Alexander Salvini (1861–1896), son of Tommaso Salvini
Adelaide Ristori
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Adelaide Ristori was a distinguished Italian tragedienne, who was often referred to as the Marquise.
Tommaso Salvini
…the goal, and was eager to try again … It is certain that from that time I began to feel that I was somebody." In 1847 Salvini joined the company of Adelaide Ristori, who was then at the beginning of her career. It was with her as Elettra that he won his first success in tragedy, playing the title role in Alfieri's…
Adelaide Ristori
Photograph of Adelaide Ristori, 1860s
Adelaide Ristori in costume as Marie Antoinette, a role she played starting in 1867, ca. 1867-1885; from the Cabinet Card Collection of the Boston Public Library
As Elizabeth in Paolo Giacometti's Elisabetha regina d'Inghilterra