Scenarios

This book is recreation of Flaminio Scala's 1611 text, in which he published 50 scenarios based on his lifetime of Commedia acting. The format is straightforward: there would be an 'argument' for describing the background of the scenario, then a list of characters & props, followed by a plot outline.






Stock Characters Appearances in Scalas scenarios
This is a list of characters mentioned in Flaminio Scala's Il Teatro Delle Favole Rappresentative. Note that it does not include the last ten plays of the book which are not classic Commedia dell'Arte scenarios but are Operas, Pastorals, and Tragedies. When a character has two names, both are shown and the alias is marked with an 'A'. Incidental characters such as police are omitted.
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Pantalone
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Oratio
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Isabella
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Pedrolino
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Gratiano
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Flaminia
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Flavio
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Arlecchino
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Spavento
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Franceschina
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Burattino
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Cinthio
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Fabritio
AXXXAAX
Cassandro
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Pasquela
XXX
Tofano
XX
Grillo
X
Alissa
X
Lidia
X
Olivetta
XXX
Laura
XXX
Zanobio
X
Ardelia
X
Flavia
X
Aurelio
X
Hortensia
X
Cataldo
X
Nespola
X
Claudio
X
Ricciolina
XX
Silvia
X
Victoria
X
Piombino
X
Ramadan
A
Mustaffa
A
Morat
A
Turchetto
A
Bigolo
A
Cornelio
A
Stefanello
AA
Lesbino
A

Other incidental names of characters appearing on two or less scenes include:
Armeno[1], Christiano[1], Hibrahim[1], Cavicchio[6], Francis[8], Claudio Francese[26], Leone Adorni[30], Facchino[31], Nicoletto[33], Claudione Francese[37]

Note: in Scenario 27, Gratiano, Arlecchino, and Spavento have brief parts only.
Note: in Scenario 36, there are many strange characters, because it takes place in a Turkish Court. Several names and aliases are not given here.