The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-04-05
RiSfOri.

The following biographical account of this
lady will prove interesting:
Adelaide Ristori, Marchioness Capranica
del Grillo, was born at Civita di Friuli in
1926. Her parents were poor, and belonged
to the Cavcchi troupe-a company oftravel-
ing comedians. Her first years were passed
''the other side of the foot lights" She made
her first appearance upon the stage at the
early age of two months, when she was intro
duced in basket in a play called New
Years Gifts" At her fourth year she COM
menced to play children s parts, which she
continued to do until she was twelve years
old. When only fourteen she appeared as
Francisco di Rimini and the impression which
she made in that character decided her future
ffe She then abandoned her wandering life
and joined the company of tie King of Sar-
dinia, under the dictatorship of Gsetano
'Bazzi. - ss .1zfza ~
twas atthe theatre of Livourne, and TWEEN
ty years ago that Ristori made her first crea-
tions and established her position as an ae-
comrlished commedienne 1t was al this
time that She the daughter of obscure come
dams, became the heir of one of the noblest
Roman! !ducal families-the Marquis Caprani-
ca Del Grillo. 1t was romantic marriage,
contracted against the wishes other husbands
parents. For time Ristori withdrew from
the stage, to which, however, she soon re-
turned as tragic actress. At first her i'm
personations in this new role appear not 10
have been very successful, but she studied |
to overcome the obstacles 10 her way, and
was rewarded with complete triumph which
,uay be said to have been pronounced for the
first time on the occas; on of her Appearance
in Paris in 1855, at the opening of Inc Expo
sition Uniyelselle.
Ristori made her first appearance in Paris
on the 22d of May, al the Italian Opera House,
in the character of Francisco di Rimini."
The audience that greeted the debut was not |
a very large one as but few persons had the
idea that so brilliant all artistic lumnary was |
to take it's place in the theatrical firmameut. |
By chance only Alexandra Dumas, Eugene |
Scribe, and Jules Jaain were present. On |
the next day the former wrote: Last night |
] was at the representation oil Francisco di |
Rimini'' at the Sale Ventadour. I looked |
around the theater but did rot see Rachel. |
beg that she will go and see how the death |
scene is performed. Mr.. Scribe called in-
mediately on Ristori, and, in her absence, left !
his card, on which he inscribed Eugene
Scribe, in acknowledgement of his admira- |
tion for Madame Ristori and with thanks for |
the great pleasure be experienced last night. "
Jules Jsnin was the most enthusiastic in her |
favor. 'Ristori, Ristori p he wrtte, ''she is |
the rage of the day She is tragedy itself. !
She is comedy itself. She is tbe drama,
She reigns-she governs she commands, |
aud the crowd obeys."
|, She could scarcely have attempted more
difficult part than that OF Myrrah, in which |
she achieved her first success before a Paris
Ian audience-a part in which the actress, 6
the impersonation Of unnatural crime has
very little of the sy mpathy of the audience
But Ristori, true to the Grecian ideal, repre-
sented the guilty heroine as beautiful with a
dignity and grandeur almost divine Though !
the victim OF unalterable Fate. The situa-
ton which she represented was that one
which is SO common in all the great Grecian
tragedies--in which is portrayed the conflict
between the heart as moved by human i'm
pulses, and the will as subject to Destiny.
Ristori was no less successful as Mary |
Stuart, where she was subject TO comparison
with other artists, who had made the part
peculiarly their own. But she created aney
Mary Stuart Her identity with the cbarac-
ter was most complete.
The first season ended on the 10th of Sep
tember. She gave thirty performances
the gross receipts of which amounted to half
a million of francs.
This success was SO gratifying that Ristori
secured the theater for the three following
years. During her residence ia Paris she
was the recipient Of many generous testimo-
mails OF the estimation in which she was held
by the most enlightened artists aud literati
of the country.
BIrrERs THAT ARE BITrERs-There are no
bitters for the Stomach so immensely popu-
lar in this region of the country as those now
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