cala-simpleton

Updated: August 2, 2026

In the Italian Comedy, of purely native growth, the original characters were Pantaloon, a Venetian Merchant; Dottore, a Bolognese physician; Spavento, a Neapolitan braggart; Pulcinello, a wag of Apalia; Giangurgoto and Corviello, two Clowns of Cala-simpleton; and Arlechino, a blundering servant of Bergamo. The latter The Harlequin of the Italian theatre, has passed through, mentions Mr.

R. J. Broadbent - A History of Pantomime