The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-26

were Nine. Pauline anissa, Nine. Frida da.Ge-
M. korSy, AdoipSs ScuendorG was accom-:
Music on Nov. II, with II Trovatore," to a full
New Hagen on Nov. 20 to a 5000 house. Ther,
,Wnchters fret disappointment and grnmbltng
G GeSes' on No nov S09 81 and % M Mere each "n a FEW WOOL SSI.
lars over 5000. On his arrival in Boston 1 met
Wachtel, and said to him; "Did l not toll You
nascoi You thought your name was enough to
draw crowds to hear you sing. Arc you, salts.
fled nowf You great singers never think that n
part of your financial success is due to tho hard
work of the manager"
on the 25th brought receipts OF $1,4OO, but
Wachtel scored n tremendous succoss. The
p IbICS W. were So waiting hIgs to hear hin In opera in
tho management the contract for concerts was
that after deducting, $500 from tho gross 70.
remainder. On Monday, Nov. "a, at the Spring.
field concert, 30 cents was Wachtel's share,
ahead Of. tho company he told Ne'uendorr that
he would go, no further unless his hotel bills
agreed. The concerts in Albany, Buffalo, CIeve.
land. Toledo. Detroit, 81. Louis. and Milwaukee
SSToaEhs, no sb. better tSrs receipts SS ign Win In four o. Gno weeks his
monthly share had been 100000, His vanity
cost him $22,50o. and he acknowledged to Inc
q bad manager in your own field" adyer.
worst day in tho year, lie Position dc Long.
juneau at $3 a seat and gallery, 81; sdmis.
cent. OF the gross receipts. which were '$S,so
the greatest amoupt ever taken at the Academy
On Dec. 20 1 played wachtol in Martha" at
house; The following week Jan. . 1872 I
phhiiSa, in I'll Trovators, Position DO Lonsju.
meal. and Martha at q matip6e; The gross
also afse'! EIi Mfnn o ISL S but owing to na Wa adNei'sS in,
disposition l had to refund $4,000, The next
Wsshi | Plsy0SS es eIm ns ' @i,S S" III TfoT Tns%,ESs ON in
tillon Dc LonEjumeau:" Friday, and Martini
o'clock Wachtel came to my office in the thea.
"SsiEnor dc V'iyo. no William Tell tonight"
j asked him the reason Why. Without an.
s 'STring me, running away, he cried out;
wrote him begging him to sing "Nyilliam
Tell" as q the eo sale was oyer " 300, and ex.
pGS1eS s4'poR had aOI to publish hi fs' "a speci tho n letiee
stating that owing to the indispositiun Of Miss
80 and so IA prit..I donn~ secondal the opera
William Tell" Money will DO refunded to
holders of WILLIAM Telf' tickets. Over 81 800
was refunded and tho nights receipts were
The next morning wachtel published o card
stating that he had refused to sing William
Tell because of the incapacity of the company,
and not on account of tho indisposition of the don.
ma scconda; as his statement was incorrect and
q detriment TO the business, for no had sung the
opera in New York with the same artists. l telc-
Rraphed to Parepa Rosa giving up my manage
for Boston, where she was playing, and confer
with her and Carl. Before leaving | wrote a
Wachtel's refusal TO sing. 1t was on account of
a paragraph published on the previous Sunday
I'VE are delighted to know that Wachtel will
sing drnoLd In William Tell in which the great
tenor, Le Franc was inimitable in the. grand
Wachtel did not sing that aria in the Ger.
man version in New York. nor intend to sing it
got a week after in baltimore. Parepa and Carl
had begged me to resume the management of
the company. l went back to- Baltimore de-
termincd to manage Wachtel with an iron
told me that WachteI had notified him that he
could not sing IN Martha" at a matinee; l
wrote him as follows:
DEAR Mr. wAcHTEI: With this I notify you that
accor ing.to your contract you must sing four times
which has been a great los. to he Infringement. as
well as to you. You can stand It. tax ng the lions
share. but the management cannot; there ore / advise
you to sing :. Martha" uext Saturday, otherwise you
Snd IN y rhe n SGn.t Of earn sna Ro @.I and atip Seuen aae SGm + pwiyi
sue you for $4,000 damages. Furth, rmore. l tell
business with me. as i do not want to have anything
more to do with you personally.
The n.orning after a young man called at my
room. Introducing himself as Mr.. Roden, u re.
porter and agent Of Wachtel. He said the great
TENOR would sing at the matinee, though suffer
III VIII u TuDluT uc u TeCtlN ou jill years
ago. We played In the week to over $4,000.
The week OF Jan. IS we played four times in
week Of Jan. Is we played four RI nights in GIN
cinnati to over $4,000. There the following
incident happened:
week the use of the Pike Opera House. and I
played IN Pittsburg instead, to avoid opposition,
against Nilsson. and he had played Nilsson that
week to $4,000: ! h! had II already advertised
Tell Friday, Position de LOngjumeau," and
matinee, Martha arrived in Cincinnati on
t MedBB srneI, IF ad 5as N / ms1 fMns sss Gnsy sn and N a.
tarily said. I'VE are coming back here next
Wednesday," l was surprised and angry. as
ton. e. me for the st favor T received BY him. 0 ipXfter
not keeping his promise. He said:
for .G 7 naSSo, bs de !, HiU UO you must nf tbps pardon Ta9 n ms.
An right" l said, but l will have a little
revenge ON YOU some time
gaze : Eed inat n night aH. four Y, a Sos Of rd The opera 'Re !,P and drew
drew 81, 500, the biggest roceipts in Cincinnati
in one night, Then ] wired Carl Rosa to al.
Rosa, Wnchtel, Santley. and Miss Phillips
grand combination, beginning April !, 1872. To
mentary season. ! succeeded in getting a SUB.
s%eriptiona Of over $3 200 a night, and his vas
the season that l had fairly beaten him.
From Cincinnati | went to Chicago, where
there was only one theatre, the Globe. left after
the disastrous fire. 1t was managed by Col.
Wood, to whom l agreed to give 30 per cent,
of the gross receipts. 1t was u bold enterprise,
but l had, great faith in Wachtel's drawing
power, as he had been doomed several weeks
ahead. The first nights receipts with III Troy
atorG" were $500; on wednesday. william
Tell" $3.600. On rriday Wachtel was hoarst
and did not sing, and l refunded over $1,000.
The Saturday matinee was over $1,000. The
people had TO cLme In carriages. and the
charges were from 81 to $40 each. II good har
vest for the liverynlcn.
Wachtel was billed to play at the Olympic
Theatre in ST. Louis the following week, and
was compelled to cancel the engagement, owing
to his hoarseness. ! returned to New York
with tho company, very much fatigued, hay
ing lost fourteen pounds of flesh. Parepa Rosa
whom l saw in Philadelphia, hardly recog
the following kind words, Now, carissimo
AMIGO, Don Diego, you 20 to rest in your coun
Try place. and as soon as you feel able 10 work
you, will prepare tho spring combination season
beginning April !, and during that time you
will draw your salary and percentage"
After n weeks rest l began to perfect the
arrangements for that notable season of Pa
repa Rosa, Wachtel, Santley. and Miss Phil