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Luigi Pirandello's 1921 play Henry IV was premiered to general acclaim at the Teatro Manzoni in Milan on 24 February 1922. A play about madness that has both comic and tragic elements, it is about a person who believes themselves to be the Holy Roman Emperor. An Italian aristocrat falls of his horse while playing the role of Henry IV during carnevale festivities, which take place annually before Lent. He comes to and believes himself to be Henry.