The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-03-27
Abbey still In 1t.


Messrs. Abbey and Grau have reaped a
splendid reward for the honorable and sat
isfactory manner in which they have dis
charged their obligations to the directors of
the New York Metropolitan Opera-house
during the past season, and incidentally it
may be remarked that the advocates of
German opera have been completely and eff
fectuaily snuffed out. For the next three
years these managers are TO conduct
operate performances in New York on
terms OF unprecedented generosity. They
are to receive not only cash SUBJ
sidy of $1,000 a night from the stock
holders. but in addition viii have alb
sOlute control of the building, with all the
perquisites which this involves for period
of three years. This conclusion was swiftly
reached at meeting of tile directors on
March 10. after which President Roosevelt
said that they had tried TO give opera them
selves, and had ascertained that Mr.. Abbey
was much more competent than they. 1t is
understood that the De ResZkes and Las
sale will certainly be in next years troupe,
and that the majority of the works pre-
seDted will be from the Italian school.
W hen Mr.. GTau was Informed of the de-
eision in Boston he said that lie would not
be t3o exclusive. and if any charitable per-
son wanted 10 have the building for a short
while for the purpose of giving German
opera, he could have il, but that there would
be no such opera under his management.
''The Foresters."
By all accounts Lord Tennyson's new
poetic comedy, based on the faYorite theme
o. Robin Hood and the outlaws OF Sher-
wood Forest, is quite successful in New
York. Below are specimens Of tile poet
laufeate's libTetto. Miss Ada Reban (Maid
Marian) is described as vision Of medieval
loneliness. She has these pretty lines in her
part:
Lore flew in at The window
As Wealth walked IN 81 the door.
You have come, tor you saw wealth coming
But be auttered his wings with sweet little cry.
I'll clesye u Y ca rich or poor.
Wealth dropped out OF the window.
Poverty crept through tue door
well. now you would fain follow Wealth" said I.
But Love hGttered bis wings as he gave me the lie;
cling toyou all the ~ ore.
''The fairy glen" Is y woodland scene in
the third act, where VIII Scarlet aud the
foresters sing catch:
SCARLEr.-By all the deer that spring
Through wood and lawn and ling
When all the leaves are green;
BY arrow and gray goose wing.
when horn and echo ring,
We care so much for a king;
We care not much for queen.
For queen, Tor queen o the woods.
Abby ali the leaves of spring.
And all the birds that sing
When III the leaves green;
by arrow and By bowString.
We care so much Tor King
That would die for queen.
For a queen for a queen o. the woods.
Marian left alone, falls asleep upon a
bank, ard in the moonlight troop OF fairies
appear and in musical numbers assure the
dreaming maiden that she shall wed the
man of her choice One of the characters
in this act has catching song:
The bee buzzed up in the heat.
81 am faint for your honey, my sweet"
The flower said. Take IL. my dear,
For how Is the spring OF the year.
SO come come"
HUM
And the bee buzzed down from the heat
And the bee buzzed up In the cold.
When the flower WAS wthered ana old.
Have you s:il any honey, my dear"
She said. Its tne iali Of the year.
But come. conner
HUMP
And the bee buzzed of in the cold