The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-04-19

I have never before seen an Amelia"
He had Chizzola get up and translate
the remark to the whole company.
Something to be proud of, was 1T not?
But 1 was telling you of our first re-
hearsal. You may imagine that 1t was
pretty awkward, he speaking in italian
and we in English. We started out all
of us reading our parts mechanically
for you know there's nothing an old
stager detests so much as being forced
to exert himself at rehearsals-when
Salvini suddenly stopped the rehearsal.
He spoke to his agent, who said Sal
vini insisted on having the company
act The company objected, said they
could not do it. Salvini still insisted.
and at length the DIRECTORS yielded.
We then started. and The great TRACE
dian threw his soul into his work. Oh,
that Othello! There was no need of
telling US to act after that. The APP
plause that that little company gave the
tragedian during that rehearsal, | am
sure he never heard eoualed subse-
quently for genuine wild enthusiasm.
Imagine what two years of constant
acting with such master as Salyini has
done for me. Have you never seen
him? No. Then you have the feast of
your life to come. | never before or
since saw the actor who seemed to me
a CODA rather cross god-when he
was acting. His eyes are the
most marvellous orbs for expressing his
feelings. Some people think he uses
them too much, but once get under
their influence, and no one can be in
sensible to their powers. What that
man can express by his countenance,
the lights and shades he pOrtrays, 1
rerer expect to see again '-and the lady
paused in breathless enthusiasm.
"Who will support him this season."
81 don't know" somewhat mourn
fully. HE will have to get two leading
ladies, | am sure, for | believe there are
none of our actresses who can do as
did. play the two lines he needs, such as
youthful characters like Opheiia, and
heavier ones like Lady Macbeth. Kate
Forsythe, l understand, has been en-
gagged for the juveniles. He wanted me
badly, am told, but pleasant as it
would be to star with him, must con-
suit my business interests first, you
know. But 1 never shall forget
my experiences with him, nor can
1 value them highly enough
after he was gone, the critics all said
was copying him. If did SO, it was
but l can well understand
that no one. could constantly be under
the influences of his methods as i was,
without imbibing some of them"
Salvini's versions of Shakespeare,
Miss Prescott stated, are much the
same as the English, though some fine
scenes are cut from the original; two
we're carried, one Italian, the
other English. Asked as to her i'm
preston of Irving, she said she had
only seen him twice, and both those |
were in plays she had chosen,
as being those that would best show off
Miss Terry, whom she was most anxious |
TO see; her she liked extremely; like most
American professional people however
she was born in Kentucky she was not
greatly impressed by Irving.
Miss Prescott played in the famous
stock company at the California Theatre
With Barton Hill nine years ago, and
The is looking forward with much antici- |
patton to renewal of her old |
associations. Her lawsuits with |
he American News Company she
the reporter had been APP
,ealed to higher court. She has three |
leavy suits for libel against that mon |
,ply, most people are aware, for in
amous statements concerning her pri- |
rate character made in the Police Ga |
;ette,. a paper sold'by the News Company. |
Two of the verdicts have awarded her !
heavy damages. She says she will fight !
Is long as she lives, and Is confident of |
obtaining justice.