New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-29
THE NATIONAL OPERA IN TROUBLE.
ITS ENGAGEMENT IN BROOKLYN BROKEN.

NO PERFORMANCES AT THE AMPHIoy ACADEMY
THE CHORUS on STRIKE.
A baad Of Germans. men and women. some Of the men
carrying visllus. vsndsd their weary way. about o
O'Clock last night down Bedforave. Brooklyn toward
Broadway singing operate ohorusss to keep the cold
cut while pile OF baggage lying loose around the side
entrance OF williamsburg new opera house. the Am
phisn Academy. seemed to mark the flight OF
the National Opera Company. Manager LOCKE
had had another difficulty aud his company
was not performing that night INSIDE OF
the opera house Manager O. Mortimer wisks was e1'
planning to frozen looking audience OF 400 or 500 peo
pie that the National Opera Company had broken its
contract perform at the matinee and In the evening
Mr. Lscke he said had made certain demands that tno
OF the opera house could net aocede TO- ana
he was verJ that no performance eoua
be given The ticket money. he said. wsud be reminded
on Monday. Then he smingly Invited those presen'"
Inspect the opera house
Mr. wisks said that Friday night the orcnestra
made demand fer msney and would net play until
81 900 was advanced. That was why the performance
wa. delayed. The orchestra get the money aud the
opera was given. beginning at o'clock Yesterday
morning the chorus kicked" and Mr. Locke asked MI
wiske for 5000 Mr.. wlske refused - advance the
money saying that 10 had given Mr.. Locke mere than
his share Of the reeslpts fer tho night befora Mr.
wiske was firm and q fair-szed audience gain
cred matinee performances OF Aida he haa 70
announce tho that the perform nos was oh
No made during the Afternoon toWare sos
Ting the difficulty when IL evening MI "isKe
again was called on act master OF ceremonies ana
dismiss the audience.
Tho National Opera Company was under CONTRAST sr
seven or eixht performances at the Anphion Academy
Mr. wsks said possibly matters might be arranged
by Monday to carry cut the engagement Acsupis e'm
GERS oame to the Academy Friday In the interests Of
Furseh Madi who has q suit against Mr.. Locke Iney
thought they would seize the conpanys scenery
but finally concluded not to.
At his home Ne $50 West Fifty min thst last evening
Manager Locke gave his vsrsisn OF the difficulty he
said regular contract had been entered INTO Win
the directors the Opera House for the open
the new building giving i've evening performances ana
On Friday night they spsnsd to house of about Sl|oo
when there should have bean. according 70 the estimate
Of Mr.. wske the manager. about $4,000. ION Frida',
eos tinued Mr. Locke, wished to make paymsh'' "
my company, made out the amounts In accoruahco
with tao statement Mr.. Wske made to ne The amount
proved 10 be larger than my share Of the rscapts
but at the time he agreed 70 make the payment INC
matinee was an $500 house Then Mr.. WlsKe opJoctss
to paving the eaorus aDi while went ArouAu " "
plain them that would pay tnem after tno PorLoh
ance Mr. Wisks and Pre- idsnt jenkins went on .ns
stage and said would be peror nance anu tns
money would rsturnnd at tue box Ii was tue ms's
remarkable thing ever heard Of
did offer 10 play last rtShtf"
told the manager that the company was ready anu
We would play but Mr.. Wisks laid that lie had peeI
ordered To csse the house made protest ana saa
that shsuld hold them respsnslrle- when saw lnHt
use Informed the company that there mouta
be ~ until Thursday might ~ Phlia-
sephix The rsetors will learn lesson IN the ous-
ness when they have settled ny claim against thsm'