Although Tiberio Fiorillo (1608–1694) was not the first to play the role, he greatly developed and popularized it. He removed the mask, used white powder on his face, and employed grimaces. He was small, had a long beard, and wore a predominantly black costume with a white ruff. In France, he became known as Scaramouche.[1]
Portrait of Tiberio Fiorilli as Scaramouche by Pietro Paolini
In the 19th century, the English actor Joseph Grimaldi and his son J. S. Grimaldi made numerous appearances as Scaramouche.
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Scaramouche influences the audience to do his bidding. Rosa says that Coviello (like Scaramouche) is "short, adroit, supple, and conceited". In Molière's The Bourgeois Gentleman, Coviello disguises his master as a Turk and pretends to speak Turkish. Both Scaramouche and Coviello can be clever or stupid—as the actor sees fit to portray him.
In Blaise Pascal's Pensées Section 1 Article 12, Scaramouche is described as a person "who only thinks of one thing. The doctor, who speaks for a quarter of an hour after he has said everything, so full is he of the desire of talking."
In puppetryedit
Scaramouche is one of the great characters in the Punch and Judy puppet shows with roots in commedia dell'arte. In some scenarios, he is the owner of The Dog, another stock character. During performances, Punch frequently strikes Scaramouche, causing his head to come off his shoulders. Because of this, the term scaramouche has become associated with a class of puppets with extendable necks.
The hero of Rafael Sabatini's historical novel Scaramouche, and its film adaptations, is a similar swashbuckling character who goes incognito in the theatrical role of Scaramouche.
Several films were named Scaramouche, among other past films and TV series, include:
Scaramouche (1912-13) Op. 71, is a two-act tragic ballet-pantomime, comprising 21 numbers, written by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius.
Scaramouche is the name of a suite by the French composer Darius Milhaud for two pianos and some other combinations. Milhaud first composed the piece as an amalgam of music he wrote for theatre.
In the 1975 song "Bohemian Rhapsody", by the British rock band Queen, Scaramouche is asked if he would like to perform the dance known as a fandango.
Inspired by "Bohemian Rhapsody", Scaramouche is the name of the lead female role in the jukebox musical play We Will Rock You.
Scaramouche Jones (2002) is a solo play by Justin Butcher, which was premiered in its full form by Pete Postlethwaite. In this 100-minute monologue, an aging clown recounts, at the turn of the millennium, the picaresque story of his life, from his early childhood in Trinidad at the start of the 20th century, the son of a gypsy prostitute and an Englishman, through his harsh misadventures in the slave trade and in wartime Poland, where as a gravedigger he found his vocation as a clown while striving to keep children amused by parodying their imminent slaughter.[2]
In the opening chapter of the book Phule's Company by Robert Asprin, the main character Willard Phule uses Scaramouche as his alias. ("Scaramouche?" Major Joshua said with a frown. "Aside from the obvious reference to the character from the novel".)[3]
Investor Anthony Scaramucci was named the White House communications director in July 2017 and removed later that same month. His very public presence in news media prompted an 8.185% increase in searches for Scaramouche, according to Merriam-Webster.[5] Cartoonist Ruben Bolling hinted at some striking congruities between Scaramucci's conduct in office and the defining traits of the theatrical figure.[6]
In the game Genshin Impact, the 6th of the Fatui Harbingers, who are all named after the commedia dell'arte, is known as Scaramouche (Chinese: 散兵).
Notesedit
^Hartnoll 1983, pp. 282 ("Fiorillo, Tiberio"), 735 ("Scaramuccia").
^Knapper, Stephen (2007). "Scaramouche: The Mask and the Millenium". In Robb, David (ed.). Clowns, Fools and Picaros: Popular Forms in Theatre, Fiction and Film. Rodopi. pp. 127, 135–138. ISBN978-90-420-2340-6.
^Asprin, Robert 1990. Phule's Company, Penguin Putnam Ltd. p. 7.
^Stoppard, Tom 1991. Rough Crossing and On the Razzle, 1st ed., Faber and Faber Ltd. p. 86.
^Russo, Carla Herreria (22 July 2017). "Anthony Scaramucci Prompts Search Of 'Scaramouch' And People Can't Handle The Definition". Huffington Post. from the original on 10 August 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
^Bolling, Ruben (1 August 2017). "In the Writers' Room, Creating a Scaramucci". Boing Boing. from the original on 21 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
Bibliographyedit
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica (11 April 2016). "Scaramouche". Encyclopædia Britannica.
Hartnoll, Phyllis, ed. (1983). The Oxford Companion to the Theatre (Fourth ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN9780192115461.
External linksedit
Media related to Scaramouche at Wikimedia Commons
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For other uses see Scaramouche disambiguation Not to be confused with Anthony Scaramucci Scaramouche French skaʁamuʃ or Scaramouch English ˈ s k aer e m uː t ʃ m aʊ tʃ from Italian Scaramuccia skaraˈmuttʃa lit little skirmisher is a stock clown character of the 16th century commedia dell arte comic theatrical arts of Italian literature The role combined characteristics of the Zanni servant and Il Capitano masked henchman with some assortment of villainous traits Usually attired in black Spanish dress and burlesquing a don he was often beaten by Harlequin for his boasting and cowardice Scaramuccia in 1860 Contents 1 History 2 Character 3 In puppetry 4 Scaramouche in popular culture 5 Notes 6 Bibliography 7 External linksHistory editAlthough Tiberio Fiorillo 1608 1694 was not the first to play the role he greatly developed and popularized it He removed the mask used white powder on his face and employed grimaces He was small had a long beard and wore a predominantly black costume with a white ruff In France he became known as Scaramouche 1 nbsp Portrait of Tiberio Fiorilli as Scaramouche by Pietro PaoliniIn the 19th century the English actor Joseph Grimaldi and his son J S Grimaldi made numerous appearances as Scaramouche Character editScaramouche influences the audience to do his bidding Rosa says that Coviello like Scaramouche is short adroit supple and conceited In Moliere s The Bourgeois Gentleman Coviello disguises his master as a Turk and pretends to speak Turkish Both Scaramouche and Coviello can be clever or stupid as the actor sees fit to portray him In Blaise Pascal s Pensees Section 1 Article 12 Scaramouche is described as a person who only thinks of one thing The doctor who speaks for a quarter of an hour after he has said everything so full is he of the desire of talking In puppetry editScaramouche is one of the great characters in the Punch and Judy puppet shows with roots in commedia dell arte In some scenarios he is the owner of The Dog another stock character During performances Punch frequently strikes Scaramouche causing his head to come off his shoulders Because of this the term scaramouche has become associated with a class of puppets with extendable necks Scaramouche in popular culture edit nbsp J S Grimaldi as Scaramouche c 1815The hero of Rafael Sabatini s historical novel Scaramouche and its film adaptations is a similar swashbuckling character who goes incognito in the theatrical role of Scaramouche Several films were named Scaramouche among other past films and TV series include Scaramouche 1912 13 Op 71 is a two act tragic ballet pantomime comprising 21 numbers written by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius Scaramouche 1923 silent movie by Rex Ingram Scaramouche 1952 directed by George Sidney with Stewart Granger Janet Leigh Eleanor Parker and Mel Ferrer The Adventures of Scaramouche 1963 a French Italian Spanish feature film directed by Antonio Isasi Isasmendi starring Gerard Barray Michele Girardon and Gianna Maria Canale The Loves and Times of Scaramouche 1976 an Italian comedy film directed by Enzo G Castellari starring Michael Sarrazin Ursula Andress and Aldo Maccione about the adventures of a cad in Napoleonic times Scaramouche is the name of a suite by the French composer Darius Milhaud for two pianos and some other combinations Milhaud first composed the piece as an amalgam of music he wrote for theatre In the 1975 song Bohemian Rhapsody by the British rock band Queen Scaramouche is asked if he would like to perform the dance known as a fandango Inspired by Bohemian Rhapsody Scaramouche is the name of the lead female role in the jukebox musical play We Will Rock You Scaramouche Jones 2002 is a solo play by Justin Butcher which was premiered in its full form by Pete Postlethwaite In this 100 minute monologue an aging clown recounts at the turn of the millennium the picaresque story of his life from his early childhood in Trinidad at the start of the 20th century the son of a gypsy prostitute and an Englishman through his harsh misadventures in the slave trade and in wartime Poland where as a gravedigger he found his vocation as a clown while striving to keep children amused by parodying their imminent slaughter 2 In the opening chapter of the book Phule s Company by Robert Asprin the main character Willard Phule uses Scaramouche as his alias Scaramouche Major Joshua said with a frown Aside from the obvious reference to the character from the novel 3 In Tom Stoppard s On the Razzle Scaramouche is the nom de plume used by sales clerk Weinberl in his letters while answering lonely hearts advertisements 4 Investor Anthony Scaramucci was named the White House communications director in July 2017 and removed later that same month His very public presence in news media prompted an 8 185 increase in searches for Scaramouche according to Merriam Webster 5 Cartoonist Ruben Bolling hinted at some striking congruities between Scaramucci s conduct in office and the defining traits of the theatrical figure 6 In the game Genshin Impact the 6th of the Fatui Harbingers who are all named after the commedia dell arte is known as Scaramouche Chinese 散兵 Notes edit Hartnoll 1983 pp 282 Fiorillo Tiberio 735 Scaramuccia Knapper Stephen 2007 Scaramouche The Mask and the Millenium In Robb David ed Clowns Fools and Picaros Popular Forms in Theatre Fiction and Film Rodopi pp 127 135 138 ISBN 978 90 420 2340 6 Asprin Robert 1990 Phule s Company Penguin Putnam Ltd p 7 Stoppard Tom 1991 Rough Crossing and On the Razzle 1st ed Faber and Faber Ltd p 86 Russo Carla Herreria 22 July 2017 Anthony Scaramucci Prompts Search Of Scaramouch And People Can t Handle The Definition Huffington Post Archived from the original on 10 August 2022 Retrieved 23 July 2017 Bolling Ruben 1 August 2017 In the Writers Room Creating a Scaramucci Boing Boing Archived from the original on 21 August 2018 Retrieved 21 August 2018 Bibliography editThe Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica 11 April 2016 Scaramouche Encyclopaedia Britannica Hartnoll Phyllis ed 1983 The Oxford Companion to the Theatre Fourth ed Oxford Oxford University Press ISBN 9780192115461 External links edit nbsp Media related to Scaramouche at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Scaramouche amp oldid 1208305369, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
