A collection of essays about the Florentine theater in the early twentieth century. Among the main topics, we find the world of entertainment during the Fascist era, with a chapter dedicated to the celebrations for Hitler's visit to Florence in 1938. Further insights are provided into actors, venues, and specific performances: letters from Eleonora Duse, the Boboli Gardens as a space for strolls, performances, and popular festivals, the discovery of unpublished documents on the theater and the Rinuccini library, the most famous Florentine comedies, and the ideological orientation of vernacular theater. Finally, a chapter is dedicated to the life and works of Edward Gordon Craig, a master and great innovator in the performing arts.
