St. Paul daily globe., 1885-03-15
THE ENCHANTED SCENE.
The Past Week a Memorable One
in the Dramatic Annals
of st. Paul,
fntrodueing the Distinguished Italian Ira
gedienne, Madame Ristori-IntervieW
With the Celebrated Artistic.
Tie New Melodramas. "The wages OF SIN
and Woman Against Woman" the
Next Attraction.
ADRAMATIC EVENT.
THE R1sroR1 SEASON IN ST. PAUL.


The week Just closed has marked mem
orable epoch in the history of the drama IN
st. Paul The rare and perhaps only oppor-
tuuity was presented to the amusement
patrons of this city OF seeing Adelaide HIS
tori, to have bcheld whom a treat which
NAV he rarneredup as one OF the choicest
treasures of memory.
1t is something to have seen this great
woman even though the refulgence OF her
noontide glory has deepened into the twi-
light which pales at last the brightness OF all
things mortal It is somethingt to behold the
glories of brilliant sunset, even though
we have not basked In the.
radiant heat of the merlolan.
But it is not just to Judge of the warmth and
passion of the celestial orb BY the shadows
and paling lights of the evening. To know
Ristori. one should look through the lens OF
history: he should see the young, beautiful
and gifted woman with the strong voice,
majestic form and flashing eye OF genus.
The woman who brought Europe 10 ner leet'
and who was young when Rachael was at her
zenith and of whom the latter it is SAID was
Jealous. The peer of Sarah Siddons ana the
time.
The engagement of Ristori included a
round of her best characters, the repertoire
including "Oueen Elizabeth - "Marie An
toinette, y sMary STUART and Macbeth" In
all of these she was seen at her best, and her
performances were witnessed by large and
apDrcciative audiences. The support has
been unusually good throughout, ard the
several dramas were splendidlv mounted. at
the matinee yesterday Schiler's tragedy,
'.Mary Stuart" was given to large and
appreciative audience, and the gloomy tragedy
was invested with weird fascination and
interest Last evening Ristori appeared to
large audience in her great role of Lady
Macbeth" 1t proved the best performance Of
the series.
RIsTORI's HAPPY FAMILY.
It was nearly O'Clock Friday afternoon
when the GLOBE representative raped at the
door Of the palace car in the Union depot,
occupied by Ristori and her happy family.
The summons was answered by sable at
tendaut, who informed the caller that the
madame and her family had just finished
dinner, aud that, while Ristori had retired to
her apartment for a post-prandial nap, he
would be pleased to present the visitors
card
By this time Mr. ChiZzola, the well-known
manager of the company, had come to the
door and the GLOBE man was ushered in.
Seated around the board in pleasant tete-a-
tete we're the Marquis del Grillo, the husband
of the great actress, who looks for all the
world like well-bred English gentleman,
Georgia del Grillo, the handsome and ac-
compIished son of Ristori, young man with |
a neatly trimmed auburn beard and who is
said to be an artist of great promise, and |
lastly Blanca, the lovely and refined daugh- |
ter of the tragedy queen. The |
latter is maid of honor |
TO the queen OF Italy, but in appearance she
is the beau ideal of a healthy, intelligent !
English maiden. She has dark hair, large |
and expressive gray eyes, and in converse
tion she is positively charming. Her Eng |
lish is almost perfect and she converses fu- |
emily on almost every subject, her converse |
tional powers evincing a knowledge of affairs |
that would astonish the average society young
lady. Included In the family circle |
also is Mons. TROUT, the brother |
in-law Of Ristori and her private secretary. |
Incidentally It may be said that the marquis
has his valet and there are also in attend
ance the maids Of Ristori and her daughter.
INTERVIEW WITH RIsToRI.
II am arranging re tableau, but am so
happy to see you," exclaimed Madame Ris-
tori as she bowed a graceful welcome to the
GLOBE representative just after the parting
scene in the fourth act of ''Marie Antoin-
cite" Friday night. "What beautiful country
No, you must lie, zhare," she continued, ad-
dressing the princess. "How do | like my
tour! Oh, | am so pleased. You see have
been here-dat is not quite the way, you
must do 1t So" again addressing the prin-
cess, and suiting the action 10 the word with
a majestic but natural sweep of her person,
~ came to America In '66, then in rs and
now"
'Your reception has been most cordial,
has It notln
"Oh, yes, like your city, the streets are
nice"
At this iuncture her son Georgia explained
the purport Of the question, and she was
about to accord the writer n pleasant inter
view when the prompter's bell rang and the
curtain rose on the last act.