Alfredo Testoni (1856–1931) was an Italian playwright and poet known for his work in the

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. In 1888 he established his own company at the Teatro Contavalli in

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. Amongst his best known plays is ''

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'', a 1905 work set in

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Bologna. A number of his works have been adapted for film and television.Goble p.456

References

Bibliography

* Farrell, Joseph & Puppa, Paolo ''A History of Italian Theatre''. Cambridge University Press, 2006. * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

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* 1856 births 1931 deaths Italian dramatists and playwrights People from Bologna {{Italy-writer-stub