New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-13
Mr.. ARONSONS TRIP ABROAD
NOvNTIas IN COMIC OPERA.
cuerrr AND orFESBAtH TO FURNISH fi""H-
SINGERS AND COMPOSERS.

ounrcT AND orFESBACH TO FURNISH fiN|H~
SINGERS AND CoMPOsNhs'
Rudolph Aronson. manager OF inc 'as"o, arrNou
yesterday on the Etruria The gre! nou"u vi ,no
,eas- made a remarkably rapid passage ior ths
.,. 90 year and reached the bar on saturday oven
inc but as the tide did not servo she did not get
to Quarantine TIL shortly after O'CLOCK Ses,oruaS
morn,nc Mr. Aronson looking vol, and though
the VOYAGE had been pleasant ana unevemiu OK
pressed the usual delight at landing.
a. have been away about seven wecbs,' he said,
q and I'm that timo have gone over good deal OF
ground and secured great many novelties, which,
- the public ever gets enough Of Ermine, should
keep us going for a couple of seasons. went first
IN vienna where saw Johann Strauss. Tic IS in
Door health His wife, who is charming woman
and speaks English as well She does German, IS
anxious take trip here. Her husband IS equally
DESTROYS come but Is afraid Of the voyage In his
present condition. At the theatre An der Wion
heard his latest opera, Smplicius,' the music OF
which Is extremely pretty. though the book is poor
The story deals with the adventures OF smpio'on
and Is involved and tedious There tho smpeton
is played by a man. 1t struck me that 1t would DO
better II the part were given to a woman. but old
not think we'll enough OF the work to secure IT,
al went to q concert there and heard ana saw
Johann's brother, Edward, conduct. His leading or
dance music is wonderful. In important passages
he picks up his violin and plays with extraordinary
strength of and fcrvor Of expression. one can
hear his instrument all tho Others and tho spirit
hoard opera, Glucksritter,' by Czieulka' tho
composer of sAmorita' which 1t greatly resembles.
Unfortunately, It's lbreto has tho same fault as that
OF smplcius'
LECoCQ AND HIS LATEST WORK.
9From Vienna wont to Brussels. where attended
A performance of Lecocqs Ali Baba' This is moro
a grand spectacular opera comiquc than ooune'
There are eight nine elaborate tableaus some Oh
the music is tuncfu anything Lecocq ever wroo'
but a considerable part seemed TO me only 1alr' ihis
opera IS believe, to be done In London, possibly d.
Drury Lane / next went to Paris, where met
Iecocq He Is paralyzed in his legs and has 10 move
on crutchos When first saw him he had ono arm
thrown over q crutch, while he was writing music
with the oiher-the arm, ! mean, not the crutch ie
was at work opera for the Nouveautes calied
LA VOiere' Of which secured the refusal. nave
the book with mo- and must give an answer "thin
week from to-day.
IL made an arrangement with Audran, the COM
poser OF the Mascot to write the music TO an Aer
can libretto, which am to send him. The hOretio
Is not written yet but the subject has been choseh
and tho arrangements for 1t are practically setlo1
In Paris l also met varney. the composer OF Les
Nousouetaires au Convent, and Serpette, who wrote
Francois le bas bleu,' but neither had anything 10
suit me- have almost closed an engagement with
Waldteuel, the author OF so many world famous
valtzes to come over next summer and conduct our
roof concerts. Although he bears such German
name he is q Frenchman to the hearts core, and
Jolly, eood-tempered hghspritod fellow.
A LUCKY "FI>D" FOR THE CASINO.
During my stay in Paris, looked over great
many scores and found to my surprise an early opera
of onenbach's that had not been done here for the
reason, probably, that the book was not good "hcn
got to London still surprised to find that
many years ago, before bis association Win euiINan
Gilbert had written nbretto for this opera lie got
into Q dispute with the publisher about II bclofe IL
was issued and nothing more was ever done ABOUT
it. AS you may imagine lost no time In securing
It's
aWhat Is tho name Of the opera1'
3That must not tell at present, or all the resur-
rectioniss will be hunting over Ofenbachs WORKS.
brought all the drawings made by Ploten and
Bescb OF Paris for the costumes for the Oolah'
and also purchased a quantity of Persian materials.
a. Nadjy, an opera by +. Chassaigne composer OF
Falka is of tho novelties secured ms
is to he done in London at tho Avenue Theatre IN
about six weeks time with Violet Cameron Nanonl
and Arthur Roberts In the cast shall do II here
after tho Oolah' when Chassaigne himself will come
over to conduct, and Barker, the stage manager OF
the Savoy. will put 1t on Its production may, how
over be deferred If the Gilbert and sullivan opera
is ready"
"WLat is thor sew opera about 2" asked the re-
porter.
MIR. Aronson laughed. AS usual,' he replied,
@thelr work is shrouded in mystery could tell
you something's very little, though-but have
taken the oath of silence All was permitted
to sec brief synopsis, and heard little OF the
music of tho first act. Sir Arthur Sullivan IS MT at
ali well. and day two after saw him he started
with D'Oyly Carte for the south OF France, whero
he expects be able finish bis work No;
can't even tell you where the scene of the opera
is laid Probably neither the words nor the music
will be published in England tin after its production
heTe.
THE COMPOSER OF "ERMINIE" TO COME OVER.
Jakow bowski, the composer of Ermlne,' has
written three songs for the Tooth night, which
comes the Goth, and ] brought them with mo-
There IS one each for Cerise, Tho Marquis and
Eugene JakOwbowSk will most likely come here
TO conduct that night. Tho exit aordnary run of
Erminc is theme for general wonder and talk
In London, whore they thought the five hundred
nights OF the Mikado made an indispensable rec
ord. havo another opera of Paulton and Jakow-
bOwshi, but have not yet decided TO do It,
IL eX pect receive soon the score OF Tho Grand
Duke an opera a Spanish subject by Tito Mattel.
The popularity of his songs and waltzes here
ought to give IL good start or the innumerabe
people who apply to mo for engagements, fuiIy ono
half start TO Sing Non ver' suppose hall q
million cOpes of IL have been sold here, and OF course,
be has received cent"
Il there any falling OFF In the taste for comic
opera Eur0pe?'
Al should say decidedly not. There are at least
four theatres In Paris devoted to comic opera ana
Just after left Granier and Judc were to appear
together in a revival Of La file dc Nine. AngOt'
But they don't do their operas nearly as wen as we
do here The chorus Is generally weak ana tho
orchestra Is disprOportionately strong. counted at
one theatre forty musicians to twenty voices My
Meyer IS the rising star In the bouffe ornament
She IS a clever and attractive SOubrctte. While In
England. ] heard Edward Lloyd the tenor, who IS
to out here in the spring to a musical festival.
lie has fine voice and a grand method"
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