New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-17
ABBEY & GRAU WITHDRAW.
NOT TO MANAGE OPERA NEXT SEASON.
\ LETTER WRITTEN TO THE MtTR5PoI.ITAN
IIEE. TORS LAST NIGHT.

LETTER WRITTEN TO THE MtTRDPoIirAN
TEE, TORS LAST NIGHT
since the general agitation Of the subject Of opera
/ for next season at the Metropolitan opera House ne
gan. weeks ago Maurice Gr,u. who has personal
charge Of the present season. has been keeping up
pretty tcady CORE, pOndcnC, the subject by rer
and telegraph, with Henry +. Abbey, who Is Oh me
road with sarah Eernlardt This resulted Ia loue'
which Nh Gru wrote l,t night t, tie directors Of the
opera IIous". informing them tla be and Hr. NbpeS
had decided not To engage IN operate management
next season. and that They did not ear" Tor ihf'cl
control OF the opera House. This announcements WIN
Ice a surprise 10 almost everybody who has watched
The progress Of the present. season and Of the neg
taton, for the next ons with interest. IT," u'l
| ago il wa, currently reported That Abbey " "'""
had made proposal TO the directors 10 give se''"'
Of alternate performances I'm German ana lt'I'" VI
French. Mr. Giau denied this rlmor but 1t was gen
orally believed that offer not FAR different rom '
would DE made and that the directors would -
/ cept H. Indeed the directors wrote To AbheN "
Griu some ten day ago that they would want Il
know what their plans in regard To next season WIZ
/ before acting any other proposals
Mr. Grau said Yesterday that he aud Mr. Abbey
were satisfied with the artistic result OF this season ="
Italian and French opera. and that they were ais
/ satisfied with the financial result. They dln ho'
/ care 10 engage further In the management OF opera
d
! some one or more Of their other enterprises. IhcS
, Will next wear be managing sarah Eernlnrdt on Z
/ four I'm Europe and Anton Rubnstcin on concern
! tour in this country, and other plans dic 'hoer o'
cusson.
Edmund g. stanton, the director Of the Opera House
was asked last night whether anything could De pre-
diced a. to the probable fat" of opera for next year
! lie expressed surprise at the withdrawal oil NooeN
A. Gran. a, he had not heard and had not SUPPOSE
\ .L,t entld have any such Intention. lie >Hhi
that he had been confident that Abbey Gr1iu woall
make some sort Of proposition for next season. ana u
| believed that such a position, II made would u
sco pted by the directors. lie could not tell any ip
about the course likely t. be pursued IN this new con
dlton Of affairs, and did not think that any action was
/ likely 10 be taken before next week
Tho impression has been gaining ground for several
a,v that the directors ar more likely 10 manage theiI
oun opera next season than TO Jet ANYBODY else DC
II for them II they do this. in the old way II may
hc READILY assumed that the opera pres ned VIII "
Gcru,au Of the plans already submitted to them w
outside managers. or wouldhc managers, Only one Il"
:, been d closed which ~ccm, 10 have any chance "
! being carried out. 1t is well understood 'h't III
,ucu.u, Iarri, i, not 30 anxious To bring company
Z, This country a, he represented To be some oN
nro The most If the other plans never n'' any
! c,o,,. of ,crcpt1nce This leave, only the propose
/ az fine Eo-rufcd Broth u. 81 the ITALIA IhcHtr -"
,.vc..l reason, a sea OH OF German opera under u''
dir,to would have good prospects 81 success i"'
ave-. fine -,ace Manager. and their acqmin'"h' a''
rapniation In Germany would enable them ~ '''
/ ,,i.t. IN adyautac.on, terms. Moreover, they ""'
have the dramatic company of TIA ir th''''f. L" r,"
,,,u when occasion rc'lulicd. 10 iN'l'i-" me 4, ~
I 9TH Of u" opera COMPANY. UT .h't "l a.. 49,
W. i,,..,Scr f,or,,ilv disposed toward their pro-
",S II rccm- now NOR, than ecy That the "i 10
~ NJ ,r 81. Whocvrr manage, H. IL viii In al pno.a
/ i,ility be- I'm German, and nothing hut German.