Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10
GOldOni-GreateSt Italian
DramatiSt.
His Lie Proving Again the Power Of the Italian People Admirably
Presented n Mr.. Chahed 7 aylors Biography
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The of Goldoni will be put
readers to-day through the Hearst newspapers And
thousand perhaps will great
teacher of unquesoned genius the founder
drama useful because he contributed to art because he
satrzed the foe of society and because proved
perpetual power and youth of the Italian people
To those interested in serious work book
Godon Biography written by H. G. Chathed Taylor pub
Eshed by Dufield & Co."
Italian citizens especially will be glad that the great
dramats of their nation at last properly the
lsh speaking world
Mr. Chathed Taylors carefully by Italians
proud of their nation will be kept work good
libraries
The American citizen always hurry says: Give
bare facts the outline Goldoni fe that
brilliantly and thoroughly Chatfed
Godon born early the eighteenth century died
toward the end of the century when the Revolution begun
the task OF making France into nation owned by the people The
Revolution wishing Godon the pension
stopped when the King head fell the basket sought
him and found that he dead.
From his BIRTH two hundred and Venice
his death in Paris Godons life interesting strange and
ussfully productive
Goldon blessed with ancestry containing qualities
powers intellect capacity for affection enjoyment hate and
change that be found nowhere outside of Italy.
His father wanted him to be lawyer and fora while
lawye First he had fro mschoo travelled with
srong actors and really learned something the
life
While he pracsed brlantlyhe nothing badly
he wasted his time night his friends put doing
was in reality his real work the writing of plays.
0odon in his boyhood realized what his work in life
He decided that he would give Italy serious organized drama
comparable to that possessed by the French
Before his work began, Italian dramas and were
outlines of plays and the wording left inspiration
Of the actor and of the
Godoni wrote in his lifetime three hundred plays
He possessed the power that Italians of genus
fertility of mind and unlimited energy
He contracted to write eight And one
he had failad
eight plays agreed he wrote sixteen plays the
shortcomng.
Godon is spoken of as the Italian Moliere
But there is and in comparison The
Italian stands by himself he porays life faithfully az
Molere did the life of his day his city and his people
He sarzed the foes and the exravagances of Venice
ably and effectively Moee his Preceuse satr
lied the feminine foies of his period
Godon is the giants of the Long ago he
was such Goethe Germany Votare
In France German learned have produced many deal
ing with aoldoni's contribution % worlds drama
voare with his for recognizing and greatness
at gancewheher 1t Newons graaton or Col
dons revelation of the italian mndmmediatey perceived the
power of the italian master and wrote him letters
Godon essentially light In his work hs
was man OF earnest feeling He only Italian drama
serious and earnest he tone and made nossb.
for the actor great and serious career
boy he proved his character by learning the French
language solely that he might read the plays Moere
In his old he sufficiently the
families OF LIE and his days peacefully he moved IN
from this to better eighty age lust as life
became troublesome ~
He not Moere Goethe was not Sbakssnsor. AVID
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