MACCHIETTAR Italianism; write, produce or represent a MACCHIETTA (manchita, small dot; plural : macchiette ) type of comedy sung as a monologue characterized by a typical character who aimed at the observation of reality . Common in Italian theatre since the late 800s and the second half of the 900s; over time the flaws and hobbies of the original character were exacerbated to make irony and greater comicity
