, 1874-01-08
ADJUSTMENTS

sALy1NI IN "o1HELLo."
Had salyini opened his engagement with
"Othello," 1t would hnve been n much greater
euccess in its pccu,liary results, md. wo think,
IN an artistic way, also. It Ia an advantage not
10 be underestimated by MI actor appearing be-
fore q foreign audience when Luis audience is
familiar with the play in which lo appears. The
play OF samson" is of the Continental charac-
tcr OF tragedy, with which MI Angio-Anerican
audanco hes little sympathy ind tho light COM
edy OF ~ .'sul}iyan" e. David Gasrick y, besides
afyording little scope for tho display Of
great dramatic power, IL almost entirely conver-
sutional and, therefore. wholly unintcreasing to
those who do not understand the CONVEX
uation. But great actor III "a Otho|lo speaks
tLo language Of passion which nil audiences
understand, md III this play salvini counts
upon tho interest and sympathy Of his audience
to start with. Tho announcements Of salvi.li In
the part OF s' Otlelloh u attracted the first
crowded audience Of tho waok. There was also
manifest ntoreat which was felt at neither OF
tho previous porformaueos The patience with
which the people followed those paris Of tho
play which we're not rendered attractive by the
presence of tho contrAl figure on tho stago, WnB
rs fair an evidence Of tAoir interest as could
hayo been given, and there wpa nothing but
expectancy for tho audience during the first
three acts. After that tho actor gave traa scope
10 Ills power, mud 1t waa with received grenter
enthusiasm than Chicago audiences usually dis.
play. He wRn called before tho curtain several
tlmeH and greeted with ohaorR aa well as ap.
plauae.
In reviewing Salvini's portsaiture Of tho
Noor, 1t Il fur 10 take Ills own conception OF the
part III basis, ind OF this VIC hayo definition
OF Ms own, communicated 10 q Journal pub
liahel III Nome, in which llB says: "0H.eIo loves
Desdpn,ona, aud kills har because slle ia untrue
to tile laws Of honor, aud not Tor hato Or jeal-
he believes soilod by tho unhappy Destlemona.
Ho does not inebriato himself With blood he
weers beoauBa he IL Obliged to ehea 1t, antl ia
lorfor-strucl by his crime. Il IL not hfa jeal-
ousy it Ia not ha:e, 1t is not d ferocioue iu-
pulse It is the indignation Of the honest ma1,
which impeis the Moor 10 sacrifice his love, hiA
alteration, his Worship for Desde'nonQ. 0taeiio
iH q q hero; he Ia II sou OF TINT cliValsoun aud
civilized race which ruled over 4 grsat part Ut
Europe, aud left many vestiges of It's cultura
aud moreover ~ Ae Hays, he daBcenda from
Kings" The man idoA Of this conception,-
that Of killing UesdeiHoAa from. false hotio1
Of duty and not from rago-ia supported D.
tho toxt OF :.ho play III boyoral passages, ~.
particularly in tho following, quoted by Mr. W
". Story, the American poet, who believes TN
Balyin follows tllis conception consistently
whoye 0!heIo says'
Oh wero damned icaeati all depth 4n hell
10 THU exreuity.
There aro other passages, however, In wl1ic
the savage yoa.ni.lg OF tho Moor for yongoanc
breaks out, aB whore ho Says;
Arise, hlaet vengeance. from Thy lollow coll!
Yiela W. Q lose. th} crown aud hsarEsa throne
nuould 10 strange. indeed. II aAlvlni Shout