▁the ater , ▁music , ▁cinema , ▁and ▁dance . ▁ ▁Most ▁not ably , ▁he ▁held ▁an ▁em inent ▁position ▁in ▁the atr ical ▁study ▁in ▁Italy , ▁giving ▁his ▁name ▁to ▁the ▁Sil v io ▁D ' Am ico ▁National ▁Academy ▁of ▁D ram atic ▁Art ▁in ▁Rome , ▁Italy ' s ▁most ▁pr estig ious ▁drama ▁school . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁A ▁Catholic , ▁D ' Am ico ▁was ▁educated ▁by ▁Jes uits ▁at ▁Rome ' s ▁Mass im il iano ▁Mass imo ▁Institute . ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁in ▁law ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Education ▁to ▁the ▁Director ate ▁General ▁for ▁Anti qu ities ▁and ▁Fine ▁Arts . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁he ▁became ▁professor ▁of ▁the ater ▁history ▁in ▁the ▁Royal ▁School ▁of ▁Act ing ▁" E le on ora ▁D use ." ▁He ▁met ▁D use ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁young ▁and ▁am bit ious , ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁D ' Am ico ▁wanted ▁to ▁create ▁an ▁Italian ▁national ▁theatre ▁that ▁produced ▁works ▁of ▁young ▁Italian ▁play w right s . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁he ▁directed ▁dram atic ▁criticism ▁in ▁the ▁La ▁Trib une ▁newspaper . ▁With ▁Nicola ▁De ▁Pir ro , ▁he ▁founded ▁the ▁magazine ▁Sc enario ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁and ▁they ▁directed ▁it ▁together ▁for ▁three ▁years , ▁after ▁which ▁De ▁Pir ro ▁continued ▁alone . ▁In ▁ 1