Artefacts

Gastone

Artefact Type:

theatrical piece

Description:
1924 comic monologue representing a satire of one of the most well-known comic characters created by Petrolini, that of the affected, cheap and silly actor, and at the same time of the world of theatre of the 1920s.

First Performance Date:
1924-04-14
Author:
> Ettore Petrolini
Actor:
> Compagnia Petrolini
Actor:
> Checco Durante
First Performance Theatre:
> Arena del Sole
Theatre Location:
> Bologna
Genre:
> Satirical Comedy

Tags: Totalitarian art Escapism Sacralization Media manipulation Popular culture Totalitarian consent