New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-24
THEATRICAL NEWS AND TALK
SUCCESS OF THE AMERICAN OPERA-PLANS
OF MANY MANAGERS AND ACTORS.

| OF MANY MANAGERS AND AClOhS.
The season Of American Opera at the
Academy OF Music has arrived at point where the
managers think themselves entitled to draw some egt
innate conclusion the probable pecunlary result OF
the venture. The third week OF the ended last
night and the results unexpectedly satisfactory
that Mr Locke Is enabled discharge the burdensome
and necessarily worrying duties OF his position with
light heart When through the beray OF some private
persons the immense OF money laid out which 1t
necessary expend In order to mount the operas In
the style which has far been 1t was not hoped
that the initial outlay could he repaid by the proceeds OF
| the NewYoTk season SO expensive an organization Is
an opera company without salary list Including
such high priced luxures Patti or Nilsson that
the promoters OF the chome thought they might count
themselves lucky II the receipts IN Now York raii the
weekly expenses Even II profit were to be made as
the moro enthusiastic and sangune claimed would be the
case 1t not expected to appear until the latter part
OF the season. fortunate have they been, however,
that tho following balance sheet has been presented by
Mr. Locke: At tho end OF the first week $4,000 was
credited to the surplus fund intended to pay on the
initial expenses The second week not so prosper
Gus, but surplus OF some hundreds OF dollars over and
above all expenses made. while last week. including
tho night in Brooklyn returned clear prof, OF not less
| than SIS, 600 The LOEengrin and Orpheus per-
iOrmancos naturally drew tho money, the receipts
for both being nearly tho same. The subsidiary cont
pany under Mr.. strakoschs management seems likely
also to be OF actual profit The house in Nor
folk Friday night 5000, so that as the company
sings every night and at mauae, II the houses Csc
wsre proportouaely goOl not only Will the Amer
leap Opera he saved the payment OF about $1,000 In
salaries but will make about 81 900 additional. The
accident to Miss Juoh naturally cast something oil
gloom the company during tho latter part OF the
week, but even from this untOward circumstance the
buoyant Mr.. Locke plucked flowers OF comfort Il
think" SAID he. that the fidelity to the public ana 10
their employers native born artists was never so
| afril rIN fHa1 uvOrnar
rrims donnas would have gone playing with blood
streaming down their faces, the case with herr
sho wanted to sing Friday but the doctor abso-
lutey forbade It, am glad by the way. OF tho chance
saying that not only she but all our people nave STOOD
By us with a rare fidelity aud obliteraton OF self
throughout" on Wednesday next The Magic Flute
will be produced for the first time In Eugl.sh. aud
Orpheus and Eurydice" I'm which tho public Interest
seems undimnishcd, will be repeated on Friday Ihe
only dissatisfied person about the Opera House Is poor
Inmert Bboyran. tho ballet master who Is devoted to
his art and complains that though Wagner is very tine
he has no ballet IN his operas.
A. NJ. Palmer Is n justly annoyed man. Last week
there published what alleged 70 be an Interview
with him which has been widely cOmncn oil upon. ThA
reporter appears Ia taken casual and wholly pri
yete conversation. aud 10y sklliuly disoFtng tile
phraseOogy made Mr Palmer in some instances appear
to talk Ike un IDIOT Tho remainder OF the so-called
interview contains sentiments which, though MI Palmer
private iniiVluual MAJ tnem' ne WOuiu never
think OF uterinR manager or 10 the public The
injury thus innioed auabe and clever man Is
considerable, but MI Palmer feels much moro keenly
the handle that is thereby afforded to those who con-
the stage at all times Certain PERSONS" said be-
who agree to disagree with me have selected
ridiculous statement that thought the stage OF to-day
a greater evil than any other institution, and built
whole fabric OF argument and condemnation on IT, OF
course did not say that. How. q conductor OF q
theatre Tor many years could without simplifying my
self What did say stick to- though did not think
should 10 quoted. snld and no thinking man can
deny IT, that the evil was TINT portion Of the stage which
reyels In the ndecency OF undressod women and raic
uous buresnue OF all that Is proper and decent Some
casual remarks OF mino American play wrghts were
also tNstod but my views that subject have 40 lately
been correctly presented In TUE tribune that need
not SAY moro. As the ippant, vulgar style OF the
article o; not your province to deal with
only hope talk az am therein represented as
doing"
John stetson was in town in tho middle OF the week
and paid visit Philadelphia This visit. 1t Is under
stood was for the purpose OF deciding whether Tho
Little Tycoon" n comic opera running at The
Temple Theatre there. was OF nature TO be produced
wh profit ut the Fifth Avenue or Standard later In the
season II will probably not be seen at either OF these
thoatrcs though Mr.. stotson thought PORTIONS OF 1t
clever and amusing. IT Japanese comic opera which
was written before Tue Mkado." and judgments seem
10 vary "a to s merit theatrical who was lately
In Philadelphia said yesterday that II was stupid;
another that It pretty ana amusing Tho manager OK
q Temple Theatre also controls tho Comedy Theatre
here and 1t was originally intended that the opera
should follow Mr.. Kellat. so extraordinary however
has the business In Phiader ha been that larger New
York theatre Is looked necessity. II Is possible
therefore that the clever oonurer will be succeeded by
Juvenile Mikado company, which there Is talk OF
getting M Tho ADULT MikadO," by the way, H.
positively gong to the STANDARD, and the tickets have
been printed though this hns been the case twice
before II may possibly remain stl In its original home
Etery effort has been made to induce Edwin Booths
manager Mr. Fied 20 play at the STANDARD or star on
he would only consent TO play at the latter house
certainty equal 10 last years engagement at the Fifth
Avenue were given to him AS on that occasion ne
out OF tho question. II may he mentioned that Mr..
Booth gets larger percentage from stetso1 than any
feeepas 40 per cent Of Which paid Sy
actor Mr. stetson has wagored that this seasons
business will exceed that OF last year. aud In view OF Mr.
Booths extraordinary receipts lately no may win his
bet.
Madame Modjeska begins tomorrow night the last
week Of an engagement which has been remarkably
suocessul all things considered Her manager. Daniel
Frohman has no reason TO feel dissatisfied With the
course no took in oonsenting 70 play at the Star.
ModIeskas most successful pieces so far have been
Mary stuart" and AS You Like It," though Donna
Diana" has done we'll This week she will play
season with it. The last time she played this in New
York was at Booths Theatre, when she played TO
whereby Madame ModJoska will New York
theare for OF eight weeks moro next fall and
will produce there several novelties, one OF which In
particular 1t Is thought VIII be OF peculiar interest
John Rlokaby for days been confined to his
room with severe cold His absence Is OF course felt
at the lyceum Theatre. Few men work harder than
NJ, RIokaby who is at the theatre carly and late.
Until Mr. Rickabys recovery the arrangements for the
visit OF this company London with the play cannot be
complsed but there scarcely any doubt that they Will
go.
David Belasco's play will probably follow The
Guyuor " at wallacks In two weeks from tomorrow
night. tits not yet namei definitely as the title OF
syblla has been abandoned II is understood that 1t
ia free adaptation o; sardou's Fernando which was
sen here at Mr. Days theatre and then adapted by
that manager himself Miss Eyre viii play the leading