New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-13
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Commenting On thesa ADD 81. C0nElsa 20.

Commenting on these tables Mr.. Conrisd said;
On examining these figures, you viii see that our
expenses last year for artists texcGslEe o. ~ n
excess Of those Of Mr. Grau; that We paid anG9t
about ,e GSS dU5 'f for m9sicans and $4,000
Tor railroad transportation OF the GoLlPaSo the
annual tour In the last instance the increase Is
accounted for by the great length OF IaS ba i
teen cities between New-York and the Pacific Coast,
mshIs Wfieb have ng MADE 1 With the MetrGpoI5a
Opera House carpenters and stage hanas tns {1ta,
doubled. while a considerable increase (roughly
$500 Is noticeable for similar reasons1 IN me pay
ton Of the me new ceiling. tights and stage uina
o gas hd s1 ec fge @ Per q You
VII NOTICE that there was slight Tedneslon IN ne
Iene against Thieh e. nGs5 however De set the out
bought In Europe. necesstated BY new produc-
aSa ano o fG n stage ana repairs
am GudJiss 70 which your attention vas called at
deals IN New-York than in some ether OF the
In the first place you win remember that. during
e 1Ted season f o. S59nt foSr months The anase
and indeed. Fequired-to present between thirty
given with proper costumes. properties and scenic
acceSSorles- or sundays. which, IN less crushing
PEELED, to give concerts The CHIEF artists con-
cerned IN our various productions are prevented BY
european and American ENGAGEMENTS and by other
causes from reaching this city until one or TWO
deed cannot arrive even u then Ss5 Imaene Is v i
will. the obstacles that stand in the wav of ads-
Quate renearsals OF new works-ebstacles which, in
me continental opera houses OF Europe, where six
months are often devoted to preparations for sin
gle novelty, do not exist. Another and most
formidable milling block is the present system
which obliges the management to guarantees the
chfet artists TWO or appearances each week,
having always a due regard for the absolute re-
tusal OF those artists rehea-se on the DAYS Wea
they are 10 sing "a refusal complicated in certain
instances by positive objections to rehearse on che
days previous to their appearances or to sing two
days IN succession Their. again. there the diff
Guilty or producing novelties when. IN several in
stances the great popular singers decline to study
parts IN new works unless they already in ths
repositories of the chief foreign opera houses
Mr. Conried put in 3 Plea in extenuation OF the
shortcomings in his performances The opera house
was built on tnpraeticable plan, there are IN
sufficient rooms for rehearsals. and Inadequate
storage room for scenery and properties. He ar
Eusd that financial loss bound to result II only
seven performances week were given 1T is
the eighth performance week that balances the
budget and yields a prcft' However. eight OF
even seven performances week make a sufficient
number Of ensemble performances impossible;
wherefore he suggests that hereafter new per
formances be prepared before The beginning of the
season. so that fewer viii be necessary during its
continuance Concerning the present season tbe
report said that at tolerabg close estimate the
special expenses this Qs5-'66) for stage i'm
provements and repairs. scenery. costumes prom
critics and the propeFtionate annual charge OF s4a
coo for preliminary work have amounted 10 about
S5000o, while tho average weekly expenditure will
again have reached az Irst the large sum OF about
$5l 90.
The receipts for the performances in Nev-York
and Philadelphia this season. Mr.. Conrsd said
last night, would amount 10 about 10000