Famous+Commedia+Troupes+and+Actors

====Many Commedia dell Arte troupes were well known groups that travelled throughout Europe, performing for a variety of audiences. From entertaining royalty, to setting up on the streets, actors were versatile, and through constant exposure and talent, became well known across the continent. ====

====A large quantity of different groups existed throughout the years, each containing similar characters. Many actors from the period can be found in records placing them as part of multiple groups throughout the years. The constant migration of actors, as well as occasionally collaboration between groups was far from uncommon. ====

//"Virtú, Fama ed Honor ne fêr Gelosi"// //Virtue, honor, and renown are only for the jealous.// 1568-1604 __Various Cast__ Best known for: Being the first group to be sponsored by nobility
 * The Gelosi**
 * = Francesco Andreini ||= Capitano Spavento di Vall' Inferna ||
 * = Giulio Pasquati ||= Pantalone ||
 * = Lodovico de Bianchi ||= II Dottore Graziano ||
 * = Simone Basilea ||= Zanni ||
 * = Gabriele ||= Francatrippe ||
 * = Oración de Nobili ||= Innamorati ||
 * = Adriano Valerini ||= Innamorati ||
 * = Isabella Andreini ||= Prima Donna ||
 * = Prudenzia ||= Segunda Donna ||
 * = Silvia Roncagili ||= Franceschina ||
 * = Giorlano Salimbeni ||= Zanobio ||
 * = Vittoria Piissimi ||= Prima Donna (Original) ||



//"I Comici Confidenti"// //Confident Comics// //1574-1599// __Various Cast__ 1611-1639 Best known for: Frequent squabbling and arguments amount the performers
 * The Confidenti**
 * Battista Vannino da Riminio || Zanni ||
 * Fabrizio de Fornaris || Il Capitano Coccodrillo, hijo d'el Colonel don Calderon de Berdexa, Herman d'el Alferez Hernandico Mandrico de strico de Lara da Castilla la vieja, cavallero de Sevilla, hijo d'Algo verdardero, trinchador de tres cuchillos, ... ||
 * Bernardino Lombardi || Dottore Lanternone ||
 * Tristano Martinelli || Unknown ||
 * Drusiano Martinelli || Unknown ||
 * Gabriele Panzanini || Francatrippa ||
 * Flaminio Scala || Flavio ||
 * Ottavio Onorati || Mezzetino ||
 * Maria Antonazzoni || Lavinia ||
 * Valeria Austoni || Valeria ||
 * Domenico Bruini || Fulvio ||
 * Francesco Antonazzoni || Ortensio ||
 * Marcantionio Romagnsese || Pantalone ||
 * Niccolo Barbieri || Beltramo ||

//"Uniti Comici"// //United Comics// 1578-1640 __Various Cast__
 * The Uniti**
 * Bernardino Lombardi || Il Dottore ||
 * Gabriele Panzanini || Francatrippa ||
 * Girolamo Salimbeni || Piombino ||
 * Vittoria Piissimi || Innamorata ||
 * Jacomo Braga || Pantalone ||
 * Domenico de Negri || Curzio ||
 * Sylvio Fiorillo || Capitano Matamoros ||
 * Giovan Battista || Scaramouche ||
 * Andre Fraiacomi || Trivellino ||
 * Ippoloito Mendeni || Cortelazzo ||
 * Andrea Mangii || Adriano ||
 * Michel Zanardi || Graziano ||
 * Ottavio Bernardino || Franceschina ||

//The Inflamed// 1590-1628
 * The Accessi**

__Various Cast__ Were preferred by King Henri IV. Tristano Martinelli was so well liked by the king he was practically the "Certified Fool"
 * Pier Maria Cecchini || Fritellino ||
 * Orsola Cecchini || Flaminia ||
 * Gerolamo Garavini || Capitano Rinoceronte ||
 * Drusiano and Tristano Martinelli || Arlecchino ||
 * Federico Ricci || Pantalone ||
 * Giovanni Pellesini || Pedrolino ||
 * Bartolomeo Bongiovanni || Graziano ||
 * (Federico Ricci's son) || Leandro ||
 * Giovanni Battista Andreini || Lelio ||
 * Baldo Rotari || Lelio ||
 * Virginia Andreini || Florinda ||
 * Lidia Rotari || Florinda ||

__**Modern Day**__ Faction of Fools is a present day theatre company based in Washington DC that works to share the history of commedia, as well as continue the art form.



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__Works Cited__

By. “Commedia dell'arte Conventions.” The Drama Teacher, www.thedramateacher.com/commedia-dellarte-conventions/.

DeLisa, Antonio. “La Commedia dell’Arte.” In Poesia - Filosofia delle poetiche e dei linguaggi, 10 July 2017, inpoesia.me/2017/07/10/la-commedia-dellarte/.

“Faction of Fools | DC's Commedia dell'Arte Theatre Company.” Faction of Fools, www.factionoffools.org/.

Rudlin, John, and Olly Crick. Commedia dellarte: a handbook for troupes. Routledge, 2001.

The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica. “Commedia dell'arte.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, inc., 18 Apr. 2017, www.britannica.com/art/commedia-dellarte.