Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Foreword
- Preface
- Introduction
- Part One The Sicilian Puppet Theater of Agrippino Manteo and Family
- Part Two Select Plays from the Paladins of France Cycle
- Conclusion
- Appendix 1 List of Characters
- Appendix 2 Papa Manteo’s Marionettes—Currently at IAM
- Appendix 3 Extant Publications from the Library of Agrippino Manteo
- Appendix 4 Paladins of France Scripts in the Handwriting of Agrippino Manteo
- Appendix 5 Agrippino Manteo’s Summaries of Plays in the Paladins of France Cycle
- Appendix 6 Select Characters from the Paladins of France Cycle
- Appendix 7 Manteo Family Genealogy
- Works Cited
- Index
Appendix 5 - Agrippino Manteo’s Summaries of Plays in the Paladins of France Cycle
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 February 2024
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Foreword
- Preface
- Introduction
- Part One The Sicilian Puppet Theater of Agrippino Manteo and Family
- Part Two Select Plays from the Paladins of France Cycle
- Conclusion
- Appendix 1 List of Characters
- Appendix 2 Papa Manteo’s Marionettes—Currently at IAM
- Appendix 3 Extant Publications from the Library of Agrippino Manteo
- Appendix 4 Paladins of France Scripts in the Handwriting of Agrippino Manteo
- Appendix 5 Agrippino Manteo’s Summaries of Plays in the Paladins of France Cycle
- Appendix 6 Select Characters from the Paladins of France Cycle
- Appendix 7 Manteo Family Genealogy
- Works Cited
- Index
Summary
This appendix contains 269 translated synopses from the Copioni set (including notebooks repurposed from the Libri and Paladini sets) and two synopses of plays that are extant in the Libri set but not in the Copioni set. Where applicable, I have noted in parentheses additional extant versions in Agrippino's handwriting in the other two sets in order to facilitate a firsthand comparison across plays. A study of the variants would no doubt yield new insights into Agrippino's process of rewriting and revision from one set of scripts to the next.
In addition to the synopses, I have included the sparse comments in Agrippino's handwriting discussed in Chapter 2. I have also standardized the punctuation for greater ease of comprehension. Not included are revisions to the script (unless noted), temporal indications, or comments in handwriting other than Agrippino’s. My explanations are in brackets.
Libro 1 (equivalent of Copione 3): Serate 1–15 (139 pages) Sera 1°
Bernardo di Chiaramonte, Girardo di Frata, Morando di Riviera, and Raimondo advise Pipino to take a wife in order to produce an heir. The four barons arrive in Buda and marry Pipino to Berta del gran piè [of the big foot], they return to Paris. The conspiracy of Lisetta, with the help of Grifone, Spinaldo, and Tolomeo. Berta, abducted by four assassins, is tied up in the forest and then freed by Lamberto.
Sera 2°
Berta, who has set up a pavilion, sends Lamberto to sell it. Grifone di Magonza buys it and initiates a search for Berta. King Filippo goes to Paris to find Berta. The queen recognizes Lisetta. Pipino goes hunting with Filippo and the barons, gets separated from his companions, and happens to arrive at Lamberto's home. Berta and Pipino recognize each other. The barons go in search of Pipino.
Serata 3°
Filippo and his barons arrive at Lamberto's dwelling. Filippo recognizes Berta. Pipino returns to Paris and attacks the Magonzesi. A great battle in the squares of Paris. The Magonzesi flee. Lisetta is burned alive. The barons go to retrieve Berta. Grifone prepares an ambush and a great battle follows. The agency of Berta, death of Spinaldo and Tolomeo, escape of Grifone, and birth of Gano.
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- The Sicilian Puppet Theater of Agrippino Manteo (1884-1947)The Paladins of France in America, pp. 225 - 284Publisher: Anthem PressPrint publication year: 2023