Adelaide Bronti

Born in Utica, New York, Bronti's early theatre roles saw her act as a member of The Beggar Prince Opera company. 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". 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.

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.

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

• Kismet (1906) as Radamis, the Sultana{{cite news |author= |date=January 29, 1906 |title=Music And The Stage |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-music-and-the-stag/144906912/ |work=The Los Angeles Times |access-date=April 6, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com}}
• Fra Diavolo (1907) as the Inn Keeper{{cite news |author= |date=June 13, 1907 |title="Fra Diavolo" At Forest Park |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/arkansas-democrat/15742496/ |work=Arkansas Democrat |access-date=April 6, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com}} (Fra Diavolo (opera))
• Foxy Mr. Bowser (1907){{cite news |author= |date=March 15, 1907 |title=Foxy Mr. Bowser |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-grand-island-herald-adelaide-bronti/144941292/ |work=The Grand Island Herald |access-date=April 6, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com}}
• Girofle-Girofla (1907) as Aurora{{cite news |author= |date=June 22, 1907 |title=Amusements: Forest Park Theater |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/arkansas-democrat/15742598/ |work=Arkansas Democrat |access-date=April 6, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com}} (Giroflé-Girofla)
• Said Pasha (1907) as the Rajah's daughter{{cite news |author= |date=August 20, 1907 |title=Engagement Is Extraordinary |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/shawnee-news-herald/99099311/ |work=Shawnee News-Herald |access-date=April 6, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com}}
• The Beggar Prince (1907){{cite news |author= |date=December 13, 1907 |title=Big Comic Opera "The Beggar Prince" |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/americus-times-recorder-big-comic-opera/144959073/ |work=Americus Times-Recorder |access-date=April 6, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com}}

• 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{{cite book |last=Usai |first=Paolo Cherchi |date=2019 |title=The Griffith Project, The Volume 7: Films Produced in 1913 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hMlQEAAAQBAJ |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing |pages=86–90 |isbn=9781838718961}}
• Thou Shalt Not Kill (1913) directed by Hal Reid
• The Lesson the Children Taught, directed by Edwin August (1913)
• Withering Roses (1914){{cite news |author= |date=January 17, 1914 |title=Palace Theater |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-press-palace-theater/145308223/ |work=The Morning Press |access-date=April 13, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com}}
• Bess, the Outcast, directed by Harry A. Pollard – short film (1914)
• Sally's Elopement (1914) as Her Ma{{cite news |author= |date=February 21, 1914 |title=Sally's Elopement |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-south-bend-tribune-sallys-elopemen/144964505/ |work=The South Bend Tribune |access-date=April 6, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com}}
• 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{{cite news |author= |date=May 19, 1914 |title=Footprints of Mozart |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-washington-herald-footprints-of-moza/144964692/ |work=The Washington Herald |access-date=April 6, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com}}
• Almost a Wild Man (1913)
• The House of Darkness (1913)
• Withering Roses (1914) as The Maid{{cite news |author= |date=January 17, 1914 |title=At the Palace |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-santa-barbara-daily-news-and-the-ind/144960335/ |work=The Santa Barbara Daily News and the Independent |access-date=April 6, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com}}
• The Dream Dance (1915) as Her Mother{{cite news |author= |date=August 17, 1915 |title=The Dream Dance |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-hutchinson-gazette-the-dream-dance/145207803/ |work=The Hutchinson Gazette |access-date=April 12, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com}}
• A House of Cards (1915){{cite news |author= |date=July 2, 1915 |title=A House of Cards: New Lubin Two-Reeler in Class by Itself |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/altoona-tribune-a-house-of-cards-new-lu/144965406/ |work=Altoona Tribune |access-date=April 12, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com}}
• The Dead Soul (1915){{cite news |author= |date=May 9, 1915 |title=Remarkable: Three-Reel Drama Called "The Dead Love" Has Been Completed |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sunday-telegram-remarkable-three-re/144964941/ |work=The Sunday Telegram |access-date=April 6, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com}}
• Nell of the Dance Hall (1915){{cite news |author= |date=October 25, 1915 |title="Nell of the Dance Hall," in Three Parts Will Be Shown Tuesday |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/corsicana-daily-sun-nell-of-the-dance-h/145208169/ |work=Corsicana Daily Sun |access-date=April 12, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com}}
• The Strange Unknown (1915){{cite magazine |author= |title=The Strange Unknown |url=https://archive.org/details/movpicwor261movi/page/664/mode/2up?q=%22Adelaide+Bronti%22 |magazine=The Moving Picture World |publisher=The World Photographic Publishing Company |date=October 23, 1915 |page=665 |access-date=April 13, 2024 |via=Internet Archive}}
• A Night in Old Spain (1915){{cite magazine |author= |title=A Night In Old Spain |url=https://archive.org/details/movpicwor261movi/page/1014/mode/2up?q=%22Adelaide+Bronti%22 |magazine=The Moving Picture World |publisher=The World Photographic Publishing Company |date=October 30, 1915 |page=1014 |access-date=April 13, 2024 |via=Internet Archive}}
• Meg of the Cliffs (1915){{cite news |author= |date=November 27, 1915 |title=Empire Theater |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant-empire-theater/145256371/ |work=Hartford Courant |access-date=April 12, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com}}
• 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){{cite news |author= |date=February 8, 1916 |title=Footlights And Screen |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/birmingham-post-herald-footlights-and-sc/145264119/ |work=Birmingham Post-Herald |access-date=April 13, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com}}
• The Law's Injustice (1916){{cite news |author= |date=February 1, 1916 |title=At The Crosman |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-virginian-pilot-at-the-crosman/145256753/ |work=The Virginian-Pilot |access-date=April 12, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com}} as Mrs. Morris{{cite news |author= |date=April 21, 1916 |title=Colonial |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/norwich-bulletin-colonial/145264801/ |work=Norwich Bulletin |access-date=April 13, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com}}
• Two News Items (1916){{cite magazine |last=Wright |first=Allen H. |date=November 6, 1915 |title=News Of The Week In And About San Diego |url=https://archive.org/details/motionpicturenew12moti_1/page/n77/mode/2up?q=%22Adelaide+Bronti%22 |magazine=Motion Picture News |publisher=Motion Picture News, Inc. |page=72 |volume=12 |issue=18 |access-date=April 13, 2024 |via=Internet Archive}}
• The Embodied Thought (1916){{cite news |author= |date=February 5, 1916 |title=Gripping Drama At The Nelson |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-fairmont-west-virginian-gripping-dra/145257659/ |work=The Fairmont West Virginian |access-date=April 13, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com}}
• The Diamond Thieves, directed by Wilbert Melville (1916)
• Sold to Satan (1916){{cite news |author= |date=February 14, 1916 |title=At The Dixie This Week |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/bryan-college-station-eagle-at-the-dixie/145264609/ |work=Bryan-College Station Eagle |access-date=April 13, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com}} as Ashton's sister{{cite news |author= |date=May 26, 1916 |title=Colonial Theatre |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/norwich-bulletin-colonial-theatre/145296812/ |work=Norwich Bulletin |access-date=April 13, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com}}
• 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){{cite news |author= |date=May 12, 1916 |title=Saturday's Bill at the Nelson Theatre |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-fairmont-west-virginian-saturdays-b/145265396/ |work=The Fairmont West Virginian |access-date=April 13, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com}}
• The Wheat and the Chaff (1916){{cite news |author= |date=June 13, 1916 |title=The Wheat and the Chaff |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-herald-the-wheat-and-the-chaff/145298408/ |work=The Daily Herald |access-date=April 13, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com}}
• Jackstraws (1916){{cite news |author= |date=August 14, 1917 |title=Casino Theatre |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/republican-and-herald-casino-theatre/145307581/ |work=Republican and Herald |access-date=April 13, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com}}
• The Scapegrace (1916){{cite news |author= |date=August 17, 1916 |title=Westchester Theatre |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/mount-vernon-argus-westchester-theatre/145309165/ |work=Mount Vernon Argus |access-date=April 13, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com}}
• The Return of John Boston (1916){{cite news |author= |date=July 9, 1916 |title=The Return of John Boston |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-salt-lake-herald-republican-the-retu/145301061/ |work=The Salt Lake Herald-Republican |access-date=April 13, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com}}
• 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){{cite magazine |author= |title=Brief Stories of the Week's Film Releases |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a3lJAQAAMAAJ |magazine=The Nickelodeon |publisher=Electricity Magazine Corporation |date=January 29, 1916 |page=275 |access-date=April 13, 2024}}
• His Majesty Plays (1916){{cite magazine |last=Wright |first=Allen H. |date=December 25, 1915 |title=Two Companies Now at Work for Lubin at Coronado, California |url=https://archive.org/details/motionpicturenew12moti_1/page/n1127/mode/2up?q=%22Adelaide+Bronti%22 |magazine=Motion Picture News |publisher=Motion Picture News, Inc. |page=116 |volume=12 |issue=25 |access-date=April 13, 2024 |via=Internet Archive}}

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