The sun., 1873-09-12
sdIrTyT. THE TR1GEDIAy.
One Of the Most IIiustrious Actors Of the
Nineteenth Ccntury.

Tommaso Salvini's name, which Few
months ago was known to very few Of us' bids
fair soon to become a household word, al least
IN this city. The distinguished actor arrived on
Wednesday. This evening he meets numt er
OF those Of our citizens most Interested in the
art that he illustrates at the Arcadan Club, and
on Tuesday evening Of next week appears at the
Academy of Music
There is no doubt whatever that in him we are
10 flnd ono Of the most illustrious actors OF our
time. The testimony ~ those most competent
To- pass judgment upon this question is unequiy-
oca to that effect. II he could but speak to us
In our own tongue there would be nothing left
t. be desired but cyonthrough the embarrassing
medium Of a foreign tongue there II no doubt
that he will address himself powerfully to the
intelligence of his audiences. His career has
been a long and prosperous one. For moro
than twenty-five wears he has held an honorable
place in his profession. "A MilanCse by brth
he has resided during great part of his life at
Florence, and has acted in many countrics,
though, So Tar "a we are aware, this II the first
time that he aupears before AN Notwithstanding
audience. Ia spain, In France, AMI in south
America he has been received with every dem
onstrat,un oi favor and he now looks To COM
pleto in this country the circle OF his trunphs.
We t. said to be supp9rtcd 10y strong ana
well selected company. The play In which he
appears ON Tuesday IA "OthellO,' "A character
Which he interprets with fire aud Intensity
very different from the representations OF II
that most ~ our northern actors give ~. At
least this IL the opinion of that most accom-
ulished. versatile and many-sidcd man, Wilim
W. story, lawyer. poet, and sculptor. His crti-
cism upon Savtni acting In this playi so much
to the purpose that We reproduce portion.
THE tTdgt dy moves ON with an even anu con
stantly acCelrrating pace from beginning To en- !.
The quiet dignity Of the first scenes, where he
shows the gentle manness of his love and
pleads his cause the turbulent changes Of pas
sion when, stung by the poisonous insinuatiuns
OF hg ne iiTHGes I5e M alnse IS Iy a"aD5 aDd mnG amH
ncss--the plaintiVe sorrow and pathos OF hi. SUI
lering the herce savaQeness OF his attack on
iIgO when. Ia \ moment OF revulsiun he seileS
him by the throat and hinging him to the
ground. towers over him in tempest of fright
ful rage-his cruel, bitter tlunting uf Dtsd. mo-
na whoii. wrought upon 10y ldgo. he believes her
guilty and the last fearful scene before tie
murder, where he h:"s her confess her sins aad
Utay. are given with q gfiddtiun ana power COM
pared with which all English rrurcsentati"h.
stcn c''d and ARTIFICIAL Nothing Is European
matorv passion IT the East bur ni f"rth IKE
FIRE and cons umiuE noble and tortured nature
st is the Moor himself as Shakespeare drew
"In the ln,t interview with D,s'iemond. Salvi2i
Is wonderful. Like tiger weaving across his
cage, he RANGES to and iro aioni tne iurJ heat
with long strides and avoiding her approaches,
aud now turning Hereby round uron her anu
resulutipn, touched by tenderness. or goading
himself into rage, unti al last, Ike storm, hc
-cilc- her and bears her away to her death In
an this shyini never i"rHets that the Motr'
/ though maddcned hv Jealousy, acts ON ialst
] nuti, u ui justice and not II revenge.
"Aftcr tlp deed has been accom- lishcd, what
can exceed the horror 81 his ghastly face ~ hc
looks out between the curtains he gathers about
] h.n when he hears EmU. IS knock, tr the tu-
guish Hnd rcmorse uf that Wild. terrible cry a'
/ he leans over her dead body, after he knows her
/ tuunreucs the savage rage uf that sudden
scream with which he lea upon iiGJf But thi-
3. the last uuthurst of uas 'iun. ncnceturwud
/ to thr end nothing can b" more imposing tial
SalSlui's representation Of the brukcu-heart ed
Moor. He resume MS original bearing. lie T.
I calm in his resolution and dignincd ia his des-
7 u.ir Nothing remains tut death. and ne vii
die ~ becomes hts great nature. His last speech
/ is grand, simple, and calm. After these words
lt0os hy tlc throat The clcul4.lsed dvs
Aui sm.tu nm
/ he pau-cs raises himsclf TO his fu height, and
/ looks ur udiy round then kissing out, thus.
/ he suddenly draws his curved knife across lis
/ throat, and fail, backward dead.