New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-08-25
CHAPTERS OF OPERA,
Continued from Third Page.

during the last sixty years! The thought is quite
House met was indeed formidable. 1t came from
the company organized by Don Francesca Marty
terpTising gentleman did not come TO New YORK
1yir3co Patfi- FRY and Maretzeh must have
thought-and incidentally to keep his singers en-
ployed during the hot and unhealthy season OF
Havana Has aiders and ebettors were James n
Iiackett and william Ntblo The former z IN ms
zion OF Falstaf was the grandfather OF the pop
may have. been excited more or less by the fact
that his wife had been Catherine Leesugg an
Rosina in an English version OF Rossinis Barber
have already taken a glance In the present chap
ter he is chiefly interesting. according TO story
succeeded in putting an end to the Astor Place
Opera House by a trick which took the bloom Of
caste on OF that a-1stocratic institution shall
let are;ze tel ths story p5es SCI, pasing now
some wears ago while i was turning over the
records OF the Grand Ducsi Theatre at Weimar
fall Of the Astor Place opera House is mentioned
Wilma the l fe nS yeas gs se4 an 1as case
one OF The principal actors in the incident in the
In April, lS17, there came 20 weimar from Vienna
gifted dog. who assisted his master in the pres
enta5icn Of play Of the melodramatic order, en-
d reor 6 f og Of uP 5c ae MONTH lie M Til. The
manager applied for the privilege Of producing his
there was danger that the patrons of the playhouse
OF Schiller and Goethe to be deprived Of the
tnestimable privilege OF seeing a dog dash out of
committed. pull bell rope to alarm the village
carry a lantern into the forest discover the muir
derer just az the psychological moment pursue him
from rock 70 rock. capture him at the last and
thus bring about the triumph OF justice But the
went with petition to Ffnlein JaEeTnann i dwhose
@ g wall S q nbrafy at ms sy
duke whose reign Schiller and Goethe made glori-
Gus Frauein Jagemann was prirna donna and
my leisure moments he called her With quite az a
pretty euphemis1n) In the former capacity she
trouble. and in the latter her influence had caused
broke the oarnes back Of his patience. Ffaule h5
Jagenann saw an opportunity to get in a blow
Charles aries augustus into eomnsnding the production
vas Twice S1 ON Apr Is and q ISL Win play
roar1ous success, OF course, and April IL Goethe
Theatre. AS for Fraulein Jageraann she event
gally got 2 title and estates as Frau Won Heygen-
And now for the story OF The Dogs of Donetti;
By Max < A us b be prees F by The
statement that after Edward Fry had made
a had the eo 81 a a GPe $50 ar Seh
AIaretzek became lessee of the house and thus re-
Inained for the years 1919 and 1889.
Bed 10 the last drop In my veins a. of course
allude to my purse and my pockeO. the doors of
the public II was my determination 10 WOO the
,Sss goocess fortune elsewhere Possibly her
and she might even set bestow upon few OF
Again. however, after my departure was the
opera house leased. But TO whom do YOU imagine
II was now abandoned by the exemplary wisdom
OF its proprfetors2
To the Identical William Niblo who had fostered
and encouraged the questionable same William
NiblO who had a theatre Cor let me give il his
name and call ft-a GARDEN within the length of
II must be granted they did not foresee which
DsaS ABOUT te happen this will scarcely nall
Hate the folly OF taking the head of a rival estab-
Is1rnenf for their tenant
This gentleman engaged the troupe Of dogs and
monkeys. then in this country under the charge Of
a certain Signor Donetti.
Their dramatic performances were offered tn the
felined and Intelligent propTietors and patrons of
nfally they protested II n vaia Then they
sued out an injunction against this eyhfhifion on
ne ground that in Ntblos lease of the premises
oilly respectable performances permitted 10 be
cause Tor this injunction Mr. Niblo called nv,
Donetu or some OF his friends who testified that
MS aforesaid dogs and monkeys had, n
e Gays. appeared before princes and Processes and
who declared under oath that the prevoi,slv men
TONED dogs and monkeys behaved behind the seenae
more quietly and respectfully MANY ITALIA,
singers This fact feel that I not called on
junction dissolved "
As a matter Of course the house lost all its nres
fge in the eyes OF the community. Shortly after
ward its contents sold. and the shelf Of tho
l.zo been given II place for theatrical
rnent by the astute Ar. William Nibio
Furthermore Nr. Mafeizek would have MS bole,,
that some year or two later the Academy of Music
and asked him what he thought OF prospects OF
TIE new enterprise, =
Why. answered the manager In his nasal
VOICE, Il suppose shall have again 10 engage DO
ssSHs oogs aoa mookevA H. E. x