New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-09
THE OPEHA COMPANY ORGANIZED.
rv,crRs ELECTED YEsTERDAY-MR. ABBEY AND

.rrrcrRs ELECTED YEsTERDAY-MR. ABBEY AND
coroyEI, MApLESON BOTH IN THE FIELD.
Tho Board OF Directors of the new Metropolitan
o,era and Real Estate Company met yesterday at
.nc ONCE OF G. G. Haven. in the Mutual Life Build
,c tor the first time since the incorporation 81 the
unonv The directors Samuel ID. Babc0ck.
800. y. Baker George s. Bowdoln. Robert Goelet,
c.orco G. Haven Adrian Isclln. Augustus d. Juillard,
s.,hsr Kountze, d. o. Mills. J. Pierpont Morgan,
w,r,am K. Vanderbilt George Peabody Wetm)re and
,,u,om c. whitney. George L. Rves, tie legal ad
,sor nj the company, was also present The omcers
s.sv,ouslv chosen unoniciany elected officially
~, are. President, q. c. Haven. vice-president.
Ian Iselin; treasurer. George s. Bowdon; secro,
- unrh NJ Mcf.arcn: Executive Committee the
"..,aent the vice president, the treasurer, W. {.
whitney and Robert Goelet
Tho Executive Committee directed to attend
A.. Ono payment for the Metropolitan Opera House
nsrtv which, according to the terms OF the auction
-. held three weeks ago. must be made In fuii next
rnssday. A letter was received from Colonel
III Mapleson asking that proposal from him for
,..,e OF the opera house be considered The Pro
.,.,l IS not yet formally made. Henry f. Abbey
~ nrev,ously talked with Mr.. Haven and other
".tors about his own plans for an opera season
~. Executive Committee instructed TO look
49,. the merits Of the two proposals. Other com
",,,..s were appointed and routine matters were
reierfA to them.
n. Building Committee yesterday visited the opera
100. IN company with Mr.. McElfatrck, the archi
~ sor Abbey Gchoeffel & Crau, who Is thoroughly
,.,,cuced I'm theatre construction. Mr.. McEliaricK
..s,sscd that there should be two aisles on the
Sestra floor instead OF one, as formerly, ana thal
a.. entrance to tile orchestra floor at the back OF
49, house should lie closed to make room for another
"...errc box This would make thrty-fve al THESE
hoxes. and it may be mentioned fere that nc"
.,~ctholdcr mas been added TO the company raising
,ho number to thirty-fve. The boxes at the sioes
~ the orchestra floor, next the stage, nave areaoy
-. ,smoved. in accordance with previous sug-
...t,or OF Mr. McElfatrick. John echoehei arg"cu
.,.rday that the adoption thus far OF the pan Oh
enc orc,i,cct employed by his firm was an indication
A.. Tho company intended to give the lease oil Vne
house to Abbcy, Schoehel d. Gran'
Co,one, Maplcson said yesterday that the outline
=, ME nlan as given In The Tribune yesterday "of''-
,rv wa, correct. lie had MT formulated his piopo
,,o, FIR thc directors as yet, and he could not 40
AZ ,,n he knew exactly what they had 70 oher MN
IN the form OF scenery. costumes, proper"es' ''''
Ic must know also how the house was 10 DC arr'scA
.na how many people II would hold ot course
.,.rvhodv knows that there is no scenery lett u.
tho Metropolitan and everybody who remembers .na'
-hch was used last season Is glad to know IL. Inc
src did enc good thing bnt Colonel Map'esoh wants
"a know whether the company will replace the scenery
n, vhether The lessee will have to do IT, III ne Is u
ao n he saws lie will have Of the scenery pa'e
here some IN France and some In Italy, ana hc thh"
II Is nearly time lie was about It,
The Colonel Is confident that no other Italian opera
company can be brought here so good rs the one
that he can bring. He calls attention TO the lac'
that le has brought out oil the great nngers' aoso
lutely ALL OF the present generation, ana pe Guys nv
has now plenty OF singers OF the highest ordcr ""
have not been heard here. lie has two soprano
eontralto and q tenor, who are wonders ana NINE
uarchosi has written to him that she has a pnp'l
Who Is better soprano than any who has been hearo
in the last thirty years. Colonel Mapleson does moi
tnow or will not tell the singers name or nation
hut Nine Nnr,hesi says that 1t is now the ambition
Of her life 70 see this pupil surpass ell her preVou,
cnes She believes she can do IL. ana wants Cooil"l
Ma pleson, and nobody but colonel Mapleson 10 Hiht
her out The best sopranos in the flture, tue 'oohe
saws will BE- Americans. for they have the best voices
The Colonel declares that he has no connection
with Sir Augustus Harris and he does not Know nov
The Impression got abroad that lie had lie mas oi,en
furnished singers - sir Augustus as TO Other man
ayers Sir Augustus has paid him for them ana Una,
il all He SAYS that Jean dc Reszke VIII IN All
probability be OF service In any futlrc opera season
here oct OF the last thirty times he has been an
ncunced he has appeared about hve ana ms voice.
seems gone The Colonel thinks the directors VIII
6yc him full opportunity present his pan ana "nei
ihey have considered II carefully he believes that
thew will like II and will adopt 1t.