excellent docteur Bolonais

l'excellent docteur Bolonais (FR) »the excellent Bolognese lawyer« (Doctor of Law), one of the stock figures in the commedia dell'arte plays, he is usually a dirty old man who, together with the heroine's father, leers at and comments upon every female within reach. His chief characteristic is his excessive »knowledge« of every conceivable subject. He comes from Bologna (Italy), the renowned university town. He often delivers pedantic, long-winded speeches that trail off inconclusively…