AUTHOR:
The work, published anonymously, was initially attributed to Anton Fabio Sticotti and later, more convincingly, to Michel Sticotti (Claudio Meldolesi, Gli Sticotti: comici italiani nei teatri d'Europa, Roma, Edizioni di Storia e Letteratura, 1969).

RECENT EDITIONS:
Now in: Sabine Chaouche (ed. by), Écrits sur l'art théâtral (1753-1801). I. Spectateurs, Paris, Honoré Champion, 2005.