- I Legnanesi
The most famous drag theatrical company in
Italy . Ironically, they were born aCatholic oratory acting company, where no female actress were allowed, so male actors had to perform female roles. They speak in strictLegnanese dialect. Their plays are filled with sexual innuendos. (E.g. "El m'ha ciapàa!" "Uh, contra la toa volontà?" "No no, contra'l buffée!" ("He got me" "Ooh, against your will?" "No no, against the table!")). The most preeminent characters are Teresa, a crone that was played by lateFelice Musazzi , the founder of the Company and the author of the texts (now played byAntonio Provasio ), and Mabilia, her daughter (played by lateTony Barlocco , now byEnrico Dalceri ); with them isGiovanni , a simple, good-natured but perpetually half-drunk husband-father. Their most acclaimed comedy is "Il cortile dei miracoli" ("The courtyard of miracles", 1979).http://www.compagniafelicemusazzi.com/frame.htm
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