New-York tribune., 1908-05-17


better in Munich with the advantage OF beng
in what YOU NAV call q Christian town. com
pared with this. Is that correct:
" Yes. | believe so
It Is YOU can depend upon II Now. what /
want TO know IS. why YOU AMI | shpuldn. : 60
into q little business partnership. and do TINS
kind OF thing brown. aS II ought . be done
Margaret opened her handsome eyes WIDE
" Because. continued Van Iorp. - c2p-E
as If explaining a new plan q q board ot
directors We We glt the capital and the
ability between US. and there's e. demand N
New York for what | propose 70 do II VIII
i'll a want know, and that means success
and money Whv don't build q theater
together When | say theater. l mean q
first class opera house. and not q barn We Il
employ the best architects to build II. and o-
course I'll leave everything about It 70 YOU
We got q block IN New York lust about IN the
right place and It wor I take long 70 bu1lli
III give the land and put up the money Tor the
building. If YOU viii undertake the manage
ment You'll put IN any money You Ike oi
course and We'll share the prontS- Maybe
they'll he quite handsome, for We shan lease
the theater 10 other people outside Of the sea
son Well have the best talent IN Europe. and
paw for it. and the public VIII paw US back /
Wen call it the Cordova Opera. II You Ike
and You'll run it according % YOUR own ideas.
and sing or not. whenever YOU please
Are YOU in earneSt1' Margaret had some |
difficulty IN pronouncing the words clearly
He had brought up some heavy artillery IN
deed. and at the right moment Was there
ever a great soprano that did not dream OF
having the most perfect theater Of her very |
own. who could receive unmoved the OTTER
10 build one from q man that could btllli
twenty If he chose, Very rarely IN her lie /
had she been aware Of her bodily heart, but |
she could feel IT now. beating like a hammer
on anvil
I'm in earnest Van Torp answered with |
perfect calm We thought the whole thing |
over in all its aspects. Just as would rail- |
cluded t. try 1t. If YOU II help ME. because II
going 10 be a safe investment You see. Miss |
Dome. he went On slowly, there's no artist /
on the grand opera stage now that Is So We'll
equipped for the business aS YOU are m not l
tiattering YOU, either In Your own kind OF |
parts YOU simply have no rival Everybody |
says So and | suppose You wont deny II
Let's start far, now
1t would be silly to deny that L m one Of
the first Margaret admitted
That'n do, thank YOU one OF the hrSt.
and the first IS one of them, and YOU re II Be
sides YOU have before YOU what : behind most
of them. You are Young I'm not talking
about Your personal appearance. but that $
Just more item IN the assets Another bIg
one Is that You are first class musician.
whereas half these singers can only bang the
box like great laundering. overgrown school
girls Allow that
Il suppose must allow anything. laughed
Well now. I've told You. You have the
name | need, and YOU have the Voice. and the
talent, and the science. and culture | sup
pose YOU II let me say that I've got the business
ability. won't YOU The iron mouth smiled
a little grlnlv.
Rather fancy some people have wished
YOU had less
And the money Is here for / always have
blank check IN my pocket. II YOU like. Il til
1t IN. and We Il deposit II wherever YOU say III
the name OF the 'COrdovd Opera Company. |
or Madame de Cordova Rufus Van Torp \
Go. We can make out our httle agreement III
duplicate right here. on the corner of the table
and sign it And before leave here YOU
might 60 round and speak to the best singers
about an engagement III New York for a WaE-
ner festival. year from next Christmas
That's business and tins Is 4 purely business
proposition Ii YOU'D like to think II over III
go and take a little walk before dinner
Ii sounds like dream Margaret an
Swered IN Il wondering tone.
Moneys awful rclIItv Van Torp re-
marked. m tdlkIng business. and I'm
the one that Is going To put up most of the
capital. YOU IL do me the credit To- believe that
| m quite wide awake
Do YOU really really. really mean II.
She spoke almost like child