Excerpt from Memoirs of Goldoni, Written by Himself, Vol. 1 of 2: Forming a Complete History of His Life and Writings No comic writer since Moliere, has attained to and: hniversal celebrity as Goldoni. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1814 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XX. Ncto Fire at the Opera -Birth of the Dauphin--Rejoicings on the Occasion--A new Opeia-House built on the Boulevards--Marriage of my Niece in Italy--Eu/ogi/ of a Book and its Author--A fere Words respecting the Family of one of my Friends--The New French Theatre-- The 'Theatre of the Italians--The Balloons--The Somnambulists---The Man from Lyons, who walked on the Water dry-footed--This Joke involves the Journal de Paris ---This Journal is amply justified--The Periodical Publications of Paris. The opera-house, which was burnt to the ground in 1763, experienced the same fate on the !6thofJune, 17S1, at the close of the entertain, ment. The flames of the lateral lights of the theatre caught one of the scenes; of the two workmen, whose business it was to be at the two ends, one was not in his place; the other cut the cord at his side; the canvas, which was rolled up, fell perpendicularly; the fire spread rapidly, and gained the wood-work above; and in three quarters of an hour the interior of the opera was burnt down. 1 dined that day with the Count de Miromesnil, the brother of the keeper of the seals, and discharging the functions of the chancellorship, to Which he had the right of survivorship: the cries of the people, and ringing- of bells, informed ns of% this disaster; we observed a shower of fire fall on the roof of the Royal Library; we trembled for this precious monument, and for the house in which we were, and the whole quarter. The Count de Miromesnil sent every moment to the Palais Royal; he gave orders himself, and was foremost in taking the precautions which he deemed necessary for the public good, and that of individuals. On this occasion, he shewed himself what he always is in affairs of importance, and for...
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1814 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAP. XIV. My Don Juan, or the Libertine--Complete Vengeance against La Passalacqua--My Journey to Genoa--View of that Town--Origin of the Royal Lottery--My Marriage--My Return to Venice with my Wife--Riualdo di Montalbano, a Tragi-Comedy--Henry King of Sicily, a Tragedy--Arrival at Venice of the famous Harlequin Sacchi a7idhis Family--Tlieir Entrance into the Company of St. Samuel--Acquisition of other good Actors--The Accomplished Man, a Comedy of' Character, in three Actsr partly rcritten and partly skdched--Gustavus Vusa, an Opera--Short D/gression respecting Metustasio and Apostolo Zeno--Conversation with the latter about my Opera--The Prodigal, a Comedy in three Acts, partly written and partly sketched--Complaints of the Actors with Masks--The Thirty-two Misfortunes of Harlequin, a sketched Comedy--A few Words respecting Sacchi the Harlequin--The Critical Night, a sketched Comedy. The infidelities of an actress by whom I had been deceived, were detailed by me in the preceding chapter, neither by way of ornamenting my memoirs, nor drawing forth compliments on my simplicity; but as the anecdote was inserted in a work, which served to revenge me, I thought I could not avoid giving a historical account of the episode before speaking of the principal subject. Every body knows the wretched Spanish play which the Italians call II Convitato di Pietra, the French he Festin de Pierre, and the English Don Juan. In Italy I always considered it with horror, and I conld not conceive how such a farce conld for so long a time draw crowds together, and prove the delight of a polished people. The Italian comedians were themselves astonished; and, either by way of joke or from ignorance, some of them used to say that the author of Don Juan had...
This book is a two-volume set of memoirs written by Carlo Goldoni, an Italian playwright and librettist. The memoirs cover Goldoni's life from his childhood all the way to his success as a writer in Italy and France. The memoirs are written in a lively and entertaining style, providing insights into the life of a famous Italian author. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
