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Commedia
dell'Arte
Second Zanni Timeline
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Before 1545
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Before 1545, the world was chaos, and
Ser Maphio said, 'let there be a contract'.
There were certainly professional comic actors and troupes
before this 1545, but they seem to have been restircted
to doing plays only during the brief carnival period each
year. Other activities anticipating CdA would have been
Buffoni acts of one to a small number of actors attracting
an audience to a pitchman. These seem to have typically
been Magnifico and his servant Zan, or Capitano and his
servant Zan. Specifically, Zuan Polo (d. 1541) played
many roles, especially a Croatian charlatan-dottore, Ruzante
(d. 1542) was a Zanni, and Calmo (d. 1571) was a Magnifico,
each in his own semi-professional troupe.
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Servants
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| 1545 |
Ser Maphio of Padua was a
Zanni |
| 1546 |
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| 1548 |
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| 1549 |
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| 1559 |
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| 1560 |
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| 1561 |
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| 1562 |
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| 1563 |
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| 1564 |
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| 1565 |
First references to commedia
characters - e.g., Zanni and Pantalone - in connection
with acting companies |
| 1566 |
Zan Ganassa is a Zanni, the
Arlecchino-like drawings in the Recueil Fossard are most
likely him. |
| 1567 |
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| 1568 |
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| 1569 |
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| 1570 |
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| 1571 |
Paul ou Frans Pourbus, peinture
de Ganassa en Arlequin |
| 1572 |
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| 1573 |
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| 1574 |
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| 1575 |
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| 1576 |
Gelosi's Zanni: Simone, of
Bologna
Gelosi's Franca-trippa: Gabrielo Panzanini |
| 1577 |
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| 1578 |
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| 1579 |
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| 1580 |
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| 1581 |
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| 1582 |
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| 1583 |
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| 1584 |
First mention of Tristano
Martinelli as Arlecchino
Eleonora de' Medici sends for Zazzerino [Jacopo Peri]
to come to Mantua. |
| 1585 |
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| 1586 |
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| 1587 |
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| 1588 |
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| 1589 |
Gelosi had both Francatrippa
and Zanni as Second Zanni
Gelosi also had Burratino in the cast of 'Pazzia'. |
| 1590 |
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| 1591 |
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| 1592 |
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| 1593 |
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| 1594 |
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| 1595 |
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| 1596 |
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| 1597 |
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| 1598 |
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| 1599 |
Tristano Martinelli succeeds
Filippo Angelone as purveyor of licenses to comedians
in mantua. |
| 1600 |
Gelosi's Arlecchino is Simone
of Bologna
Gelosi's Burratino is [unknown] |
| 1601 |
Tristano Martinelli, celebrated
Arlecchino performer, publishes Compositions de rhetorique |
| 1602 |
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