New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-14
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
SALXINI.

m, u.oo,,;o, accorded to Savini last night IN
pooth,s Tbes+re was cbarac terzed by wild enthu-
So aud m the tremendous vigor of it's sincerity
md nassiouate arl0r WAS really commensurate with
bIs colossal performance. The persouation was
Othello Il is not a new Work here and Just row.
there are no new words to he said concerning
il. some things. in. this desultory world may
be considered setted-and of them we take 10 De
the monumental power of this wonderful perform
ance. Viewed as action, it is, without doubt the
greatest piece of work that has been set upon the
stage of our time. The portrayal OF jealousy
from its inception at lagos, observe her
well with Casio" down to the maj
frenzy of abandonment to lis delITium, Is
n terrible spectacle of human passion suffering as
ever the mind of man conceived. After SalVi.'s
utterance OF the imprecation last night roi
nothing canst thou to damnatlon ADJ greater thai
that" the excitement of the audience was so great
that for several minutes the action OF the piece was
stopped AMI at the end of the great tnird act' inc
Moor was ea,lcd before the curtain no less than
four times AMID wild shouts and tumult. This was
n natural response to irresistible emotional power,
grandly exerted. II proper that the recogni-
ton OF such a vast piece % work should partake OF
its glow and sweep The ordinary adjective fails TO
convey any adequate sense Of this mighty ell ri.
Ii need not be inferred, however, that even
the widest enthusiast who exults in oavnls
action Is willing TO accept this formidable
and prodiaIou> animal a truthful reproduction OF
sLake.peares ideal Of OthcLo. Sayni Is sensual III
III, love and ierociOus in the sacrifice. aud the
whole structure of his persouation is built upon
basis of vi animal passion NJ first dormant.
then ncipenf. th n frenzed volcanic, overw helm
ing and terrible.
The exalted magnanimty of OthelIo's nature-as
written clearly out III Shakespeare's language-ls
totally swallowed up in tins iava-ike stream
Of animal rage, and the concluding act. which
,honld be q solemn and pathetic sacrifice, becomes
bloody and b,as-iv butchery. To those persons who
ike this lea, of Otae0 the performance is without
a flaw To an persons W hO can separate the man
ner of dong al act from the act itself, the
Moor of Saivini has a quality Of greatness
that begcfr, all description. His sincerity
is awful hi. -pect frghtfuily formidable MS con
duct vital with nature; his speech, even IN the
ecsacy OF dc.iTium. Informed and guided DT an I'M
neral and causummaie sense Of art luose who
noticed last night his pause before the urterance OF
Like to thr Pantic sea Us II the Ouenth mag
nation were s'ruge Ing through a brain suhased
with black blood to mud somi image broad and
terrible enou-h 10 express It's deadly purpose
saw the perfect Oh of dramatic arD lhe perform
ance ab0un.> with beauties OF this KIND. and. II
II were entirely >hak 5peaTean D. would ne tine top
Ill so representative ali thar passion can 90 WIN
the dramatic art. Tire iuterbiend'ug OF the two
laucua ses uad "a very good rilrct-prooaby because
the business aad Ihe dialogue are 50 WcA-knOWN.
The c.tSf We nave already printed.