The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-01-28
ADJUSTMENTS.


supported Wy his own company from
wyndham's London criterion Theatre, win appear
az Tord's opera House morrow night ana during
the week Will produce the plays which they have APP
peared for many years In England and which have kept
their name SO prominently before the comedy-lovt
public of the United Statcs since their arrival IN
this country. MIR. Wyndham personally Is known and
esteemed representative member OF the dramatic
on both sides OF the Atlantic A an actor
and manager he has everywhere made q substantial
mark, At the outset he recognized 1t as fact that
play he successfully given TO the public unless
the supporting company Is perfect In detail harmOni-
Gus In action aud devoid Of the petty ieaouses that
are so often the bauc VI theatrical organizations
Acting on this principle, he began years ago the
work ot selecting artists ot both sexes who In his
Judgment would best combine in the production Of
glveu stage effect; In othor words, who would act
together Ike clock-w work, add TO their own inte-
genco the results Of his patient training aud thus
insure the light aud shade OF dramatic expression
whether illustrated by voice OF gesture. In this he
amply succeeded. The people no chose entered
heartily into his plans. They saw before them the
opening OF fold or, so to speak, the beginning
OF q new school, and thus cooperating with him
tablished the company which has become known
everywhere In professional circles OF the best
Tor even excellence the English stage, Personally
MIR, Myndham would attract attention anywhere
whether on OF of tbs boards. Tall, straight as an
Indian - In fact, very straight that you might
drop plumb-lne from his Occput to the tendon
Achilles-wiry, fun Of motion, fair. haired blue.
eyed with frank face and q broad, generous
mouth, you would pick him out anywhere as a man
With strong and attractive Individuality. when
he speaks and acts there Is strange reminder OF the
late Ned Sothetn; the same social Outhurst
that alike attracts men and women. In
his characters he Is fun OF point and grace. No
audience loses Joke. His only fault and per-
haps that Of the rest of the company Is disposition
to speak too rapidly Tor American ears and this Is
easily conquered. When he Is ON the stage every
thing Is as lively if there dozen bOOmeranps
In motion, and when he recgates his place to some-
body else his we'll traned coadiutors ill the gap.
Motion, motion, motion, Is the rule, aud " Ii don't
mean fun It's the fault Of the plays In his selection
of the latter, however, he has been careful to ADOPT
only those which In his large experience he has found
sure to please the general public aud that Is the
sou why for SO many years they have held the stage
The school of MIR. Wyndham Is somewhat like that OF
Charles Matthews, and, although he was once n mem
Der OF Walack's company, Lester Waack him
self may well afford to take lessons from his for
mer subordinate. Naturally success has followed his
talent and his endeayors and lie is at present one OF
the wealthiest managers In England. lie is la
America only to fll time while a new theatre is being
built for him and by the way, II viii 10 ON the
American pian-and, 1t Is likely that he win return
to England with bank account that will 20 goodly
way In paying for the construction OF his new dra-
matte home As has been stated before, his support
Ing company Is very strong one Nearly all the
artists draw about the same salary, and each one Is
as willing to play In part as another Thus
there are no jealousles and In their homogenelty
consists the marvellous success that has everywhere
marked their progress In this as well as In the old
country. The following description OF the members
OF tho organization may be scanned with Interest:
Miss Rose Saker Is n handsome brunette, excels In
light comedy parts and has been with the company
six years She made her In such parts LADY
Maggie In 80 Pink Domnos, ~ Stella In " Where's
the Cat 80 and ERs In g Brighton. She first played
as a child with Nine. Celeste and Charles Kean, and
drew the attention Of MIR. Wyndham when she was
playing with MIR. Toole prior to Joining the Wyud-
ham Company Miss Mary Borke has been at the
Haymarket, tho Prince of Wales, the Court and the
Criterion Theatres playing all the principal parts In
stock company She first played In Mir. wynd-
hams company at the crystal Palace In -. She
@19 4sr Eeay hits NJ %S Sss hairy GaS
to the Of the celebrated tragediau made her first
appearance at the Adelphi with Lydia Thompson
Criterion. Miss Rose Norreys is an accomplished
singer wen as actress, and has a soprano voice
she plays Mrs.. Carter In % Brighton - and Fanny
in ,''Fourteen Days. Miss Winnings Is a bright
sparkling souhrette, and ia - The Great
Divorce Case - she made hit. She hrst
and has been with the company five years. Miss
Florence Chagreve Is pretty young actress, known
IN England as the Dublin ieauty, ~ who was in
dnced to appear on the professional boards by Mr..
Wyndham, who first saw her at amateur perform
ance In Dublin. She plays such parts as the Fiioio
In Brighton, and also Is Entrusted with RESPONSE
ble leading business, She recently played with
Charles Warner at the Adephi. MIR. Draycott is
light comedian and handsome young fellow who
alternaed with Mr.. Kendall Ia 1.-THE Squire at the
st. James Theatre. Mr., Hamilton Ashley plays &C.
centric comedy, and has long held leading position
Wyndham for seven years. MIR Blakely plays the old
men, and has since his connection with the Critic
ron, been successful in all his various roles. He has
been nearly four years with the company. Mr.. Gid
dens plays eccentric comedy, and is most versatile
actor In musical OF speaking comedies. lie paints
wei as he acts ana Is altogether very talented. lie
rejoinedhis old manager, Mr.. Wyndham. about Ave
years since. Mr.. Teesdae plays heavy and char
acter parts, and has made success in ''ours, ~
1.-The Lancers, ~ etc. lie has played leading PARTS
at the haymarket with Mrs. Bancroft, and at the
James with Mrs. Kendall He has been with Mr..
Wyndham five years. Mr.. DAILY has such sentiment
tai parts as are occasionally found in Criterion plays
He |, 3 has played at the Princess Theatre in
years ago. Mr.. Saker Is character and low comedy
actor, who has been with Mr.. Wyndham for five
years. He played in "Crutch and Toothpick, - and
aferward, at the Criterion Mr. Garter In ~ Brigh-
ton, - and the Jdfter In g Fourteen Days. ~
With pleasure mixed with regret we have
to announce the farewell appearance in Washington
OF the greatest Of living tragic actors, Tommaso
Salvni, who opens Tomorrow evening at the Nationa
Theatre, to play only four times. Most habitues
the theatre accustomed in witnessing the rendition
of the grandeSt tragic role by actors of the first
rank u popular estimation, TO have constantly present
in the mind the feeling that there is lack of COM
pleteness in the representation, that Garrick or
Kean may in his day have surpassed In power and
tragic intensity the modern artist, whose efforts, how
commendable stil fall short of the mental ideal
of the auditor. Salvini alone among all the actors
by the present generation absorbs the entire
attention and convinces that In his greatest
actor was ever greater. When audience has
eyes for nothing but the progress the absorbing
events, Of which OtheltO or Conrad Is the central
figure, there is, instead of the sense of shortening
of which we have spoken, feeling that the whole of
tIaYed before our eyes. In Salvn's grand imper-
sOnatons the mechanism OF the artist Is forgotten.
1t requires effort for to observe the appropriate
by which such absorbing effects are produced
Whenever forget that critics entirely
carried away by the overmasterng MUS Of the man.
combined with the subtest Skin OF the actOrtat per-
fectonOi art which conceas the by which effects
are produced, SO that every gesture tone seem
TO be the spontaneous outburst of the situation. We
are carried awayby real struggle real passions
troll senses. Salviui' natural endowments are of
the most Imposing kind. His appearance upon
fh4 10 ms lia 10 oil
and capable OF a great variety OF expression. Joined
TO this lie has the hstrOnic instinct of his race
thoroughly trained In the finest and COmpletest his
trionic school that now exists. His acting, then,
whom subjected to analysis exhibits technical skill OF
the highest order. one OF Its greatest charms
| Is his exquisite management OF his voice.
'When study part, - said this great actor In n
recent Interview, - read 1t aloud, Judge the III
Elections myself and find out whether they will reach
the audience. | have studied this carefully that
my voice is audible TO the uttermOst end of the largest
theatre in the world, the Politeama Whore
Emanucle, at Florence, 1t holds :, 900 persons In
the last act OF MOrte Cyc my signs are heard all
over the house. The secret of my being able to throw
my voice to great distance IN subdued passages Is
proper infection. In Italy they make the
word even when only murmur It, as at the end OF
/ 'MOrte Cvile' the words 'nObIl uOmO poyera
donna, generosi cuori are only half uttered the
sound remains in my throat, yet they distinctly
heard. have complete control of my voice; am
master of my throat salyini also said: ''My
teacher in dramatic art was the great GusavO
MOdena. took lessons of him for two years; that Is,
played In the company and listened to his sug-
questions at rehearsal. He very severe. Once
at Milan was playing DdCid in Alheri's saul
The public called me before the curtain several times,
but when II was all over TO my dismay he came to
me and whispered: Thou hast played like a dog
/ Tonight That was In lsii. sixteen years
/ later, In 1880, we met at Naples where freedom
was recent arrival with Garibaldi aud the red
shirts. Modena and his wife came To dine with me.
/ Daring the dinner asked him to come and see me
! play, that / might profit by his suggestions. He
| was silent for moment. Then he said; = have
| seen thee play, both In Hamlet'' and In
/ "Saul. ~ Salvini said that at this he felt as
| II some one had poured a glass Of Ice water
down his back, but at last hg plucked
/ up courage to ask MOdena for his advice. 'HtHi-
let - SAID the latter, ''thOu alone Canst play. The
fourth act of Saul play better than thou but
/ In the hith the palm Is thine This is useful to
show young actors that greatness Is attained with
out good instruction and long and arduOus labor We
cannot help feeling regret that salyini has dropped
from his reperOry what Lsed 10 he his greatest role
probably from confusing 1t with the inferior play OF
the same name acted by Forrest persisted In letting
II be played 10 empty benches while they crowded to
see OthelO. - We refer, Of course, to the GLIdid-
tor, In which the play was worthy Of the actor, and
which afforded sayini opportunity to display his
/ full powers. The plays 10 DO given this week are
sufficiently Interesting, since OthellO' ~ Is given
twice. while We see salylni IN two plays In which he
las never before appeared here King Lsdr, and as
/ rnHJdd In ''1be Outlaw Ola MOrte CiYlle.) OF
/ this last persOnatOu the New York Herlh said;
generation IL Will be dinCult TO find one which
can he set above salylnl's COnrdd and few which
| approach II. GiacOmetti s heavy play la MOrte
I tiYe, contains a wonderful study In the flesh
/ In tie part Of the escaped prisoner, CoHfdd.
/ Its sorrow Is never lifted, but, the contrary