New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-07
NEV OPERA COMPANY LNCORPOhA1ED'


Albany, March o.-The Metropolitan opera ana hea,
rstate COMPANY OF New.YOrk City was Incorporated
today with a capital OF 81 100000; directors b. D.
rabcock O. T. Baker, G.. S. Bowdoin. X. Goelet u.
G.; lIavcn A. Iselin, A. ID. JuilIard H. konhhe A.
O. Mills, J. Pierpont Morgan, william n Vahderoh'
c.orce peabody Wetmore and William G. whitney OF
New-YOrk City.
The Metropolitan Opera and Real Estate company
is the newly formed organization when Is 10 o"' III"
METROPOLITAN Opera House from the present o"hc'' "
the same price which they paid for It, Sl42'o"' anu
Il Is the company TO which New-forKefs "a'o " ~
for the present for the maintenance In the CITY o
ora onoro IT, is understood that meeting TO com
nlete the organization the company will be haii
the latter part OF this week. TIL snch "''e""s
takes place nothing definite can be Determined !" re-
card to the opera season OF next winter. Inc "o'.
&c st firmly fixed In most minds that tease, pioo
h,v NJ tbe building necessary for the prodncuoh oI
$50 wtn no granted to Abbey, Schociel a. Grau ana
t IN fact everything In regard to It Is already dohe
and se,t,ed except the actual fOrmallties OF the grht
en-, ~ the lease Yet In the last few days strons
susnc,on has been aroused that there are TWO hcN'
monds in the held. 80 o,, oor,s
Tho arrival of Colonel MaplcsJn last week seems
timely even II 1t should not prove 10 DE- ssh'.""''
49,, wanIescn Is looking Just young and vigor-
one &c no WAS ten years ago, In spite OF the Ihct
that he has, as he says-and there are lew persohS
,,rosted I'm music with memories long enough I'd
a,snute hIm-bcen managing opera Tor Ior'y"ree
wears When the Col mel arrived last wecn "e "a"
ht he had not come TO lease the opera mousse OF W
c,yo opera. but he limited that II anybody wnn'ed
on.ra and had difficulty in getting 1t ne wonld On
marc than ready 10 supply rs much OF II as co"Hi
ss,,lv he called for Now II Is hined that O''ohei
rr,n,.sop,s thoughts may even now not be s'rayihg
co far oway from his old operatic love as MS inter-
ncoe would lead the casual hearer to suppose NOM
tho g settled vet That seems TO be certain. u. ".
Haven. who may perhaps be called the most pr'm'-
mont member OF the new company, said yes'euny
mat the company was not yet In position TO lake
final action on anything.
When the matter Of the awarding OF the lease eo'eS
nm therefore here Is Colonel Mapeson, who mas been
SHnectcd of representing Sir Augustus Harris inc
Jonst prominent opera manager In England, ana VINO
sccms more likely, from external Appearances
10 be representing himself and II manager Tor opera
Is really wanted-wlIy, once more, here is Co'o"c'
Mapeson Then, too, Of course, here Is Mr. ABBEY
or rather Mr. Abbey Is not here, for he started Tor
chicago Yesterday, and this would seem 10 Indicate
TINT he feels confident Of getting the leasr which
everybody knows and he does not deny that he wants.
ovsrsecunty Is TIE most insecure condition In
49,, wnrlo Inf Mr. Abbey has the reputation OF khoW
, 0 ~ imsiness and after all Is said and done IT
seem, highly probable that Abbey. schOchei a Gfau
win get the lease There Is one pIcas,ht Ie'uiIc
er,out the whole discussion. A lew weeks ago uie
Question: was whether New-York would ever have any
more opera now the question Is only VINO VIII manage
the opern that New-lork Is sure to have.