Articles on dispute between Max Maretzek and James Fisk, Jr.

Fisk’s displeasure with Maretzek when he discovered that the impresario he had engaged to manage the opera bouffe company now in rehearsal at his Grand Opera House was also engaged as conductor for soprano Christine Nilsson’s concerts; leading to a fist fight on stage between the two at a rehearsal yesterday morning, leaving Maretzek with a black eye.

Article/letter to the editor from Maretzek denying reports that he received commissions or gratifications from the artists he engaged for Fisk’s troupe at the Grand Opera House.

Reporter’s difficulty in tracking down both men; separate interviews with both combatants.

Quarrel between Maretzek and Fisk, leading to a personal altercation between the two; Carlo Patti’s appointment in Maretzek’s place.