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He wrote other tragedies for a time, but he was not long in discovering that his bent was for comedy.

He had come to realize that the Italian stage needed reforming ; adopting Molière as his model, he went to work in earnest and in 1738 produced his first real comedy, L ' uomo di mondo (" The Man of the World ").

During his many wanderings and adventures in Italy, he was constantly at work and when, at Livorno, he became acquainted with the manager Medebac, he determined to pursue the profession of playwriting in order to make a living.

He was employed by Medebac to write plays for his theater in Venice.

He worked for other managers and produced during his stay in that city some of his most characteristic works.

He also wrote Momolo Cortesan in 1738.

By 1743, he had perfected his hybrid style of playwriting ( combining the model of Molière with the strengths of Commedia dell ' arte and his own wit and sincerity ).

This style was typified in La Donna di garbo, the first Italian comedy of its kind.