Adelaide Ristori
Also known as: Ristori, la Ristori, Adelaide Ristori
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Adelaide Ristori (1822–1906), the Italian tragic actress, celebrated in Paris from 1855. Mary Stuart, in an Italian version of Schiller's play, was one of her great roles (Wikipedia, «Adelaide Ristori»).Relevance to Marie
- Rome, April 1876: «La célèbre Ristori jouait Judith au profit de l'instruction publique du quartier de Trastevere» (056.0424); «On dit que la Ristori a soixante ans. Si c'est vrai, c'est un prodige. Elle joue divinement» (056.0425).
- Naples, April 1876: Marie and a companion «avons imité la Desclée et la Ristori» (058.0167; footnote there).
- Paris, 27 September 1879: at a benefit evening «au profit d'incendiés alsaciens», «un acte de "Marie Stuart", joué par la grande, l'admirable, l'incomparable Ristori. On lui fait une ovation» (086.0321).
- 059/1876-04-24 carries a footnote on her (059.0244); the passage itself was not checked.
References in Diary
- 1876-04-05 (056.0424–0425); 1876-04-18 (058.0167); 1876-04-24 (059.0244, footnote); 1879-09-27 (086.0321)
Sources
- Wikipedia EN, «Adelaide Ristori».
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