, 1874-01-08

this warrants md thoro arc momonte Of hts I'm:
porsonatton which l,nrtako moro 1T tito spirit Of
revengo than Of tho Henao Of duty.
salVtni'a Othello Is au original imreraoIation.
Of tho English stage, II, indoc1 ho cyer studied
ward appearance Of tho African than
te ton, tono It down ,r to tho s,o more m oiyiltz, H
brought in contact with vonet,au life. His skin
Ia very dark and glossy Ills hair woolIy; Ills
board etuhby; his costumes and bearing Orfontal:
salvnt has personai gifts Of forn fcatnro, and
voice which oilRbo lin to adopt thoHo pocllEiAr-
itieB with safety, whore another Of leas com:
nauding stature and imposing prosonco would
bo overcome by tie accessoroB and fatl
yielim to tue protndtcoa against tho negro:
whnt no would call taino In contrast with tho
passionate naturo which your conventional
0hhe|!o brings out ut once. III theao sconos ho
is simply dlgniilca and statuesquo::, Tho CHAR
meter oyen thcn Ia picturesque, and tlie moro 30,
perhaps; because Of tho Oriental bearing aud h
language foreign to our ears. All through these
oarlior Hconcs ho preserves tho quiet grace aud
dignity pictured later In tho play when Lodoptco
- This the noble nature
Whom passion could not snate ? Whose solid Sirtua
ooaa os ness asfsa gfaas os sseo a1s =
Ellis address to the Senate, '"Most potent,
grave, and reverend 8cfgniorH," F" was made in this
vpirit. It was delivered quietly, with . cloak
thrown over one arm; remarkable indeed for
intonsity Of manner, but entirely devoid Of any
effort at oratory. Up to tho fourth not tllero is
nothing except tho skin and garments to botray
roue tS St ae andor tho % devs owl @ iago
oxcopt aB he hung upon tho lips OF Desdenaona
Whenever she spoke with love TINT was almost
| loer,-B look as might come from
sayage Moor who worahiped and possessed
| fur maid. ,..
| Tho acting, az tho audience expected 1t, began
with tho Interview with Iag0 in tho last Bcone OF
| the third act only an earacat Of which had boen
given in occasional glimpBoB before. After un-
roae gradually to tho full sonso Of the dishonor
which tho troaehorous Ancient was putting upon
! him, and, In very paroxysm Of rage, seized
| Idgo, hurled lin to the ground and almost
himself. There was 4 suldonncas, dosporate-
moss, rage, and sayagery about this onslaught.
| which seized tho audience ns III tue grasp Of q
strong hand and held it. amazed and stupehed.
until tho reaction came Which passed to the
very depths Of detection and humiliation. From
this tiino on, the interest did not lag. Sal-
yiui, having nurscd mid saved Lis strength,
now had all Of it at hla command to uao Ut in
torvals all through the systematic torturo
through which ho passed till the tragedy came.
His facial expression added gront force to his
| muscular frame and brnwny strength. uc
showed his toeth in Ills rage, glared dcrcely out
of hfs eyes, distorted ha face IN pain, wrthod in
hia agony, paced tho floor like cagod, animal !
md, though on dangerous ground tue while,
bordering always upon tho prccipsce Of tho ridic-
ulous, Ills audience Rcarcely felt tho angges-
tion. Ho preserved the scope where Othollo
strikes Desdemond in presence. OF othors,Ia1l
not retain. He worked up the savage revenge
into frightful climax when he seized
Desdemona BY the hair and dragged her
to her , couch. Though the tue s,traanEllng ,a !, i
too graphically. pictured, aud the .doath.gnrglo
when Emilia had exposed hls villainy, was as II
tiger bud sprung upon his prey. After this
though tho interval waa short for big own doatia-
acene The. closing speech was delivered with
varied emotion, and, at tho last, 0thello drew
his curved sword suddenly, cut luis throat. and
foil to tic ground in the throes Of death, which
tho dropping OF tho curtain opportunoly cut oil
Tho latoncas Of tho hour ut which the perform
ance closcd-nearly neutrality-suspicious. INV OK
| signora Piamonti'a Desden,ona was charming
| niece Of acting. Sig. A. Salvini'a IaJ0 was as
unconventional as Lib brother's 0lte|io, but not
nearly 90 happy In Lis departure from tho tradi-
wcro woll-actod, md the company has all I'd
mirable training which renders its performances
smooth and harmonious.
salvini appears tomorrow night in t La Morte
Clv1le," which ho regards as his ,greatest part
and which affords m opportunity for intonBt
dramatic action.
The sale of season tickots for the grand 1tal-
ian opera begins this morning at Bauer'B musit
store, under tho Palmer House. They can bt
purchased for the entire ton nights or for tht
first or last i've nights Tie sale Of single tick
cts will begin tomorrow morning., The roper
toire will BIO az follows fur the first rcek;
Monday" Lucia li Ilammcrmoor." Miss Nilsson
Capoul, Del ruente .... -.
Tneaday-" Martha" Torrinni, campunini, Cary
Del pneuto.
wednesday," The Huguenots." Nilsson, Mareai
Thnrsday-" sngnon." Nilsson, TorrianA Cary
Caroul, Scolara.
Friday" Ernant.n
Saturday alatuee-" Faust"
For tho second week:
Monday" Troyasore." Nilsson, Cary, campanin
Del Pueute,
Wednesday," Faust" Nilsson.
| Thursday-'' Don Giovanni" Nilsson.
friday Aida repeated.
Saturday 1Iatinee-a Mignon." Nilsson.
It will be seen that the great opera Of ther
all is "The Hugnenots,h in which three T'7n
cial. spoaking Of the performance thcro, says
Tho g.oomy aud tragic traits Of the music OF "
uuguenots are salient in each Of tho ars and the
!, rugged outlines Of tie composition. The action
rn often exciting, and in the great fourth net It
suVcrby ntorny AsadHlne Nilsson appeartd M pafe'
t,ng. role IN which Ahe AaS not been seen In Amer!t
until this reasou. 6ho has studied it with claracterf
tic seIsity, and renders Il with impassionea earues
ness uud po&tio delicacy. Tho most thrilling sceno
the olel IL tho interview between Fafetia aud Nto
III the fourth act, where thoy view the massacre fro'
Into The hopeless danger ot thu terible contest Nil
and Ca1apanini Wed with each other III investti
1 this er,sode with all rhe subln'ity Of eonH and
lralntic passion and they accomplished 1t 10 clear
That they vera houored, l,avs aad, with tri1
recall. Tho referred to Is singular!y but ah
fully confused III emotion. Though Valentino ii IL
wife Of De .Sepers, che finds 1t 'lnpoBsibe to III
ltaouls lito from The mob, except by confebhng h
a pecret lave for him. Overcome by this ayowal. loV
for tho n.onlcnt staya Raouts desperate rcao!utio
IL and o breathca forth reciprocal tcnderneas III II
o beautiful nrfa Stguor Campanini suddenly struck
will cast. startling tue AuliRT