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en-wikipedia-org-2589		Volpone - Wikipedia			.html	text/html	2447	204	70	Volpone (Italian for "sly fox") is a comedy play by English playwright Ben Jonson first produced in 1605–1606, drawing on elements of city comedy and beast fable. In the event, Voltore, Corbaccio, Corvino, Mosca and Volpone himself finally are punished. Wolfit's dynamic performance in the title role, repeated several times over the next decades, set the standard for modern interpretations of Volpone: Politick's plot was truncated or eliminated, and Mosca (played in 1938 by Alan Wheatley) relegated to a secondary role. In 1972, the play was staged at the Bristol Old Vic. A most memorable production of the 1970s was Peter Hall's staging for the Royal National Theatre in 1974, with Paul Scofield as Volpone, Ben Kingsley as Mosca, John Gielgud as Sir Politick, and Ian Charleson as Peregrine. The ending is changed to see Volpone and Mosca escaping together with Corbaccio's wife. ------.-Volpone, or The Fox, in: Ben Jonson's Plays and Masques, Ed. Richard Harp, A Norton Critical Edition, 2nd Edn (New York & London: W.	./cache/en-wikipedia-org-2589.html	./txt/en-wikipedia-org-2589.txt