The record-union., 1897-11-21

tion at Turin, to be held next year, will
in Italy, from the earliest times to the
present. Manuscripts, editions, me-
moirs, engravings, portrait, busts, ev-
erything that relates to the theater,
will be collected, from the epoch of the
sacred drama to the present day. 1t
viii be the first exhibition of the kind
in Italy, and a veritable illustration of
theatrical art in all its forms. From
the year 1900 the comedians of Italy
have upheld the fame of representative
art, and the material to be selected
from for this exhibition is very large
At the same time, it is proposed to
give series of representations which
will show the development of the thea
ter from the earliest times. reproduc-
ing specimens of the mysteries and
sacred drama and succeeding pieces
down to the newest productions. The
best Italian actors have promised their
heartiest cooperation, likewise authors.
There will be lectures on theater art,
competition among authors, making the
exhibition most authoritative and COM
prehensive.
Nat Goodwin has decided to essay
the role of Shylock in The Merchant
of Venice" in the near future. But his
ambition does not stop at that. There
are other Shakespearean parts I should
like 20 play" he says. For example.
Richard III. / want to play the Rich
ard III. that l believe in. / don't think
he was villain, you know, and if he
was, he wasn't the sort of villain he
is usually played. Did you ever read
Abbott's Richard HIP Well, you get
it, and see if you can find any difference
in character between that Richard and
Napoleon. That is the sort of Richard
l want to play. Why, / have seen it
acted in such a way that in the very
first scene Lady Anne would have to
run him through at once 1t seems to
me that it is possible to play the role
so that the character of Richard will
create il the minds of the audience the
same doubt that he must have aroused
in Lady Anne, to make that scene pos
sible and plausible"
New York Sun: DR.. Paul GARNER Of
Paris, we'll known specialist in lunacy
has been giving some informatio about
the insane men and women who follow
celebrities about and fall in love with
them. The doctor has to send two or
three women of this sort to asylums
every month, and nothing is known of
the cases by the public. Good looking
priests, the doctor declares, are notable
marks for the attention of such fe-
males. After priests, but in a lesser
degree, come the members Of Parlia-
ment, whose names are frequently in
the newspapers, or who make good
speeches in the Chamber, the authors,
and the handsome actors. The latter,
like the priests, have often been threat
ened by jealous admirers. In some
instances, women have gone to the
theaters with loaded revolvers ready to
fire at them, but, for some reason or
other, have failed to carry out their
purpose AS to actresses, Dr. GARNER
states that their dangerous adorers are
terribly numerous Nine. Sarah Bern
hardt has some times to be watched
over very carefully. Her worshipers
secrete themselves in all sorts of places
in order to see her enter or leave her
theatar or her residence. The special de-
tectives have had to interfere on two
noted occasions in order to save the
famous actress from the bullets or the
daggers of maniacs, who resolved to