The Italian Opera is, usually, the theatre in which prime
donne display their airs in more senses than one. Madame CI NTI has been contributing her share to the perplexity of the manager, by withdrawing her services from the establishment. Her engage- ment terminated last week and, thinking it indispensable to the performance of Robert le Diable that it should be renewed, she, modestly, demanded one thousand guineas for a fortnight's .per- fbnnance. Mr. MASON not being yet a candidate for Bedlam, whatever he may be before the season closes, declined this tempt- ing proposal; but, the opera being announced for Tuesday, offered her one hundred guineas for that night. This she refused; hoping that the manager was so committed by his announcement that compliance with her terms would be inevitable. Mr. MASON was firm ; and the opera was played, with the omission of the two acts in which CINTI was concerned ; and her part has since been undertaken by Mademoiselle SCHNEIDER, of whose ability to sus- tain it well she has given abundant proof. Oh! the delights of a manager's life !
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