The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-04
AND HARD WORK
WILL ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING Is
MADAME NAZIM0VA'S CONCLUSION

Many incorrect Biographies have
been printed of Madame Nazinova
and the following short history of her
career is said by her management to
be a correct one:
Madame Nazimova was born thirty
years ago at Yalta, in the Crimean
province of Russia, on the shores of the
Caspian sea While she was a baby
her father removed to Zurich Switzer-
land, and she remained there for ten
years. She attended the school at Zu-
rich and was thrown in association
with intellectual and literary people.
Here she learned first French and later
German, and It was not until she was II
years Of age. and had returned TO Rus
STA, that she learned her native Ian
guase. On her return home she was
sent to boarding school, and her first
dramatic experience was when she
took part in a school play called "The
GOSsipeTs." Her father opposed any
dramatic tendencies she showed and
wished her to become a musician. She
took a course in the conservatory at
Odessa, and became so proficient on
the violin that she played first violin
in the local symphony concert. Next
she persuaded her father to allow her
TO attend the conservatory of the Phil
harmonic society at Moscow. Here she
LOOK a kflEGE-EeaT course IN uTaI0dIff
training, studying acting, elocution.
dancing, pantomime and such tributa-
rles to the stage. At the close Of her
three years she received a gold medal
for proficiency, being the first pupil 20
win this medal in many years, so ex-
acting were the rules Next Nazimova
went to the Stanislav school. an insti-
tuition famous for the teaching Of tech
nique, and here she took a special
course i'm stage management. In this
school she might have entered as a
player Of important roles. the teaching
being confined to the presentation Of
plays and in their staging. but pre-
ferring TO work her way, she first ap-
peared in small parts only. This school
sent its companies into the provinces.
and for three years NaZimOva was
kept in the small towns. Finally she
was deemed proficient for big things.
She was allowed to make her first ap-
pearance in st. Petersburg. BY this
time she had acquired a repertoire of
800 plays. Next. with the Paul Or
lene plays Nazimova visited London.
Berlin and other continental capitals,
and soon she became known as one Of
the first actresses in Europe. Orlenen
desired to offer THE Chosen People"
which was received by European gov
ernments in such unfriendly style.
being termed anarchistic. that Orleneff
thought Of America. They came here.
under the patronage Of Charles Froh-
man and appeared first at q matinee
at the Herald Square theatre Nazi-
nova and her co-playsrs attracted the
literary and artistic classes, but play
ing in Russian. and being improperly
handled, they were not financially sue
cessful. All but NaZirnOva returned 10
Russia. She stayed. learned English.
appeared first under the Shubert man
agement in "Hedda Gabler" at the
Princess theatre. scored such a huge
success that a regular playhouse was
found for her. and has remained here
ever since She has decided to make
America her home.
One Of the most interesting achieve
ments in Madame NazimOva's career
was the remarkable acquisition Of
English in less than half a year. Six
months is the period said to have been
expended IN this lingudl accomplish
ment. but in reality it was less. She
recently declared that d little over four