New-York tribune., 1896-10-18

Of ii snS %. Thai nssns to 'hsy S
country for the first time. Mary Anderson aiso re-
1Rsf gnaeF aeu of The " wnc
Her health failed in the middle Of her t9IT ed aftsp
give up all thought Of work for the TIM NJ and hsy re
turn 70 ENGLAND In In ,he s same nsa rShr M Fos
when she produced Antony and Cleopatra in a
@ nous & {, Ps mas aser long
tour in This country under Mr.: Abbeys manaEs- age
under his direction that winter. The next season
Nine. Bernhardt came again she hbsS was Grni us
even when she played in Europc She made an
other visit in the season OF ls'l-s-
AT THE METROPOLITAN AGAIN.
1t was in this season that Abbey, Schoenel K
Grau again came into control Of the metropolitan
Opera House The stockholders had decided TO
return to Italian opera and had accepted the oner
Of this firm to form fine company. The company
which they got together for that season was re-
Sarded almost, II not quite unprecedented. az
con concerned ri daS It Included @ ' Nine Emma Eames Nine
Lehman. Nine; Nordica.. Nine Schaichl Mic: ai,ie:
and NJ. Lassae. The firm directed another tour OF
Nine. Patti that season. - ..os for
An equally brilliant company was ehgagea , lo
the opera season Of the next wner ouT Th
hs wa or burned ,ne on a. M That
was the quietest season In the affairs OF Abbey
festations were concerned that they had known
in many years None OF their great eat Mrs Mnne
a
Gasnyfss are Boson aaa snl a"l BernSardt Europe
only that Of preparation. There some Of that
however, for the opera house was a., rebuilt; @ ana
given TO them on peculiarly ad ,antageous terms
They were also a. work on n be TO pg
OF 1885 while the Worlds Fair was in progress
This spectacle Tas syen IN in nue cScnge
though Il failed afterward when 1t was brought
For some time Abbey. schoerel Grau had felt
the need OF a theatre Of their own In New -iork,
na s0 % early sn IN al M hroadway tne ana
II finished in the autumn and the m hrSt timry per-
living Miss Ellen Ferry And the london nd;, 5ycspn ,RT.
Theatre Company In Beeket be% was shoe sDonr i"s
Grau were probably the largest and most nnmer, ,hc
Abbeys Theatrc the Metropol,an Opera House
Boston: Henry Irving and his company Amer;
lea" the coquelin and Hadng company anu nY
tent Of these operations may be Judged from the
fact that one time they had 21'o persons on
Managed he company headed by NJ Mounct-sully
on short tour in America ., ., ,-o..or,
The restored opera house was opened on NoVem
ber T. with brilliant performance OF "fauS',
the same opera that had opened the old house Ten
years before The company this season was even
| superior TO that Of two years previous. Ihe next
season the most Of ne singers came as,in aha ha
| opera company which was heard AT the Metropoiic-
tan last winter the finest. as TO the array OF
| gethcr in the world
| THE OPERA FIRMS FAILURE.
The failure Of the firm OF Abbey. Schoenel & Grau
came late last May The facts IN regard 10 II were
| then so fully published and they are 50 fresh III
| tie memories OF all who concern themselves with
| operatic and theatrical affairs, that Hite oi the
story needs 10 be repeated here In spite or great
successes in the opera and In some OF It's other
ventures, the firm could not bear up agathrl 10 i,a
| heavy losses In other directions ana wheh us
business was settled up " was iounu ~ s,. "a =
bli,ies of,,s0 gs5 So and actual assets OF N1pf 10
| a new company organized ana incoipordtei
under the old name but OF a,c.de"y mn nr
| company for their claims on the ola one, anu tne
! Metropolitan opera and Real Estat" Cohp'n!
leased the Metropolitan opera House 10 tle COM
| pany on much the same terms as formerly 10 lHe
original arm OF Abbey. schoehel & Grau. Wl.lian11
Sieinway. VINO was the largest cfed'or Oh w 90 o.
| firm. bee the president OF me nr" ooInP.Is
| ana Mcssrs. Abbey. schoenel Grau were manas-
| op,ra season went forward much a. II noting had
happened. ana they are silll going ON ana WI NJ W.
/ rrrird out completely aaG eiAceh''F Us " vi
NJ Abbcy's ars, wife was Kate kingslcy. ~
| iIG sho d.cd In lsS She had one daughter, Kate
| kingsley Abbey. who j. living. Florence HeTaiu
wa. married TO Mr. Abbey IN ls>' she was a, an
actress OF considerable ability and prominence" Sa'
was separated from M Abhey last spring snd u
August sne brought suit for separation sn' ! e
| ccIy.d an award from Justice Smyth or NEp q
year ainony She announced her intention ol re-
| turning 10 Inc stage which she left q few years
| ago and she went 10 England few weeks ago tf
| look FOR play. -
| There has been good deal o. disagreement
| among those who knew Mr.. Abbey as 10 ms reh
business ability lie handled great enterprises an,
| made great sums OF money and lost them 80
| doubt his partner. Maurice Grau. was TIE Mrnlu,l
| of tho Nrm who had the most ability as MANAGE
| ~ opera Nj Abbey's personal powers were per
| maps as well summed up as they could pe Scalrr
| day by n man who had long known him wei wl'
| described them thus epigrammat atically. "Mr. Ao
| hey Was a man Of great ability he was anoS,
hypnot,st" He was probably near the marx NJ
Abbe, mad a wonderful power OF making friehd
and cf attaching them firmly 10 himself lie coui'
,nake those win whom he came IN contact az
,yha,.yer h. wanted them to. and all who wer'
| closely associated with him held him IN The warm
est regard