St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-17


tree places in different parts Of diligence,
X stOri made the circuit Of the Roman walls,
s-Opped At the first post town on the road to
Florence, and there took the diligence; the
young papal emissary pursuing the same
route at the same time. and Of course meet
I her at every stopping place. But the
journey could not last forever.
Arrived at little post town within short
distance OF Cessna, ID / Grillo, desperate at
the idea OF separating from RistOri without
being able to claim her as his own, exclaim-
ed, .-4ddaide, solE Doglief'' Adelaide, will
you be my wifel'' The tide was at its food
and must be taken. yes" replied Ristori
Moments were precious, for the horses
would soou be changed and the diligence en-
route. But how was the marriage TO be con-
summatecf Entering 4 church near by.
where mass was being celebrated. RistOfi her
father and Del Grillo knelt down before the
altar, and at the conclusion Of the services,
in the presence of the priest and his audi
ence, the lovers proclaimed themselves man
and wife, after the manner Of Manz0ui's
Promessi Sposi- In the Romagna a marriage
Of this kind Is, in default Of any other con-
sidered valid; but, as a PREPARATION to society
and law, the bride and bridegroom
are shut up in prison for
a few days before being permitted TO
sion imprisonment was dispensed with, and
the young couple parted at the church
door Ristori continued on her Journey to
Florence and Del Grillo betook himself to
Cessna.
RIsToRI's STAGE CAREER.
This interruption TO herinevitable destiny.
loftier than private station, was not to be Of
long duration. 1t was an accident that
brought her back. In a time OF distress her
former manager, bankrupted, lay sick, his
wife also pining away in want When word
was taken 10 her she said: II must help
these people," and at once announced three
public performances. Italy sa~ her again
with JOY aud elamored for her possession. Il
is but the record OF all natures born 10 art
that the instinct cannot be silenced, and so
her retirement was only period OF deeper
view and more expanded sympathies. In
short. she was ripe for her career and she
needed the call. In so brief sketch as this
Ii is impossible % more than outline a his
tory, greater By far than that Of any actor OF
any country or any day-a history that in
wolves the most brilliant period, for example,
of the French stage. Italy saw her in this
1T outbart-in heioa, hyrTGh, Harry Sta.
sri judith, Lady Macbeth aud Phcsiye, Paris
Is then, perhaps more than now the cen
r Of the dramatic world, disposed to regard
Italy as land Of idle memories and feeble
art. II was with quiet assurance that Ris-
tori announced To her manager and en-
pIny that she proposed 10 trust herself to this
nigh tribunal. II was full of hazard. The
unknown Italian actress was not at first re-
lrded by the Partisan public, but en- the
nrst night OF her appearance some of the
great critics were present The next morn
ing Jules Janin, the aTbiter OF fates, wrote
In his Journal the lines that stood ut the head
oethis recital. Dumas said that Rachel
should have been there and learned show 10
dien from RistOn's last scene. Rachel then
IN the fifteenth year of her reign, was furious
AZ the success Of this rival, who had come SO
Suddenly out Of the clouds. Ristori main
tanned the personal favor Of the most dis
tinguished men Of the day, in spite of the
most desperate jealOCses and enmities,
Lamartine and Scribe were her closest
friends; Legouye, the author OF the still cur
rent ''Adrienne Lecouvreur," wrote for her
play, "Beatrix;" Alfred DeVigny poetized !;
Ary Schetfer, then In enormous vogue,
painted portraits Of her. Her receipts were
500, 600 francs in a few months. a sum I'M
plralleied 10 this day The Emperor Ma
pOleon III. offered her a place as societa'r re
In the Theatre Franchise, which she wisely
d .clined. He presented her with a bracelet
in the form Of a serpent, the head sparkling
with diamonds.
Ristori's career was still onward. The king
of Prussia, after beholding her in Mosen-
thal's deborah" sent her a bracelet orna-
mented with the Order OF Merit-a decora-
ration never before and not since given 10 a
woman. The Empress Of Russia and the
Empress Of Austria were equally gracious.
Queen Victoria was personal in her at
tentions. At Utrecht, in Holland, the
students met her in cavalcade, dressed in
picturesque club uniform, white coats, coiored
trousers aud caps, top boots and spurs. Her
path was bestrewn with flowers. After her
arrival at the hotel her entertainers, wishing Q
- avoid iewelry, pr scented her with silver
wise filed with rare exotics. She played in
every capital in Europe, frum Dublin to Mad
rid; she was borne in the arms Of the people
from st. Petersburg to ConstantinOple, and
carried the melody OF Dante's tongue to the
lind Of the pyramids. At Athens the stu
dents sold their books to see the spirit Of the
ancient drama revived in her Pheire and
Medea- Since then Madame Ristori has Wis
tied the United States, Mexico and South
America. What a world wide sweep Of ge-
ninsl s e has not been q mere traveller FOR
gain, but teacher with a mission. Truly
this woman, accom- plished to a degree, wise
knowledge, q name that viii live as long rs does
the stsge, the object Of such flattery # IN all
nations, n romantic aad historical figure, is
a person that one would wish to know. Tie
elimination of all her triumphs will be her
appearance in the United States, naturalized,
as it were, by a mastery Of the En- giish
tongue.
DRAMATIC INCIDENTS.
II the foregoing reads like romance, there
are other incidents in the career of Madame
Riston that are essentially dramatic. In
Verona q tribute was prepared for her that
could only be suggested BY her unprece-
denied pre-eminence in her art. The play
was 'Mary Stuart" After the close Of the
third act, in which occurs Elizabeth's thrill
ing denunciation, the curtain was raised and
the actress was brought again before the in
fatuAted audience. In the rear OF { stage,
in letters OF light, surrounded by an elaborate
garland Of fresh flowers, was the significant
title, ''Theatro Adelaide Ristori." over the
portal Of the building without the name of
the royal place of amusement was likewise
blazoned. In the midst Of this uproar OF
honor costly memorial was given her. The
pOpulace thronged the streets with shouts OF
triumph, as to one who had done some great
civic service, and beneath the windows OF
hotel for hours the bands discoursed and the
people sang selections from Donizetti's
'tMary Siuar.''
In MAJ i'd nc urred an incident the telling
~ which II deta - 81. pain fact would
require the free zen Of a novelist. Great ex-
cItement Existed over the fate of soldier
who had been condemned to death for re-
senting an INSULT from a superior officer.
/ The Fratclli Iii Giovanni. an order oil
monks, were collecting money in be-
/ half Of the unfortunate man. Political clubs