Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-10-09
ITALIAN ACTRESS
 DIED TO-DAY Adelaide Ristori the Most Beloved Dramatic Artist In All
 Europe PLAYED IN THIS COUNTRY Was Honored By Kings and Queens as No Other Ever Enjoyed.

Rome, Oct 9-The Marchesa del
 Grillo, better known as Adelaide Ris.
 tori, the celebrated Italian actress.
 died early this morning of pneumo- nia.
 Adelaide Ristori was born in 1921 at Cividale, q small town of Italy.
 She was the daughter of obscure
 copedians, who caused her to appear
 on the stage when she was two
 months old. At four years of age
 sue played childrens roles and when
 tWeiye years old played soubrettc
 ana ingenue parts. Two years later
 sne appeared in "Francoise de Rimi.
 nL At fifteen, Ristorl entered the
 Sardinian stock company and Char
 iotte Marchionni, the leading actress
 oI the troupe, gave her valuable les-
 sons. She made rapid progress and
 m lS41 married the young Marou,s
 Capraniea. del Grill0, which for n
 time interrupted her dramatic career.
 nisIorl reappeared on the stage in
 lo4o at Rome during the seige of that city and during the bombardment she helped to succor the wounded in the hospitals, but It was not until 1850 that she regularly resumed her pro. fesslon. In 1855 she took Paris by storm. The French government Qade her brilliant offers with the ldea or persuading her to join the Comedie Francaise But Ristori pre- ferred to remain Italian. For five years she appeared regularly at the Iheater Italian of Paris and also gave number of representations in the French departments She visited England in the latter part of 1855. In 1857 Ristori visited Spain and was received with enthusiasm and in lS0O she visited Holland and Russia.
 Returning to France, the great Italian actress played at the Odson theater in French, this being the first time that she had played in that lan- guage. For years afterwards she trayeied throughout Europe She visited Constantinople in 1864 and re- turned to Paris the following year. In 1866 Ristor visited the United States with n company and was welcomed.
 She made her debut at the French theater, New York. Sept %, 1SG8, as "Melea" and at the close of her en. gagement in New York, she visited Boston, Philadelphia. Chicago, Wash lngton and other cities. Subsequently she visited South America and sail ed from Europe May IS. 1867. Ristori returned to the United States Sept R. 1857, and again appeared at the French tleater in New York. She sailed for England early fin 1868. In 1880 she formed a company in Rome and made a final tour of Europe. She retired in 1885. The eightieth birth | lay of Ristori. was celebrated fin Rome, January 29, 1902, and was made the occasion for many festivi- l lies throughout Italy. King Victor | accompanied by n large i 'uite, visited and felIcitated the ac- ress. who held kind of court at her 'esidencc. Queen Helene sent a pres- mt to the retired actress, who re- 'eived very many congratulatory | elegrams from monarchs and other personages of various All fashionable Rome vas present at the commemorative performance that night at the theatcr Della valle
 Ristori was the author of a book If rcminiscences. in French, Italian, English and German. and a number f newspaper articles.