Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-05
NEW BRITISH OPERA.
Gilbert & SulIivan's Latest ParceIed
Out in America.
HOW SANGER BEAT THE AROESOES
The Most Known of the Opera is That
It's Oriental.
HENDERSON & MEAD HAVE TIE WEST

Mr.. James h. Meade, the proprietor and
manager Of the ''Bluebeard, Jr., }" Company,
this week playing at the Opera House, is the
partner of Mr.. David Henderson in the
management of the Chicago Opera House.
The firm OF Henderson & Meade has ar
ranged with the American attorney for Gil
bert & Sullivan for the sole right to play
the new comic opera of those authors in this
country from Pittsburg to San Francisco.
Mr.. Henderson was in this city on Mon
day, and on Tuesday morning he departed
for New York, accompanied by his Chicago
attorney, William K. Sheridan. They were
to meet Gilbert & SulliVan's attorney, Mr..
Choate, yesterday, and the contract was
then to have been signed.
Mr.. Meade said last evening: ST have not
vet heard from Mr.. Henderson. 1 look for
a telegram at any minute. There may, of
course, be some delay. We do not yet kno W
the name Of the new opera. The name will
be IN the contract. doubtless, SO that will
know as soon as Henderson wires me. We
were, of course, given description of the
opera. 1t is to be Oriental and something
after the style of the "Mlkado." There will
be fine opportunity for brilliant costuming,
but the nature of the costumes we do not yet
know.
COMING OUT AT THE SAVOY.
"The opera will be first produced at the
Savoy Theater, in London, next Saturday
evening. The right to produce it in Boston
and all New England has been secured BY
John Stetson, and the right for New York
has been obtained by Frank Sanger, mana
ger of the Broadway Theater. Aronson, 1
understand, was trying to secure the right
for New York, and suppose he confidently
expected it. He will, no doubt, be greatly
disappointed to see the opera cap
tured BY his rival. Aronson brought
out Gilbert & Sullivan's last opera, The
Yeom an of the Guard, and lost heavily on
it. He expected to make up on the new
one. The New York production will be very
soon, suppose; sometime during this
month. 1t will be brought out in Boston at
about the same time.
"We will first produce it in Chicago, at
the Opera House, but our engagements
there are such that we will not be able to
bring it out until some time in February. A
few of our principals have already been
selected. We are to pay royalty on the
proceeds of the piece, so that we are not
likely to lose anything on the venture.
Costumes, of course, will be expensive, as
they have always been at,the productions in
the Chicago Opera House."
THE ARoNsoNS WANTED IT.
Up to IL o'clock last night Mr.. Meade had
not received any word from his partner.
When Mr. Albert Aronson was IN this
city about five weeks ago he said to a re-
porter for The DISPATCH that he was then
negotiating for the American rights of the
new opera, but that he was doubtful whether
or not it would be success. The score, he
said, was at that time on its way across the
ocean, and after its arrival it would be ex-
amined. If he and his brother then
thought that it promised success, the nego-
tiations then in progress would be closed.
The securing OF the New York rights by
Sanger indicates either that the Aronsons
were not satisfied with the score, or that
they were outgeneraled by Sanger.