St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-10-15
COMPARES Municipalities
English People Are Quicker
to Appreciate Than the
Americans.
FRENCH ARE GREAT ARTISTS,
His Father the Greatest 9th
clio and Booth the Great
est Hamlet.

what one feels when enjoying nall
hours talk with him. Brilliant more
nearly expresses the impression one
gains from him of what he says OF his
art and of doings in the theatrical world
in general. The coming weeks engage
ment will be ali unusually brilliant one,
as Salvini will appear on two evenings
in roles in which st. Paul people have
never seen HIM before. Speaking or
"Rusticana" he says: ut is the most
terrific thing that one can imagine Or
that has ever been crowded into one
short act; and yet, although people may
think it impossible, it is an everyday
story in my country. That is to say.
human passions are not any different III
the land of the vendetta than they are
any place else, but people have differ
ent way of expressing them, and the
incident in the tragic story is an ordin-
ary incident in the lives of the warm
blooded Siciiians."
In comparison to this, Salvini plays
the little pastoral comedy, "Friend
Fritz" into which he says Erckmann-
Chatrian, the author, has put some OF
the most delicate touches and made it
the most ideal little comedy that has
ever been written. "rhe great trouble
with my "Rusticana," said he., sis that
while
"EverybOdy Will See 1t Once.
"they never want to see it second time.
A friend of mine, an actor. after seeing
the play. came into my dressing room.
his eyes full, and so utterly unable to
control himself. that he was obliged to
leave the theater and come to see
me afterwards at my hotel. Taken
together, the two things are the most
perfect gems. and it is no wonder that
Mascagni found an inspiration for his
'Cavaileria Rusticana' in the terrific
story of love and hate as told in. the
brief tragedy"
In "Ruy Bias" Salyini will also be
seen for the first time. and although
this is Hugos masterpiece. he says
himself that he does not delight in
playing it as he does his double bilF
And no wonder. for if work ever was
artistic, it must be in the changing from
the simple character of AZ Ami Fritz
to the terrible one i'll "Rusticana." AS
"D'Artagnan' in the Three Guards
men" Salvini has been seen great
many times, and as the story is strong
and familiar to the public. the bill will
always be a popular one.
Asked about the difference in the way
American and European audiences
show their appreciation of good work,
Mr. Salvini said: English people have
different way from Americans of
CHI uni, fh1f lynu n
latter are little slower to see good
piece of work, but French people are
extremely enthusiastic, and the Comes
die Franchise Is the greatest theater in
the world. Now. | am an Italian,
through and through, and l can say
that, because in matters of art l must
be fair. The French is all artistic race,
and in comedy this people cannot be
approached by any other. Drama they
can play, but tragedy never. Italy has
|. produced three great artists within the
century," continued the speaker, land
yet my father, who was one of these,
was acknowledged great i'll only two or
three parts.
My Country Has Produced
many actors of note. but only few that
have been acknowledged great. Justas
my fathers Othello. stands alone, so
Booths Hamlet is: an Interpretation
above all the others that have ever been
seen. or any one else may have
thought that Booths OthellO was all
that could bedesired. but the great mass
of people recognized his greatest work
in another play"
MIR. Salvini referred TO the fact that
great actors played number of parts
well, but the greatest actors seldom
nj IA w IN
perfection.
SalvinI IS devoted to comedy, and re-
terring again to the performances at the
Coincide Franchise, he said that the
performers were always chosen with
regard to artistic ability only. and not
as they are adapted to grinding out in
the way of a machine.
II am an enemy to one-part actors"
said Salvini, land to the DUNG Of every
thing else OH the machinery plan. Va
. riety is the spice of life, and, unfor-
tunately, we do not get enough or it.
1t is absolutely impossible for an actor
to throw any life into a part that he
goes through night after hight. How.
ever, that is somewhat the fault of the
managers"
In his charac eristic way. Salvini
went through the performance of show
ing how a manager with new play in
his possession looked around for ina
chine" that could 20 through with it to
the greatest perfection. ut is all wrong.
all wrong" said he, land sure pre-
ventive to any advancement in an ar
tistic way. But that is fault of the
country. Everything is done by ma
chinery, even the roast beef at the
hotels is all cooked by machinery, or at
least by the same recipe"
do dislike one night stands? They
are worse than the plague, but have to-
be put up with. and no better if one
lives in his private car. No. travelling
is bad enough, but l want to rest in a
hotel when have a chance"
Mr.. Salyini had many kind things to
say of people in the West and their
hospitality. and many other things of his
work and that of the theatrical world
in both continents. but space will not
allow of any more just now.