New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-05

The difference between these totals and the
statement made at the beginning Of this article is
explained by the fact that in six cases unspecihed
there were so-called double bills. Don Pasquale
and "Csvalleria Rusticana." III Barbere" and
q Pagiiacci." "CavallerIa Rusticana" and Il Pa
Elacci" were consorted three subscription dates.
II Baroiere' and the ballet ''Coppelia in Satur
day night popular performance. and the one-act
operas Of Nascagni and Leoncavallo at one OF the
charity affairs On the last subscription night
there were fragments of four operas, not even Il
PaEIisccI' being given a. whole. was 0rrone
ously recorded n this journal yesterday Financial
Is the season has been remarkably successful.
though the extraordinary record made last year
because Of the excitement over 'ParsifaP' is not
likely 10 have been reached. The attractiveness Of
WagneI's religious drama seemed 10 have complete
~ evaporated at the beginning Of the season. but
the last OF the representations showed a revival
and drew audiences which with the price Of tickets
double the ordinary, must have made il profitable
number Of the repertory-
The two lists printed above afford excellent
opportunity - observe how differently Mr.. Con-
ried gauges the tastes Of his regular subscribers
and what may De called the general public. Out Of
sixty representations given in the regular season.
only sixteen were German. thirteen Of these being
given 70 Wagner's dramas and three TO Johann
Strauss operetta Die Fledermaus-" On the other
hand. Of the performances outside OF the sub
scrlption. counting the operas as such. twentysix
out Of thirty-seven were German and Of these
twenty-six all but three we're Wagnerian. Fifteen
Itslisa operas figure IN the subscription record with
thrty-hve performances; four French. with twelve
performances: six German. with sixteen perform
anoes. Only one Of the dramas Of Wagner's Ping
Of the Nibelung' admitted to the regu-
lar list. but there we're two performances of
the entire tetralogy in the extra list. be-
SIDES On additional performance Of Die Walkire."
eight Of 'ParsifaI'' two Of ''Tannhauser" two Of
'.Lolengrin" and Two % Die Meistersinger'' II
would seem 20 be justihable 10 say that Mr. Con-
Ia sra
+lr Grau IN the latter years of his administration
Cd 80 much TO blend We shall then have two
classes Of opera pstrons-those who are votaries
Of fashion merely and those who are lovers Of the
art The line Of demarcation has not been plain
thls season but viii probably be made so next if
al subscribers are treated of class and the
taste q that class deduced from the predictions
q the ooXholders. The record shows that Mr..
Conried has been as successful as any man
sger could be in treating his subscribers with
out Partially. It is manffestly impossible TO
Present twenty-four operas In fifteen nights and
TheE omissions are made. matter what they
nay be- discomfort is bound to disclose itself
II some quarter but it is not easy to see how
there be any just complaint touching
TIE assignment Of either operas or stars" this
yssr. except from those who general grounds
have objected 70 the Inflammation Of the list and
The practical exclusion Of Wagner. Mondays sub
scriberz have had a little the best of it. but not
IEuch OF the twenty-four operas. they lost eight
VIZ Lucia d LanmermoOr.'' ''NOzze di Figaro
-Tsnnhauser'' 'T2igoletto." Tristan und Isolde
Don Pasquale.' 'Cavaileria Rusticana" and Die
Nalk1re'; the subscribers Wednesday nights
lost ten viz. ''Lucrezia Borgia,' Carmen I'll
Barb.ere," 4 Pagliacci." Faust" TN Balo in
&aschera." +Rou1eo ct Ju!iette." Don Pasquale"
"Cayaleria Rusticana" and Die Walkure"; the
Friday subscribers had forego nine viz
I1lcrezla Bcrgia." ''Trayiata." II Barbiere"
lie FlederTnaus' ''NoZze di Figaro" Tam
mUser," "Rigoletto." Tristan und Isolde"
and Die WaIkure." Last year the sub
scrioers 10 the Saturday matinees were pre-
ierred over their fellows III several respects,
ms year they had 10 miss ten operas-"Lucrezia
Sorgia." Carmen" IL Barbiere," Il Pag.iacci"
la Bohene." TN BaLo in Maschera," Lucia di
LafaTaermoor," 'Nozze Of Figaro ''Tannhauser,"
and 'CavaIlerla Rusticana" The patrons Of the
extra performances had TO get along without Don
Fssquaie. Tristan ind Isolde" "Rigoletto."
'liocoada," 'Lucrezia Borgfa," "Tosca," la
bolene," Tn BalIo IN Maschera" and "GH
tgono'u;' hut as q compensation they had the
aoAoT-lg operas which We're absent from the sub
serapion list. viz. "ParsifaI" "Fidelio," 'Das
hhe-ngold," 'Siegfried." -'Gotterdanmerung." and
He ballet ~coppelia." AS for the distribution Of
ne stars" the following table tells the tale with
ample fuiness: