The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-08-15
SALYINI on THE STAGE.

| A correspondent of the New York Post in
terviewed Salvini at Florence the other day
partially as follows:
| "Have you ever been embarrassed because
an actor has failed to meet an engagement a
| the last minute?'
| (Disdainfully No, never"
| "Have you sometimes had comical acci
dents?'
"Numberless.
"Won't you please tell me Of some?"
"There are too many; it would take too
long"
"Can't you tell me Of just one ~
swell, one time l was playing the part of
a jealous husband. My wife lin the play
had lover who was poor, and she had sold a
part of some jewels thatyI had given her, to
lend assistance to her lover and his family. I
saw the jewels for sale, recognized them, re-
bought them, took them home and de-
manded of my wife the favor of seeing the
set that had given her. She, terror-stricken,
gave me the key Of the secretaire, where am
supposed to find the incomplete set In q
terrible excitement l 60 to open it. put the
key in the lock-it won't turn try it again;
it is still immovable; l put my strength to it ;
the key broke, the audience heard it and
recognized my difficulty. 1 must do some
thing. turn to her and say: 1t is useless,
madam, to seek the JEWELS you know, and
know, that the set is broken Behold =
showing her those that / had found. The
audience applaude1. But it is exceedingly
difficult to change the text and not make
confusion"
"When you have killed persons on the
stage, have you ever had any accidents?"
II have never seriously hurt any one else,
but have twice almost killed myself. Once
in stabbing myself was SO excited that I
forgot to simulate, and plunged the dagger
into my breast, within half an inch of my
heart. was almost dead; but with qnick
surgical aid and care my life was saved
Again, in "Zaire, after have killed her, l
give her brother the dagger wet with the
blood of Zaire, and say:
"' Porte aux items CO poignard, que mon bras
egare
plonge dams I'm sein qui dut metre sacre;
Dis-leur que j'ai dome la mort la plus affreuse,
la plus dlgne femme, a la plus ve tueuse
Don't lie ciel ait forme less innocents appas;
Dis-leur qua ses genoux j'avais mis- met etats;
Dis-leur que dams son sang cette main s'est
plongee;
Dis que je l'adorais, ct que je rai vengee!'
with the words, ct que je pai vengee
kill myself and fall. The scimitar, with which |
am supposed to stab myself, tum bles upon
he ground just as fall. This time it so fell |
hat the point stood up and I fell upon it, 1t
pierced my side, and being semicircular in
orm, not only ran into my side, but out |
gain, making two large wounds. I screamed |
With the pain, and grasped my side. The
rouse applanded. thought had killed my
elf, for the warm blood ran like wafer down
ny side"
"Are not persons afraid to act with you
Vhen you become so excited ?"
son, yes, frequently, and sometimes they
ave capso I WAC in p4rio and had an npar |
lowing audience, half of whom were English
wished to make a decided impression-to
riumph. The play was "Othello," Iago
hould drop upon one knee in such way as
D be able to fall entirely a moment later
he poor fellow who took the part of Iago
as unaccustomed to act with me, became
.ightened by my vehemence, and forgot to
neel properly, and 50 could not fall 1 told
i'm in a low tone to fall; repeated it; still
9 rem aimed unmoved was furious. With all
lose English in the house, fall be must l
aught hold of him and threw him down with !
1ch violence that he bounded. When saw I
yer him and said. "Mon ami, are you hurt?"
% answered in feeble, gasping voice, 81 )
mt rise; you must lift me-" / took hold of
IS hand with a grip of iron; he placed his r
ot against my knee, and in a moment the +
ling was done. | seemed to hurl him in l
orn across the stage. 1t had the effect of
most superhuman strength. The house :
ng with applause, and from that night 1 !
lopted that style. Poor lagos back was Y
most crushed, and for some tins he was {
nfined to his bed 0
From what you have said I should judge
u had no difficulty in imagining jealousy"
''No, indeed; it's my malady. am jeal- =
all; jealous even of child-a baby !,