New-York tribune., 1922-06-29
City Suggests
Opera Move to
New Art Center
BcrolzIeimcr Wants Metro
poliian Co. to Dispose OF
All Holdings and Enlist
in Central Park Project
Cheaper Music, His Plea
Declares Otto III. Kahn Is in
Favor of Plan if Realty
Corporation Will Approve

PHILIP Bcrolzheimor. City Chamber
lain. suggested yesterday that the
Netropolitan Opera and Real Estate
Company sell its property at Thirty
ninth street and broadway and its
seven warehouses. invest the proceeds
estimated NJ Sl.5OO.OOO-in the pro-
posed S35,OOO,OOO municipal music and
AR, center at Fifty-ninih Street and
Seventh Avenue and make that It's
headquarters.
at is suggested" he said. that tho
Metropolitan Opera and Real Estate
Company should dispose Of its block
al Thirty.ninth street and its seven
warehouses ard turn the proceeds, ap-
rroximatcly Sl.500.000. over 20 the city
and move into this building intact
with It's own present organization ana
directorate.
Says Kahn Fayors Project
"The Metropolitan Opera Company
leases the building from the realty
company. the chairman % which is
Otto II. Kahn, who IS very mucn m
favor of the new movement, provided
the realty company is Wiling 10 "e-
ccpt the plan OF tho Mayor.
Possible legislation l1 necessary
permitting the present owners oil the
real estate 10 continue owning the
thirty-fyc boxes IN the new buiiains- .
I'm consideration OF the saving OF
taxes. II is suggested that the opera
company either viii lower the. prices
considerably Of the low-priecd seats
IN favor Of tho public or give mum
Der Of special operas Of the same hisn
class after the end 0i cach season 10y
the benefit Of the Board oi Education
and the people IN general Assurance
has been given that 10 the present tine
the Metropolitan Opera Company Is
not run for proat, bat that any sur
plus which has occurred from tine 70
time IS being used FOR the production
OF nov operas and scenery.
The Cify Chamberlain estimates tne
annroximate assessed valuation OF ne
Fiftv-ninfh Street site 10 from Slo,.
GOO 900 20 $1,000 600 and the cost ~
the grour Of buildings 90 from Sl''-
600 600 % $4,000 600. Ono of the sug-
gcst.ons he BE- considering be- the plac-
ing of TIE Fiity-ninth street car tracks
UWN0TENNNN4 ana AAAtt. 'A itttttF
street. into q park street between Fiith
and Eighth avenues.
Home for Ten Academies
Tho western building Of the croun'
the Chamberlain pointed out. WI be
designed % house The ten principal art
roc.stics o. New York. incorporated
under the name ri the National Acad-
cmy Association, o. which Harry w.
Wafr0us. the painter o. ptrs,4enl.
This association includes the National
Academy of Design, American Water
color Society. American Institute o.
Architects. Architectural League OF
New York. New York Water Color
C.-1. Nauonal Sculpture Society. Me-
r.-.-1i trs Soc. .f'r Society ~ bcauA-
Arts Architects, Mural Painters and
Socfefv rt illustrators.
Tho eastern building u the group,
according % the Mavor's plan. Will
combine and house MS many musical
activities "a possible Tho most im.
porfant Of these is q conservatory Of
music. Other tenants 10 be provided
t.. in this section are q band sehoo.,
the Guiimant Organ School. ,he or
carization known as Music Week,