Antonio Collalto (1713 â€" 5 July 1778) was an Italian actor and
writer, mainly of comedies in Commedia dell'arte style.Collalto was
born in Florence. As a young man, he was a soldier, but he afterwards
became an actor, often playing the masked role of Pantalone. He also
wrote many plays for his theater including il Pantalone avaro (The
Jealous Pantalone); il Pantalone ringiovanito (The Rejuvenated
Pantalone); la Famiglia in Discordia (The Family in Discord); il
Pantalone padre severo (Pantalone the Strict Father); il Ritorno
il'Argentina (The Return from Argentina); and finally Tre gemelli
veneziani (Three Venetian Twins); in four acts from 1775. This latter
comedy was very popular and was translated into French. Collalto would
play the parts of all three twins. He was applauded as a comedic actor
for Italian plays in Paris.
writer, mainly of comedies in Commedia dell'arte style.Collalto was
born in Florence. As a young man, he was a soldier, but he afterwards
became an actor, often playing the masked role of Pantalone. He also
wrote many plays for his theater including il Pantalone avaro (The
Jealous Pantalone); il Pantalone ringiovanito (The Rejuvenated
Pantalone); la Famiglia in Discordia (The Family in Discord); il
Pantalone padre severo (Pantalone the Strict Father); il Ritorno
il'Argentina (The Return from Argentina); and finally Tre gemelli
veneziani (Three Venetian Twins); in four acts from 1775. This latter
comedy was very popular and was translated into French. Collalto would
play the parts of all three twins. He was applauded as a comedic actor
for Italian plays in Paris.
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