Nicholas Barbieri, a native of Vercelli, who lived between 1586 and 1641 Playwright. Also wrote essays on theatre; his prominent essay is La supplica. Discorso famigliare a quelli che trattano de' comici (1634), a passionate apology of theatre and actors, and an important source of information on the commedia culture

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Nicholas Barbieri, a native of Vercelli, who lived between 1586 and 1641 Playwright. Also wrote essays on theatre; his prominent essay is La supplica. Discorso famigliare a quelli che trattano de' comici (1634), a passionate apology of theatre and actors, and an important source of information on the commedia culture

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