, 1881-02-20
TONiNfASO SAI1I<I.


Tomorrow evening Salvini, the great Italian
rragedian, will begin an enlargement at Nc
VtckeTs- This engagement wiilcover Two weeks
and during thar time the nctor will appeur eight
times He will speak in Italian. His support
will speak iu English. 1t is now nearly seven
years since Salvini played in this city. In all
probability when he closes his coming engage
Eaent in this city we shall never see him again.
We need not here touch upon tho qualities that
have made his name as familiar TO our play
goers es the most famous native actor TINT ever
trpd our stage, but we will publish few facts
regarding the life Of this foreigner, who has won
such a name In this country, that cannot fail to
furnish interesting reading.
The date Of Tornmaso Salvini's birth is given
rs Jan. ], 1885; the place Of bis nativity Milan.
His father wns actor and his mother an act
ress- His lore for tho theatre wns early mani
Tested, md his father determined to allow the
youth to follow the bent of his incliuutton,
When only Il years Of age he WAS engaged In an
Italian thcarrc managed by r. Il Bon, who as
Signed MN important characters and found him
efficient In them. 'In lS4s,'' says a writer
"Salviui became pupil Of the celebrated actor
dustavo Modena, whose training bore imlnedi-
ate fruits; and III The subsequent engagements
which he obtained he acted Darid in SAUL
CARO- tn ii FIiippo.' Nemou!S In Luigi XI..'
and numerous other characters. At the
age OF Is, by the death of his father ,lts mother
having died some time previously, he was LETT
an orphan and was very poor. After rcmulnlnx
anotnef year under the tuition Of Modent. his
tfaitIlng was pronounced coMpicte. and he re-
ceiTed an engagement in the Royal Theatre,
NaPles, where he met with brilliant success.
Sracf for bis fathers death hnring impaired his
health, bis physician counsc1cl hrl TO rtsumc Il
wandering career, N which he already had had
some experience. Nlstori nj that time WIS max
inE Il tour OF the Italian cities under the 1naf1-
agcment OF Luigi Dt,incniconi, aud to hin Sal
xinl successfully applied for an engagement
ttnguishcl artist, and shared with her tho laurcIs
OF many great performances. This troupe w1s
known as the Roman company, because ii, Ger
playing there iu lS49. during the progress of the
French invasion. nnd when the city WAS besiegei
BY the forces Of Napoleon, salvini sho,,Ideret,
Patriots Wien the Roman Republic sue
sumbsd, <salyint With other patriots:
towards Florence: but. being being forbid den to to
land ct Leghort.. he proceeded to Geneva, where
be was arrested and lodged in prison. su1se-
upon bis arrival in Florence he WIS n.ain seized
ana Imprisoned. and ut last set free only upon
the condition thai he should at once leave the
session Of the Austri:,ns. he WIS banishcd from
sNi!nE, aud for IL long time thereafter he wis
Kept under rigid police surveillance, owing to |
bis attachment to tho cause OF Italian freedom
These prosecutions caused him To retire from
the stngc for time. aud he went to Florence /
where, III the home OF so'nf near relatives Of his
mother, he lived for one year Sequcstcrcd from
society aud police observation. He occupied !
BITS time by Studying OhcHo Sud, aud OrusB1d,to
in oi:lirc's =" Laitr. E1ld wfv1l tie resumed his
profession under the management Of Cesare |
OondlIli lie uule some OF tllc gveatest successes
d Bis lifcjN these roles. He subsequently, add |
q to his repcrtory the character Of Eliln in |
>Icoluis tragedy Of that n:rlr. and in it gained |
III artistic fame which sl,cc thr.>u.h,1ot Ituly |
'atyiui's reputation being now thoroughly c5-
abliehed III his nntive land, he desired TO 70
broad. and first tempted fortune iu Paris,
rance, where he pinyed in Is Zairt:.'' - Orcstc"
Saul and Othclo' ~ with marked success
Eeruruins to Italy, be pursued bis profession !
nd won the speciHl friendship ot Giacon,cttiwho |
'rotc for him tho tragedy Ut - Lu Mor1e Civile."
Il 1sS' he again retired ft1,u the srute FOR rest
nd selected Florence for his Residence. lu 1864
c rcappcased uDon tho stage in Naples under |
,e management OF l. Fiorentini, with whom b.
,ntjnued for three years. Then. buth Histnri |
I'd R0ss being IN Florence, representation Of |
srancesca di Rflnint was projected. ana to |
the cast Salyinf acted the stnGll mart
LdNct5tt0, and madcA great impression in It, |
e was pres sented by the Government OF Flor |
ice with 4 etatuet Of Dante and :: costly | I
Itch in recognition OF his services. After the
of his ensueemcnt in Naples he n:.- | i
nlzed 4 company and gave series Of per- d
FINANCES in Florence producing many new | |
,ys. among them Il Figiio deile Selve' E Ia | I
mar }, By r. Hahn. He next accepted an en- ] 7
cement with Stguor Ccle, and went for the i t