New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-25
MUSICAL COMMENT.
THE sTAMBURrM ROW. IN LoNDoN-AN
NouTCEMENTs.

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B ts. NoUNCEMENTS, :,
Hare n q timely tale with moral NJ.
Jsporto's last year as director OF Her ma,es.y, 3
rhsatrc m London was enlfvened b. an operau0 us
t,rbanco compared with which the fccsAe =
AZ the Metropolitan were mere chiids p'ss. .oTo
Laports became convinced that esoM Hsa .'eh
formed against him by his leading aueors' anu
break II up he resolved 70 pesn - "a 49,, 80.
without ramburini hs great basso Wno mao 'ons oOen
= norn,sr member of bis troupe In his place no
..s...A co,.t,, WIN may be remembered By veteran
oncrsr xoers A the basso Of snc srcas troupe tAat
Tenor Marty brought 10 Newfoth HUN nsssns 20
,sso. Yhs chb-rnsn and other neQuentcrs OF .ne
omnibus boxes under he leadership OF .. nopio
vscosnt who had dIsensass ~, ..a,ses ~ Hsdsn,s
60, ~..a,v.d that II. Laports should m-engage
1rI~, IN tbe drst night Coletu was received
80. e.. s,.srs and calls for Tamburini, but the
= s.a,s. $500 - they are called, were absent In
p.r,s ana the disturbances amounted TO nothing. On
h ..copd appearance Of coeth the conspre'ors were
ON hand in force and The explosion wheh Lapo.Uo
-. .xr,ectfng took place. There was 10 be ballet
80 - opors Whom the curtain fell such clamor
~, forth Is Laporte had never dreamed Of. The
49,. r.nx with shouts Of aTamburtni" and La
w,rteJ, The manager tried TO reason With the
s,eupantg Of she omnibus boxes bns
= vain The curtain rose for the ballet IN the
.,,s.t Of sbe babel but though Certo was 10 dance
o~--~
nnt cs.se their noise. FOR the fourth time Laporte
st,epted 10 address the public and even promised to
mako proposons 10 Tamburini, but even this was Of
no avail and finally the occupants OF the omnibus
boxes eapod upon tho stage, among them prince Oh
the blood Mr.. Lumiey, who was tnon LePortes
cosdjutor went to the box Of the Duchess OF Carr
bridge to get her to her influence 10 Interfere
in favor OF the director TIE ballet was abandoned
ana the perfomsoce came 10 an end with the Taua-
burtpf rows 1t It's height, Next night II resumed
ana nnsliy Lsporte yielded! ~Tsmburtni was 70
speaecd,s says Mr. Lumley, IN his "reminiscences,
ana was 80 deeply affected by what he chose %
consider tho sympathy Of the public, that he shed
issrs Of emotion If those tears could but be
analysed' said Iaporte, with his usual dry hpmor,
thoir component parts would be found to be OF gold
and sIver,s Now for the sequel When Tamburfhi
mt appeared after this wonderful demonstration in
M favor the omnibus boxes and the stalls were empty
nutii the ballet was reached, and whom Mr. Lumley
druaoed aim IN the next season, not voice of pro-
tssf Aas raised.
There can DO no doubt thst a change Of public
taste and she dearth of works have contributed
largely to the decay Of italian opera. but In England
snd America ut least, the constituencies rspaeity OF
singers has also becn potent hoip In that direction
hs foolish sdation which giddy schoolgirls and too
mprcssionshle adults heap upon tenors and sopranos
5 directly responsible for fheir pvergrowfnE demsndS
The German troupe at tho Metropolitan costs much
less than an equally mgh-olass Italian troupe; but
mcp Is Is nighky receipts averaging $4,000 would
n necessary to place It on paying basis There Is
no reason why opera singers should be remunerated
for their labor out OF all proportion to the members
of other professions. The intellectual wear and tear
entailed by their lsbors Is not great. and we'll
trained voice when used intligently ought to serve
its master or mistress twenty-five years at least Some
consideration is unquestionably due singer OF OK
traordnsry gifts and attachments but continuance In
a., 1~.~<. w4an has
lowed for the last nifty years outside OF Germany VIII
Inevitably bring ruin to the operate stays. cannot
count furever on the support Of fashion-
The departure Of the Metropolitan opers Troupe win
not isave the music-loyers Of NewYork in silence The
week win be an extremely busy one This afternoon
NJ and Mrs. Henschei viii give the second OF
their charming song rccials In Chickering Hall To-
morrow evening The Philharmonic Club VIII give Its
fourth concert, and in the afternoon Mr. and Miss
Morgan their third organ and harp recital in the same
rom. Mr. Thomss's last evening concert is an
aounced fog Thursday. On Wednesday afternoon and
Thursday evening the last public rshesrsai and con-
ssrf OF the Orstono sociey win tahc place In TIE
xetxcpchtan Opera House. Edward 0relPs solemn
nass in sixteen parts, viii be performed under the
direction Of waiter J. Damrosch. On Friday evening
yosefy and Rosenthal assisted BY orchestra under
tho direction Of Walter j. DamNsSh. win give con-
cert IN stenway Hail. ut which both pianists may be
heard IN solos and Duets Mr.. Edwin kiahre's third
piapoforse recital is announced for Saturday evening"
It stesnwsy Hall
DR. Won Buiow's arst appearance hero IN fifteen
years win be effected at the concert In aid Of the funds
II the Society for Ethical Culture at tho Metropolitan
opers House, on Wednesday evening Of this week
On Friday afternoon, March 20, he win give piano
recital IN Brooklyn, and on Monday, April 1. at the
Brosdvsy Theatre he WIN be listened to IN the first Of
four beethoven Recissss. Future arrangements In
eiude concerts In Boston, Philadelphia, Pttsburg and
Cincinnati. Dr. Won Bulow returns 10 Europe
AprH 20.