Achille Majeroni (theatre)

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Achille Majeroni (1824 – 20 January 1888) was an Italian stage actor and manager of a theatrical company. He was the eldest brother of Eduardo Majeroni, well known in Australia. His son Achille Majeroni (1881–1964), was an actor with a film career.[1]

History[]

Majeroni was born in Milan, the eldest son of Eduardo Majeroni, a former officer under Napoleon I and Antonia Majeroni, née Musich, who claimed noble Hungarian descent. The Majeronis were a long-established family in the Città Alta ("Upper Town") of Bergamo, Lombardy.

He joined the company in 1840, followed by 's Lombard Drama Company, becoming their leading man in 1849 alongside .

Like his youngest brother, he was imbued with patriotic fervor, and fought in the First Italian War of Independence, and in the cholera outbreak that followed, was a volunteer with the .[1]

In 1854 he joined 's Teatro dei Fiorentini, enjoying considerable success, especially in romantic dramas. In 1859 he undertook a world tour with Adelaide Ristori.

In 1866 he and Fanny Sadowski founded a company which toured Italy to considerable acclaim.

His depiction of Othello has been ranked with that of Tommaso Salvini, and was said to be a favorite of the King of Italy, who made him a Cavalier of the Crown of Italy, and he received similar honors from the King of Spain and the King of Portugal.[1]

He was buried at Bologna and the king telegraphed his condolences. During his lifetime he had earned in the vicinity of £40,000 and squandered it all on a gracious lifestyle, and his widow and ten children were reduced to poverty.[1]

Personal[]

The family of Achille Majeroni includes:

  • Concetta Luigia Gentile Majeroni (1857– )
  • Mina Majeroni (1859–1861)
  • Adélaïde Mathilde Julienne Majeroni (1859– )

In 1859 he married , aka Graziosa Bignetti (1837–1919).

  • Ferruccio Majeroni (1861–1927)
  • Fede Italica Rosa Bianca Majeroni (1862– )
  • Umberto Agesilao Masaniello Majeroni (1863– )
  • Dante Majeroni (1863–1937)
  • Emilia Majeroni (1864–1955)
  • Angelica Eugenia Anna Majeroni (1865– )
  • Torquato Majeroni (1868–1905)
  • Vittorio Emmanuele Majeroni (1878– )
  • Achille Majeroni (1881–1964) (source Achille Majeroni family tree)

The famous stage illusionist (1871–1932) was a grandson, a son of Michele Napoleone "Napoleon" Majeroni (1842–1918), not mentioned in the list above, and Adelaide Bruno (1845–1916)[2]

Sources[]

Alberto Manzi (1934), "Achille Majeroni" Dizionario biografico degli italiani, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Theatrical Gossip". The Australasian. XLIV (1147). Victoria, Australia. 24 March 1888. p. 11. Retrieved 12 March 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Amedeo Majeroni". Triesteillusion. Retrieved 13 March 2021. This article was compiled from information supplied by a descendant, Mrs. Rita Majeroni.
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