The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-10-19
TILE MUSICAL OUTLOOK
Jersey City May Have ANA
teur Opera In Spite of
Rumor Mongers.
WHAT 1T COSTS AND NETS.
Fortnightly Musicales' Reunion
Mrs. E. W. Fem to Play at the
Chicago Fair-Notes.
WHAT 1T COSTS AND NETS.

The society reporters on our valued con-
temporaries seem to be in a state of mind
on the question whether we are to have a
season of amateur opera this winter, and
what part in the proceedings each COM
pany will take. The method hitherto
employed has been to print a long story
one day and deny 1t the next, a pleasant
diversion not unusual in the columns of
our Republican friend. AS for the anna
teur opera question. there is no need of
such a course. Anyone connected with
either company can tell you all there is to
know in a very short time.
H AMATEUR OPERATE ASSOCIATION.
The Amateur Operate Association is
not dead but sleepeth. Next spriug it
Will wake up enough to produce an
opera, probably "Falka." OF course at
this early day there has been no attempt
to cast the characters, nor do more than
cond1tlonally select the opera to
be produced. The much talked of
presentation of '.Erminie," last year
however, it might have suited the critics,
did not prove 4 profitable surprise. TO
begin with, the rent of the Academy for
tbs entire week instead of the stom
three nights, meant an expense OF a
thousand dollars, costumes $500 more,
scenery at high rates, stairs for the pretty
Good night" scene, $50, and so on until
the expenses had mounted up to an alarm
ing total. h company pulled itself out
from the mountain of bills with a clear
credit-and $50 net profit So it can
hardly be said that Ermine was sue
cessful for revenue only" 1.-The
Brigands." which fixed the high water
mark OF the Association brought in not
ouly fame but a comfortable sun IN solid
gold, SO that the year was by no means
unsuccessful, yet under the circum-
stances the Association feels justified in
lying low for a time ut least.
Il j. G. A. c.. OPERA COMPANY.
II one should ask the gentlemen who
are industriously passing around the hat
Tor subscriptions TO carry on the j. G. A.
c. Opera Company, you would be told
that by Christmas there would be such a
performance on the club house stage as
would throw Lillian Russell's company
completely in the shade. il you should
ask the soioists who are mentioned as the
probable leaders III the cast, you would
find a surprising lack of interest, espe-
ciaily among the young ladies, and an
evident desire to let the Dramatic Com
pany have its Il at glory and the labor
appertatning thereto. Between the two,
it Is n Of the marvels of the
age that either organization has
lived to the present time under
The burden of its sesquipedalian name. 1t
takes valuable time and breath to say
''The Jersey City Athletic CIubOpera Com
pany" and reduced to initials, Jersey
City Athletic Club Dramatic Associa-
tiou" reads like an alphabet gone astray.
Should the sou su Inscription, OF which we
hear such frequent mention, ever a k q
tangible form, it is to be hoped that at
least IS cents will be invested in the pur-
chase of a name for this overburdened
company which shall not be SO wearing
on lead pencils and the vocal organs