New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-14
MINER FOR Mr.. CONRIED.
,orOS CLUB THE HOST.
y, calls attackers Of "PGrsif0p'
Malicious and Ignorant.

- ~ the "Parsffal" controversy rever-
- a. she I.9tos club last night al dinner
a. director Couried. NJ. Conried IN his
s.'' -s,ived the apparently Etin ranking
- ~ the old issues. and Incidentally paid
-.tss 10 the American public. no less than
= - American press.
.-aert that was pUnctuated by salvos OF
-. arplause Dir. Conried said IN part:
a. che honor OF az last rescuing a great
] ne-e,-R from The grasp OF a monopoly and
gss-5ng the American people tlle oi'oI '1i-'y OF
enol"tt, - that before it could be attempted Il
YOU go 10 acEt yiudictive enemies in the
Nas -+e f6 brave b-oJry epresefitauon and
sF brr through ID al have had INC sympathy
y ne American press ana we aliis 81 p.l.it-
~ -be American performances or farslial
~ besn crushing reoqke 70 lh9se leIlo-@l 5 ale
-allo..Fs ~. ei1rr~er ability 20 do justice 10 the
8 U-fV and artistic beauty o. Magners wonder
fslEork-
,-.-lnsrt musicians and musical critics
- each after his peculiar talent IN paying
-, n the new operate regime and the sue
= production 81 "ParsifaI' for the first
80 sage outside Bayreuth. The speak
-o-stion were Frank Lawrence. president
!, -. club. who acted as toastmaster' M
- G q. Haven. II. T. hrehbiel Henry
: r,,ck and W. =. Anderson Among those
=. -s-forr'ed between the courses were Lieb-
- Fslix MottI Blass. Herr DippeL Plancon
srs Ernst GOerlitz.
- 7sv-erce. the president Of the club. de-
- tbst no one thing had done more 10 ele-
-, +,is great city into its position OF a netrop-
IA. thar the opera and that while il may have
-, ,,-o5uced elsewhere with good effect IL had
- haer produced more spieudidly than ia
80. .i+r E7e said he appreciated deeply the de-
80, intelligence and courage Of Mr. Con-
rss which had MADE such results possible
So. e Haven, president OF the Opera
&c, s,-oy-es that his knowledge OF The sue
- achieved IN the last season was shared bg
obe-s and that it al consisted OF the minnie ca
-s,i-, for taking pains possessed by Ar. Con-
RED -.-s.-
ur Kr.btsel paid a tribute 20 Nr. Conried's
sobisverreut. After Sydney Resented hao
sroler Mr.. Conried made further address.
af+e- traversing certain assertions Of certain OF
she nrevfous speakers. he said that j ne cooIl
he would give twenty more performances OF
..rs-sffsI" this wear and stiu make money AS
r. was he said ne was going 20 give ten, II not
more this year. He spoke proudly q the crll-
ofs7r ultimately changing TO approval which hau
marked his efforts in the Irving Place Theatre
and declared that within ten years people would
be equally proud Of the metropolitan opera
House -.
a huge wall plaque. with q yellow harp oe-
.iq- ,irlzed hv electric lights, was the Conrled
symbol and the menu. which was In The form
IA d music portfolio, showed scenes from Par
sifal III" end view OF the Burg Theatre 10
7-evra where The future iupresario first APP
peared.
. Among the guests were Arthur Won Brlesen'
Carl Ruenz. consul general, Professor ". H.
CARPENTER Thomas Dedessewffy. Austrian Con-
SUI General RC,ert Goelet. Ernest Goerlitz, Or
I L. Seaman Gustav GrU7uer, a. T. FlncN'
George G Haven. A u. j. lard Professor ".
D. Learned. Carl Lichensteia. Henry MoTgen-
thau w H Mcintyre. II. r. winthrop and
Gustav Heurichs