Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-01-11
SALVATOR ROSA /:
ARARE ENovEL INFoURCuAPrERs
FRon rng GERMAN OF HoyrmAN.
CHAPTER III.
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farther, that the reader become ac-
quaInied with the famous Formica
and his theatre at the Peoples gate.
The originator Of this enterprise
was a certain Nicolo Musso, who
caused to be represented, during the
Carnival, impromptu Lanlommes.--
The location which served for the
exercise of his industry did not an
nounce a very brilliant state Of fnan-
ces there was only, in place Of box
es and orchestra, a circular gallery
which bore, on the exterior, the rep
reseBtatlon of count Colanna's arms.
the protector of Nicolo Musso. The
stage was a kind of scaffoldlng Gov
cred with boards aud ornamenlcd
with old carpets. The partitions
were decorated, 10y turns, with strips
of painted paper which represented,
according to the necessities, forest,
an apartment, or street. For seats,
the spectators had to content them
selves with hard and narrow bench
es SO that the public in the theatre
made more noise than it brought in
money. For the rest, nothing could
be seen more amusing than these
Joyous parodies, in which Nicolo
Musso was the prime mover it was
running fire, well sustained, for ep-
grams agains; al the vices. all the
detects, all the singularllies and all
that was ridiculous IN society. Ey-
cry actor gave to his part his broad
est physiognomy. But Pasquarello,
ofiicIal clown, bore off the applause
/ 10y his causlIc wltIcisms, and the orig
InalIty Of his panlomlme, which re-
produced, SO as perfectly TO deceive,
the voice, the form and the move
ments of peorle well known IN the
city. The individual who played
tins part OF critic. aud who was call
ed amongst the people Slgnor Form-
ca, was a phenomenon. There was
in his talent for mimicry snch an e.
lasticlty, his voice sometimes took
such strange infections, that one
could hardly refrain from shuddering.
} and at the same time Yield TO Tie
maddesi bursts Of laughter. al lhe
, side of his parsonage figured as ha-
bIual companion, a certain doctor
GIazlanO, whose part was played 10y
an old circus rider of Bologna, nam.
cd Mara Agll.
The fashionable society of Rome
5 did not dIsdaIn the comic represents
, tons Of Nicolo Musso. The thea
ire of the Peoples Gate was always
well filled, and Fornca's name was
IN every ones mouth. What con.
lr!buled not lItIe TO augment tie
reputation OF this place, was thal
! NlcOlo never showed himself any-
/. where out of his theatre; a verp
well kept secret concealed him, and
no one even knew exactly where tin
singular manager could be in the
: habit of going. Such was the theatre
, where the pretty Mariana wished to
go.
The best plan, then, said SALIVA
tor, IS 10 attack our enemy openly
and ! have scheme in my head, tln
execution of which must be accom-.
) plished during the passage from RI.
petta street to the iheatre.'
This project, whispered into Anto-
mos ear, made him bound with loy
and inpatlence they were about 10
: separate Mariana from her persecu-
: tor, and rudey chaslise that doctor
) Pyramid, who had taken a notion 10
throw stones into the lovers garden !
When evening came, Saivator and
Antonio each took guitar, and met
under the balcony in Ripetla street
= 10 enraSe old CapuzzI by giving To
, his pretty niece brilliant serenade.
which would be heard by the whole
neighborhood. Salvador had yerv
remarkable voice, and Antonio had
not made bad figure in duet with
, master OdoaTdo Ceccarili. From
the prelude of our impromptu iron.
badours, Si9nor rasqualo arp..a,.,,l
on the terrace, TO impose silence ON
the vagabonds who came TO disturb
his repose. But the neighbors. AT.
, tracted by the melody Of The FIRST ae.
cords that they had heard, cried out
to him, with much jeerlDg, that ZEAL
ousy alone excited his anger, and
that he might go back into his hole.
r 10 sing ialselto there at his ease. and
= bore the ears of the unfortunate Indi-
/. vidualS forced TO live aud suffer un-
der his key. Salvador and his com
panion thus passed nearly the shole
night in singing love soGgs, which
they interrupted from time TO time,
IN order TO vary the performance, by
satlracal songs against ridiculous old
Z men, OF whom Capuzzi was The most
a finished type. Mariana approached
: The window several times, aud, in
4 spite of the discontenled signsof her
}, guardian, she exchanged several
: speaking glances with her beloved
S Antonio.
=, The next day was the first day of
] Carnival. The crowd hastened to
I the promenades and pressed towards
the Peoples Gate, around Nicolo
Musso's theatre. The pretty Mari
: anna had forced Capuzzi TO keep his
rr0'nleo .,e~o~~or~o tho old