![]() Both Scaramouche and Coviello can be clever or stupid-as the actor sees fit to portray him. In Molière's The Bourgeois Gentleman, Coviello disguises his master as a Turk and pretends to speak Turkish. Salvator Rosa says that Coviello (like Scaramouche) is "sly, adroit, supple, and conceited". Scaramouche entertains the audience by his "grimaces and affected language". ![]() Grimaldi made numerous appearances as Scaramouche. In the 19th century the English actor Joseph Grimaldi and his son J. In France he became known as Scaramouche. He had a small beard, long mustache, and wore a predominantly black costume with a white ruff. He removed the mask, used white powder on his face, and employed grimaces. Although Tiberio Fiorillo (1608–1694) was not the first to play the role, he greatly developed and popularized it. Usually attired in black Spanish dress and burlesquing a don, he was often beaten by Harlequin for his boasting and cowardice. ![]() The role combined characteristics of the zanni (servant) and the Capitano (masked henchman). Scaramouche is a stock clown character of the Italian commedia dell'arte. ![]()
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