San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-29

| nunZle ana DuSe separated IOr q time
but he evidently succeeded in con-
vincinS her that it was all mistake
for later she played more of his TRACE
dies ell over the world.
BREAKS WITH ACTRESS.
The last play of his in which DusC
appeared was LA Figlia di Jorio, :
strange, powerful tragedy of print
tive passions. Shortly thereafter Dusc
evidently became imbued with the fact
that D'Annunzio merely looked upon
her as his model, an object upon
which to exercise his art. She left
him forever and he had to engage an
other actress 10 play the trying title
role when the tragedy was done in
Naples.
D'Annunzio's break with Dusc was
also linked with his alleged infatua-
ton for another woman, the young
Marchese Carlotti. widowed daughter
of the Marquis di Rudini, a former
premier of Italy.
His attentions to the charming
widow became the talk of Italy, until
the Rudini family went TO court to
obain a restraining order against the
marriage. 1t was then that D'Annun-
zi9 vent TO Switzerland on his futile
mission 10 obtain a divorce.
Later D'AnIuEzio dismissed a.. nre-
Tious romances with gesture and Il
sardonic smile. Iie continued to live
i'll Italy amid tie spiendor of Rents
sance prince. He bought every art OBJ
ject that struck his fancy, bu. did
not pay for them With money. When
art dealers pressed for money. he drove
one away with sword and another
with the dagge- OF Borgia.
MEETS DANCER.
The creditors organized and seized
all his property. D'Annunzio retired to
Paris, raging against Italy for per-
hitting insults to poet.
About this tine D'Annunzio encoun-
tered anothrr Of The many fascinating
women who have pleased his artistic
sense. This was Ida Rubenstein. the
Russian dancer. domiciled in Paris, q
remarkable actress as well as a dancer.
She was handsome. statuesque wom-
an, all fire and force, almost mascu-
line in character Her temperament
was a complete contrast to the re-
served and pathetic Dusc.
For Ida Rubenstein D'Annunzio
created The Pisaneila of the Per-
fumed Death" and 1.-THE Martyrdom
of 81. Sebastian" Life FOR D'An-
nunzio became n Rubensteu cycle.
When she smiled upon him he was
raised to an earthly paradise. when
she waved him aside he loll into
the lepth o. despair.
The World War made great
change both for D'Annunzio and for
The celebrated dancer
was deeply stirred by the call of hu-
mainly and did all she could to help
the wounded, even TO serving as a
nurse. Her magnetic personality
saved many lives.
THE FIUME INCIDENT.
D'Annunzio also threw himself into
the war. 1t was he who really per
suaded Italy TO enter the war on the
side of France. His exploit of sciZ-
ing Fiume and holding it for months
as an Italian possession is one of the
most daring incidents in The n.odcrn
history of Europe. When he was
finally driven out. he icft Fiume as
an independent state and he has re-
manned n hero to large section OF
the italian people.
His war cOnGuests over. the poet
had by no means lost his power over
women. Sixty years old, or more,
wounded, half blind, he won the love
Of Tulsa Baccarra, beautiful young
pianiste. With a magnificent gesture
he assumed authority as sovereign of
Fiume to annual his original marriage
to the Duchess of Gallese.
But the romance with Baccarra
was short-liyed and with news that
D'Annunzio was suffering from
wounded heart, Ida Rubenstein rushed
to comfort him. She worshiped him
now as 4 hero.
She tried to enter his villa at
Gardone, on the Riviera, but was
refused admittance. He announced
that he was thinking of his salvation
and had put aside the pleasures Of
the world. About this tine he was
severely injured by fall from q sec
ond story window. Ida Rubenstein, |
started on a lion hunt 10 |
Africa.
Convalescing from injuries, Dan
nunzio made an unsuccessful effort |
to enter a Franciscan monastery. after |
for the first time in his
life a desire TO be a sincere. humble |
Christian. He returned TO Italy and |
resumed life in his villa. He was |
there when Duse's death occurred as |
she was making a final tour of |