Laurence Grivot (born Marie Laurent, 29 April 1843,Birth act n° 270 of « Joséphine Marie Marthe Laurent » (choose view 70 in the lower right box, finally focus on the upper left of the screen)
register of births of year 1843 for the city of Versailles on ''archives.yvelines.fr'', published by « Les archives départementales des Yvelines », checked on 13 April 2016.

Versailles The Palace of Versailles ( ; french: Château de Versailles ) is a former royal residence built by King Louis XIV located in Versailles, about west of Paris, France. The palace is owned by the French Republic and since 1995 has been managed, ...

– died 4 June 1890,Death act n° 21 (page 49 among 363)
written on 5 June 1890, on the death register of year 1890 for the city of Thomery. In order to be able to see that register, the (rather complicated) way is the following one: first you need to mention « 1890 » (in the two boxes) then to launch the « recherche » (search) and after to click on text « 6E 489/13 1888-1903 » then to click on « Mettre la notice au panier » (put you search notice in your basket) then on « valider » (validate) then to click on the « photo camera » icon and you finally can see the first page of the longed register, then you choose the page (49) in the box on the upper right of the screen (finally focus on the lower right side of the screen) ; the site is ''archinoe.fr'', published by « Les archives départementales de Seine-et-Marne », checked on 13 April 2016. Unhappily, there is not a quicker way to reach that page : with a shortcut (''e.g.'' the URL of the final page), this would not work any longer on a next connection. Thomery) was a French operetta singer and actress. She was the wife of

Pierre Grivot Pierre-Antonin-François Grivot (1834 (or possibly 1836) in Paris – 1912) was a French singer and actor who enjoyed a long career in Paris, in both operetta and opéra comique. His wife was the actress and singer Laurence Grivot. Life an ...

Life and career

She made her debut at the Théâtre des Batignolles in ''Le Petit Nicol'' by Alfred Séguin in 1863 and was then engaged (under the name "Mlle Laurence") at the

Vaudeville Vaudeville (; ) is a theatrical genre of variety entertainment born in France at the end of the 19th century. A vaudeville was originally a comedy without psychological or moral intentions, based on a comical situation: a dramatic composition ...

as Nicette in ''La Chercheuse d'esprit'' by

Charles-Simon Favart Charles Simon Favart (13 November 1710 – 12 May 1792) was a French playwright and theatre director. The Salle Favart in Paris is named after him. Biography Born in Paris, the son of a pastry-cook, he was educated at the Lycée Louis-le-Grand, a ...

, where she met

whom she married in 1866. Grivot played in many pieces alongside her husband such as ''Jobin et Nanette'', ''Horace et Litine'', ''La Famille Benoîton'' by

Victorien Sardou Victorien Sardou ( , ; 5 September 18318 November 1908) was a French dramatist. He is best remembered today for his development, along with Eugène Scribe, of the well-made play. He also wrote several plays that were made into popular 19th-centur ...

) until her husband left in 1868 to join the Théâtre de la Gaîté. She continued with successes in ''Les Brebis galeuses'' and ''Les Faux Bonshommes'' by

Théodore Barrière Théodore Barrière (1823 – 16 October 1877), French playwright, was born in Paris. He belonged to a family of map engravers which had long been connected with the war department, and spent nine years in that service himself. The success o ...

, ''

La Dame aux camélias LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure ...

'' by

Alexandre Dumas fils Alexandre Dumas (; 27 July 1824 – 27 November 1895) was a French author and playwright, best known for the romantic novel '' La Dame aux Camélias'' (''The Lady of the Camellias''), published in 1848, which was adapted into Giuseppe Verdi's ...

, ''Le Sacrifice'' by

Alphonse Daudet Alphonse Daudet (; 13 May 184016 December 1897) was a French novelist. He was the husband of Julia Daudet and father of Edmée, Léon and Lucien Daudet. Early life Daudet was born in Nîmes, France. His family, on both sides, belonged to the ...

, and ''

Le Mariage de Figaro ''The Marriage of Figaro'' (french: link=no, La Folle Journée, ou Le Mariage de Figaro ("The Mad Day, or The Marriage of Figaro")) is a comedy in five acts, written in 1778 by Pierre Beaumarchais. This play is the second in the Figaro trilogy, ...

'' by

Beaumarchais Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais (; 24 January 1732 – 18 May 1799) was a French polymath. At various times in his life, he was a watchmaker, inventor, playwright, musician, diplomat, spy, publisher, horticulturist, arms dealer, satirist, ...

. At the advent of the Paris Commune in 1871, she joined her husband to run the Gaîté theatre, with performances of ''La Grâce de Dieu''. The couple toured the French provinces and as far as Cairo (the 1872-73 season). Back in France she became a regular creator of roles (often travesty) for

Jacques Offenbach Jacques Offenbach (, also , , ; 20 June 18195 October 1880) was a German-born French composer, cellist and impresario of the Romantic period. He is remembered for his nearly 100 operettas of the 1850s to the 1870s, and his uncompleted opera ' ...

with '' La permission de dix heures'' and ''

La jolie parfumeuse ''La jolie parfumeuse'' is an opéra comique in three acts of 1873 with music by Jacques Offenbach. The French libretto was by Hector Crémieux and Ernest Blum. Performance history The opera was premiered at the Théâtre de la Renaissance, Pari ...

'' at the

Théâtre de la Renaissance The name Théâtre de la Renaissance has been used successively for three distinct Parisian theatre companies. The first two companies, which were short-lived enterprises in the 19th century, used the Salle Ventadour, now an office building on t ...

in 1873 then ''

Bagatelle Bagatelle (from the Château de Bagatelle) is a billiards-derived indoor table game, the object of which is to get a number of balls (set at nine in the 19th century) past wooden pins (which act as obstacles) into holes that are guarded by woode ...

'' and '' Madame l'archiduc'' at the

Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens The Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens () is a Parisian theatre founded in 1855 by the composer Jacques Offenbach for the performance of opéra bouffe and operetta. The current theatre is located in the 2nd arrondissement at 4 rue Monsigny with a ...

in 1874 then, after a serious illness, returning to the stage for a revival of '' La Vie parisienne'' at the Variétés in 1877. Moving to straight theatre, Grivot joined the Théâtre de l'Odéon company in 1880 and immediately had great success in ''Les Parents d'Alice'', following this with others plays, before moving to the Théâtre du Gymnase in 1883.Noel E and Stoullig E. ''

Les Annales du Théâtre et de la Musique ''Les Annales du Théâtre et de la Musique'' ("The Annals of Theatre and Music") was an annual French periodical which covered French dramatic and lyric theatre for 42 years, from 1875 to 1916. The volumes also covered concert series and ne ...

, 6eme édition, 1880.'' G Charpentier et Cie, Paris, 1881. Taken ill during a performance of ''Paris fin de siècle'' by

Ernest Blum Ernest Blum (15 August 1836 – 18 September 1907) was a French playwright. Biography He made his debut as a writer at the age of sixteen with ''Une femme qui mord''. As a journalist, he was associated with ''Le Charivari'', '' Le Rappel'', '' L ...

and

Raoul Toché François-Frédéric-Raoul Toché (7 October 1850 – 18 January 1895 was a French playwright and journalist. Life and career Toché was born on 7 October 1850 in Rueil, now known as Rueil-Malmaison, near Paris. As a playwright he is known for his ...

at the Gymnase in 1890 she was forced to retire and died, aged 47, later that year.

References

This article includes material adapted from the equivalent on French Wikipedia {{DEFAULTSORT:Grivot, Laurence 1843 births 1890 deaths French operatic sopranos Date of birth unknown People from Versailles 19th-century French women opera singers 19th-century French actresses French stage actresses