Word: bankrupt
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...laid in Florence. The plot hangs on the attempt of Count Giocoso of Pisa to mary one of his daughters, Gioya and Passata, to the Duke de Grabo, who holds a mortgage on the Count's estates. Giocoso is reputed to be very rich, but in reality he is bankrupt. The Duke de Grabo, lured on by visions of a handsome dowry, is exceedingly anxious to win the hand of the beautiful Gioya. She, however, falls in love with Amorello, a handsome page, who finally, after many exciting adventures, by the aid of a fake magician, Astralgo, gets the better...