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' the Captain ') is one of the four stock characters of commedia dell'arte. [1] He most probably was never a "Captain", but rather appropriated the name for himself. [2] Il Capitano uses bravado and excessive shows of manliness to hide his true cowardly nature. Engraving by Abraham Bosse.
Eduardo De Filippo as Pulcinella, a character from the commedia dell'arte Commedia dell'arte troupe I Gelosi performing, by Hieronymus Francken I, c. 1590. Commedia dell'arte [a] was an early form of professional theatre, originating from Italian theatre, that was popular throughout Europe between the 16th and 18th centuries.
Francesco Andreini (c. 1548 – 1624) was an Italian actor mainly of commedia dell'arte plays. He began his career playing the role of the unsophisticated love-stricken young man. Later he played the role of Capitan Spavento (lit. ' Captain Fright '), a Pickwickian character of excessive fatigue. [1]
Vecchio (Italian: [ˈvɛakk yo]; pl.: vecchi; meaning 'old one' or simply 'old') is a category of aged, male characters from Italian commedia dell'arte theatre. The primary members of this group are Pantalone, il Dottore, [1] and il Capitano. [2]
Two standard servants opposite a well-dressed, unmasked woman, La Dona Lucretia, who represents innamorata [1]. Innamorati (Italian: [ʎ innamoˈraːti]; lit. ' lovers ') [2] were stock characters within the theatre style known as commedia dell'arte, who appeared in 16th-century Italy.
Il Dottore was born in the city of Bologna, Italy.He is comically inept. He is usually extremely rich, although the needs of the scenario might have things otherwise, and extremely pompous, loving the sound of his own voice and spouting ersatz Latin and Greek, il Dottore is known to be overly self loving and greedy.
Again here the beginning of the story: the members of the company, reduced to a few because of the death of some and neglect of others, succeed with a last effort to reach Paris where staged their show with the Captain Fracassa. The performance of Commedia dell'Arte in France is a huge success and the actors become the courtiers of Louis.
Each character in commedia dell'arte is distinctly different, and defined by their movement, actions, masks, and costumes. These costumes show their social status and background. These costumes show their social status and background.