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Mezzetino, also Mezzettino, (Pron. met-zeh-TEE-no) is a character from the commedia dell'arte and is considered by Duchartre to be a variant on the stock character Brighella. His name means "Half-Measure (of liquor)" in Medieval Italian, and he is sometimes called in French and English plays "Mezzetin". He first appeared in the 16th century.

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  • Mezzetino (de)
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  • Mezzettino è una delle tante variazioni dello Zanni: furbo e intrigante, il risultato della contaminazione delle doti tra Brighella e Scapino. Il nome deriva probabilmente dal termine "mezzettin boccale" che indica la mezza misura. (it)
  • Mezzetino (auch Mezzetin, ital. für „halbes, kleines Maß“) ist eine Figur der Commedia dell’arte. Er ist eine sogenannte Zanni-(Diener-)Figur und wohl als Variation der Brighella-Figur (andere Quellen sprechen von einer des Arlecchino) entstanden. In seinen Anfängen trug er eine weiße leinene Bluse, eine Gesichtsmaske, einen Hut und ein Holzschwert und wurde im 16. Jahrhundert von der italienischen Komödiantentruppe der Gelosi entwickelt. Zur Personifikation des Mezzetino wurde ab 1683 , der über 40 Jahre lang diese Rolle in einem rot-weiß gestreiften Kostüm nicht nur spielte, sondern auch lebte. Die Figur ist grazil, agil, höflich und charmant, spielt Gitarre und kann tanzen, ist hintergründig, aber kalt, skrupel- und herzlos. (de)
  • Mezzetino, also Mezzettino, (Pron. met-zeh-TEE-no) is a character from the commedia dell'arte and is considered by Duchartre to be a variant on the stock character Brighella. His name means "Half-Measure (of liquor)" in Medieval Italian, and he is sometimes called in French and English plays "Mezzetin". He first appeared in the 16th century. (en)
  • Mezzetin est un personnage de comédie. C’est une des variétés d’Arlequin. Angelo Costantini, né à Vérone vers 1654 et mort en 1729, avait été engagé dans l’ancienne troupe italienne de Paris pour doubler le fameux Dominique, qui s’était acquis une si grande popularité dans le rôle d’Arlequin. Pour échapper à une comparaison accablante, Costantini imagina de renouveler l’emploi en faisant un Arlequin moitié aventurier, moitié valet, qu’il appela Mezzetin, pour exprimer ce mélange. Costantini passa en Allemagne, puis en Pologne. (fr)
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  • Mezzetino (auch Mezzetin, ital. für „halbes, kleines Maß“) ist eine Figur der Commedia dell’arte. Er ist eine sogenannte Zanni-(Diener-)Figur und wohl als Variation der Brighella-Figur (andere Quellen sprechen von einer des Arlecchino) entstanden. In seinen Anfängen trug er eine weiße leinene Bluse, eine Gesichtsmaske, einen Hut und ein Holzschwert und wurde im 16. Jahrhundert von der italienischen Komödiantentruppe der Gelosi entwickelt. Zur Personifikation des Mezzetino wurde ab 1683 , der über 40 Jahre lang diese Rolle in einem rot-weiß gestreiften Kostüm nicht nur spielte, sondern auch lebte. Die Figur ist grazil, agil, höflich und charmant, spielt Gitarre und kann tanzen, ist hintergründig, aber kalt, skrupel- und herzlos. Laut Karl Riha diente diese Maske Molière als Vorlage für seinen Scapin in Les fourberies de Scapin (deutsch: Scapins Streiche u. a.). (de)
  • Mezzetino, also Mezzettino, (Pron. met-zeh-TEE-no) is a character from the commedia dell'arte and is considered by Duchartre to be a variant on the stock character Brighella. His name means "Half-Measure (of liquor)" in Medieval Italian, and he is sometimes called in French and English plays "Mezzetin". He first appeared in the 16th century. Mezzetino is an adept schemer and trouble-maker, willing to commit acts of violence if necessary, but on the whole a little calmer than his brother Brighella, and much more gentle and cultivated, especially in his later life. He is often very musically inclined, and can sing and dance with skill. His character can vary greatly: he can be a loyal servant or simply scheming for his master's downfall; he can be a deceitful husband or be deceived by his wife. He also seems to be rather more interested in the ladies than is Brighella, often coming over as rather creepy in his efforts to flirt. His costume has gone through similar variations to Brighella's, beginning as a baggy white costume like that worn by the zanni but later evolving into a livery or else a tunic and breeches, usually with stripes, and some sort of hat as an accessory. Whereas Brighella's color is green, Mezzetino's is red or burgundy. He is sometimes played without a mask, especially in later versions, after the manner in which played him; but when masked it is either brown or rust colored. Callot shows him holding a sword as part of the ensemble. He is also sometimes dressed in a manner that closely resembles the habit of Harlequin, as in the famous Nymphenburg porcelain, hence some people's belief that he is a variant not on Brighella but on Harlequin. He almost always wears a short cape, called a , which has its origins in the plays of Ancient Rome. (en)
  • Mezzetin est un personnage de comédie. C’est une des variétés d’Arlequin. Angelo Costantini, né à Vérone vers 1654 et mort en 1729, avait été engagé dans l’ancienne troupe italienne de Paris pour doubler le fameux Dominique, qui s’était acquis une si grande popularité dans le rôle d’Arlequin. Pour échapper à une comparaison accablante, Costantini imagina de renouveler l’emploi en faisant un Arlequin moitié aventurier, moitié valet, qu’il appela Mezzetin, pour exprimer ce mélange. Il se produisit sous ce nom, dans l’Arlequin Protée de Fatouville, le 16 octobre 1683. Le personnage et l’acteur eurent une grande vogue à Paris jusqu’à la suppression de la Comédie italienne en 1697. Costantini passa en Allemagne, puis en Pologne. La Fontaine avait fait pour le portrait du nouvel Arlequin, gravé par Van der Meulen, cette épigraphe : Ici de Mezzetin, rare et nouveau Protée,La figure est représentée.La nature l’ayant pourvuDes dons de la métamorphose,Qui ne le voit n’a rien vu,Qui le voit a vu toute chose. Selon Karl Riha, il a servi de modèle à Molière pour Scapin dans les Fourberies de Scapin. (fr)
  • Mezzettino è una delle tante variazioni dello Zanni: furbo e intrigante, il risultato della contaminazione delle doti tra Brighella e Scapino. Il nome deriva probabilmente dal termine "mezzettin boccale" che indica la mezza misura. (it)
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