1898/99 - Serie Fregoli (16 movies in 1) - Leopoldo Fregoli

From 1898 to 1899, Italian actor Leopoldo Fregoli produced a series of 16 short films, all preserved in the Cineteca Nazionale. The collection begins at 00:00:30 with the comedic "Fregoli Donna", followed by "Fregoli Barbiere Maldestro" at 00:01:27. At 00:02:20 the final version of the comedy "Burla al Marito" is shown, with a test version appearing at 00:03:24. The next segment, "Fregoli al ristorante", starts at 00:04:46, then "Pere Cotte" at 00:05:48, and "Fregoli Barbiere Mago" at 00:06:48. At 00:07:56 the audience hears "La serenata di Fregoli", followed by the vaudeville "Maestri di musica" at 00:08:54 and the quick‑change performance "Fregoli transformista" at 00:10:15. The comedy "Fregoli soldato" appears at 00:11:13, and a trial version of "Fregoli e signora al ristorante" follows at 00:12:12. The documentary "Segreto per vestesi (con aiuto)"—also titled "Fregoli dietro le quinte"—is presented at 00:12:45, with a second filmed version at 00:13:21. The manually coloured vaudeville "Fregoli giochi di prestigio" begins at 00:14:08, and the series concludes with the comedy "Bianco e nero" at 00:15:08.