh It's Ell ana give IL
q start" Af Eaton said that tuere no Aeed u any
apprehension a. " the COMPANY 5 Iuture
AMERICAN OPERA PROPERTIES ATTACHED
CHICAGO, Dec I3-This afternoon, a few hours before