A first attempt to form a company is done by Eduardo in the summer of '30, the complex is chiamato'Teatro humorous Eduardo De Filippo and Peppino with Titina 'with shows in Rome and Civitavecchia. After a brief return of the Molinari brothers in the Society "Theater Humor" has a brief debut at the Teatro Nuovo in Naples in the summer of '31 the company will act reformed the Palace Theatre in Montecatini. After these first tentative attempts, the real debut of the Company Theater Humor "The De Filippo" takes place in Naples December 25, 1931 with "Christmas at Cupiello" at the Teatro Kursaal. Naples got an almost immediate success. Backed by the success went from South to North by calling their name and their art on the attention of all the Italian public. The three brothers were together 13 years and their inseparability became a myth. The Fellowship will last 'till 1944. But what was destined to end. Then came the day of their separation which caused a great disappointment. Eduardo was adespot, had a nasty habit of treating all evil, including Peppino.
The difference in character and style of the two brothers leads them to constant disagreements, so that comes to quarrel with Titin. One evening, during rehearsals of a play, Eduardo was particularly angry, he did not like anything well. Peppino often rudely interrupted, Peppino until he got tired of those ways, before the whole company, stood up and shouted, his arm raised in the Fascist salute: "Duce! Duce!", And left the stage.It was December 10, 1944, Diana theater in Naples and the company "Theatre of Humor De Filippo" melts, ending a long period of contrasts, misunderstandings and different artistic styles. It has long been the two brothers were walking on tracks different artistic, and probably the source of their disagreements was precisely the new conception of the Edwardian theater. Eduardo prepare a form of humor more constructed, which shows the bitter laugh, who dives in the newspaper from which takes its cue. Peppino, instead, that had basically the temperament of the comic, chose the path of absolute caricature, of improvisation. A comedy less bitter and more simple and direct. It was created as a real groove in the way of conceiving the theater itself.The disagreement between the two De Filippo, just sweetened the mediation of Titina, lasts for many years, partly because of the harsh and authoritarian character of Edward. The pair met again after many years, namely two days before the death of Peppino, in 1980.This situation is a testimony to the exchange of letters kept Vieusseux of Florence. Their tones reveal the characters of Eduardo and Peppino. Peppino trying to soften, calls into question the feelings, the family ... And 'Ice Age, Eduardo, and his' cold fury, the sense of an insult to his art went deeper than that at the age of majority that empowers, up to tyranny, against the younger brother.
THE DE FILIPPO
Titina was great, was immense, unique. Titina, who followed all the great models of actresses, has been the explosion of rage of the petty bourgeoisie, that intended for daily survival, that of Naples, who suffer, who struggle. His acting free from all artifice, the great poetry of his face, his voice, have made it become a model in the attempt, to strive for. Titin could take root, as few of the characters dressed in the clothes could experience its magic moments and emotions while palpitarne; was indefinable his interpretation of Filomena Marturano and here are his wonderful words to explain their success: "to touch the audience without recourse to the job and seducing, getting to simplicity, humanity and searing drama, without artifice, but with a dignified, aristocratic line of artist is extremely difficult, requiring enormous effort and great sacrifice: and I do not know if we are successful . A conscious artist can not be said to have played a character, if you do not feel the blood in the pores, skin, if it breathes its own breath, if you do not speak with his voice, though she does not cry with her tears. " Titina De Filippo was the woman of family mediation, versatile actress, charming, very severe in the work. How the rest were like Eduardo and Peppino.Actress of great talent was part of many companies scripted, comedic and dramatic. In addition to theater, the Great Titina worked a lot on television and in film. Even in film, first with his brothers and then with the great Toto, was able to assert all his artistic skills, enjoying the favors of the public and critics. It should be noted that Titina, as well as being unparalleled actress, was also the author of those films, comedies, some of them written with Peppino, was a screenwriter and film he also wrote the poems are very beautiful.From time sufferer of heart disease, he retired permanently from the scene in 1961. He then devoted himself to painting paintings paper collages and poetry. He died December 26, 1965.The municipality of Rome, where the actress lived in Via Archimede has named a street, while Vittorio De Sica dedicated to her in the credits of the movie "Marriage Italian Style", transposition of Filumena Marturano.
Titina was the first of three children born from the relationship with Luisa De Filippo Eduardo Scarpetta, who were called "sons of the button", because his mother was a seamstress in the company of the great Neapolitan playwright, as well as the nephew of his wife Rosa De Filippo , who knew this family and tolerated her husband's parallel. Being the eldest and the favorite, Titina studied music as a child attended a school run by nuns and learned French. But born and raised among theater people, is destined to become an actress. The stage carries on her charm so irresistible push to improvise plays in the bedroom of his mother, before the mirror of a large carved walnut cabinet and brother Eduardo. At thirteen Titina found out she was the daughter of art, something that most invogliņ to continue on this road.
The theater
is to live seriously
what others
recite bad in life
