Adelaide Bronti

Adelaide Bronti was an American actor who appeared in 1900s theatre with The Beggar Prince Opera company and in films throughout the 1910s, primarily with the Biograph Company and the Lubin Manufacturing Company. Her theatre roles saw her frequently perform opera with her contralto voice, for which she was highly praised.

Career

Born in Utica, New York,^[1] Bronti's early theatre roles saw her act as a member of The Beggar Prince Opera company.^[2] The 1907 production of Foxy Mr. Bowser noted Bronti's "beautiful alto voice" and commended her "portrayal of a strong-spirited woman and her well-cultivated musical voice".^[3] Throughout her early appearances, she was primarily used in minor parts for her contralto voice in opera-related scenes and choruses. Her first major theatre role that went beyond just her singing was in the role of Aurora for 1907's Girofle-Girofla, as noted by the Arkansas Democrat.^[4]

Beginning in 1913, Bronti joined the Biograph Company to begin starring in films, while also occasionally performing in productions with the Universal Film Manufacturing Company and the American Film Manufacturing Company. She then became a part of the Lubin Manufacturing Company in 1915 and had roles in a large number of the company's silent films.^[1]

She appeared in films directed by D. W. Griffith, Harry A. Pollard, Edward Sloman, and Wilbert Melville.

Theatre

• Kismet (1906) as Radamis, the Sultana^[5]
• Fra Diavolo (1907) as the Inn Keeper^[6] (Fra Diavolo (opera))
• Foxy Mr. Bowser (1907)^[3]
• Girofle-Girofla (1907) as Aurora^[4] (Giroflé-Girofla)
• Said Pasha (1907) as the Rajah's daughter^[2]
• The Beggar Prince (1907)^[7]

Films

• The House of Darkness (1913), directed by D.W. Griffith (1913)
• His Mother's Son, directed by D.W. Griffith (1913)
• Almost a Wild Man (1913), directed by Dell Henderson (1913)
• Her Mother's Oath (1913) as Churchgoer^[8]
• Thou Shalt Not Kill (1913) directed by Hal Reid
• The Lesson the Children Taught, directed by Edwin August (1913)
• Withering Roses (1914)^[9]
• Bess, the Outcast, directed by Harry A. Pollard – short film (1914)
• Sally's Elopement (1914) as Her Ma^[10]
• The Wife, directed by Harry A. Pollard – short film (1914)
• The Sacrifice, directed by Harry A. Pollard – short film (1914)
• Mlle. La Mode, directed by Harry A. Pollard – short film (1914)
• The Man Who Came Back, directed by Henry Harrison Lewis – short film (1914)
• In the Footprints of Mozart (1914) as the poor neighbor^[11]
• Almost a Wild Man (1913)
• The House of Darkness (1913)
• Withering Roses (1914) as The Maid^[12]
• The Dream Dance (1915) as Her Mother^[13]
• A House of Cards (1915)^[14]
• The Dead Soul (1915)^[15]
• Nell of the Dance Hall (1915)^[16]
• The Strange Unknown (1915)^[17]
• A Night in Old Spain (1915)^[18]
• Meg of the Cliffs (1915)^[19]
• The Legend of the Poisoned Pool, directed by Edward Sloman (1915)
• The Inner Chamber, directed by Wilbert Melville (1915)
• Saved from the Harem, directed by Wilbert Melville (1915)
• Vengeance of the Oppressed, directed by Edward Sloman (1916)
• The Bond Within (1916)^[20]
• The Law's Injustice (1916)^[21] as Mrs. Morris^[22]
• Two News Items (1916)^[1]
• The Embodied Thought (1916)^[23]
• The Diamond Thieves, directed by Wilbert Melville (1916)
• Sold to Satan (1916)^[24] as Ashton's sister^[25]
• The Redemption of Helene, directed by Edward Sloman (1916)
• Soldiers' Sons, directed by Wilbert Melville (1916)
• The Gulf Between (1916), directed by Edward Sloman – short film (1916)
• A Sister to Cain, directed by Edward Sloman (1916)
• The Scarlet Chastity, directed by Wilbert Melville (1916)
• Playthings of the Gods (1916)^[26]
• The Wheat and the Chaff (1916)^[27]
• Jackstraws (1916)^[28]
• The Scapegrace (1916)^[29]
• The Return of John Boston (1916)^[30]
• The Rough Neck, directed by Melvin Mayo (1916)
• Their Mother
• A Lesson in Labor, directed by Paul Powell (1916)
• None So Blind (1916)
• The Embodied Thought (1916)^[31]
• His Majesty Plays (1916)^[32]

References

1. ^ Wright, Allen H. (November 6, 1915). "News Of The Week In And About San Diego". Motion Picture News. Vol. 12, no. 18. Motion Picture News, Inc. p. 72. Retrieved April 13, 2024. – via Internet Archive
2. ^ "Engagement Is Extraordinary". Shawnee News-Herald. August 20, 1907. Retrieved April 6, 2024. – via Newspapers.com
3. ^ "Foxy Mr. Bowser". The Grand Island Herald. March 15, 1907. Retrieved April 6, 2024. – via Newspapers.com
4. ^ "Amusements: Forest Park Theater". Arkansas Democrat. June 22, 1907. Retrieved April 6, 2024. – via Newspapers.com
5. ^ "Music And The Stage". The Los Angeles Times. January 29, 1906. Retrieved April 6, 2024. – via Newspapers.com
6. ^ ""Fra Diavolo" At Forest Park". Arkansas Democrat. June 13, 1907. Retrieved April 6, 2024. – via Newspapers.com
7. ^ "Big Comic Opera "The Beggar Prince"". Americus Times-Recorder. December 13, 1907. Retrieved April 6, 2024. – via Newspapers.com
8. ^ Usai, Paolo Cherchi (2019). The Griffith Project, The Volume 7: Films Produced in 1913. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 86–90. ISBN 9781838718961.
9. ^ "Palace Theater". The Morning Press. January 17, 1914. Retrieved April 13, 2024. – via Newspapers.com
10. ^ "Sally's Elopement". The South Bend Tribune. February 21, 1914. Retrieved April 6, 2024. – via Newspapers.com
11. ^ "Footprints of Mozart". The Washington Herald. May 19, 1914. Retrieved April 6, 2024. – via Newspapers.com
12. ^ "At the Palace". The Santa Barbara Daily News and the Independent. January 17, 1914. Retrieved April 6, 2024. – via Newspapers.com
13. ^ "The Dream Dance". The Hutchinson Gazette. August 17, 1915. Retrieved April 12, 2024. – via Newspapers.com
14. ^ "A House of Cards: New Lubin Two-Reeler in Class by Itself". Altoona Tribune. July 2, 1915. Retrieved April 12, 2024. – via Newspapers.com
15. ^ "Remarkable: Three-Reel Drama Called "The Dead Love" Has Been Completed". The Sunday Telegram. May 9, 1915. Retrieved April 6, 2024. – via Newspapers.com
16. ^ ""Nell of the Dance Hall," in Three Parts Will Be Shown Tuesday". Corsicana Daily Sun. October 25, 1915. Retrieved April 12, 2024. – via Newspapers.com
17. ^ "The Strange Unknown". The Moving Picture World. The World Photographic Publishing Company. October 23, 1915. p. 665. Retrieved April 13, 2024. – via Internet Archive
18. ^ "A Night In Old Spain". The Moving Picture World. The World Photographic Publishing Company. October 30, 1915. p. 1014. Retrieved April 13, 2024. – via Internet Archive
19. ^ "Empire Theater". Hartford Courant. November 27, 1915. Retrieved April 12, 2024. – via Newspapers.com
20. ^ "Footlights And Screen". Birmingham Post-Herald. February 8, 1916. Retrieved April 13, 2024. – via Newspapers.com
21. ^ "At The Crosman". The Virginian-Pilot. February 1, 1916. Retrieved April 12, 2024. – via Newspapers.com
22. ^ "Colonial". Norwich Bulletin. April 21, 1916. Retrieved April 13, 2024. – via Newspapers.com
23. ^ "Gripping Drama At The Nelson". The Fairmont West Virginian. February 5, 1916. Retrieved April 13, 2024. – via Newspapers.com
24. ^ "At The Dixie This Week". Bryan-College Station Eagle. February 14, 1916. Retrieved April 13, 2024. – via Newspapers.com
25. ^ "Colonial Theatre". Norwich Bulletin. May 26, 1916. Retrieved April 13, 2024. – via Newspapers.com
26. ^ "Saturday's Bill at the Nelson Theatre". The Fairmont West Virginian. May 12, 1916. Retrieved April 13, 2024. – via Newspapers.com
27. ^ "The Wheat and the Chaff". The Daily Herald. June 13, 1916. Retrieved April 13, 2024. – via Newspapers.com
28. ^ "Casino Theatre". Republican and Herald. August 14, 1917. Retrieved April 13, 2024. – via Newspapers.com
29. ^ "Westchester Theatre". Mount Vernon Argus. August 17, 1916. Retrieved April 13, 2024. – via Newspapers.com
30. ^ "The Return of John Boston". The Salt Lake Herald-Republican. July 9, 1916. Retrieved April 13, 2024. – via Newspapers.com
31. ^ "Brief Stories of the Week's Film Releases". The Nickelodeon. Electricity Magazine Corporation. January 29, 1916. p. 275. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
32. ^ Wright, Allen H. (December 25, 1915). "Two Companies Now at Work for Lubin at Coronado, California". Motion Picture News. Vol. 12, no. 25. Motion Picture News, Inc. p. 116. Retrieved April 13, 2024. – via Internet Archive