The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1889-10-13
A story of salvini,s STRENGTH.

"A WrlUer III Une new YORK tribune
speaking of Salvini's great physical
strength tells story Of the tragedian' 5
boyhood. While he was student at an
Italian college feud arose between the
students and the butcher boys of the
town. One night the latter made deter
mined attack on their youthful enemies
armed with their whetting steels, which
they had sharpened into formidable
weapons. In the course of the battle
which ensued Salvini and the leader Of
the butchers found themselves face to
face. The others stopped fighting to
watch this duel. Salvini, after few
passes, aimed a tremendous blow with
his clenched fist at his adversary's head
the latter at the same moment struck
forward with the murderous steel; the
weapon, needle-pointed, passed clear
through Salvinis wrist and stuck ire
movably in bone and muscle. But this
did not seem to stop the downward sweep
of the youngsters arm. The mighty fist
descended, carrying with it the steel, and
struck the butcher so terrible blow that
he was knocked senseless and had to be
carried to the hospital. The trace of the
wound can be seen in Salvini's wrist
today.
Theatrical Notes.
Loie Fuller and Minnie Maddern are
warning over the rights in Caprice, :"
London soon. Miss Madden has denied
Miss Fuller's right to play the drama, and
Miss Fuller has cabled her lawyer to sue
for libel newspaper which has too vigor-
ously attacked her action in the matter.
Lawrence Barrett made great success
of "Ganelon," produced for the first time
in Chicago last Monday. The play is of
an ultra-romantic character, and the lines
are said to possess much literary merit.
Mr. Barrett has spared no expense in
scenery and accessories.
"The Golden Widow" at Days, New
York. has been a great disappointment
Ada Rehan has done capital work in the
ton was excellent, but the piece dis
tinctly (and deservedly) failed to catch
the public.
The run of Shenandoah" at the Star
Theatre, New York, closed last night. 1t
will be transferred to Proctor's Twenty
third Street Theatre for an all winters
stay.
Clara Morris will rest in New York
October 81 to October 26, in order to pre-
pare for Helene, +" with which she opens
her engagement at the Union Square
Theatre, October 2S, where she will re-
main three weeks
Frederick Warde went from this city to
the Grand Opera House, New York,
where he plays week.
Mrs Frances Hodgson Burnett, the
authoress, whose Little Lord Fauntle-
roy' dramatiZed has given her more fame
than her many excellent novels, Is i'll at
her residence in East Grinstead, London,
England. She is suffering from shock
caused by the overturning. of her pony
trap while driving. October 6.
Tom Kari, the tenor, has returned from
England.
Nine. Belle Cole, lady who began her
public career by singing as glee and
madrigal society's soloist at benefit con-
cert in Elizabeth, and who afterwards be-
came a great favorite there, is now win
ming laureis at the Covent Garden, Lon
don.
Messenger calls his revised Tourists" a
Detachable, Dithyrambic. advertisement
in three acts This is calling the piece
hard names, despite which it had very
prosperous little run in Brooklyn last
week, and will, no doubt, do well in New
York next November.
Fritz" Emmett is said to have made
an offer of $250,0O0 for the Academy of
Music in Buffalo.
Lolita has won her law suit against the
st. Paul Opera House Company. She
made an offer to buy the house and put
up S., 900 forfeit-money. A contract was
drawn up and signed between her and
the company, represented by the treas
urer and secretary. Then Lolita backed
out and wanted her forfeit. The
company kicked and Lolita sued. When
the suit came TO trial it was discovered
that the Opera House Company had re-
fused to ratify the action of the
treasurer and secretary, at q meet
ing held prior to Lotta's withdrawal At
a subsequent meeting they had changed
their minds, but the court held that there
was no contract because the action OF the
signers was not ratified In time.
Rnmor has IL that Amelia Summerville
Will lenve America October 10 for Lon
don, where she will appear at the Gaiety