The evening world., 1894-04-02

STAGE NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Alleged Trouble Between Patti
and Sig. Nicolini
" Rosedalc to BE Played In SIAM
ford, Where Wullack Lived.

Hints that the relations between Nine.
Patti and her husband, Sig. NiColini,
were not of the most rose-colored hue
have been thrown out right and left
since the diva's sudden and capricious
departure. \ gentleman who travelled
with he company and who has been as
ISOLATED with Nine. PATHS tours for
three years mad this to say on the sub
ject Yesterday: "Patt. Is simply eaten
up witt vanity. She no longer sings for
money or fame, but for adulation, which
Is the very breath of her life. She looks
upon herself as a queen, but although
most queens recognize a certain duty to
their subjects, Patti admits nom She
has always managed to get along ad.
mirabiy with Nicolini because he has
catered to all her vanity. But OF late
he has been neglectful. As long as his
daily cry was 'Adelina, dear Adelina,
sing to me, for your ' ice is the greatest
on earth all was smiling and festive.
She liked that. When he forgot his cue,
as he has done recently, Patti grew very
weary. He was veXed at her several
her on the first occasion and whincd: :,
'Adelina, my darling, If you do not sing,
think of the money we lose She grew
riled. and they have had many pictur-
esque disputes, once or twice on the
road she put him out of her car and
sulked with him for n long time. Patti
~ iloTe tdITlClOuS lnHn ever JUST now.
Her voice is lovely and unique, but she
has to work much harder now than she
USED to do. ! have seen her leave the
stage perfectly exhausted from her eff.
is the one object Of her life. She was
always careful. Now she has developed
an absolute mania on the subject. Her
ambition is as vigorous as ever. She
wants to sing here again In grand opera,
and just before her departure she en-
tered into negotiations, with Abbey,
Schoenel g. Grau. | do not believe
that she will appear under their man.
agement, for It is impossible TO Ge,
along with her. She will not sing IN
any cast that contains Scalchi. and her
is the most cold-blooded woman it is
possible for the liveliest imagination &c
picture"
"Rosedale'' is to be PRESENTED tonight
in Stamford, the town where Lester
Waliack used to live. and great s,res:
will be laid Upon that fact. The play
did remarkably well during its three
weeks engagement at the Star Theatre
for it attracted both the old and the
young. 1t will be very much in evidence
next season.
Reports that come from Baltimore say
that the gallant and susceptible Capt
engaged to marry a very charming .wo
man of that Maryland town. Capt. Rid
dell Is "A great admirer OF American girls
During the first season of the Kendall!
in this country he. became wildly. en-
thusiastic over Philadelphia damsels II
general.
Fanny Davenport has done a deed o.
charity to which no theatrical agent
could do justice. 1t appears that a shor'
time ago she heard that the house of
well-known old actor-who shall hi
nameless-was to be sold under a mort
gage, and she hastily wired her solicitor
to purchase the place. She did not pre-
sent it to the old fellow, but she holds
it and it will be his home, rent free. 70
the rest of his life.