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Adolphe Salvat
Jean Frédéric Adolphe Salvat, died in Paris in 1876, was a 19th-century French playwright. His plays were presented on the most important Parisian stages of his time, including the Théâtre des Variétés, Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Antoine, the Théâtre du Vaudeville, and the Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques. Works *1837: ''Le Chemin de fer de Saint-Germain'', one-act à-propos-vaudeville, with Jean Pierre Charles Perrot de Renneville and Henri de Tully *1838: ''Les Femmes libres'', three-act folie-vaudeville and extravaganza, with Pierre Tournemine *1839: ''Le Mauvais sujet'', one-act comédie en vaudevilles, with Charles Labie and Joanny Augier *1840: ''L'Île de Calypso'', one-act folie-vaudeville, with Joanny Augier *1842: ''Duchesse et poissarde'', two-act comédie en vaudevilles, with Joanny Augier *1843: ''La Jeune et la vieille garde, épisode de 1814'', in 1 act, with Clairville, 1843 *1845: ''Les Deux tambours'', one-act comédie en vaudevilles, with Lubize a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 It owes its creation to the theatre director Mademoiselle Montansier (Marguerite Brunet). Imprisoned for debt in 1803 and frowned upon by the government, a decree of 1806 ordered her company to leave the Théâtre du Palais-Royal which then bore the name of "Variétés". The decree's aim was to move out Montansier's troupe to make room for the company from the neighbouring Théâtre-Français, which had stayed empty even as the Variétés-Montansier had enjoyed immense public favour. Strongly unhappy about having to leave the theatre by 1 January 1807, the 77-year-old Montansier gained an audience with Napoleon himself and received his help and protection. She thus reunited the "Société des Cinq", which directed her troupe, in order to found a new theatre, the one which stands at the side of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |