Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-26

sD passion for art has entered into
li~S-csd plans. The following comment
from Now York paper gives the public
racy inside view OF the workings of
grand opera in the metropolis for 1867:
This winter win see the greatest social
tables may DO ehsnsed and Newport next
; season may have an Influx Of new inhab-
Il Is not 20 much a battle Of women's
%lts a. Il u Of millions, ana either the
would Invade II viii have to put aside
Their Their social ambitions for some time at
The real battle is between Senator W, a.
Clark and Charles M. schwab and their
the So Sn ae Sn Shs hana an and large part OF
reyed behind Clark and Sohwab are dozens
OF others OF great wealth, who for several
tnsolence OF the set that IL satisfied TO get
along without them.
Morgan win Sit In the Metropolitan, In the
center parterre box, hanked by ]. ]. Astor,
Perry Belmont Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt,
Adrian lselin and all the other old line
At about the same time, when the Man
haitian opens, and In the very center of
the grand tier that corresponds with tho
4, Clark and Charles NJ. scSwsaS and their
It il these men who are said. because OF
pique. to have made 1t possible for Oscar
signed to rival the Metropolitan.
obSnos soS * w SSn to had
visiting. Knowing this fully, the directors
always have exercised the greatest Wig
always has been suficlsnt to prevent an
invasion.
Above the parterre boxes y the Metro
poutan's grand tier where Senator Clark
found himself after he came bounding out
Of tho west 70 face the Four Hundreds cold
sl one G %s; as " we. away S the
that there i: no visiting between the two
schwab also wanted box at the opera,
but he could mot get into the sTand Yer,
years back when ne entered into conflict
with Henry G. F5!ek, There n rs IRONY Myort th
1 tSs fi tSsu sh ths Keen SGh
h In a measure, schwab has been in society.
but no distinctly has not bean a part St H.
their combined wealth Of more than $50.
10000, these two felt much the same me
Walking through Sherry's on . stormy
Thanksgiving night.
When the insurance scandals smirched
some OF the names that appear on the
Metropolitan's parterre diagram the 1--WE
:A felt 5 SaY. P Seen wh
II WAS about this time that Herr Con.
s TFsat 0s musical venture down to what h
termed q business basis" The de Reszkes
MeibG and their colleasues had given place
to new singers. good. II u true but moi
equal to those that had gone. And Their
the Metropolitan was not what 1t had
been.
The willy Hammsrstein conceived the idea
OF building his Manhattan Opera house.
After several months Mr.. Hammersteir
money out OF the house at popular price.
and he determined TO enlist the sympathy
Of some wealthy men who would subsorib,
l for boxes at such large prices that he still
/ could sell most Of the seats at pOpulai
prices. la, -,
r perfectly willing TO support the opera and
money was no object TO them. but. 4
4 best. WI" ~ ~ '''
/ II also found that some OF the artists
: with whom / had negotiated had hearS
best and they ala not care to play q
4 second-cless houses.
: $50 ! determined to have q inner opsrl
. house. inner productions and the very bes
singers singers OF q oalibre that were no
seized their opportunity. They told Ham
merstein that they would back him to tn
. limit.
: When his nrst curtain goes up tn
cash expenditure Of 100000 ana. Wit
Q him. il IL hard to see how he can fall.
But It remains 10 be seen what vii
happen to Schwab ana Clark They an
n the others who stand behind Hammsrstei
. purpose to exercise the same care owe
the list OF box holders that the Aetropoll
tan directors have done II they success
s In getting list OF names in some measur
3 equalling that OF the Metropolitan, minui
! Of course, Morgan. Mrs. Goelet and Mr.
Vanderbilt. they viii be In a position n
y following season TO stampede the Aetropoli
1, tan's partorre boz holders.
This 10 regarded a. indicating tha
, CLARK and sohwab. unless accepted b. tn