Scapino

Scapino

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An adaptation of Moliere's "The Adventures of Scapin", which was based on a major character (Scapin) of the classic Italian commedia dell'arte, this comedy follows a traditional commedia dell'arte plot.

Two young men fall in love - but not with women that meet their father's approval. In order to get the girls they want, they plead with Scapino, a servant, to help them out of their dilemma. As Scapino says himself, "The good Lord has blessed me with quite a genius for clever ideas and inspired inventions which the less talented, in their jealousies, call deceits and trickery." Scapino comes to the rescue though not in any traditional way and so follows a comic madness with one clever ploy following another.

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