New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-16
READY FOR THEIR AMERICAN TOURS
EUROPEAN SINGERS AND ACTORS SOON TO START
TIE DIFFICULTY At DAYREUTH SETTLED.

THE DIFFICULTY AT DAYREUTH SETTLED.
the annual exodus of dramatic and musical people
Of this city to America. Henry L. Abbeys operate
party will open In the Auditorium, Chicago, on
November o, for season Of five weeks. After COM
plotting their engagements In that city, they will go
TO New-York. The programme Of the company IN
cludes performances in only these two cities Tho
novelties TO be introduced by Mr. Abbey will be the
new Italian opera, "Cavaleria Rustlcana' by
Mascagn, for the production of which work the
services of SgnOr ValerO have been specially engaged
and Reyer's opera, "Sigurd.' A firm Of publishers
in Berlin has paid 100000 for the copyright Of Cav
allera Ruscana" Rudolph Aronson Of New-York.
has purchased the American rights of the
opera 1t is reported that Mr.. Abbey has
tried but without success, TO secure the services of
Nine. Nordca and Nine. Patti for an operate tour
in America Mme Patt, however, would promise to
sign a contract with him only for a concert tour.
Mrs bernard Bccre is now recupcradng at Folke-
stone from the effects Of her recent illness.
she has signed contract for theatrical tour, ex-
tending over thirty weeks, In the United States and
Canada the engagement beginning November /.
Mr. Willard will start for America on August o..
His itinerary includes New-York, Boston, Chicago,
san Francisco and other Of the larger American cities.
The PLAYS in which Mr.. Willard will appear during
his tour will include The Scarlet Letter" and Ham
LETT; he will not present King Lear"
Walter Crane, the artist IT is announced, is making
arrangements for taking his family long holiday
trip TO the United States in the autumn. Mr. Crane
will probably deliver lecture on Arts and Crafts"
in the course Of his visit.
The dispute at Bayreuth between the General Wag-
ner Society and the Festival Board Of Administration
which represents the widow of Wagner in the business
MANAGEMENT OF the Wagner festivals there, has been
settled The trouble was in regard to supplying this
society with all the tickets desired by the members
The action of the Board of Administration in the
matter of the disposal Of the tickets has been severely
criticised as deSpOtc, and it has been inmated that
IL has been moved by financial rather than artistic
principles I'm the matter. The committee having
charge of the disposal Of the tickets has decided that
at future Wagner festivals at Bayreuth the members
of the various Wagner societies forming the General
Wagner Society will have the exclusive right to pur
chase the tickets until May Is preceding each festival
after which time the tickets will be offered for sale 10
the general public. 1t is hoped that this decision
Will arrest the dwtndling Of the membership of the
different Wagner societies. The demand for tickets
for the Bayreuh festivals is simply enormous, and
those who wish to witness the works of Wagner per
formed In the composers own home find it difficult;
and costly to obtain the coveted cards Of admission
With view 10 compensate the disappointed and az
grieyed members of the Wagner societies. 1t is pro
posed to hold minor festival in 1892, and the next
great festival has been fixed for 1893, when the
Nibeungen" cycle will be performed.
NJ Bertrand, the new director of the Paris Opera
has secured the right to produce for the first time IL
France Wagner's operas, The Flying Dutchman' ant
I" Die MestersingeE' 49,.
Sir Charles Halle the pianist and conductor, OF thi
CITY, proposes, during the coming winter, to revive
Schnmanns Paradise and the PERI" III Manchester and
London This work was first performed before an Eng
llsh audience In NewYOrI in lS44.
An incident in connection with the friendly feeLns
between France and Russia is invitation which ha'
been rendered by the Imperial Musical Society OF st
Petersburg to Messener the French composer, 70 con
duct q series OF symphony concerts III inc huSSIhi
capital in January next The Car and his entire cour
Will be present. t,,.ov
in Lucerne recently gave successful concert III alo
Of the American church at that place.