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School For Coquettes (play)
''School for Coquettes'' (French:''L'école des cocottes'') is 1918 French comedy play by Paul Armont and Marcel Gerbidon. A young working class woman attends a school to turn her into a coquette in the hope it will allow her to rise up the social scale. It was first performed at the Grand Guignol Theatre in Paris. A 1928 British play '' Excelsior'' was based on the play, written by H. M. Harwood and starring Gladys Cooper. Adaptations The film has been turned into films twice. A 1935 film '' School for Coquettes'' directed by Pierre Colombier and a 1958 film '' School for Coquettes'' directed by Jacqueline Audry Jacqueline Audry (25 September 1908 – 22 June 1977) was a French film director who began making films in post-World War II France and specialised in literary adaptations. She was the first commercially successful female director of post-war .... It was also made into a 1985 television play. References 1918 plays Comedy plays French plays adapted into fi ... [...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] |
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] |
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 ultim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Excelsior (play)
Excelsior, a Latin comparative word often translated as "ever upward" or "even higher", may refer to: Arts and entertainment Literature and poetry * "Excelsior" (Longfellow), an 1841 poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow * ''Excelsior'' (Macedonski), a book of poems by Alexandru Macedonski * "Excelsior" (short story), a 1948 short story by P. G. Wodehouse * "Excelsior" (Whitman), a poem by Walt Whitman Music * Excelsior Recordings, a record label from the Netherlands * Excelsior Brass Band, an 1879-1931 brass band from New Orleans * "Excelsior", a setting of Longfellow's poem to music by Michael William Balfe * "Excelsior!", a concert overture by Wilhelm Stenhammar * "Excelsior", an album by Steven Page Science fiction * Excelsior (comics), in ''Runaways'', a support group for former teenage superheroes * USS ''Excelsior'', a Federation starship first seen in the movie '' Star Trek III: The Search for Spock'' Journals and newspapers * '' Excélsior'', a newspaper pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gladys Cooper
Dame Gladys Constance Cooper, (18 December 1888 – 17 November 1971) was an English actress, theatrical manager and producer, whose career spanned seven decades on stage, in films and on television. Beginning as a teenager in Edwardian musical comedy and pantomime, she starred in dramatic roles and silent films before the First World War. She managed the Playhouse Theatre from 1917 to 1934, where she starred in many roles. From the early 1920s Cooper won praise in plays by W. Somerset Maugham and others. In the 1930s she starred steadily in productions both in London's West End and on Broadway. Moving to Hollywood in 1940, Cooper found success in a variety of character roles. She received three Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress, for performances in '' The Song of Bernadette'' (1943), ''My Fair Lady'' (1964) and, most famously, '' Now, Voyager'' (1942). Throughout the 1950s and 60s she worked both on stage and on screen, continuing to star on stage until ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
School For Coquettes (1935 Film)
''School for Coquettes'' (French: ''L'école des cocottes'') is a 1935 French comedy film directed by Pierre Colombier and starring Raimu, André Lefaur and Renée Saint-Cyr.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.242 It is based on the 1918 play '' School for Coquettes'' by Marcel Gerbidon and Paul Armont. In Edwardian Paris, a young working-class girl attends an academy which teaches her the arts of a coquette to enable her to rise in society. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier. Future star Ginette Leclerc had a small supporting role. Cast * Raimu as Labaume * André Lefaur as Stanislas de la Ferronnière * Renée Saint-Cyr as Ginette * Henry Roussel as Racinet * Jean Marconi as Robert * Pauline Carton as Mme Bernoux * Madeleine Suffel as Amélie * Andrée Doria * Ginette Leclerc * Auguste Mouriès * Georges Tréville Georges Tréville (28 July 1875 – 30 May 1944) was a French actor and film director. Born as Georges Troly, during the silent era, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Colombier
Pierre Colombier (1896–1958) was a French screenwriter and film director. Selected filmography Director * '' The Marriage of Rosine'' (1926) * ''His Best Client'' (1932) * ''Charlemagne'' (1933) * '' School for Coquettes'' (1935) * '' La Marraine de Charley'' (1935) (''Charley's Aunt'') * ''The King'' (1936) * '' The Club of Aristocrats'' (1937) * '' The Kings of Sport'' (1937) * '' Tricoche and Cacolet'' (1938) * ''Latin Quarter The Latin Quarter of Paris (french: Quartier latin, ) is an area in the 5th and the 6th arrondissements of Paris. It is situated on the left bank of the Seine, around the Sorbonne. Known for its student life, lively atmosphere, and bistros, ...'' (1939) References External links * 1896 births 1958 deaths French film directors French male screenwriters 20th-century French screenwriters People from Compiègne 20th-century French male writers {{France-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
School For Coquettes (1958 Film)
''School for Coquettes '' (French: ''L'école des cocottes'') is a 1958 French comedy film directed by Jacqueline Audry and starring Dany Robin, Fernand Gravey and Bernard Blier. It was based on the 1918 play '' School for Coquettes'' by Marcel Gerbidon and Paul Armont. Plot A young Parisian woman attends a school for coquettes in order to rise in society. Main cast * Dany Robin as Ginette Masson * Fernand Gravey as Stanislas de La Ferronière * Bernard Blier as Labaume * Odette Laure as Amélie * Darry Cowl as Gégène * Suzanne Dehelly as Madame Bernoux * Robert Vattier as Racinet * Jean-Claude Brialy Jean-Claude Brialy (30 March 1933 – 30 May 2007) was a French actor and film director. Early life Brialy was born in Aumale (now Sour El-Ghozlane), French Algeria, where his father was stationed with the French Army. Brialy moved to mainland ... as Robert References External links *Gallery 1958 films French historical comedy films 1950s French-language films F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacqueline Audry
Jacqueline Audry (25 September 1908 – 22 June 1977) was a French film director who began making films in post-World War II France and specialised in literary adaptations. She was the first commercially successful female director of post-war France. Biography Audry was born in Orange, Vaucluse, France. Because there were few opportunities for female directors during the Nazi occupation, Audry worked as an assistant to directors Jean Delannoy, G. W. Pabst and Max Ophüls and directed a short film of her own, ''Le Feu de paille'' (1943), with the help of the Centre Artistique et Technique des Jeunes du Cinéma (now La Femis). The end of World War II and the liberation of France provided increased opportunities for women, but they still faced prejudice in the film industry. Audry's first feature film was '' Les Malheurs de Sophie'' (1946). This was based on the popular novel of the same name by the Comtesse de Ségur. No copies of this film, which was censored for its "p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1918 Plays
This year is noted for the end of the First World War, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, as well as for the Spanish flu pandemic that killed 50–100 million people worldwide. Events Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix. January * January – 1918 flu pandemic: The "Spanish flu" (influenza) is first observed in Haskell County, Kansas. * January 4 – The Finnish Declaration of Independence is recognized by Soviet Russia, Sweden, Germany and France. * January 9 – Battle of Bear Valley: U.S. troops engage Yaqui Native American warriors in a minor skirmish in Arizona, and one of the last battles of the American Indian Wars between the United States and Native Americans. * January 15 ** The keel of is laid in Britain, the first purpose-designed aircraft carrier to be laid down. ** The Red Army (The Workers and Peasants Red Army) is formed in the Russian SFSR and Soviet Union. * January 18 - The Historic Concert for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy Plays
Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term originated in ancient Greece: in Athenian democracy, the public opinion of voters was influenced by political satire performed by comic poets in theaters. The theatrical genre of Greek comedy can be described as a dramatic performance pitting two groups, ages, genders, or societies against each other in an amusing ''agon'' or conflict. Northrop Frye depicted these two opposing sides as a "Society of Youth" and a "Society of the Old". A revised view characterizes the essential agon of comedy as a struggle between a relatively powerless youth and the societal conventions posing obstacles to his hopes. In this struggle, the youth then becomes constrained by his lack of social authority, and is left with little choice but to resort to ruses w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
