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“… madcap farce, heroic romance, operetta and dramatic dueling with a feminist slash. Goldoni’s simple but convoluted story turns on two sets of lovers, two impossible fathers and manipulative servants … As adapted by Constance Congdon, this SERVANT jumps from formal language and fractured Latin gags to familiar phrases (‘sweet bird of youth’ and ‘a palpable hit’) to American slang … a silly, stylish tour of comedy’s infinite variety.” —Malcolm Johnson, The Hartford Courant“… freshly funny … wickedly goofy, sometimes bawdy delight.” —Hartford Advocate

Carlo Goldoni (1707-93) was an Italian dramatist born in Venice who wrote over 200 comedies, tragedies and tragicomedies in his lifetime. His many popular comedies include A Servant to Two Masters (1746), The Respectable Woman (1749) and The Mistress of the Inn (1753). In 1762 Goldoni moved to Paris where he directed the Italian theatre and continued to write more plays, including The Fan (1764).