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The 79 pages that link to Commedia dell’arte, each with the reason it gives.

• Medieval theatreCompared with: Its professional companies and improvisation contrast with many medieval civic and religious productions.

• Carlo GoldoniNarrower topic: Goldoni inherited its masks and performers while replacing much of its improvisation with written dialogue.

• Carlo GozziNarrower topic: Gozzi adapted its masks and improvisational energy for literary fairy-tale plays.

• Edmond RostandRelated: Rostand’s comic roles and theatrical disguises draw on familiar stage traditions.

• Eleonora DuseRelated: Its inherited performance culture formed part of the theatrical world in which Duse grew up.

• History of theatreBroader topic: Its actors and recurring characters shaped European comic performance.

• Jacques LecoqRelated: Its masks and comic types inform Lecoq’s exploration of theatrical character.

• Vittorio GassmanRelated: Its physical comedy and broad character types provide a historical point of comparison for Gassman’s comic performance.

• AcrobaticsRelated: Its physical comedy helped make tumbling and feats part of popular theatrical performance.

• Dario FoNarrower topic: Its improvisation and comic archetypes informed Fo’s performance style.

• The Embarkation for CytheraRelated: Watteau draws on its theatrical figures to make the gathering feel both social and staged.

• Carlo CollodiNarrower topic: Its comic character traditions help explain the theatrical energy of Collodi’s writing.

• Gian Maria VolontéRelated: Its history illuminates the theatrical traditions surrounding Italian stage acting, not a direct source for Volonté’s style.

• Jean MaraisRelated: Marais’s later stage work included forms of masked, physical performance linked to this tradition.

• Jean-Gaspard DeburauNarrower topic: Its stock-character tradition provides a historical backdrop for Pierrot’s theatrical lineage.

• No Longer HumanRelated: Yōzō’s clowning functions like a role he performs to conceal fear and win acceptance.

• Ruggero LeoncavalloRelated: Pagliacci turns its familiar performers and roles into the framework for a deadly real-life drama.

• TotòNarrower topic: Its stock characters and physical play provide a historical frame for Totò’s stagecraft.

• Anna RenziRelated: Its actorly emphasis helps illuminate the theatrical skills valued alongside Renzi’s singing.

• Antoine WatteauRelated: Its performers and characters appear repeatedly in Watteau’s theatrical imagery.

• Emanuel SchikanederRelated: Its comic conventions informed popular acting styles used in German-speaking theater.

• Isabella AndreiniNarrower topic: Andreini’s acting and writing grew within this influential performance tradition.

• Mark RylanceRelated: Its comic forms inform the physical, ensemble-based style Rylance has championed.

• Mime artistRelated: Its codified gestures and comic physicality influenced later European mime traditions.

• Paul ScarronRelated: Its stock characters and physical comedy helped shape the theatrical world Scarron depicts.

• Jacinto BenaventeRelated: He reworked its archetypes in The Bonds of Interest.

• Jean-François RegnardRelated: Its performance conventions and comic types influenced French theatrical comedy in Regnard’s era.

• Pierre de MarivauxRelated: Italian acting and performance conventions shaped the company that first staged many of his plays.

• William KempeRelated: Its style offers a useful comparison for the improvisational clowning of Kempe’s era.