Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-09-07
DRAMATIC GOSSIP.
SALVINI TELLS HOW He STUDIED SHAKES
PEARE.
His King Lear a Young Man-Gsnsral News
About Popular FayOrites, and Their
Plans for the Coming Thsatri-
cal Season.

Special Correspondence ofthe Register.
New York, Sectember 5.-The cur
rent number of the Dramatic Mirror has
the following from Sa!vini:
my experience in playing with Eng
lish companies was curious. AT first l
tried the experience in private, and
chose Othello-a character | have play
ed since 1859. AS soon as | heard my
cue spoken in English | felt startled and
confused. | knew every word of the
play, and when play in my own tongue
the words come voluntarily To my lips.
But, hearing English spoken, took the
words from my mouth. did not
understand - and l forgot. Then
stopped the rehearsal and sat
for some time with my head
in my hands, thinking. | came to the
conclusion that although did not COM
prehend the words my fellow-actOrS
said nevertheless knew what they were
saying. SO, instead of listening TO their
speeches, | ought rather watch their
facial expressions and note the vocal in
donations. Then | rose and said Go on
| had solved the problem. We had little
difficulty after that"
Referring to King Lear, Salvini said
he studied the role five consecutive
years, and read every criticism on the
tragedy, before he ventured TO appear
in it,
II also studied the customs of the
period" he said, until | could feel
myself one of its people. Twas criticised
in America for making Lear too young.
Lear is, however, only seventy. | say
only seventy, because seventy in those
days, among the Anglo-SaXonS, did not
represent imbecility and decay as some
actors will have it. Lear was bold,
steady rider, and went hunting with his
court. He belonged to a stalwart, mus
cular race, whose strength endured to
the last. Lear was not a decrepit,
feeble old man."
Now that the diamond robbery ad.
has become so palpable, new scheme
has been hit upon. 1t is worked as fol-
lows: The newspapers press the button;
the public do the rest. ''(By telegraph
to the World Miss Lyceum Delsarte is
dying in the South of France. No hopes
are entertained of her recovery And
two weeks later: "MiSS Lyceum Del
sarte, having completely recovered her
health, has signed with the -
company and will play the leading
role"
Where are you going?"
HiSjags-"To get a ball"
"HisnibS-'That makes four balls,
doesn't it?"
Hisiags-"Yes."
Hisnibs-"Wen, you ought to take
your base now"
Herr Xaver Scharwenka, the pianist
and composer will commence his Amer
lean tour in this city next January, I'M
der the management of John Lavine.
The new Midland Theatre at Kansas
City reopened last week for the season
and played Katie Emmett in The Waii,
Of New York TO standing room only.
The theatre has been thoroughly over
hauled during the summer months and
is now one of the most popular in the
city.
Carmencita has achieved so much
celebrity as dancer that she is 10 &c
further afeld and give us taste OF hel
pantomimic skill. Fred Solomon ha'
written a ibretto for her called The
Dumb Girl of Seville. 1t will be d
feature at Roster and Bial's shortly.
Marie Hilforde has accepted an en-
eagement of one week to play the dual
part of mother and daughter in Kit. the
ArkanSaw Traveller, at Newark. She is
not yet signed for the season.
Efiie Shannon, the bright ingenue OF
the Lyceum company, asks Us TO deny
the report that she is engaged 10 marry
Henry Guy Carleton.
The Kendall company will sail from
England on the Germanic the 9th OF
this month. Mr.. and Mrs. Kendall and
their manager, Mr.. Riddell, will follow
on the 27th by the Etruria.
Its said that Felix MoscheleS has
been commissioned to execute por-
trait of Mary Anderson in her bridal
gown.
Ida Sollee has been engaged as lead
ing lady of The Fugitive Company,
which will open its season September
%. Miss Sollee played the part of
Madame Juno in Josephine when Rhea
appeared in that piece in San Fran
cisco last season. She also filled long
engagement in the great Metropolis
during the Western tour of that organ
iza.ion.
From a Western paper: Miss De-
Kicque, of the DeKicquc Opera Compa-
ny. bounded upon the stage, wearing
, 1;onbopous sash Of Snanrlpd nauZp. -
This rather vague description OF cos
tune is almost as shocking as that which
occurred in a wedding notice in rural
paper 1t said: The bride was ele-
gantly attred in white satin and the
groom wore a handsome Prince Albert
coat"
Jaggs-"Who is that female on the
piazza?"
Tags Gndignantly)-"That is my
wife. sir, and you will be kind enough
not to speak of her as a female.