Masks And Marionettes
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491_9781443725170
MASKS AND MARIONETTES by JOSEPH SPENCER KENNARD. originally published in 1935. Contents include: MASKS I. ORIGIN OF THE COMMEDIA DELUARTE . . . The Commedia deHArte is Art and it is PsychologyIt is a theatre of music, dance, colour and light It depicts human frail ties, parodies human foiblesItalian Commedia delFArte is of Roman, Greek and Etruscan origin In Italian Commedia dell Arte, dialects are spoken, masks are used and realism and obscen ity are common I Gelosi, the most famous of all the Commedia dellArte Companies, arrives in Florence. II. FAMOUS PLAYERS AND FAMOUS COMPANIES . , 18 Angela Beolco, surname d Ruzzante the Joker born 1502 was an early and famous actor in Commedia dell Arte He shared in the revival of Italian Comedy, and its use of dialects Giancarli of Rovigo was another actor famous in Commedia dell Arte In 1570 the Italian Art Theatre came to Paris and there remained popular for over two hundred years Francesco Andreini and his wife, Isabella, his son and sons wife Florinda, Tabarino and Flaminio Scala were among the most famous actors in Com media deirArteThe Confidenti, Accesi, and Desiosi were among the most famous Art Theatre Companies The Com media dellArte not only was an institution in Prance but exerted an important influence upon English Comedy. III. COMPOSITION OF THE DRAMATIC COMPANIES - JOYS AND SORROWS OF THE ACTORS ... 38 A Commedia dellArte Company consisted, usually, of three women and seven men Pant alone , Arlecchino, Pulcinella, and Brighella are basic types Joys and sorrows of Commedia dell Arte actors Today they live in luxury, tomorrow they are cold and hungry Pride, scandal, jealousy and immorality of the actors Insults, decrees, regulations and punishments are their portion. Improvised Comedy reached its zenith about 1650. vii viii CONTENTS IV. THE PLOT-THE SCENARIO-IMPROVISATION ZIBALDONI 46 Improvised and Studied Comedy had many types and subjects in common The ludicrous interpolations in a play are called lazzi Playi
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