1. Tommaso Salvini's father was involved in the Bon and Berlaffa Company who were presenting Goldoni's Donne Curiose, and the actor who was to play the harlequin Pasquino fell ill.
11 Facts About Tommaso Salvini
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In 1847 Tommaso Salvini joined the company of Adelaide Ristori, who was then at the beginning of her career.
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Tommaso Salvini fought in the First Italian War of Independence in 1849, but otherwise devoted his life to acting.
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Rossi, who was to play the part of Lancelotto, felt himself ill-suited to the smaller part and Tommaso Salvini, who had the grand role of Paolo, graciously exchanged with him, and made a memorable performance of it.
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Tommaso Salvini acted frequently in England, and made five visits to the United States, his first in 1873 and his last in 1889.
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Tommaso Salvini always delivered his lines in Italian while the rest of the company spoke English.
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Tommaso Salvini's acting in Othello greatly inspired the young Russian actor Constantin Stanislavski, who saw Tommaso Salvini perform in Moscow in 1882 and who would, himself, go on to become one of the most important theatre practitioners in the history of theatre.
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Stanislavski wrote that Tommaso Salvini was the "finest representative" of his own approach to acting.
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Tommaso Salvini retired from the stage in 1890, but in January 1902 took part in the celebration in Rome of Ristori's eightieth birthday.
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Tommaso Salvini published a volume entitled Ricordi, aneddoti ed impressioni.
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Tommaso Salvini made at least one recording for Zonofono in 1902 of "Il sogno" from Saul, which is listed in a recently-found contemporary Zonofono celebrity catalogue.