The Shadow (play)

The Shadow (L'Ombra) is a play by Dario Niccodemi. Published in 1915, the play premiered at the Manzoni Theatre, Milan in 1916, in a performance of the Giannina Chiantoni Company with Irma Gramatica and Ernesto Sabatini in the main roles.

Plot
The beautiful and young Berta Trégner, who is paralyzed due to an accident, spends her life between enduring her misfortune and the illusion that her husband Gerardo continues to love. After six years however, almost by miracle, he heals and finds that Gerardo has created another family with Elena, her best friend, and they also have a son. Affright, flee from home. Save the situation Michelle, Berta's godfather, who finds that Elena has re-established relationships with her ex-husband Alberto, and informs Gerardo, who, rejecting the unworthy Elena, can return from Berta to find love.

Film adaptations
Dario Niccodemi's play has been several times adapted for film:


 * The Shadow (1917) - directed by Mario Caserini
 * The Shadow (1923) - directed by Mario Almirante
 * The Shadow (1954) - directed by Giorgio Bianchi (1904-1967)|Giorgio Bianchi]]