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Title: An actor's notebooks, being some memories, friendships, criticisms and experiences of Frank Archer
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: Archer, Frank
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Publisher: London : S. Paul & co.
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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is a pleasing feature of the great actor. He told my brother that his father died when he was very young and left debts behind him, but Salvini worked hard, paid them off, made his way, and attained prosperity, often by very great self-denial. He was born of theatrical parents at Milan on January 1, 1830. His father, Joseph Salvini, was said to be a competent actor, and his mother was a popular actress named Guglielmina Zocchi. He became a pupil of the great Modena, who was strongly attached to him. When but fifteen the loss of both parents proved a sorrowful blow. In 1849 he took his place in the Army of Italian Independence, fought bravely, and was the recipient of several medals. When he returned to the theatre he obtained enormous success in Othello, Alfieris Saul, and Orosmano in Voltaires Zaire. In Saul it was declared that Modenas mantle had fallen on him. In France, Spain, South America, the United States, etc., etc., he secured golden opinions and golden rewards. On the occasion of the sixth
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Photo b\ 1.1.nib.11 (li (J. Weston & Son) p. 176) Juliets Portion i77 century of Dantes birthday, four great actors were toa ppear in Silvio Pellicos Francesca di Rimini. Francesca was to be Ristori; Lancelotto, Rossi; Paulo, Salvini; and Guido, Majeroni. From some cause, Rossi did not wish to act Lancelotto. Salvini at once gave up the grand role of Paulo to him, and accepted the more subordinate part in which Rossi was to have appeared. My memories of the actor are coming to a close, but a little digression will enable me to relate anincident connected with him, that like others given is possibly of more interest to myself than any one else. The Urban Club, an old literary circle, which at one time held its meetings at St. Johns Gate, Clerkenwell, and which was associated with Doctor Johnson and his employer, Cave the publisher, have been in the habit of commemorating Shakespeares birthday by anannual festival. Its chairman was, as a rule, some scholarly and intellectual man whose tastes and sy

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