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Marcel Nancey
Marcel Nancey was a French journalist, dramatist and theater manager for many Parisian entertainment venues including the galerie Vivienne (1902–1903), the Théâtre Moderne (1901–1903), the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens (1903–1904), the Opéra-Bouffe (1904), the Théâtre Mondain (1906–1914), the Little-Palace (1910–1919), the Théâtre Comœdia (1920–1945), the Théâtre des Deux-Masques (1921–1923), the Théâtre du Moulin-Bleu and again the Théâtre des Deux-Masques (1935–1937). Some works * 1903: ''Le Billet de faveur'', comedy in one act, Fantaisies-Parisiennes (September) * 1904: ''Le Truc du Brésilien'', comédie en vaudevilles in four acts in collaboration with Paul Armont, Théâtre de Cluny (12 October) * 1912: ''La Part du feu'', comedy in four acts in collaboration with André Mouëzy-Éon, Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens (24 December) * 1916: ''La Ventouse'', comedy in one act in collaboration with Jean Manoussi, Théâtre du Grand-Guign ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galerie Vivienne
The Galerie Vivienne () is one of the covered passages of Paris, located in the 2nd arrondissement. It is long and wide. The gallery has been registered as a historical monument since 7 July 1974. History The gallery was built in 1823 by Marchoux, President of the Chamber of Notaries, at the location of the Hôtel Vanel de Serrant and the . It was based on plans drawn up by the architect . Inaugurated in 1826 under the name Marchoux, but soon renamed Vivienne, the gallery took advantage of its unique location. It attracted many visitors with its tailor shops, cobblers, wine shop, restaurant, Jousseaume bookstore, draper, confectioner, print-seller, and so on. Located between the Palais-Royal, the Paris Bourse (stock exchange) and the Grands Boulevards, the passage enjoyed considerable success until the end of the Second Empire. But the gallery lost some of its appeal with the move of the prestigious shops to the Madeleine and the Champs-Élysées, and particularly because of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Manoussi
Jean Manoussi (14 November 1868 - 21 December 1929) was a French dramatist, film director and screenwriter. Jean Manoussi has written several theatre plays in collaboration with playwrights such as Paul Armont, Marcel Gerbidon or Gabriel Timmory. Theatre * 1902 : ''Un beau mariage'', cowritten with Gabriel Timmory * 1903 : ''Petite bonne sérieuse'', cowritten with Gabriel Timmory * 1904 : ''Pomme de terre'', cowritten with Gabriel Timmory * 1909 : ''Un cambrioleur ingénieux'', cowritten with Gabriel Timmory * 1913 : ''Le Chevalier au masque'', cowritten with Paul Armont * 1916 : ''La Ventouse'', cowritten with Marcel Nancey * 1923 : ''Dicky'', cowritten with Paul Armont and Marcel Gerbidon Filmography ;as director * 1919 : ''Fanny Lear'', cowritten with Robert Boudrioz, after Ludovic Halévy and Henri Meilhac, * 1919 : ''L'Homme bleu'' after the novel by Georges Le Faure * 1920 : ''Illusions'' * 1922 : '' Le Grillon du foyer'' * 1923 : ''Le Dernier des Capendu'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Place Of Death Missing
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French Theatre Managers And Producers
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Operetta
Operetta is a form of theatre and a genre of light opera. It includes spoken dialogue, songs and including dances. It is lighter than opera in terms of its music, orchestral size, and length of the work. Apart from its shorter length, the operetta is usually of a light and amusing character. The subject matter may portray "lovers' spats, mistaken identities, sudden reversals of fortune, and glittering parties". It sometimes also includes satirical commentaries. "Operetta" is the Italian diminutive of "opera" and was used originally to describe a shorter, perhaps less ambitious work than an opera. Operetta provides an alternative to operatic performances in an accessible form targeting a different audience. Operetta became a recognizable form in the mid-19th century in France, and its popularity led to the development of many national styles of operetta. Distinctive styles emerged across countries including Austria-Hungary, Germany, England, Spain, the Philippines, Mexico, Cuba, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Birabeau
André Birabeau (6 December 1890 – 1 October 1974) was a French novelist, playwright and screenwriter. Novels and short stories * ''La débauche'' (1924), English trans. ''Revelation'' (1930). Cited as the first novel about a homosexual man from the mother's point of viewSlide, Anthony ''Lost Gay Novels'' Routledge 2003 p23 * ''Voyage d'agrément'', became 1935 movie * ''Chfr. 35'' (short story, 1928), became 1942 French movie ''À vos ordres, Madame'' * ''Le jardin aux vingt-cinq allées'' (1928) * ''Désirable'' (1949) * ''La belle égarée'' (1965) * ''Rendez-vous avec l'amour'' (1972) * ''L'amour naît où il veut'' (1974) Plays * ''Le coeur sur la main'' (1919) * ''La peau'' (with Nicolas Nancey, 1919) * ''Le bébé barbu'' (1920) * ''La Femme fatale'' (1920), became 1946 movie * ''Une sacrée petite blonde'' (with Pierre Woolf, 1921) * ''Est-ce possible?'' (1923) * ''Un jour de folie'' (1923) * ''On a trouvé une femme nue'' (with Jean Guitton, 1923), became 1934 m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Théâtre Du Grand-Guignol
The Théâtre du Grand-Guignol () was a theater in the Pigalle district of Paris (7, cité Chaptal). From its opening in 1897 until its closing in 1962, it specialized in horror shows. Its name is often used as a general term for graphic, amoral horror entertainment, a genre popular from Elizabethan and Jacobean theater (for instance Shakespeare's ''Titus Andronicus'', and Webster's ''The Duchess of Malfi'' and ''The White Devil''), to today's splatter films. Theater The 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 which looked like and in the angels over the orchestra. Although the architecture created frustrating obstacles, the design that was initially a predicament ultimately became beneficial to the marketing of the theatre. The opaque furniture and gothic structures placed spora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Mouëzy-Éon
André Mouëzy-Éon (9 June 1880 – 23 October 1967) was a French dramatist, author of comedies, librettist, screenwriter and dialoguist. Biography André Mouëzy-Éon begins his career by writing short plays for the Théâtre de Cluny, located in the Latin quarter of Paris. After his conscription and before World War I, he became famous by going into the military vaudeville, a popular genre at the time with plays like ''Tire au flanc'', ''Le Tampon du capiston'', then ''Les Dégourdis de la 11e''. After the war, he collaborated with Nicolas Nancey on ''L'Héritier du bal Tabarin'' in 1919 and ''Il est cocu, le chef de gare'' in 1925. During the 1920s, he gained interest in operetta and created several extravaganza pieces, operettas and sketch comedies with a famous author by the name of Albert Willemetz. In 1924, the operetta ''Les Amants de Venise'' is created at the Opéra-Comique. The piece is performed again in 1928, at the théâtre Marigny under the title ''Venise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Théâtre De Cluny
The théâtre de Cluny () or théâtre Cluny was an entertainment venue located at 71 boulevard Saint-Germain in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, inaugurated in 1864 and closed in 1989. Productions (selection) * 1869 : '' Le Juif Polonais'', opera in three acts * 1870 : ''Père et mari'', 3-act prose drama, 21 June * 1879 : ''Claudie'' by George Sand, 17 September * 1888 : ''Le Docteur Jojo'' by Albert Carré, 16 March * 1888 : ''Le Gant rouge'', by Edmond Rostand, one-act comedy, 24 August * 1893 : '' Boubouroche'' by Georges Courteline, September * 1917 : ''Chantecoq'' by Arthur Bernède and Aristide Bruant, 10 October * 1901 : ''La Dame du commissaire'', comedy in three acts, 20 April * 1923 : ''Judex'' by Arthur Bernède after the movie ''Judex'' by Louis Feuillade and Arthur Bernède, 14 August * 1929 : ''Ma veuve s'amuse'' by José de Bérys and Benjamin Rabier Bibliography *Philippe Chauveau, ''Les Théâtres parisiens disparus (1402-1986)'', éd. de l'A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
