The evening world., 1890-07-15
SUMNER STAGE GOSSIP.
The Woes of a Manager With a
Real Prima Donna.
why John r.. Rogers is Missed From
the Rialto.

Sig. De vivo says that in October he
will start out with the Alhaiza operatic
Concert Company, which will be the
best on the road. sans bldgue." Says De
Vivo, Mime. Alma Alhaiza is q magnifi-
cent bravura singer, who has had sue
cessful career, having sung in French and
Italian opera in Paris, Brussels, Bar
celons, Naples, South and Central
America, Mexico and Havana. She is a
pretty woman, modest and-thank heaven
has sweet character, and mono of the
caprices of prime donne. l have engaged
Don Aurelin Ceruelos, a young Spanish
composer and pianist, and am negotiat-
ing with q contralto, q tenor and q bari
tone"
that the tour of Sig. Giovanni Emanuel,
under his management, is postponed for
year. "A prima donna il enough for
any manager to pilot" he remarks.
she will require all my time and stten-
ton, though have had less trouble with
my singers than any other improsario.
Still. as 1 say, n prima donna is enough
for any manager" She is, signor, she is.
Sometimes she may even prove to be too
much. Such cases are known.
Marcus Mayer was in the city yesterday.
He has just returned from San Francisco,
and he drew crowd uptown. Mr.. Mayer
is always chatty and newsy and entertain
ing. He swears that John B. Coleman
will be the Democratic nominee for Gov
ernor in California. That amt exactly
theatrical, but Mr.. Mayer. in his airy
flights. is occasionally waited into poll
tics. so to speak. He sails for Europe to-
morrow on the City of New York to see
Sarah Bernhardt and Agnes Huntingdon.
Miss Ffolliott Paget-who really ought
not to be allowed to monopoliZe all the
consonnnts-is now in London buying n
few overskirts and things to wear in
" Aunt Jack" She will play the part on
the road created by Mrs. Agnes Booth,
who is great on the overskirt question.
Miss Paget returns to America next
month. She has new play that she will
present here in the spring. For the bene-
fit of those who are cruel enough not to
remember Miss Paget, 1t may be said
that she is the lady who did such excel
lent work here with Charles Wyndham
last season.
Lewis Morrison will probably present
his Faust" at Eiblos next week: like
wise at other combination houses in the
city.
Theatrical people miss John r. Rogers's
footstep on the stair-or. rather, on the
Rialto. since his return from Europe
his friends have not even caughta glimpse
of him. The fact Of the matter is that
Mr.. Rogers is deyoting himself to John
street and his diamond business. 1t In
unkind, and il is distressing. but diamonds
are, diamonds, you know. They need
looking after.
Miss Lillian Lewis, who will be re-
membered as the lady who took a pet
alligator to Europe. only to see ii breathe
it's last on the horrible ocean steamer, Is
rapidly resuming her normal condition,
though her sad bereavement can scarcely
be forgotten. She has been reciting i'll
London. and according TO Max Clayton
has made hit, IN. BIT is but fair to
say that Mr.. Clayton is her manager.
That will not necessarily interfere with
the hit.
William Gillette is staying at Mrs.
Agnes Booths hotel at Manchester-by-
the-Sea, and is rapidly recovering.
Several lissome graduates from the
Casino applied 10 Thomas Stowawdy"
DAVIS for positions in THE Hustler"
Said Mr.. Davis: Not an applicant had
ever been in the chorus all had been
understudies. There are no chorus girls
at the Casino"
Atthe Hollis Street Theatre, Boston. Aug.
IL, will be presented q new play bv Fred
Stinson, called "A Divided House." 1t
is said to deal with tragedies of the heart
rather than of the field, i'll which it will,
therefore, excel many efforts that are not
war plays. In the cast will be William Il.
Owen. Maude Banks, Il. l.. Coleman,
Robert Taber. Charles Bradshaw. Sarah
Holmes, Oliver Paul aud a number of