# Adelaide Bronti

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**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](/source/Biograph_Company) and the [Lubin Manufacturing Company](/source/Lubin_Manufacturing_Company). Her theatre roles saw her frequently perform opera with her [contralto](/source/Contralto) voice, for which she was highly praised.

## Career

Born in [Utica, New York](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Arkansas_Democrat)*.[4]

Beginning in 1913, Bronti joined the [Biograph Company](/source/Biograph_Company) to begin starring in films, while also occasionally performing in productions with the [Universal Film Manufacturing Company](/source/Universal_Film_Manufacturing_Company) and the [American Film Manufacturing Company](/source/American_Film_Manufacturing_Company). She then became a part of the [Lubin Manufacturing Company](/source/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](/source/D._W._Griffith), [Harry A. Pollard](/source/Harry_A._Pollard), [Edward Sloman](/source/Edward_Sloman), and [Wilbert Melville](/source/Wilbert_Melville).

## Theatre

- *Kismet* (1906) as Radamis, the Sultana[5]
- *Fra Diavolo* (1907) as the Inn Keeper[6] ([Fra Diavolo (opera)](/source/Fra_Diavolo_(opera)))
- *Foxy Mr. Bowser* (1907)[3]
- *Girofle-Girofla* (1907) as Aurora[4] ([Giroflé-Girofla](/source/Girofl%C3%A9-Girofla))
- *Said Pasha* (1907) as the Rajah's daughter[2]
- *The Beggar Prince* (1907)[7]

## Films

- *[The House of Darkness](/source/The_House_of_Darkness)* (1913), directed by D.W. Griffith (1913)
- *[His Mother's Son](/source/His_Mother's_Son)*, directed by D.W. Griffith (1913)
- *[Almost a Wild Man](/source/Almost_a_Wild_Man)* (1913), directed by Dell Henderson (1913)
- *[Her Mother's Oath](/source/Her_Mother's_Oath)* (1913) as Churchgoer[8]
- *[Thou Shalt Not Kill](/source/Thou_Shalt_Not_Kill_(1913_film))* (1913) directed by [Hal Reid](/source/Hal_Reid_(actor))
- *[The Lesson the Children Taught](/source/The_Lesson_the_Children_Taught)*, directed by Edwin August (1913)
- *[Withering Roses](/source/Withering_Roses)* (1914)[9]
- *[Bess, the Outcast](/source/Bess,_the_Outcast)*, directed by Harry A. Pollard – short film (1914)
- *[Sally's Elopement](/source/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](/source/In_the_Footprints_of_Mozart)* (1914) as the poor neighbor[11]
- *[Almost a Wild Man](/source/Almost_a_Wild_Man)* (1913)
- *[The House of Darkness](/source/The_House_of_Darkness)* (1913)
- *[Withering Roses](/source/Withering_Roses)* (1914) as The Maid[12]
- *[The Dream Dance](/source/The_Dream_Dance)* (1915) as Her Mother[13]
- *[A House of Cards](/source/A_House_of_Cards)* (1915)[14]
- *The Dead Soul* (1915)[15]
- *[Nell of the Dance Hall](/source/Nell_of_the_Dance_Hall)* (1915)[16]
- *The Strange Unknown* (1915)[17]
- *[A Night in Old Spain](/source/A_Night_in_Old_Spain)* (1915)[18]
- *[Meg of the Cliffs](/source/Meg_of_the_Cliffs)* (1915)[19]
- *[The Legend of the Poisoned Pool](/source/The_Legend_of_the_Poisoned_Pool)*, directed by Edward Sloman (1915)
- *[The Inner Chamber](/source/The_Inner_Chamber_(1915_film))*, directed by Wilbert Melville (1915)
- *[Saved from the Harem](/source/Saved_from_the_Harem)*, directed by Wilbert Melville (1915)
- *[Vengeance of the Oppressed](/source/Vengeance_of_the_Oppressed)*, directed by Edward Sloman (1916)
- *[The Bond Within](/source/The_Bond_Within)* (1916)[20]
- *[The Law's Injustice](/source/The_Law's_Injustice)* (1916)[21] as Mrs. Morris[22]
- *[Two News Items](/source/Two_News_Items)* (1916)[1]
- *[The Embodied Thought](/source/The_Embodied_Thought)* (1916)[23]
- *[The Diamond Thieves](/source/The_Diamond_Thieves)*, directed by Wilbert Melville (1916)
- *[Sold to Satan](/source/Sold_to_Satan)* (1916)[24] as Ashton's sister[25]
- *[The Redemption of Helene](/source/The_Redemption_of_Helene)*, directed by Edward Sloman (1916)
- *[Soldiers' Sons](/source/Soldiers'_Sons)*, directed by Wilbert Melville (1916)
- *[The Gulf Between](/source/The_Gulf_Between)* (1916), directed by Edward Sloman – short film (1916)
- *[A Sister to Cain](/source/A_Sister_to_Cain)*, directed by Edward Sloman (1916)
- *[The Scarlet Chastity](/source/The_Scarlet_Chastity)*, directed by Wilbert Melville (1916)
- *[Playthings of the Gods](/source/Playthings_of_the_Gods)* (1916)[26]
- *[The Wheat and the Chaff](/source/The_Wheat_and_the_Chaff)* (1916)[27]
- *[Jackstraws](/source/Jackstraws_(film))* (1916)[28]
- *[The Scapegrace](/source/The_Scapegrace)* (1916)[29]
- *[The Return of John Boston](/source/The_Return_of_John_Boston)* (1916)[30]
- *[The Rough Neck](/source/The_Rough_Neck_(1916_film))*, directed by [Melvin Mayo](/source/Melvin_Mayo) (1916)
- *Their Mother*
- *[A Lesson in Labor](/source/A_Lesson_in_Labor)*, directed by [Paul Powell](/source/Paul_Powell_(director)) (1916)
- *[None So Blind](/source/None_So_Blind_(1916_film))* (1916)
- *[The Embodied Thought](/source/The_Embodied_Thought)* (1916)[31]
- *[His Majesty Plays](/source/His_Majesty_Plays)* (1916)[32]

## References

1. Wright, Allen H. (November 6, 1915). ["News Of The Week In And About San Diego"](https://archive.org/details/motionpicturenew12moti_1/page/n77/mode/2up?q=%22Adelaide+Bronti%22). *[Motion Picture News](/source/Motion_Picture_News)*. Vol. 12, no. 18. Motion Picture News, Inc. p. 72. Retrieved April 13, 2024. – via [Internet Archive](/source/Internet_Archive)

1. ["Engagement Is Extraordinary"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/shawnee-news-herald/99099311/). *[Shawnee News-Herald](/source/Shawnee_News-Herald)*. August 20, 1907. Retrieved April 6, 2024. – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)

1. ["Foxy Mr. Bowser"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-grand-island-herald-adelaide-bronti/144941292/). *[The Grand Island Herald](/source/The_Grand_Island_Herald)*. March 15, 1907. Retrieved April 6, 2024. – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)

1. ["Amusements: Forest Park Theater"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/arkansas-democrat/15742598/). *[Arkansas Democrat](/source/Arkansas_Democrat)*. June 22, 1907. Retrieved April 6, 2024. – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)

1. ["Music And The Stage"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-music-and-the-stag/144906912/). *[The Los Angeles Times](/source/The_Los_Angeles_Times)*. January 29, 1906. Retrieved April 6, 2024. – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)

1. [""Fra Diavolo" At Forest Park"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/arkansas-democrat/15742496/). *[Arkansas Democrat](/source/Arkansas_Democrat)*. June 13, 1907. Retrieved April 6, 2024. – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)

1. ["Big Comic Opera "The Beggar Prince""](https://www.newspapers.com/article/americus-times-recorder-big-comic-opera/144959073/). *[Americus Times-Recorder](/source/Americus_Times-Recorder)*. December 13, 1907. Retrieved April 6, 2024. – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)

1. Usai, Paolo Cherchi (2019). [*The Griffith Project, The Volume 7: Films Produced in 1913*](https://books.google.com/books?id=hMlQEAAAQBAJ). [Bloomsbury Publishing](/source/Bloomsbury_Publishing). pp. 86–90. ISBN 9781838718961.

1. ["Palace Theater"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-press-palace-theater/145308223/). *[The Morning Press](/source/The_Morning_Press)*. January 17, 1914. Retrieved April 13, 2024. – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)

1. ["Sally's Elopement"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-south-bend-tribune-sallys-elopemen/144964505/). *[The South Bend Tribune](/source/The_South_Bend_Tribune)*. February 21, 1914. Retrieved April 6, 2024. – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)

1. ["Footprints of Mozart"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-washington-herald-footprints-of-moza/144964692/). *[The Washington Herald](/source/The_Washington_Herald)*. May 19, 1914. Retrieved April 6, 2024. – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)

1. ["At the Palace"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-santa-barbara-daily-news-and-the-ind/144960335/). *[The Santa Barbara Daily News and the Independent](/source/The_Santa_Barbara_Daily_News_and_the_Independent)*. January 17, 1914. Retrieved April 6, 2024. – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)

1. ["The Dream Dance"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-hutchinson-gazette-the-dream-dance/145207803/). *[The Hutchinson Gazette](/source/The_Hutchinson_Gazette)*. August 17, 1915. Retrieved April 12, 2024. – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)

1. ["A House of Cards: New Lubin Two-Reeler in Class by Itself"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/altoona-tribune-a-house-of-cards-new-lu/144965406/). *[Altoona Tribune](/source/Altoona_Tribune)*. July 2, 1915. Retrieved April 12, 2024. – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)

1. ["Remarkable: Three-Reel Drama Called "The Dead Love" Has Been Completed"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sunday-telegram-remarkable-three-re/144964941/). *[The Sunday Telegram](/source/The_Sunday_Telegram)*. May 9, 1915. Retrieved April 6, 2024. – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)

1. [""Nell of the Dance Hall," in Three Parts Will Be Shown Tuesday"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/corsicana-daily-sun-nell-of-the-dance-h/145208169/). *[Corsicana Daily Sun](/source/Corsicana_Daily_Sun)*. October 25, 1915. Retrieved April 12, 2024. – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)

1. ["The Strange Unknown"](https://archive.org/details/movpicwor261movi/page/664/mode/2up?q=%22Adelaide+Bronti%22). *[The Moving Picture World](/source/The_Moving_Picture_World)*. The World Photographic Publishing Company. October 23, 1915. p. 665. Retrieved April 13, 2024. – via [Internet Archive](/source/Internet_Archive)

1. ["A Night In Old Spain"](https://archive.org/details/movpicwor261movi/page/1014/mode/2up?q=%22Adelaide+Bronti%22). *[The Moving Picture World](/source/The_Moving_Picture_World)*. The World Photographic Publishing Company. October 30, 1915. p. 1014. Retrieved April 13, 2024. – via [Internet Archive](/source/Internet_Archive)

1. ["Empire Theater"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant-empire-theater/145256371/). *[Hartford Courant](/source/Hartford_Courant)*. November 27, 1915. Retrieved April 12, 2024. – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)

1. ["Footlights And Screen"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/birmingham-post-herald-footlights-and-sc/145264119/). *[Birmingham Post-Herald](/source/Birmingham_Post-Herald)*. February 8, 1916. Retrieved April 13, 2024. – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)

1. ["At The Crosman"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-virginian-pilot-at-the-crosman/145256753/). *[The Virginian-Pilot](/source/The_Virginian-Pilot)*. February 1, 1916. Retrieved April 12, 2024. – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)

1. ["Colonial"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/norwich-bulletin-colonial/145264801/). *[Norwich Bulletin](/source/Norwich_Bulletin)*. April 21, 1916. Retrieved April 13, 2024. – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)

1. ["Gripping Drama At The Nelson"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-fairmont-west-virginian-gripping-dra/145257659/). *[The Fairmont West Virginian](/source/The_Fairmont_West_Virginian)*. February 5, 1916. Retrieved April 13, 2024. – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)

1. ["At The Dixie This Week"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/bryan-college-station-eagle-at-the-dixie/145264609/). *[Bryan-College Station Eagle](/source/Bryan-College_Station_Eagle)*. February 14, 1916. Retrieved April 13, 2024. – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)

1. ["Colonial Theatre"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/norwich-bulletin-colonial-theatre/145296812/). *[Norwich Bulletin](/source/Norwich_Bulletin)*. May 26, 1916. Retrieved April 13, 2024. – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)

1. ["Saturday's Bill at the Nelson Theatre"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-fairmont-west-virginian-saturdays-b/145265396/). *[The Fairmont West Virginian](/source/The_Fairmont_West_Virginian)*. May 12, 1916. Retrieved April 13, 2024. – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)

1. ["The Wheat and the Chaff"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-herald-the-wheat-and-the-chaff/145298408/). *[The Daily Herald](/source/The_Everett_Herald)*. June 13, 1916. Retrieved April 13, 2024. – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)

1. ["Casino Theatre"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/republican-and-herald-casino-theatre/145307581/). *[Republican and Herald](/source/Republican_and_Herald)*. August 14, 1917. Retrieved April 13, 2024. – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)

1. ["Westchester Theatre"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/mount-vernon-argus-westchester-theatre/145309165/). *[Mount Vernon Argus](/source/Mount_Vernon_Argus)*. August 17, 1916. Retrieved April 13, 2024. – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)

1. ["The Return of John Boston"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-salt-lake-herald-republican-the-retu/145301061/). *[The Salt Lake Herald-Republican](/source/The_Salt_Lake_Herald-Republican)*. July 9, 1916. Retrieved April 13, 2024. – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)

1. ["Brief Stories of the Week's Film Releases"](https://books.google.com/books?id=a3lJAQAAMAAJ). *[The Nickelodeon](/source/The_Nickelodeon)*. Electricity Magazine Corporation. January 29, 1916. p. 275. Retrieved April 13, 2024.

1. Wright, Allen H. (December 25, 1915). ["Two Companies Now at Work for Lubin at Coronado, California"](https://archive.org/details/motionpicturenew12moti_1/page/n1127/mode/2up?q=%22Adelaide+Bronti%22). *[Motion Picture News](/source/Motion_Picture_News)*. Vol. 12, no. 25. Motion Picture News, Inc. p. 116. Retrieved April 13, 2024. – via [Internet Archive](/source/Internet_Archive)

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