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Montrouge (15 March 1825 – 22 December 1903), born Louis (Émile) Hesnard, was a comic actor in French musical theatre in the second half of the nineteenth century, as well as a theatre manager in Paris.
Montrouge (15 March 1825 – 22 December 1903), born Louis (Émile) Hesnard, was a comic actor in French musical theatre in the second half of the nineteenth century, as well as a theatre manager in Paris.
Life and career
He studied architecture at theÉcole des Beaux-Arts
; ) refers to a number of influential art schools in France. The term is associated with the Beaux-Arts architecture, Beaux-Arts style in architecture and city planning that thrived in France and other countries during the late nineteenth centu ...
in Paris but then became involved in amateur theatre work.Martin J., ''Nos artistes des théâtres et concerts'' (Paris: Paul Ollendorff, 1895.
Montrouge's career began in earnest in 1855 at the Théâtre Batignolles, where he also acted as manager.Gänzl K.: "Marguerite Macé-Montrouge", in: ''The Encyclopaedia of the Musical Theatre'' (Oxford: Blackwell, 1994. In addition he variously managed the Théâtre Folies-Marigny from 1864 to 1869 (where he met his wife, and on leaving received a benefit of 500,000 francs), the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens
The Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens () is a Parisian theatre founded in 1855 by the composer
A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers ...
, the Théâtre du Châtelet
The Théâtre du Châtelet () is a theatre and opera house, located in the place du Châtelet in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France.
One of two theatres (the other being the Théâtre de la Ville) built on the site of a ''châtelet'', a ...
and the Athénée-Comique.
He performed together with his wife in Cairo from 1873 to 1875. At the Théâtre des Délassements-Comiques Théâtre des Délassements-Comiques () is a name that was used for a number of different theatres in Paris from 1785 to 1890.
First (boulevard du Temple, 1785–1799)
The first Délassements-Comiques was a small theatre on the boulevard du Templ ...
he developed the role of compère for stage revues, for which he became famous. After touring in Italy, Montrouge worked successively at the Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques
The Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques () was a theatre in Paris in the 19th and 20th centuries. Opened first in 1832 in the site of the old Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique on the Boulevard du Temple, under Frédérick Lemaître it became a noted ...
, 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 ...
, the Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin
The Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin () is a venerable theatre and opera house at 18, Boulevard Saint-Martin in the 10th arrondissement of Paris.
History
It was first built very rapidly in 1781 under the direction of (1726–1810) to hou ...
and in Brussels.
In operetta his creations included:
* Capoulade in ''Le Testament de M Crac'' (1871)
* Baron in ''Le Droit du seigneur'' (1878)
* Pontcornet in ''François les bas-bleus
''François les bas-bleus'' is an opéra comique in three acts of 1883, with a French language, French libretto by Ernest Dubreuil, Eugène Humbert, Paul Burani, and music by Firmin Bernicat, completed by André Messager.
Background
Bernicat had ...
'' (1883)
* Patouillard in '' Le Mari de la reine'' (1889)
* Smithson in '' Miss Helyett'' (1894)
In 1885 he took the part of Godet in the premiere run of ''Naufrage de M Godet'' and compered the revue ''Les Potins de Paris'' at the Théâtre des Variétés;Noel, E. & Stoullig, E.: ''Les Annales du Théâtre et de la Musique
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'' (Paris: G. Charpentier et Cie., 11th edition, 1886). in 1886 he was Commissaire Trousselet in ''Fiacre 117'' and in 1887 Doyenné in ''Coup de foudre''.Noel, E. & Stoullig, E., ''Les Annales du Théâtre et de la Musique'' (Paris: G. Charpentier et Cie., 13th edition, 1888).
Montrouge sang in several revivals at the Bouffes Parisiens, including the Baron in ''Le Droit du seigneur'', Laurent XVII in ''La mascotte
''La mascotte'' (''The Mascot'') is a three-act opéra comique with music by Edmond Audran and words by Alfred Duru and Henri Chivot. The story concerns a farm girl who is a "mascotte": someone with the mystic power to bring good luck to all arou ...
'', and Alfred Pharaon in ''Joséphine vendue par ses sœurs'' in 1889.Noel, E. & Stoullig, E., ''Les Annales du Théâtre et de la Musique'' (Paris: G. Charpentier et Cie., 15th edition, 1890)
His wife was the actress and operetta singer Marguerite Macé-Montrouge
Marguerite Macé-Montrouge (born Victoire Macé on 24 March 1836, died 26 November 1898 in Paris), became a professional actress at the age of 14,Gänzl K. ''The Encyclopaedia of the Musical Theatre.'' Blackwell, Oxford, 1994. and was an early me ...
whom he met while working at the Folies-Marigny.
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