Nofrio senzale di matrimoni [Nofrio, matrimonial agent][Facsimile]. New York: Casa ed. Biblioteca Siciliana (presso la "Follia"), 1919.

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Nofrio senzale di matrimoni [Nofrio, matrimonial agent][Facsimile]. New York: Casa ed. Biblioteca Siciliana (presso la "Follia"), 1919.

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De Rosalia was a leader in the Italian American vaudeville scene in New York. He premiered on the New York stage in 1903, shortly after his arrival in America. In 1904, he became a teacher in the New York public schools, and gave English lessons to Italians. At the Villa Mascolo Concert Hall of Canal Street, De Rosalia performed parts in classical and modern drama, from Alfieri's Oreste to Giacometti's La morte civile. From the summer of 1904, he was proprietor of the Compagnia Comico-Drammatica Giovanni De Rosalia alla Villa Napoli, succeeding Francesco Ricciardi. De Rosalia subsequently formed the Nuova Compagnia Filodrammatica De Rosalia-Perez-Picciotto.

De Rosalia on stage became Nofrio, one of whose many comic sketches is reflected in the present work, perhaps because serious theatre didn't bring in the crowds (and thus the money). Nofrio was the comical fool, buffissimo Nofrio. Though Eduardo Migliaccio (Farfariello) already dominated that scene, De Rosalia's comic theatre was somewhat different, oriented toward an extension of farcical material. On the label Italian Columbia Records of 1930s - he later recorded for RCA Victor - there are listed some twenty "little Sicilian songs and comic scenes" performed by him with his company, of which this is one; some of the recordings have been reproduced and are available. De Rosalia apparently also wrote a memoir Avventure di palcoscenico, which has not been found. Francesco Durante (2005 in Italian/2014 in English translation) has an extended biographical sketch.

Creator

Giovanni De Rosalia

Publisher

Casa ed. Biblioteca Siciliana (presso la "Follia")

Date

1919

Format

21 x 14cm; 22 p.

Language

Italian
English

Citation

Giovanni De Rosalia, “Nofrio senzale di matrimoni [Nofrio, matrimonial agent][Facsimile]. New York: Casa ed. Biblioteca Siciliana (presso la "Follia"), 1919.,” Italian-Language American Imprints: The Periconi Collection, accessed March 28, 2024, https://italianamericanimprints.omeka.net/items/show/153.

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