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Jane Marnac
Jane Marnac, real name Jane Fernande Mayer, (8 February 1892 - 2 December 1976), was a Belgian stage and film actress. She played hundred parts on stage and sung in numerous operettas and particularly ''Au temps des valses'' by Noël Coward in 1930 at the Apollo. In 1927, she married an English officer, major Keith Trevor. Jane Marnac with her husband and Camille Wyn directed the Apollo in 1929 and 1930. She took part to several films, including ''The Darling of Paris'' with Jean Gabin. Her remains are in the columbarium of the Père Lachaise cemetery (case 17 787). Theatre * 1912 : ''Paris fin de règne'' de Rip, Théâtre des Capucines * 1912 : ''Le Malade imaginaire'' by Molière, directed by André Antoine, théâtre Antoine * 1913 : ''Le Procureur Hallers'' by Louis Forest Henry de Gorsse after Paul Lindau, mise en scène Firmin Gémier, théâtre Antoine * 1914 : ''La Fille de Figaro'' by Maurice Hennequin and Hugues Delorme, music Xavier Leroux, théâtre de l'A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brussels
Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest), is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital of Belgium. The Brussels-Capital Region is located in the central portion of the country and is a part of both the French Community of Belgium and the Flemish Community, but is separate from the Flemish Region (within which it forms an enclave) and the Walloon Region. Brussels is the most densely populated region in Belgium, and although it has the highest GDP per capita, it has the lowest available income per household. The Brussels Region covers , a relatively small area compared to the two other regions, and has a population of over 1.2 million. The five times larger metropolitan area of Brussel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Firmin Gémier
Firmin Gémier (1869-1933) was a French actor and director. Internationally, he is most famous for originating the role of Père Ubu in Alfred Jarry’s play '' Ubu Roi''. He is known as the principle architect of the popular theatre movement in France. Early life Gémier was born in 1869 in Aubervilliers, France, with the given name Firmin Tonnerre.:514 He was raised an orphan.:88 After leaving school, he studied in a chemist's laboratory, but 'was discharged' for mimicking his employer. Career Gémier began his career as an actor in melodramas for working class actors, before going on to direct six different theaters, including the ''Théâtre Antoine'' and the ''Odéon''.:88 As actor He performed more than 300 roles as an actor, in styles that ranged from Naturalism to Symbolism to more populist work.:88-90 In 1892 he joined André Antoine's Théâtre Libre, where he first gained a national profile. In 1896 he played his most famous role, Père Ubu in the premi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Théâtre Du Grand-Guignol
''Le Théâtre du Grand-Guignol'' (: "The Theatre of the Great Puppet")—known as the Grand Guignol–was a theatre in the Pigalle district of Paris (7, cité Chaptal). From its opening in 1897 until its closing in 1962, it specialised in naturalistic horror shows. Its name is often used as a general term for graphic, amoral horror entertainment, a genre popular from Elizabethan and Jacobean theatre (for instance Shakespeare's '' Titus Andronicus'', and Webster's ''The Duchess of Malfi'' and ''The White Devil''), to today's splatter films. Theatre ''Le Théâtre du Grand-Guignol'' was founded in 1897 by Oscar Méténier, who planned it as a space for naturalist performance. With 293 seats, the venue was the smallest in Paris. A former chapel, the theatre's previous life was evident in the boxes – which looked like confessionals – and in the angels over the orchestra. Although the architecture created frustrating obstacles, the design that was initially a predicament ulti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcel Gerbidon
Marcel Gerbidon (1868–1933) was a French playwright and screenwriter. He collaborated frequently with Paul Armont. A number of his plays have been adapted into films such as the 1958 film '' School for Coquettes''.Pallister & Hottell p.77 Selected plays * '' School for Coquettes'' (1918) Filmography *''Le Porion'', directed by Georges Champavert (France, 1921, based on the play ''Le Porion'') *''The Hotel Mouse'', directed by Fred Paul (UK, 1923, based on the play ''Souris d'hôtel'') *''The French Doll'', directed by Robert Z. Leonard (1923, based on the play ''Jeunes filles de palaces'') *''The Goldfish'', directed by Jerome Storm (1924, based on the play '' School for Coquettes'') *'' A Son from America'', directed by Henri Fescourt (France, 1925, based on the play ''Un fils d'Amérique'') *''Souris d'hôtel'', directed by Adelqui Migliar (France, 1929, based on the play ''Souris d'hôtel'') *''Madame Makes Her Exit'', directed by Wilhelm Thiele (German, 1931, based on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Armont
Paul Armont (1874–1943) was a Russian-born French playwright and screenwriter. He also collaborated with the Swiss writer Marcel Gerbidon. He was born Dimitri Petrococchino in Rostov in the Russian Empire. Selected plays * 1913 – ''Le Chevalier au masque'', co-written by Jean Manoussi * 1920 – ''La Maison du passeur'', episode of World War I, co-written by Louis Verneuil * 1934 – ''Le Coup du parapluie'' * 1939 – ''Garçons, filles et chiens'' (''Face to the Wind''), co-written by Paul Vandenberghe In collaboration with Nicolas Nancey * 1905 – ''Le Truc du Brésilien'' * 1906 – ''Le Trèfle à quatre'' * 1909 – ''Théodore et Cie'' * 1920 – ''Le Zèbre'' In collaboration with Marcel Gerbidon * 1914 – ''La Tontine'' * 1916 – ''Le Coq en pâte'' * 1916 – ''Le Mari garçon'' * 1918 – ''School for Coquettes (play), School for Coquettes'', Théâtre du Grand-Guignol * 1923 – ''Dicky'', co-written with Jean Manoussi * 1924 – ''Un chien qui rapporte'' * 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Cuvillier
Charles Cuvillier (24 April 1877 – 14 February 1955) was a French composer of operetta. He won his greatest successes with the operettas ''La reine s'amuse'' (1912, played as '' The Naughty Princess'' in London) and with '' The Lilac Domino'', which became a hit in 1918 in London. Biography Cuvillier was born in Paris, and studied at the Paris Conservatoire with Gabriel Fauré and Jules Massenet.Lamb Andrew"Cuvillier, Charles."''Grove Music Online''. Oxford Music Online, accessed 8 March 2011 He began writing for the Paris musical stage and had a success with ''Avant-hier matin'' (1905), a small scale work with piano accompaniment.Cuvillier, Charles," ''Encyclopédie multimedia de la comédie musicale'' (French text), accessed 8 March 2011 Later stage works to achieve success in France and abroad included ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Barde
André Barde was the pseudonym of André Bourdonneau (July 1874, Meudon – October 1945, Paris), a French writer best known for his libretti for operettas. He was active from 1899-1936. He frequently collaborated with Charles Cuvillier - ''Son petit frère'' (1907), ''Afgar'' (1909), ''La Reine joyeuse'' (1912), ''Florabella'' (1921), and ''Nonnette'' (1922) being some examples. His works include ''Pas sur la bouche (other), Pas sur la bouche'' (1925; in English: "Not on the Mouth"), which has been filmed twice. External links Barde at the ECMF 1874 births 1945 deaths French musical theatre lyricists French opera librettists People from Meudon French male dramatists and playwrights {{Opera-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Théâtre Édouard VII
The Théâtre Édouard VII, also called théâtre Édouard VII – Sacha Guitry, is located in Paris between the Madeleine and the Opéra Garnier in the 9th arrondissement. The square, in which there is a statue of King Edward the Seventh, was opened in 1911. The theatre, which was originally a cinema, was named in the honour of King Edward VII, as he was nicknamed the "most Parisian of all Kings", appreciative of French culture. In the early to mid 1900s,under the direction of Sacha Guitry, the theatre became a symbol of anglo-franco friendship, and where French people could discover and enjoy Anglo Saxon works. French actor and director Bernard Murat is the current director of the theatre. Modern "boulevard comedies" and vaudevilles are often performed there, and subtitled in English by the company Theatre in Paris. Important figures in the arts, cinema and theatre have performed there, including Orson Welles, Eartha Kitt, and more. Pablo Picasso created props for a play at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Revue
A revue is a type of multi-act popular theatrical entertainment that combines music, dance, and sketches. The revue has its roots in 19th century popular entertainment and melodrama but grew into a substantial cultural presence of its own during its golden years from 1916 to 1932. Though most famous for their visual spectacle, revues frequently satirized contemporary figures, news or literature. Similar to the related subforms of operetta and musical theatre, the revue art form brings together music, dance and sketches to create a compelling show. In contrast to these, however, revue does not have an overarching storyline. Rather, a general theme serves as the motto for a loosely-related series of acts that alternate between solo performances and dance ensembles. Owing to high ticket prices, ribald publicity campaigns and the occasional use of prurient material, the revue was typically patronized by audience members who earned more and felt even less restricted by middl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 the Rue Méhul in the 2nd arrondissement. The current company was founded in 1873, and its much smaller theatre (pictured) was built that same year next to the Porte Saint-Martin at 20 boulevard Saint-Martin, in the 10th arrondissement. Besides performances of musical theatre, Feydeau's farces were first produced in this theatre, and plays by Victorien Sardou. Among the actors who triumphed there were Sarah Bernhardt, Eleonora Duse, and Raimu, later Agnès Jaoui and Jean-Pierre Bacri. 1838-1841 The first company to be called Théâtre de la Renaissance opened its doors in 1838 under the sponsorship of Victor Hugo and Alexandre Dumas, père, who wanted to have a location for mounting their historical dramas. The Salle Ventadour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Feydeau
Georges-Léon-Jules-Marie Feydeau (; 8 December 1862 – 5 June 1921) was a French playwright of the era known as the Belle Époque. He is remembered for his farces, written between 1886 and 1914. Feydeau was born in Paris to middle-class parents and raised in an artistic and literary environment. From an early age he was fascinated by the theatre, and as a child he wrote plays and organised his schoolfellows into a drama group. In his teens he wrote comic monologues and moved on to writing longer plays. His first full-length comedy, ''Tailleur pour dames'' (Ladies' tailor), was well received, but was followed by a string of comparative failures. He gave up writing for a time in the early 1890s and studied the methods of earlier masters of French comedy, particularly Eugène Labiche, Alfred Hennequin and Henri Meilhac. With his technique honed, and sometimes in collaboration with a co-author, he wrote seventeen full-length plays between 1892 and 1914, many of which have become sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monsieur Chasse !
''Monsieur chasse!'' (Monsieur is hunting!) is a three-act farce by Georges Feydeau, first produced in Paris in 1892. A married man disguises his absences conducting an extramarital affair in Paris as shooting trips in the country, but an evening's chaotic events expose his deception. The play was Feydeau's first success since his first full-length play, ''Tailleur pour dames'', six years earlier. It ran for 144 performances and has been revived frequently in the 20th and 21st centuries. Background and first production In 1886 the 24-year-old Feydeau had a great success with his first full length play, ''Tailleur pour dames'' (Ladies' Tailor), but his next five plays had been failures or very modest successes.Pronko, pp. 1–2 After a period of studying the works of the earlier comic masters of the 19th century he wrote two new plays in 1892: ''Monsieur chasse!'' and ''Champignol malgré lui'' (Champignon despite himself) – the latter in collaboration with Maurice Desvallière ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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