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's ''

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'' (1897), Loustot in Messager's '' Véronique'' (1898) and Le Taupier, the wizard, in

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's '' La Belle au bois dormant'' (1900).

Life and career

Lamy was born in

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to a theatrical family. His father was a theatre manager and his elder brother

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became an actor. He started as a musician, and became a principal orchestral violinist before debuting as an actor at the Théâtre du Parc in Brussels in 1883. He was then engaged in Paris, at the Théâtre Lyrique national (Château d'Eau), taking over roles in ''Les Amours du diable'', ''Le Chien du jardinier'' and ''Fanfan-la-Tulipe''. After moving to the

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in 1890 he created roles in ''Paris-Folies'', ''Cousin-Cousine'' and ''Cliquette''.Martin, p. 216 At the Nouveau-Théâtre in 1895 he played in ''Les Dessous de l'année'', and at the Eldorado Theatre he created roles in ''Joséphine vendue par ses sœurs'', ''Kif-Kif-Revue'', ''Dormez, je le veux'' by

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, and ''La Reine des reines''. Engaged at the Bouffes-Parisiens, he created the roles of Aristide in

's ''

'' (1897) and Loustot in Messager's '' Véronique'' (1898), Roger in

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's ''La Dame de Trèfle'' (1898), Jack in

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's ''Shakespeare'' (1899) and Le Taupier, the wizard, in

's '' La Belle au bois dormant'' (1900).Stoullig (1901), p. 322 He performed in

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and on tour in the French provinces. He took over the role of Francine's Papa in ''Parisiana'' in 1901. Lamy's later roles included Vincent in

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' ''La Femme seule'' ( Gymnase-Dramatique, 1912), and at the Théâtre national de l'Odéon the title role in Miguel Zamacoïs' ''Monsieur Césarin, écrivain public'' (1919) and a Doctor in Henry Dupuy-Mazuel's ''Molière'' (1922). At the

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he played Monseigneur de Cabriac in

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's ''La Tendresse'' (1924) and the Traveller in Zamacoïs' ''Seigneur Polichinelle'' (1925)."Maurice Lamy"
Les Archives du spectacle. Retrieved 27 September 2021 Lamy died in 1930.

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