Memoirs and Artistic Studies of Adelaide Ristori (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from Memoirs and Artistic Studies of Adelaide Ristori The Marchesa Capranica del Grillo, better known as Adelaide Ristori, died in Rome, Italy, the 9th of October, 1906, aged 84. Her life was full of vivid contrasts; a life which, even apart from its stage aspects, was more than ordinarily full of colour. Her autobiography, I offer rendered into English to the American public, primarily to gratify her own desire expressed in one of her letters addressed to Mr. L. D. Ventura of San Francisco, California, who has graciously volunteered to add some of his Biographical Reminiscences as an Appendix to this work, Madame Ristori says: "My intention is to have my Memoirs published in English. Do you believe that such a book would receive a welcome in the United States?" A woman of amazing personal power, gifted with extraordinary histrionic genius, though possibly never revealing the supreme gifts or inspiration, her early theatrical powers were developed under the best conditions that her native land afforded - she rose steadily into a position of prominence in Italy, and carried the glory of its dramatic art into all the civilised countries. She became a favourite of sovereigns and all the literary geniuses of her time, not only in her own country, but in the lands she visited. What a shining example is the life of this illustrious woman who received the highest honours and who experienced the most noble satisfaction, without her ever forgetting or feeling ashamed of her humble origin! "Both my father and my mother were modest dramatic actors," thus she begins her autobiography. When she reached the age, as she writes, "in which the heart feels the imperious need of other affection than that of art..." the Marquis Giuliano Capranica del Grillo fell in love with her and she returned his affection. "After a series of contretemps and of romantic events, our wishes were able to be accomplished." About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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