13 OCTOBER 1906, Page 3

The Marchesa Capranica del Grillo, better known as Adelaide Ristori,

Rachel's contemporary and rival, died on Tuesday at Rome at the age of eighty-four. Apart from her great histrionic talent, she was memorable amongst actresses for her intellectual activity, her freedom from jealousy, and her blameless domestic life. Perhaps the most convincing proof of her greatness was the fact that she was equally appreciated in both France and England, where she played Lady Macbeth in English as recently as 1883.