The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-12
From the New York Mail.


 % ONE. October 6,-The Marchesa " del Grillo, better known as Ade-
 N laide Rstori, the celebrated Ital- ian actress. died early today from pneu- monia
 The King and Queen of Italy and the Dowager Queen Margherita, sent sym pathetic telegrams to Ristor's daughter who nursed her mother until the last moment
 Ristori just previous to her death had a vision of her past triumphs. She said she always cherished her visits to Ameri- ca as the happiest recollections of her career.
 Adelaide Ristori was born in 1921 at Cividale a small town of the old Duchy of F'riuli, which Is now included in the Province of Udine, Italy, and the Aus trian coast land She was the daughter of obscure comedians who caused her to appear on the stage when she was two months old.
 At four years of age she played chil- dren's roles and at twelve she took sou brette and ingenue parts. Two years later she appeared in "Francoise de Rimini." When she reached the age of fifteen Ristori entered the Sardinian stock company and was taken under the protection of Charlotte Marchionni, the leading actress of the troupe, who gave her valuable lessons. She made rapid progress in her profession, and in 1s47 married the young Marquis Capranica s,,tn tOd her dramatic career.
 Ristori reappeared on the stage in 1S49 at Rome. at the time of the siege of that city, and during the bombardment she helped to succor the wounded in the hospitals but 1t was not until 1859 that she regularly resumed her profession. In 1855 she took Paris by storm, II being stated at the time that no foreign actress had ever received such ovations in French theatres. The name of Ris- tori was in every mouth. her portraits were sold throughout France, Lamartine wrote verses about her and the French government made her brilliant offers with the idea of persuading her to join the Comede Francaise
 But Ristori preferred to remain Italian. For five years she appeared regularly at the Theatre Italian In Paris, and also gave a number of representations in the land in 1855.
 In 1857 Ristori visited Spain and was received with enthusiasm and in 1860 she visited Holland and Russia. Return ing to France the great Italian played at the Odeon Theatre in French, this be- ing the first time that she had played in that language, and in spite of traces of an Italian accent her success was inn mediate and prolonged.
 For years afterwards she travelled throughout Europe In 1862 King Will liam of Prussia bestowed on her in Der lin the medal of sciences and arts. Sine visited Constantinople in 1864 and re turned to Paris the following year.
 In 1866 Ristori visited the United States with a company and was warmly welcomed. She made her debut at the French Theatre, New York, September 20, 1866, as Msdea, and at the close of her engagement in New York she vis- tied Brooklyn. Boston, Philadelphia. Chicago, New Orleans, Washington, Bal timore, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Louisville and other cities.
 Subsequently she visited South Amer ica and sailed for Europe May 1s 1s67. Ristori returned to the United States September 13, 1867, and again appeared at the French Theatre in New York. She sailed for England early in 1868. In 1880 she formed a company in Rome and made final tour of Europe. She retired in 1885.
 The eightieth birthday of Ristori was celebrated In Rome January 29, 1902. and was made the occasion for many festivities throughout Italy. King Victas