![]() Scaramouche entertains the audience by his "grimaces and affected language". Grimaldi made numerous appearances as Scaramouche. ![]() In the 19th century the English actor Joseph Grimaldi and his son J. In France he became known as Scaramouche. He had a small beard, long mustache, and wore a predominantly black costume with a white ruff. He removed the mask, used white powder on his face, and employed grimaces. Although Tiberio Fiorillo (1608-1694) was not the first to play the role, he greatly developed and popularized it. ![]() Usually attired in black Spanish dress and burlesquing a don, he was often beaten by Harlequin for his boasting and cowardice. The role combined characteristics of the zanni (servant) and the Capitano (masked henchman). ![]() Scaramouche is a stock clown character of the Italian commedia dell'arte. ![]()
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