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Ermete Novelli | |
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| Born | 5 March 1851 Lucca, Italy |
| Died | 30 January 1919 (aged 67) Naples, Italy |
| Occupation | Actor |
Ermete Novelli (5 March 1851 – 30 January 1919) was an Italian actor and playwright.
Born in Lucca, the son of a prompter, Novelli made his first appearance in 1866, and played character and leading comedy parts in the best companies between 1871 and 1884. By 1885 he had his own company, and made a great success in Paris in 1898 and 1902.[1]
He established in Rome in 1900 a new theatre, the Casa di Goldoni, on the lines of the Comédie-Française. He dramatized Émile Gaboriau's Monsieur Lecoq, and alone or in collaboration wrote several comedies and many monologues;[1] his tragedy La Masque, written in collaboration with Bonaspetti, was produced in 1911.[2] He appeared in a number of early silent films.[citation needed]
He died in Naples in 1919, aged 67, survived by at least one child, his son, Enrico "Yambo" Novelli.[citation needed]
- ^ a b One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Novelli, Ermete". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 19 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 838.
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One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1922). "Novelli, Ermete". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 31 (12th ed.). London & New York: The Encyclopædia Britannica Company. p. 1162.
