Andreini family
Italian actors. After their marriage, Francesco Andreini (1548–1624) and Isabella Canali Andreini (1562–1604) founded the Compagnia dei Gelosi, one of the earliest and most famous of the commedia dell'arte troupes. Their son Giovambattista Andreini (1579?–1654) acted in his parents' company until 1601, when he formed his own troupe, the Compagnia dei Fedeli. This troupe was invited to the French court in Paris, where Giovambattista Andreini wrote the play Adamo (1613), supposedly the inspiration for English poet John Milton's Paradise Lost.For more information on Andreini family, visit Britannica.com.
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Andreini
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre
Andreini, family of Italian actors, outstanding in the annals of the commedia dell'arte , of whom the first, Francesco (1548–1624), was both...
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Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre
...dell'arte in the 16th century were the Gelosi , with the Andreini family as their mainstay; the Desiosi, sometimes including Tristano...Confidenti; the Accesi ; and the Fedeli , under the younger Andreini known as Lelio. Of the early patrons of the commedia dell'ar...
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Book article from: Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
...France as the Comedie-Italienne; in England, it was adapted in the harlequinade and the Punch-and-Judy show ( Punch ). Andreini family .For more information on commedia dell'arte, visit Britannica.com. commedia dell'arte commedia dell'arte commedia...
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