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Tiberio Fiorilli

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31: 99: 159: 120:), Fiorilli, as Scaramouche, made any possible sound to comfort him. He achieved this task with grimaces and tomfoolery; consequently, the Dauphin had "a need, that he had at the time, the hands and the dress of Scaramouche". Fiorilli was then ordered to visit the court every night to amuse the Dauphin, which helped the Scaramouche character become a stock figure in the theatre of the time. The character of Scaramouche became a standard role thereafter of the 409: 139:. These practices influenced Molière, and by most accounts the two actors developed a close relationship during the years they shared the same theaters. Some critics went so far as to accuse Molière of being Scaramouche's ape. One engraving shows Molière mimicking Scaramouche's grimaces with the help of a mirror. 142:
In the 1670s Fiorilli portrayed Scaramouche in London with great success. He was capable of deft physical farce, including dancing and acrobatics. It is reported that in his 80s he maintained the ability to simulate a kick to another actor's face.
212:, London, UK in 2007 and revised and restaged in 2011. The musical is a fusion of musical theatre and commedia dell'arte practices and treats Fiorillo's life and career as a parable on celebrity culture. 131:
players. He abandoned the mask and used the expressiveness of his face to enhance the comedy. His large eyes and eyebrows and long nose contributed to this effect, and he wore
91:, but left Italy around 1640 for unknown reasons, perhaps simply while following a troupe of actors, or to flee a political intrigue. He arrived in France under the reign of 76: 449: 429: 30: 464: 98: 454: 371: 314: 459: 434: 72: 413: 158: 258: 329: 325: 147: 171: 55: 444: 439: 64: 197: 382: 359:(at Internet Archive), with an introduction and notes by Louis Moland. Brussels: Jules Bonassies. 356: 367: 348: 310: 271: 113: 390: 333: 176: 192: 344: 106: 63:. He was especially popular in France, where he was the director of the troupe of the 423: 394: 166:) his student, frontispiece to Le Boulanger de Chalussay's attack on Molière, 1670 209: 60: 17: 163: 132: 92: 68: 117: 35: 408: 208:
with book, lyrics and music by Stephen Lanigan-O'Keeffe, was premiered in
386: 352: 95:. His acting pleased the queen, which enabled him to attend the court. 136: 88: 181:, called Mezetin, wrote a "picaresque but untrustworthy biography": 157: 97: 29: 53:(November 9, 1608 – December 7, 1694) was an Italian actor of 248:
Laurence Sinelick, "Fiorilli, Tiberio" in Banham 1995, p. 373.
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that framed the corners of his mouth and a thin, short
189:), published in Paris in 1695 and Brussels in 1699. 347:(at Internet Archive); 1699 edition, Brussels ( 112:It is said that one day, when the two-year-old 236:(15th edition, Chicago, 1991) vol. 4, p. 787. 67:, which shared with the troupe of his friend 8: 324:, two volumes. Paris: Berger-Levrault. View 228: 226: 146:Fiorilli died in Paris and is buried in the 322:Les Comédiens du roi de la troupe italienne 103:Portrait of Tiberio Fiorilli as Scaramouche 366:. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. 244: 242: 309:. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 162:Scaramouche (Fiorilli) teaching Élomire ( 206:Scaramouche - The Zany Commedia Musical, 222: 201:, remotely inspired by Fiorilli's life. 127:Fiorilli's style differed from other 7: 307:The Cambridge Guide to the Theatre 25: 59:known for developing the role of 450:Burials at Saint-Eustache, Paris 430:17th-century Italian male actors 407: 234:The New Encyclopædia Britannica 1: 465:17th-century theatre managers 381:. Paris: Chez Pierre Prault. 73:theatre of the Petit-Bourbon 339:Costantini, Angelo (1695). 77:theatre of the Palais-Royal 481: 455:Italian male stage actors 362:Gaines, James F. (2002). 320:Campardon, Émile (1880). 283:Gaines 2002, pp. 419–420. 379:Biblioteque des theatres 364:The Molière Encyclopedia 343:. Paris: Claude Barbin. 232:"Fiorillo, Tiberio" in 460:Male actors from Naples 305:Banham, Martin (1995). 195:wrote a novel entitled 187:The Life of Scaramouche 167: 109: 39: 341:La Vie de Scaramouche 183:La Vie de Scaramouche 161: 148:Église Saint-Eustache 101: 33: 416:at Wikimedia Commons 259:vol. 1, pp. 222–234 435:Commedia dell'arte 168: 129:commedia dell'arte 122:commedia dell'arte 116:cried (the future 110: 56:commedia dell'arte 40: 412:Media related to 377:Maupoint (1733). 204:A stage musical, 172:Angelo Costantini 65:Comédie-Italienne 16:(Redirected from 472: 414:Tiberio Fiorilli 411: 334:Internet Archive 293: 292:Costantini 1695. 290: 284: 281: 275: 268: 262: 257:Campardon 1880, 255: 249: 246: 237: 230: 180: 43:Tiberio Fiorilli 21: 18:Tiberio Fiorillo 480: 479: 475: 474: 473: 471: 470: 469: 420: 419: 404: 302: 297: 296: 291: 287: 282: 278: 270:Maupoint 1733, 269: 265: 256: 252: 247: 240: 231: 224: 219: 193:Rafael Sabatini 174: 156: 87:He was born in 85: 45:, also spelled 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 478: 476: 468: 467: 462: 457: 452: 447: 442: 437: 432: 422: 421: 418: 417: 403: 402:External links 400: 399: 398: 375: 360: 337: 318: 301: 298: 295: 294: 285: 276: 263: 250: 238: 221: 220: 218: 215: 214: 213: 202: 190: 155: 152: 107:Pietro Paolini 84: 81: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 477: 466: 463: 461: 458: 456: 453: 451: 448: 446: 443: 441: 438: 436: 433: 431: 428: 427: 425: 415: 410: 406: 405: 401: 396: 392: 388: 384: 380: 376: 373: 372:9780313312557 369: 365: 361: 358: 354: 350: 346: 342: 338: 335: 331: 327: 323: 319: 316: 315:9780521434379 312: 308: 304: 303: 299: 289: 286: 280: 277: 273: 267: 264: 260: 254: 251: 245: 243: 239: 235: 229: 227: 223: 216: 211: 207: 203: 200: 199: 194: 191: 188: 184: 178: 173: 170: 169: 165: 160: 154:In literature 153: 151: 149: 144: 140: 138: 134: 130: 125: 123: 119: 115: 108: 104: 100: 96: 94: 90: 82: 80: 78: 74: 70: 66: 62: 58: 57: 52: 48: 44: 37: 32: 27:Italian actor 19: 395:Google Books 378: 363: 357:1876 edition 345:1695 edition 340: 321: 306: 300:Bibliography 288: 279: 266: 253: 233: 205: 196: 186: 182: 145: 141: 128: 126: 121: 111: 102: 86: 54: 50: 46: 42: 41: 445:1694 deaths 440:1608 births 210:Hoxton Hall 198:Scaramouche 175: [ 61:Scaramouche 424:Categories 133:moustaches 93:Louis XIII 75:, and the 118:Louis XIV 36:engraving 387:WorldCat 383:Listings 353:25618643 51:Fiurelli 47:Fiorillo 326:vols. 1 164:Molière 114:Dauphin 71:at the 69:Molière 370:  351:  313:  272:p. 281 137:goatee 89:Naples 217:Notes 179:] 391:View 368:ISBN 349:OCLC 328:and 311:ISBN 83:Life 49:and 393:at 385:at 355:); 332:at 105:by 426:: 389:. 241:^ 225:^ 177:it 150:. 124:. 79:. 397:. 374:. 336:. 330:2 317:. 274:. 261:. 185:( 38:. 20:)

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Tiberio Fiorillo

engraving
commedia dell'arte
Scaramouche
Comédie-Italienne
Molière
theatre of the Petit-Bourbon
theatre of the Palais-Royal
Naples
Louis XIII

Pietro Paolini
Dauphin
Louis XIV
moustaches
goatee
Église Saint-Eustache

Molière
Angelo Costantini
it
Rafael Sabatini
Scaramouche
Hoxton Hall




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