Evaristo Gherardi (born 11 Novembre 1663 in

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; assassinated 31 August 1700 in

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), known in France as Évariste Gherardi, was an Italian actor and playwright, who arrived in France at the beginning of the 1670s. The son of two actors of the Italian troupe, Leonarda Galli and Giovanni Gherardi ''dit'' Flautin (

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, ?? - Paris, 23 March 1683), he made his debut at the Théâtre italien de Paris 1 October 1689 in the role of

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. He wrote ''Le Retour de la foire de Bezons'' for this theatre and collected numerous anonymous

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in six volumes titled ''Théâtre italien, ou Recueil de toutes les scènes françaises qui ont été jouées sur le théâtre italien de l'Hôtel de Bourgogne'' (1694–1700).

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