Alexandre Germain was the stage name of the French actor Germain Alexandre Poinet (17 June 1847 – 31 November 1938). He created leading comic roles in several of

Georges Feydeau Georges-Léon-Jules-Marie Feydeau (; 8 December 1862 – 5 June 1921) was a French playwright of the Belle Époque era, remembered for his farces, written between 1886 and 1914. Feydeau was born in Paris to middle-class parents and raised in a ...

's most successful

farce Farce is a comedy that seeks to entertain an audience through situations that are highly exaggerated, extravagant, ridiculous, absurd, and improbable. Farce is also characterized by heavy use of physical comedy, physical humor; the use of delibe ...

Life and career

Germain was born in Paris. He made his student debut at the Théâtre-École de la Tour d'Auvergne in 1863 and his professional debut the following year in ''Zut au berger!'' at the

Théâtre des Folies-Marigny The Théâtre des Folies-Marigny (), a former theatre with a capacity of only 300 spectators, was built in 1848 by the Paris, City of Paris for a magician named Lacaze and was originally known as the Salle Lacaze. It was located at the east end o ...

. He was based there until 1869, when he joined the company of the Théâtre Château-d'Eau (1869–1872) and then the

Théâtre des Variétés The Théâtre des Variétés () is a theatre and "salle de spectacles" at 7–8, boulevard Montmartre, 2nd arrondissement, in Paris. It was declared a monument historique in 1974. History The theatre owed its creation to Mademoiselle Montans ...

(1872–1890). He took leave of absence from time to time to appear in plays at the Châtelet, Bouffes-Parisiens and the Folies-Dramatiques. He toured in the US and Russia with

Anna Judic Anne Marie-Louise Damiens, stage name Anna Judic (18 July 1849, Semur-en-Auxois – 15 April 1911, Golfe-Juan) was a French comic actress. Life Niece of Montigny (the director of the Gymnase), in 1866 she entered the Conservatoire de Paris i ...

.Martin, Jules
"M. Germain"
''Nos artistes : annuaire des théâtres et concerts''. Retrieved 26 September 2021 The

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lists the following as Germain's productions from the later part of his career. Among them are five full-length plays by

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Champignol malgré lui ''Champignol malgré lui'' (Champignol despite himself) is a farce in three acts, by Georges Feydeau and Maurice Desvallières. It was first performed in Paris in 1892–93, and ran for 434 performances. The play depicts the complications arising ...

'' (title role), ''

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'' (Pinglet), '' La Dame de chez Maxim)'' (Petypon), ''

La Puce à l'oreille ''A Flea in Her Ear'' () is a play by Georges Feydeau written in 1907, at the height of the Belle Époque. The author called it a vaudeville, but in Anglophone countries, where it is the most popular of Feydeau's plays, it is usually described ...

'' (Victor-Emmanuel and Poche), and ''

Occupe-toi d'Amélie! ''Occupe-toi d'Amélie'' is a three-act farce by Georges Feydeau. It was first produced at the Théâtre des Nouveautés, Paris on 15 March 1908, and ran for 288 performances. After the author's death it was neglected until the 1940s, after whic ...

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Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 28 September 2021 *1881 – ''Les mille et une nuits'' *1883 – ''Fanfreluche'' *1883 – ''Les pommes d'or'' *1888 – ''

La fille de Madame Angot ''La fille de Madame Angot'' (, ''Madame Angot's Daughter'') is an opéra comique in three acts by Charles Lecocq with words by Clairville (Louis-François Nicolaïe), Clairville, Paul Siraudin and Victor Koning. It was premiered in Brussels in ...

'' *1890 – ''Samsonnet'' *1891 – ''La demoiselle du téléphone'' *1892 – ''

'' *1892 – ''La bonne de chez Duval'' *1893 – ''Mon Prince'' *1894 – ''

'' *1898 – ''Le contrôleur des wagons-lits'' *1899 – '' La dame de chez Maxim'' *1900 – ''Les maris de Léontine'' *1901 – ''Le coup de fouet'' *1902 – ''La duchesse des Folies-Bergère'' *1904 – ''La dame du 23'' *1904 – ''La gueule du loup'' *1905 – ''Le gigolo'' *1905 – ''Champignol malgré lui'' *1905 – ''Florette et Patapon'' *1905 – ''Dix minutes d'arrêt'' *1906 – ''La petite Madame Dubois'' *1906 – ''La dame de chez Maxim'' (revival) *1906 – ''Le pavé de l'ours'' *1907 – ''La cabotine'' *1907 – ''La puce à l'oreille'' *1907 – ''Vingt jours à l'ombre'' *1908 – ''Dix minutes d'auto'' *1908 – '' Occupe-toi d'Amélie'' *1908 – ''Coralie et Cie'' *1909 – ''Article 301'' *1909 – ''Théodore et Cie'' *1909 – ''Moins cinq'' *1909 – ''Une grosse affaire'' *1910 – ''On purge bébé'' *1910 – ''L'enlèvement des sabines'' *1910 – ''Noblesse oblige'' *1911 – ''Et ma soeur?'' *1912 – ''La présidente'' *1913 – ''Les deux canards'' Germain died in Paris on 31 November 1938, at the age of 91.

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{{Authority control 1847 births 1938 deaths 19th-century French male actors 19th-century theatre 20th-century French male actors 20th-century theatre French male stage actors Male actors from Paris