The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-01
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nj the Metropolitan Yesterday.
Tho Red Band of San Severe did NOT play
at the Metropolitan Opera House last nighA 4
good-sized audience was In the theatre, aSd
shortly after 8 O'Clock. whom neither Sig. Bor-
rentino nor his musicians had arrived, MAX
Hfrsch, leading Carl Rosenfcld, stepped on the
stage and announced that there would b no
concert, owing to a disagreement between the
band and its managers, the Messrs. Rosenfeld-
Then MIR. Hirsch went around TO the box once
and added several moro gray hairs to his pre-
mature supply in tue effort to zee that the
audience got its money back. This proceed-
ing lasted several hours, and IL was after 10
O'Clock before the audience had been dismissed.
The refusal of the band to play was the re-
suit Of a series of di~sagreements which began
tho day after the Italians made their first ap-
poarance here. They demanded more pay, ana
1t was said that they had finally been able 70
come to an understanding with the Rosen-
fields. This continued for awhile, but last
week there was moro trouble. which reasoned
Its elimination late yesterday afternoon. BIZ.
sorrcntino, while the audience was getting
its money back, was at the Normandie Hotel
across the street, and his lawyer A. T. Astarita
gave this account of the trouble:
When tho band arrived here" no said,
every man was to receive 81 Q day. Out OF
this 20 cents was taken TO pay for $1,000 al
vanced by Mr.. Rosenfeld before the men left
San Severe, and also an amount was deduoteu
to pay for their new uniforms. They had been
told that board. could be had for 40 ,cents .
day. Instead OF that, the cheapest to DO found
cost 81 q day. With these deductions rom
their pay and the expense, of living, only 20
cents n day was left TO each man. Mr.: Hoson,
i BEEN. Sq PAYING hHs' under rdls ESs old %Idi'1 cscntrset Si4a a
HE volunteered to increase that to S175,
which gave to every man go cents moro. ~
was agreed last week that q new contract
signed on Saturday, but we found that it con-
tained q clause giving the Rosenfelds permie-
1t also said that the men need not be paid II
concerts were not given. In addition to that
is too much. They are not able to play so fire.
qucntly and they were assured by Mr.: Rosen-
field abroad that only twi,e a week would u a tt
they are compelled to play in one town in tho
afternoon and in another at night.
they were not assured that the one weeks
notice clause would be omitted. Signor Sorren.
but ut could not persuade his musicians to- The
original contract, which was drawn up in Italy,
was signed BY Signor Sorrentino and not by the
It. What viii be done is not yet known"
Carl Rosenfcld said that the failure of the
band to give tho concert advertised last night
was wholly due to the action of the leader, who
had his music and uniforms removed from the
Metropolitan Opera House during the day.
Rosenfeld said, "and engaged It for an Ameri.
can tour. Already we have spent $2o: 600 to
night to Director sorrentino and l pay 8 per
cent. OF the gross receipts to the German agent.
The band costs, without the cost of the theatres,
g., soO.a week. The members have to send
money back to Italy to a society Of which ! !
founded the band several ycars~ago, and Scr
rcntino. the leader. Is a member Of It. 1t was
after hearing Of this that we decided to make
with this the band seemed more than
pleased. as it moro than made up for the exnc
lion daily made by this so-called society. To
office last Sunday with their attorney, Mr.
A%s,urita, who speaks Italian fluently. Tit
terms Of the contract were agreed upon anc
and as it was sunday, the contract was taker
BY their attorney to he engrossed and signed
Tho, band left the following morning for tn.
road, and we were to meet on Saturday fol
were to DO considered agreed upon, and We
were to pay the increased rates.
We did pay accordingly, and instead O
on sunday, which we had this morning. Whei
they came. to our surprise they made new ant
different terms, never before mentioned. Theil
pressed his disgust with them in disregardini
the second agreement, although for over ON
cepting, their increased pay; Ono of the ney
should employ Sabatelli as an interpreter To-
them. and pay him and his wife. as an accom-
PIANIST, $75 a week, and because we would no
employ him he threatened to have the bant
I'VE have advanced the band 81. 200, o.
have spent $2o. 1000 already. Unless they
play with us and we are able to get that back
all of our money Is lost