The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-01
Madame Rist orr.


From the London News, May 10.
If the world of critics and play goers in London were
as excitabe as the corresponding world in Paris We
should anticipate kind of artistic convllsion mex
month. The Ks.ori is coming to London to carry OIL 1t
anticipa ed similar henors to those which she has
gahed IN France By bye the use Of the astns e
art, has significance which speaks strongly Tor tns
en- husasu OF continental neighbors. Gris sounds
sasfed with nothing less than Ii Grisi or La DIVA,
snd ike principle aniznates him In his designation OF
most OF his v9res mus Inc "a ,ha snn uii No.
iionic in France after years practice o. her
art in Italy, is known to the mpassioned Frenchman
only by the appeation la Risor Our appreciation OF
artists in Engl IL Ierally shown in manner rather
sod and perhaps not le,s fstterrg than that in
which the admiration of continental connoSeurs Is d.
played; and we shaI therefore drop the article and
speak Of the gifted ari,te simply ss Madame Ris:or
may give onr readers some dea Of the enthusiasm
that in the divn Of the favors sho~ered on her and
MdDe Rachel Madame Rstori now takes the hons shsre
With how much justice the English nation will soon have
an opportunity OF oecidpg-the Frensh critics have
quietly deposed Mademosele bel from her throne and
us to endeavor to foresta the OF the public in
England. Madame Rstor will appear before audience
at least capable as any in Europe Of coming to pro-
per decision her merits We shall content ourselves
with q rapid sketch Of her previous career.
She BORN in Venetian LomSardy, bat was educ.tei
in Rome, where her talents were first developed Hes
admirers fond OF assuming that It was in the long gal
eris and the vast squares Of the Eternal City crowded
with works OF genius that she first received those i'm
pulses which drove her to the study Of tbs art by
which she has acquired her fame. What amount Of
truth there may be In this assum ption 1t is dill
cult to say. There Is little doubt however, that II
not until late in life that her vocaon towards tragedy
was determined We hear, indeed that at the age OF
fourteen she appeared in the part Of francesca, in
sylvo Peco's tragedy bat we find that az sil later
period In 1870, namely she played ample paris in the
company Of commedisps attached to the court OF tn
King Sardinia In 1916 at the age o, twenty four she
msrried the Marquis Capranics del Gsio, and Sc
sequence quilted the stage. But the perfume OF the 10
cense which may had been offered up before
her auned her sense; the impulse OF the genius OF
which The conscious per peualy goadug her to
action and at the end OF repose OF two years she APP
pesrea again before public, only too glad to welcome
an old syore The occasion Of her appearance is
rious'y told II is however generally believed that the
rewy made marchonesg contrived to consult both her
alton and her benevolent feelings by consenting 10
act Tor . msnaEer in Distress ruiEed impredro. The
eTect was electrical the public voice pronounced de-
ceedly and the chioness took her pie
as the actress Adelaide Rstori hsnceforth to be
known to fame by ner maiden name.
We are afraid that this story, which. although has
been differently told is without doubt founded on trut
does away with the claims pm forward by the French
the discoyerers OF the genius OF Rstori The French
cri les ale really clever dnhng 40 filed with that
most gracefu Of all egotsms which identifies their
try with that goes against the grain to de-
prive them OF Jewel OF the crown with whch they
isuntly scorn themselves verieless there can be
= doubt that Madame Rstori had rep 1sa.iol beore
she came TO Parsthst this reputation sunicen. TO
iustfy the company o. which she the chief actress
in en- gsQng Of the largest theatres in Paris for her
FIRST appearance and that her talents alone sup
posed TO be sufficient 10 make amends for TIE shortoorn.
frgs Of an Imperfect troop Ho Fersr, the French claim
Tor the credit 0. discovering MtoIs geBug
~ aas reserved Tor the srisi;isn Of Psds," says