(1707-1793) Italian dramatist. He wrote popular comedies for the Sant’Angelo theater, which drew on the traditions of the commedia dell’arte, Il servitore di due padroni/The Servant of Two Masters 1743, Il bugiardo/The Liar 1750, and La locandiera/Mine Hostess 1753. He wrote popular comedies for the Sant’Angelo theater, which drew on the traditions of the commedia dell’arte, Il servitore di due padroni/The Servant of Two Masters 1743, Il bugiardo/The Liar 1750, and La locandiera/Mine Hostess 1753. In 1761 he moved to Paris, where he directed the Italian theater and wrote more plays, including L’Eventail/The Fan 1763.