Excerpt from IL Ventaglio (the Fan) A Comedy in Three Acts Not only his comedies, but the incidents of his personal history are entertaining. Indeed, his Memoires, written in French when he was eighty years of age, read like the scenes of a play, and have been called his most amusing comedy. They concern chiefly his theatrical experiences, and give an excellent idea of the condition of the stage in Italy and France during his life, while at the same time they bring out his kindly and enthusiastic disposition, his straightforward character, and his cheerful optimism. In short, his historical importance has made him famous; his personality has made him beloved wherever he is known. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.