1919, ITALY : The italian silent screen and thatre diva MARIA MELATO (1885 - 1950) in a book by MASSIMO BONTEMPELLI, edizioni Modernissima, with the collction of 5 plays wroted by Bontempelli for Melano (cover illustration portrait by painter CARLO TENCA). Maria Melato was celebrated for his roles in Luigi Pirandello and Gabriele D'Annunzio plays