Nicocolo Barbieri 1586 - 1641 Italian writer and actor of the commedia dell'arte . Barbieri was a successful author and actor. Besides plays, he 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.

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Nicocolo Barbieri 1586 - 1641 Italian writer and actor of the commedia dell'arte . Barbieri was a successful author and actor. Besides plays, he 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.

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