Music Trade Review
Issue: 1882 Vol. 5 N. 19 - Page 4
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296
THE MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW.
O. G. :
This strange bow wow
Has made a very queer remark;
If I do not employ him he
AN OPEEA IN THEEE ACTS ANE AN ACCIDENT.
Affirms that he will bite and bark.
THE TRICK DOG AND THE ORGAN GRINDER.
May 5th, 1882.
THE COMING PATTI SEASON.
T^RED RULLMAN was found by a representa-
X
1
tive of
THE MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE RE-
VIEW the other day at the Academy of Music in
excellent humor.
"So you are willing to take $25,000 worth of
D. S. :
In a whispei*. Patti tickets in case Mapleson gets her?" was
asked.
Better employ him
"Yes, indeed," answered Mr Rullman, "and
Music TO BE FURNISHED BY J. C. FK
D.
Enter Chorus of Organ Grinders bandaged in vari- $50,000 if necessary. I would take the whole
first night at a premium if I had the chance, and
ous places.
a good number of other nights besides, if I could
take my pick. The coming Patti season under
CHOKUS:
ACT I.
Colonel Mapleson will be a great event in musical
We
have
all
been
bitten.
DOG:
Solus.
annals, my boy, and will be remembered long
DOG:
TO Dark Spirit. after you and I are forgotten. Colonel Mapleson
I am a poor abused hound,
will be compelled, from managerial pride, if from
I'll
bet
a
cent
he
will
relent.
For me no good word can be found,
no other motive, to make her season a great suc-
Kicked from my kennel—left to die
To Organ Grinder. cess. And with the auspices under which she
will appear in the Academy of Music, with ap-
Of sheer starvation, Ki, yi, yi.
Come, quickly—I your answer wait.
propriate scenery, adequate support and a tine
Slops singing and looks for a flea—
orchestra, she will unquestionably make an oper-
O. G. :
Enter Dark Spirit.
atic success unprecedented in this country."
I will employ you—pass the plate.
"Then there can be no question about the en-
DABK SPIRIT:
gagement of Patti by Mapleson?"
CHOBUS:
What means this limping doggerel?
"None whatever. I have seen the contract my-
He'll pass the plate and scoop the shekels in;
self, which has been signed by Franchi on receipt
Doo:
He pays his way in brass, but not in tin.
of the 844,000."
"What do you think will be the price of seats?"
They've turned me out to go to—well,
Accompaniment of '9th Symphony on Organs.
"Probably under $8; but if they should cost
You, may be, know the place I mean.
SLOW CUETAIN.
more they would be worth it—a good deal more
End of Act II.
D. S.:
than $10 for Patti in concert in Steinway Hall.
The seats will sell quickly enough. People do
I ought to know the place, I ween;
not hesitate to spend money for what they really
But you are lusty—why not work?
ACT. III.
want in the way of entertainment. Take my
(Organ Grinder and Dog as in previous Act: only word for it, we shall have a great season of opera
DOG:
with Patti, and New Yorkers will pay liberally to
the Dog is turning the Organ.)
I would not have you think I shirk,
enjoy it."
Mr. George Tyson was seen at his office in the
But then I cannot steal;
OBGAN GBINDER:
Fifth Avenue Hotel, and asked about the manage-
To toil I am ashamed.
Base cur, let go that handle.
ment of Patti by Colonel Mapleson.
I really feel like
DOG:
"Yes," he said, "it is true that I have agreed to
take $25,000 worth of Patti tickets in case Maple-
'Tis not a Handel—I am playing Bach.
D. S.:
Hush!
son engages her. My proposition was made un-
The place must Hot be named.
O. G.:
conditionally, and there's no danger of my being
made to pay too much, as the tickets cannot pos-
I'll pay you back when e'er I get a chance.
DOG:
sibly be held above a certain figure."
DOG:
"What do you think of your investment?"
Can you advise me what to do?
"I consider it a very safe one. Americans are
Meanwhile I'll play, and you, good sir, must
D. S.:
not afraid to spend plenty of money for first-class
dance.
entertainments, and my experience teaches me
Yes—Tricks would suit a dog like you?
O. G.:
Sadly. that the highest priced seats will sell first. You
see people here want the best of everything, and,
DOG:
'Twas I paid for that organ—sold I am.
as I say, are willing to pay for it."
The very thing—Oh, gentle spirit!
"Did you make money on your investment in
DOG:
A trick dog I will be.
the Patti season at the Germania?"
This is no organ; 'tis a journal.
I'll play my tricks from morn till sight
"Yes; I put up $1,600 a night, and only got
caught once. Then I lost three or four hundred
O. G.:
Around the big cittee-ee-ee,
dollars. Don't remember just now which opera
And you are no trick poodle, but a sham.
About the big cittee.
it was. But Patti in grand opera, with good sup-
port, in the Academy will unquestionably pay,
CHOBUS:
DOG:
and
I have no anxiety whatever about the invest-
And a trick dog he will be,
If you do not stop your infernal
ment if the Colonel gets her."
Will be
Noise, I will expose you, sir;
Around the big citee.
Now, friends or foes, which will you prefer.
COL. MAPLESON'S FUTURE.
CTJBTAIN.
T
^
H
E
Pall
Mall Gazette is responsible for the
O. G.:
Sadly.
End of 1st Act.
_L following:
Let us be friends.
"We understand that a company, under the title of
the 'Royal Italian Opera,' has been formed for the
DOG:
purpose
of combining the two Italian operas in Lon-
ACT II.
don. The company proposes to purchase from Mr.
'Tis better so; wisdom is never rash;
The Trick Dog and the Organ Grinder.
executors the Covent Garden Opera House and
I'll turn the crank for you and take the cash; Gye's
ORGAN GBINDER:
Grinding.
Floral Hall, and the lease of Her Majesty's from Mr.
Thus will we make one organ serve two ends. Mapleson. The Earl of Lathom is the Chairman of
What do you want this way;
the Directors, and Mr. Ernest Gye the Managing
Come, trickery poodle—say?
(Enter Chorus, Ballet of Organ Grinders and Evil Director, Mr. Mapleson having undertaken to give
Spirit.)
his exclusive services to the company for ten years.
DOG:
It will be seen that the company will have the entire
CHOBUS:
control of Italian opera in this country and the
I'd dance and yelp, oh, organ man,
United States. Among the operas which we believe
Fortune will favor the cheekiest purp,
And catch thy pennies in a can.
will be produced during the coming season will
And justice ne'er looks behind her;
be 'Carmen' and "Meflstofelo,' and an attempt will be
O. G. :
Then let us all smile at his measureless guile, made to give 'L'Herodiade,' Massenet's opera, which
I'll may hap get along alone.
made so great a sensation in Brussels last Decem-
And pity the organ grinder.
ber. The chief novelty of the season, however, will
DOG:
Repeat.
be the production of an opera by M. Lenepneu, a
composer hitherto unknown beyond his own small
Then will I bite thee to the bone.
DABK SPIRIT:
circle. M. Lenepneu is said to have submitted the
score of his opera, which is entitled 'Valleda,' during
O. G. :
In mud and murk
her recent stay in Paris, to Mme. Patti, who was so
That would be bad; what else canst do?
'Tis thus I work;
much struck with its originality and power as to
have expressed a wish to Mr. Gye to sustain the
When I play priest some dog plays clerk.
DOG:
principal character."
I'll growl.
[Curtain.]
Colonel Mapleson endorsed the above statement,
O. G. :
and added, that in future he would pay undivided
End of Act III.
And then?
attention to Italian opera in this country. He
stated that he had been paid a large sum for the
ACCIDENT.
DOG:
surrender of the lease of Her Majesty's Theatre,
But he turned out to be such a stupid dog that which during the coming season would be occupied
And howl.
Enter Dark Spirit. the Dark Spirit got tired of him and fired him out. by a German opera company.
D. S. :
What is the row?
Mr. Arthur Sullivan has left Cairo and is en
The latest term of the New England Conser-
route for Naples.
vatory of Music began April 17, and endb June 24.
296
THE MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW.
O. G. :
This strange bow wow
Has made a very queer remark;
If I do not employ him he
AN OPEEA IN THEEE ACTS ANE AN ACCIDENT.
Affirms that he will bite and bark.
THE TRICK DOG AND THE ORGAN GRINDER.
May 5th, 1882.
THE COMING PATTI SEASON.
T^RED RULLMAN was found by a representa-
X
1
tive of
THE MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE RE-
VIEW the other day at the Academy of Music in
excellent humor.
"So you are willing to take $25,000 worth of
D. S. :
In a whispei*. Patti tickets in case Mapleson gets her?" was
asked.
Better employ him
"Yes, indeed," answered Mr Rullman, "and
Music TO BE FURNISHED BY J. C. FK
D.
Enter Chorus of Organ Grinders bandaged in vari- $50,000 if necessary. I would take the whole
first night at a premium if I had the chance, and
ous places.
a good number of other nights besides, if I could
take my pick. The coming Patti season under
CHOKUS:
ACT I.
Colonel Mapleson will be a great event in musical
We
have
all
been
bitten.
DOG:
Solus.
annals, my boy, and will be remembered long
DOG:
TO Dark Spirit. after you and I are forgotten. Colonel Mapleson
I am a poor abused hound,
will be compelled, from managerial pride, if from
I'll
bet
a
cent
he
will
relent.
For me no good word can be found,
no other motive, to make her season a great suc-
Kicked from my kennel—left to die
To Organ Grinder. cess. And with the auspices under which she
will appear in the Academy of Music, with ap-
Of sheer starvation, Ki, yi, yi.
Come, quickly—I your answer wait.
propriate scenery, adequate support and a tine
Slops singing and looks for a flea—
orchestra, she will unquestionably make an oper-
O. G. :
Enter Dark Spirit.
atic success unprecedented in this country."
I will employ you—pass the plate.
"Then there can be no question about the en-
DABK SPIRIT:
gagement of Patti by Mapleson?"
CHOBUS:
What means this limping doggerel?
"None whatever. I have seen the contract my-
He'll pass the plate and scoop the shekels in;
self, which has been signed by Franchi on receipt
Doo:
He pays his way in brass, but not in tin.
of the 844,000."
"What do you think will be the price of seats?"
They've turned me out to go to—well,
Accompaniment of '9th Symphony on Organs.
"Probably under $8; but if they should cost
You, may be, know the place I mean.
SLOW CUETAIN.
more they would be worth it—a good deal more
End of Act II.
D. S.:
than $10 for Patti in concert in Steinway Hall.
The seats will sell quickly enough. People do
I ought to know the place, I ween;
not hesitate to spend money for what they really
But you are lusty—why not work?
ACT. III.
want in the way of entertainment. Take my
(Organ Grinder and Dog as in previous Act: only word for it, we shall have a great season of opera
DOG:
with Patti, and New Yorkers will pay liberally to
the Dog is turning the Organ.)
I would not have you think I shirk,
enjoy it."
Mr. George Tyson was seen at his office in the
But then I cannot steal;
OBGAN GBINDER:
Fifth Avenue Hotel, and asked about the manage-
To toil I am ashamed.
Base cur, let go that handle.
ment of Patti by Colonel Mapleson.
I really feel like
DOG:
"Yes," he said, "it is true that I have agreed to
take $25,000 worth of Patti tickets in case Maple-
'Tis not a Handel—I am playing Bach.
D. S.:
Hush!
son engages her. My proposition was made un-
The place must Hot be named.
O. G.:
conditionally, and there's no danger of my being
made to pay too much, as the tickets cannot pos-
I'll pay you back when e'er I get a chance.
DOG:
sibly be held above a certain figure."
DOG:
"What do you think of your investment?"
Can you advise me what to do?
"I consider it a very safe one. Americans are
Meanwhile I'll play, and you, good sir, must
D. S.:
not afraid to spend plenty of money for first-class
dance.
entertainments, and my experience teaches me
Yes—Tricks would suit a dog like you?
O. G.:
Sadly. that the highest priced seats will sell first. You
see people here want the best of everything, and,
DOG:
'Twas I paid for that organ—sold I am.
as I say, are willing to pay for it."
The very thing—Oh, gentle spirit!
"Did you make money on your investment in
DOG:
A trick dog I will be.
the Patti season at the Germania?"
This is no organ; 'tis a journal.
I'll play my tricks from morn till sight
"Yes; I put up $1,600 a night, and only got
caught once. Then I lost three or four hundred
O. G.:
Around the big cittee-ee-ee,
dollars. Don't remember just now which opera
And you are no trick poodle, but a sham.
About the big cittee.
it was. But Patti in grand opera, with good sup-
port, in the Academy will unquestionably pay,
CHOBUS:
DOG:
and
I have no anxiety whatever about the invest-
And a trick dog he will be,
If you do not stop your infernal
ment if the Colonel gets her."
Will be
Noise, I will expose you, sir;
Around the big citee.
Now, friends or foes, which will you prefer.
COL. MAPLESON'S FUTURE.
CTJBTAIN.
T
^
H
E
Pall
Mall Gazette is responsible for the
O. G.:
Sadly.
End of 1st Act.
_L following:
Let us be friends.
"We understand that a company, under the title of
the 'Royal Italian Opera,' has been formed for the
DOG:
purpose
of combining the two Italian operas in Lon-
ACT II.
don. The company proposes to purchase from Mr.
'Tis better so; wisdom is never rash;
The Trick Dog and the Organ Grinder.
executors the Covent Garden Opera House and
I'll turn the crank for you and take the cash; Gye's
ORGAN GBINDER:
Grinding.
Floral Hall, and the lease of Her Majesty's from Mr.
Thus will we make one organ serve two ends. Mapleson. The Earl of Lathom is the Chairman of
What do you want this way;
the Directors, and Mr. Ernest Gye the Managing
Come, trickery poodle—say?
(Enter Chorus, Ballet of Organ Grinders and Evil Director, Mr. Mapleson having undertaken to give
Spirit.)
his exclusive services to the company for ten years.
DOG:
It will be seen that the company will have the entire
CHOBUS:
control of Italian opera in this country and the
I'd dance and yelp, oh, organ man,
United States. Among the operas which we believe
Fortune will favor the cheekiest purp,
And catch thy pennies in a can.
will be produced during the coming season will
And justice ne'er looks behind her;
be 'Carmen' and "Meflstofelo,' and an attempt will be
O. G. :
Then let us all smile at his measureless guile, made to give 'L'Herodiade,' Massenet's opera, which
I'll may hap get along alone.
made so great a sensation in Brussels last Decem-
And pity the organ grinder.
ber. The chief novelty of the season, however, will
DOG:
Repeat.
be the production of an opera by M. Lenepneu, a
composer hitherto unknown beyond his own small
Then will I bite thee to the bone.
DABK SPIRIT:
circle. M. Lenepneu is said to have submitted the
score of his opera, which is entitled 'Valleda,' during
O. G. :
In mud and murk
her recent stay in Paris, to Mme. Patti, who was so
That would be bad; what else canst do?
'Tis thus I work;
much struck with its originality and power as to
have expressed a wish to Mr. Gye to sustain the
When I play priest some dog plays clerk.
DOG:
principal character."
I'll growl.
[Curtain.]
Colonel Mapleson endorsed the above statement,
O. G. :
and added, that in future he would pay undivided
End of Act III.
And then?
attention to Italian opera in this country. He
stated that he had been paid a large sum for the
ACCIDENT.
DOG:
surrender of the lease of Her Majesty's Theatre,
But he turned out to be such a stupid dog that which during the coming season would be occupied
And howl.
Enter Dark Spirit. the Dark Spirit got tired of him and fired him out. by a German opera company.
D. S. :
What is the row?
Mr. Arthur Sullivan has left Cairo and is en
The latest term of the New England Conser-
route for Naples.
vatory of Music began April 17, and endb June 24.
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