Salvini
TOMMASO, an Italian tragedian; born in Milan, Jan. 1, 1830.
His father and mother were both actors; he was trained under Modena, a distinguished player; and became well known as a member of Ristori's company. In 1849 he fought with distinction in the revolutionary war; and returning to the stage played with eminent success as Edipus in a play written for Salvini by Nicolini, and as Saul in Alfieri's drama. In Paris he played in these, in Racine's plays, and as Shakespeare's Othello the part with which he is identified in the minds of English playgoers. He scored successes in Brussels and Madrid, and visited the United States in 1874, England in 1875, with as great éclat. But after another visit to the United States in 1890, he retired from the stage to enjoy a life of earned leisure in his villa near Florence. Among his most striking parts were-besides Othello-Hamlet, Macbeth, and Lear. He died in 1916.
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