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wrote the chronicle play in 1960. Following its successful Italian production in Rome's Paroli Theater, the play traveled to Germany, France, Great Britain, and Latin America. A musical version of the play, ''

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in New York. Following its French translation by César Gattegno and Eli Marinelli, Raymond Gerbal staged the production with the Franc Théâtre in Paris's

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in April 1964. Later productions moved to the suburbs.

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Bibliography

* ''Lo spettacolo'', enciclopedia Garzanti, 1976, p. 647 * ''Teatro Nuovo'', I, 3, 1961; p. 19 et seq., p. 40 * ''La Stampa'', 1961-09-17 * ''Corriere della sera'', 1961-06-29 * ''La Stampa'', 1960-12-12 1960 plays Italian plays Works about Sacco and Vanzetti {{1960s-play-stub