Raffaele Viviani
Italian actor, poet and playwright. Born Castellammare di Stabia 9th January, 1888: Died Naples 22 March, 1950
Plays
Unless otherwise indicated, the plays were first performed in Naples.
- 'O vivo (The Alley). Play, 1 act. Produced Teatro Umberto, December 27, 1917.
- Tuledo 'e notte (Via Toledo at Night). Play, 1 act. Produced Teatro Umberto, January 9, 1918.
- 'Mimiez' a Ferrovia. Play. Produced 1918.
- 'O bbuvero 'e Sant' Antuono. Play, 2 acts. Produced in 1 act, Teatro Umberto, September 12, 1918.
- Lo scugnizzo, o Via Partenope (The Street Urchin, or Via Partenope). Play. Produced Teatro Umberto, 1918.
- 'Nterr' a Mmaculatella. Play, 1 act. Produced Teatro Umberto, September 27, 1918.
- Piazza Municipio. Play, 1 act. Produced Teatro Umberto, November 9, 1918.
- Porta Capuana. Play, 1 act. Produced Teatro Umberto, November 20, 1918.
- 'A Cantina 'e capp'o Campo. Play, 1 act. Produced Teatro Umberto, December 14, 1918.
- II fatto de cronaca (The Newspaper Item). Play, 1 act. Produced Naples, Teatro Umberto, 1918; Catania, Teatro Sangiorgi, September, 1922.
- Caffe di notte e giorno (All-night Café). Play, 1 act. Produced Teatro Umberto, January 26, 1919.
- Marina di Sorrento. Play. Produced 1919.
- Eden Teatro. Play, 2 acts. Produced Teatro Umberto, April, 1919.
- Lo sposalizio (The Wedding). (With Gennaro Pisano).Play, 2 acts. Produced 1919.
- Festa di Piedigrotta. Play, 2 acts. Produced Teatro Umberto, November 20, 1919.
- Caserta Benevento Foggia. (With Carlo Mauro). Play. Produced 1919.
- Campagna napolitana (Neapolitan Countryside). Play. Produced Teatro Umberto, autumn, 1919.
- Salita Tarsia (II palazzo innamorato). (With Carlo Mauro). Play. Produced 1919.
- La Bohème di Viviani (La Bohème dei comici). Play. Produced Teatro Umberto, 1920.
- Il cantastorie. (With Aniello Castagliola and Raffaele Chiurazzi). Play. Produced 1920.
- Circo equestre Sgueglia (Sgueglia Equestrian Circus). Play. Produced Teatro Bellini, February, 1922.
- E duie frate. (With Salvatore Ragosta). Play. Produced 1923.
- 'O bello guaglione. (With Salvatore Ragosta). Play. Produced 1923.
- Il re dei cuochi (King of the Cooks). Play. Produced 1923.
- Don Giacinto. Play, 1 act. Produced Teatro Bellini, November, 1923.
- La figliata (The Brood). Play, 2 acts. Produced Teatro Nuovo, 1924.
- Quello the iI pubblico non sa (What the Public Doesn't Know). (With M. Corsi and M. Salvini). Play. Produced 1924.
- Novantanove lupi (Ninety-nine Wolves). (With O. Castellino). Play; prologue, 3 episodes, and epilogue. Produced Genoa, March 13, 1925.
- 'E piscature (The Fishermen). Play. Produced Teatro Nuovo, August 11, 1925.
- Pezzecaglie. (With Ferdinando Paolied). Play. Produced 1926.
- 'E zingare (The Gypsies). Play. Produced February, 1926.
- Napoli in frack (Naples in Tails). Play. Produced Teatro dei Fiorentini, April 9, 1926.
- Fuori l'autore; L'Italia al Polo Nord (Except the Author; Italy at the North Pole). Play, 2 acts. Produced Teatro dei Fiorentini, July, 1926.
- La musica dei ciechi (Music of the Blind). Play, 1 act. Produced Rome, Teatro Adriano, March, 1927.
- Vetturini da nolo (Hired Cars). Play, 1 act. Produced Rome, Teatro Adriano, March, 1927.
- Tre amici, un soldo (Three Friends, One Penny). Play. Produced Teatro dei Fiorentini, April, 1927.
- Quando Napoli era Napoli (When Naples Was Naples). (With Diego Petriccione and Ragosta). Play. Produced 1927.
- La patente (The Patent). Play. Produced 1927. Adaptation based on Luigi Pirandello's play of the same name.
- La festa di Montevergine. Play. Produced Teatro dei Fiorentini, 1927.
- Putiferio. Play. Produced 1928.
- Morte di carnevale (Carnival Death). Play. Produced Florence, Politeama Nazionale, November, 1928.
- Nullatenenti (Have-nots). Play. Produced Teatro Mercadenti, winter, 1928.
- Parrocchiella (Parish). (With Mauro). Play. Produced 1929.
- Mastro di forgia (The Blacksmith). Play. Produced Rome, Teatro Margherita, October, 1930.
- Don Mario Augurio. Play. Produced Milan, April, 1931.
- Pensaci Giacomi (Think It Over, Giacomino). Play. Written 1931. Adaptation based on Pirandello's Pensaci Giacomino.
- Socrate secondo (With Pio De Flaviis). Play. Produced Milan, October, 1931.
- Guappo 'e cartone. Play. Produced Padua, Teatro Garibaldi, January 12, 1932.
- L'ultimo scugnizzo (The Last Street Urchin). Play. Produced Bari, Teatro Piccinni, December, 1932.
- L'imbroglione onesto (The Honest Swindler). Play. Produced Florence, Teatro La Pergola, December 15, 1932.
- I vecchi di San Gennaro (The Old People of San Gennaro). Play. Produced Teatro dei Fiorentini, March 23, 1933.
- II numero 19529 (No. 19529). (With De Flaviis). Produced Naples, Teatro dei Fiorentini, January 27, 1934.
- L'autore (The Author). Play. Produced Milan, December, 1934.
- Lanterna cieca (The Dark Lantern). Play. Produced Teatro dei Fiorentini, April 16, 1935.
- L'ombra di Pulcinella (The Shadow of Pulcinella). Play, 2 acts. Produced Milan, Teatro Odeon, September 20, 1935.
- Ultima Piedigrotta. Play. Produced Venice, Teatro Goldoni, Oct. 16, 1935.
- Mestiere di padre (The Profession of Fatherhood). Play. Published 1939. Produced Milan, Teatro Manzoni, November 13, 1935.
- Sartoria romano (Roman Tailor). (With Mauro). Play. Produced Milan, Teatro Manzoni, November 30, 1935.
- La tavola dei poveri (The Table of the Poor). Play, 2 acts. Produced Naples, Teatro Bellini, March, 1936. Revision of a 1-act play (1931).
- Quel tipaccio di Alfonso (That Rascal Alfonso). Play. Produced Rome, Teatro Eliseo, November 12, 1936.
- Quel pazzo sono io (What a Madman I Am). (With Ragosta). Play. Produced 1937.
- Padroni di barche (Masters of Ships). Play. Produced Turin, Teatro Carignano, December 12, 1937.
- A vele gonfie (With Full Sails). Play. Produced 1938.
- La commedia della vita (The Comedy of Life). Play. Produced 1940.
- Siamo tutti fratelli (We Are All Brothers). Play. Produced Genoa, Teatro Margherita, October, 1941.
- Muratori (Bricklayers). Play. Written 1942.
- L'anello nuziale (The Wedding Ring). Play. Written1942. Adaptation based on Rocco Galdieri's Aniello a ffede.
- I dieci comandamenti (The Ten Commandments). With Vittorio Viviani.Play. Written 1947.
- I sette peccati (The Seven Sins). Play. Written 1949.
- Cavalli e asini (Horses and Donkeys). Fragment.
- Trovare un posto (To Find a Place). Fragment.
CRITICISM
- L. Russo, Scrittori poeti e scrittori letterati, Bari, 1945;
- Onoranze a Raffaele Viviani, Bellavista, 1950.