New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-05
TO SHOW PARIS HOW TO DO 1T.
COMIC OPERA IN THE AMERICAN STYLE.
MR.. ARoYsoN's NEW THEATRE WILL BE CALLED
THE NETWORK CASINO - PIECES FOR
rur BROADWAY HOUSE

THE NETWORK CASINO - PIECES FOR
THE BROADWAY HOUSE.
pudo,ph Aronson, the manager cf the Casino ar
aved here early yesterday morning on La Bretagne.
He has been away about eleven weeks. ana in that
time has perfected arrangements for the erection in
paris of duplicate of the Casino. Some partieu-
lars Of this project have been published In The Trb-
une. but 1t was only on Mr. Aronson's arrival that
tho full details were made known. MIR. Aronson
Ia On looking carefully over the field OF theatrl-
cal enterprise in Paris ! became firmly convinced
that there would be liberal support for comic opera
mounted in the American manner and with the added
attraction OF roof garden which Will there be an
entire novelty. The French are great people for out
door life and a frst-cass restaurant, with good
orchestra playing all the evening" WILL believe, be
extensively patronized. While grand operas and
rcbt operas are magniiicenty put in Paris at the
opera House and the Opera ComQue the setting
and dressing Of comic operas shabby in the OK
tcme There four houses presenting this class
., ,rork-tbe Varieties BouTes Parisicnnes Renais-
sance and Folies Dramatques. All small and
s,nfy In some Of them the chorus does not number
more than eighteen, and the dresses and are
miserable If any American manager were TO put
on such wretched production, lis career would
nrobably be limited to one night.
al have interested several French and English capt.
faiss in the scheme 10 duplicate Casino in Paris,
and the necessary money IS already assured. Any
one of four Sites all within minutes walk of the
Grand Hotel, can be had and a decision will be made
As soon as Mr. Kimball, the Casino architect
has examined the diagrams Of the sites which have
brought with me- Mr.. Kimball will draw the plans
for the building In conjunction with NJ Fonige, a
French architect Except that the auditorium Will
be on the ground foor the building will be almost
exact reproduction Of the Casino even 10 the style OF
decorations. Two immense elevators will cafry people
the roofgarden, which will be constructed as TO
allow of its being enclosed with glass I'm the winter
The enormous business that is done by the restaurant
the Eifiel Tower shows that the French like to eat
an elevation. Perhaps the food goes down better
1t is not true, has been reported, that James
Gordon Bennett is interested in the project ana
not at liberty give the names of those who arc No
stock will be placed the market here, and none OF
our Casino stockholders IS among the projectors
While l shall be shareholder, l shall not have any
thing to do with the managerial direction, except
in so far ] may be able to advise the French
manager 10 exchange productions with him
The building will be called The Newl ork Casino
and the front of the house viii be the American
plan The French have coupOn-ticketS and no box
Offices. IL takes ten minutes 10 buy seat in advance
from woman, who has to do a great deal of writing
the ticket and in books, and your location in a
theatre Is always matter Of uncertainty, depending
a good deal tips. Then there is no assurance that
If you leave your seat some one else viii not drop
into it and you have nothing with which TO prove
ownership. We expect to be able TO start work In
October, and to get the building finished in year.
The total Of ground and building will be about
100000.
was a good deal with Chassagne while in Paris
and his opera La McXicane' is entirely finished
II will think be better likcd than either FalEa'
Nadjy' one Characteristic spanish song, with caSta
net accompaniment for the soprano is sure 10 be-
come favOro. Marie Ilalt0n Pauline Hail. James T.
Powers. Charles Campbell and others will be I'm the
cast.
The book OF Gilbert and Sullivan's opera IS
probably completed now have the refusal of the
opera. but this time l 10 read the book before
making any contract. sullivan Is 10 start the
music al once and win get it done by October. when
Gilberts theatre. the Shaftesbury IN Shaftesbury
ave- viii be ready for opening. ! don't know whom
can produce Ia MeNicalre' the success of The
BrgandS' Will probably compel me to keep it on
beyond September L, the date originally fixed for
lie opera
" 1 heard i've American prime dOnne in Europe,
Van Laud', NOrdiCa. NrV2da EameS and SanderSOn.
Their ~uccess is some compensation for Our wretched
showing at the Exposition. Except for the electric
and jewclry exhibits eclipSed by such little
country a. Paraguay.
The best opera abroad IS lie Ro d. vs., by
aO. young French composer which is given at the
Opera COmique. II IS beautiful work full Of
mellow and inecniOusly orchestrated feel confident
il Ually be included in the rcpertOTy of the
CT nj C.rI1 House,