Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-12-21


Salvini, the son of Tomasso Sal7ini, the
great Italian actor, is dead.
Alexander Salvini the son Of the Ital-
ian tragedian, Tomasso Salvini, was
He went to school in Naples, Florence
and Genoa and in Switzerland, and
afterward entered a technical school
he should become me an engineer.
With this end in view he came to Ameri-
ca in 1881. with Charles Chzzola, the
manager of Rossi's American tour. He
had played in some amateur perform
ances before he left Italy, and the
stage fascinated him, so instead of look
ing for place as an engineer at once,
he went with Rossi's company for a con-
siderable part of its tour.
Then he came to New York and set
tied down to the serious study of Eng
lish. It was long time before he was
thought to speak the language well
enough to use it on the stage His first
attempt was in Miss Clara Morris
company, which was playing at the
Union Square theater, and there he
appeared in a series of matinees i'll
article A." He then spent two seasons
with Miss Margaret Mather, in whose
company he played Romeo, Orlando
Rudolph. in Leah" Claude Melnotte
and Clifford, in ''The Hunchback." All
this time he was trying hard to get rid of
fair success. In a company managed
by Shook and Collier he played in "Storm
Beaten" Lights O. London, ''The Two
Orphans" "a Celebrated Case and
''The Child Of the State" In 1885 the
elder Salvini came to America, and his
son Joined his company. playing in some
of his pieces and appearing in Romeo
and Juliet and 'The Dukes Motto" On
the "off nights
In 1886 A. M. Palmer engaged him for
his company at the Madison Square the
alter, and it was there that / won the
most of the favor that he found with the
ater-goers of New York. He played Lam
celot in Elaine" and Henry Borgfeldt
in Partners" making especial success of
the latter part. He played Baron Hart
felt in Jim, the Penman," and appeared
in some other plays.
After he had been three seasons in the
Madison Square company, his father
came again, and Alexander went on his
tour with him as stage manager, play
ing with him sometimes, and also APP
pearing on some Of the ''off nights in
''Don Caesar de Bazan," Partners and
"a Child of Naples"
After his father went back to Europe
he began his starring career. He played
for the most part in the smaller cities,
or at least not in New York for a con-
siderable length of time. He was never
conspicuously successful as a star in
where His plays were don Caesar
de Bazan." ''The Dukes Motto, "a Gel
of Naples" "Cavalleria Rusticana,''
'L'Ami Fritz" ''The Three Guards
men," ...'Zamar.. "The Students of sala-
manca" and Hamlet" He played an
engagement at the Manhattan Opera
e. iaI ha1l
in the spring of 1898. and another at
the Star theater in December of the
same year.
A short time ago Mr.. Salvini married
the leading woman of his company, Miss
Maud Dixon.
tire from the stage, he was determined
that SO long as he was not acting linn
SELF. the family name should not be rep
resented Oh the Italian stage. SO be told
his two sons, who had become ac-
tors that so long as they stayed out of
Italy they. would receive the allowance
he was willing to make them regularly
He is a rich man, said to be worth nearly
81, 100000. most Of which was made in
this country and Russia.
AS they came of age he gave to each
of his sons Il certain sum Of money, and
dition that they should act outside of
Italy. Young Alexander always played
in this country. and never tried to act
in his native land. and SO continued to
remain in his fathers good
graces, But Gustaye an older
brother. could not forego the ambition
of keeping the family name alive on the
Italian stage. He lost his first patrimony
in an effort to manage a theater. and
then, unable to act and enjoy his fathers
money at home, he went to South Amer
lea and stayed there for several years.
Last spring he went back to his own
country and played in Naples. True to
his word, his father refused to continue
the allowance he had made to him. and
without having gained any especial sue
cess as an actor, the son found himself
deprived of his income.
Alexander had always been content
to stay in this country, and his wife, who
was with him when he died, is an Amer
lean While the older Salyini was III
this country many stories were told of
his amazingly economical habits and the
accumulation of his large fortune was
never retarded by any extravagant ex-
ppnditurpS