The evening world., 1890-07-15
SUMMER STAGE GOSSIP.
The Woes Of a Manager With a
Real Frima Donna.
why John r. Rogers Is Missed From
the Rialto.

Sig. De vivo says that in October he
will start out with the Alhaiza Operate
Concert Company, (which Will be the
best on the road. sans bidgue." Says De
vivo. Mime. Alma Alha,za is n mngnif-
cent bravura singer, who has had sue
cessful career, having sung in French and
Italian opera in Paris, Brussels, Bar
celona. Naples, South and Central
America, Mexico and Havana. She is n
pretty woman, modest and-thank heaven
has n sweet character, and none of the
caprices Of prime donne. have engaged
Don Aurelia Ceruelos, a young Spanish
composer and pianist, and am negotiat-
ing with o contralto, a tenor and bari
tone"
Sig De vivo says that he is very glad
that the tour of Sig Giovanni Emanuel,
under his management, is postponed for
year. "A prima donna is enough for
any manager TO pilot" he remarks.
she will require all my time and atten-
ton, though have had less trouble with
my singers than any other impresario.
Still. as / say, a prilna donna iS enough
for any manager" She is, signor, she is
Sometimes she may even provo 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 sneak. 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
con sonants-is now in London buying a
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 oyerskirt question.
Miss Paget returns to America next
month. She has new play that she will
present here in the spring. For the bone
nt of those who are cruel enough not to
remember Miss Paset, it 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 g Faust" at Niblo's 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 caught glimpse
of him. The fact of the matter is that
Mr.. Rogers is devoting himself to John
street and his diamond business. 1t is
unkind, and II is distressing, but diamonds
are diamonds, you know, They need
looking after.
Miss Lillian Lewis. who will be re-
embered as the lady who took q pet
alligator TO Europe, only to see 1t 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 in
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 Mt Mrs
Agnes Booths hotel at Manchester-by-
the Sea, and is rapidly recovering.
Several lissome graduates from the
Casino applied to Thomas ''Stowaway"
Davis for positions in The Hustler" :"
Said Mr. Davis: Not an applicant had
ever been in the chorus oil had been
understudies. There are no chorus girls
at the Casino"
Atthe Hollis Street Theatre Boston. Aug.
IL, will be presented new play bv Fred
Stinson, called "A Divided House." 1t
is said to deal with tragedies OF the heart
rather than of the field. iii which it will,
therefore, excel many efforts that are not
war plays. In the cast will be William i.
Owen. Maude Banks. Il. L. Coleman,
Robert Taller, Charles Bradshaw. Sarah
Holmes, Oliver Paul aud number of