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Antony Béraud
Antony Béraud, real name Antoine-Nicolas Béraud, (11 January 1791 – 6 February 1860) was a French military, chansonnier, writer, poet, historian and playwright. Life In 1809 he entered the École militaire de Saint-Cyr and became second lieutenant. He was then sent to garrison at Milan and took part to the last campaigns of the Empire. Captain, he was captured at the battle of the Mincio River on 8 February 1814. Captain of staff during the Hundred Days, he served at Grenoble then participated to the battle of Waterloo and battle of Ligny where he gained the rank of battalion chief. Dismissed, degraded and put on half pay under Louis XVIII, he then embarked on literature and collaborated to numerous magazines : ''Revue et gazette des théâtres'', ''La Minerve'', ''L'Abeille'', ''L'Indépendant'', ''La Boussole politique'', ''La Pandore'', ''Le Siècle'', ''Les Salons de Paris'', les ''Annales de l'école française et des beaux-arts'' etc. His poems and songs directe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aurillac
Aurillac (; oc, Orlhac ) is the prefecture of the Cantal department, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Aurillacois'' or ''Aurillacoises''. Geography Aurillac is at above sea level and located at the foot of the Cantal mountains in a small Sedimentary basin. The city is built on the banks of the Jordanne, a tributary of the Cère. It is south of Paris and north of Toulouse. Aurillac was part of a former Auvergne province called Haute-Auvergne and is only away from the heart of the Auvergne Volcano Park. Access to the commune is by numerous roads including the D922 from Naucelles in the north, the D17 from Saint-Simon in the north-east, Route nationale N122 from Polminhac in the east which continues to Sansac-de-Marmiesse in the south-west, the D920 to Arpajon-sur-Cère in the south-east, and the D18 to Ytrac in the west. Aurillac station, in the centre of town, lies on the Figeac-Arvant railway. It has rail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Guard Of Paris
National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, census-designated place * National, Nevada, ghost town * National, Utah, ghost town * National, West Virginia, unincorporated community Commerce * National (brand), a brand name of electronic goods from Panasonic * National Benzole (or simply known as National), former petrol station chain in the UK, merged with BP * National Car Rental, an American rental car company * National Energy Systems, a former name of Eco Marine Power * National Entertainment Commission, a former name of the Media Rating Council * National Motor Vehicle Company, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA 1900-1924 * National Supermarkets, a defunct American grocery store chain * National String Instrument Corporation, a guitar company formed to manufacture the first reson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Coralli
Jean Coralli (15 January 1779 – 1 May 1854) was a French ballet dancer and choreographer, best known for collaborating with Jules Perrot in creating ''Giselle'' (1841), the quintessential Romantic ballet of the nineteenth century. Early life and career Born Giovanni Coralli Peracini, he was a son of a Bolognese family resident in Paris, where his father was a comedian at the Théâtre Italien. As a child he studied at the ballet school of the Paris Opera but chose to go to Vienna to make his debut as a dancer and choreographer. He danced for a short while at the Paris Opera in 1802 and at the King's Theatre in London and then returned to Vienna to assume the position of ballet master at the Hoftheater (Court Theater). During these early years, he and his wife formed the celebrated dancing couple Giovanni and Teresa Coralli and were often pictured in contemporary prints. They danced leading roles in most of the ballets that Coralli created at the Hoftheater, including ''Helena ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugène Cantiran De Boirie
Eugène Cantiran de Boirie, real name Jean-Bernard-Eugène Cantiran de Boirie, (22 October 1785 – 14 December 1837) was a French dramatist. Boirie was the son of a chief clerk of the stewardship of Paris, who at the time of the Revolution, spent the remainder of his fortune buying the Théâtre des Jeunes-Artistes. Boirie's first play was produced when he was 20 years old. Unable to write these tragedies he conceived well and combined with a perfect understanding of the scene, he could not do without employees. Among the seventeen authors who were kind enough to work with him, several spirited men achieved many successes in the world of theater. After his father died, Boirie became owner of the Théâtre des jeunes Artistes, but was stripped of his ownership by the imperial decree that abolished many theaters. He then was the dramaturge for four years of the théâtre de l’Impératrice, a position he lost at the time of the First Restoration. In 1822, he became dramaturge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Léopold Chandezon
Léopold Chandezon (died 17 July 1846) was a French playwright and librettist of the 19th century whose plays have been presented on the most famous Parisian stages of his time: Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique, Théâtre de la Gaîté (rue Papin), Théâtre de la Gaîté, Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin etc. Works * ''Le Dernier bulletin, ou la Paix'', impromptu with vaudevilles, with Darrodes de Lillebonne, 1806 * ''Baudoin de Jérusalem ou les Héritiers de Palestine'', melodrama in three acts, with Eugène Cantiran de Boirie, 1814 * ''Henri IV, ou la Prise de Paris'', historical melodrama in 3 acts, with de Boirie and J-B. Dubois, 1814 * ''Jean sans peur, duc de Bourgogne, ou le Pont de Montereau'', heroic melodrama in 3 acts in prose, with de Boirie, 1815 * ''Le Mariage de Clovis ou Le Berceau de la Monarchie française'', melodrama in 3 acts, à grand spectacle, with de Boirie and J-B. Dubois, 1815 * ''La Marquise de Gange, ou les Trois frères'', historic melodrama in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melodrama
A modern melodrama is a dramatic work in which the plot, typically sensationalized and for a strong emotional appeal, takes precedence over detailed characterization. Melodramas typically concentrate on dialogue that is often bombastic or excessively sentimental, rather than action. Characters are often flat, and written to fulfill stereotypes. Melodramas are typically set in the private sphere of the home, focusing on morality and family issues, love, and marriage, often with challenges from an outside source, such as a "temptress", a scoundrel, or an aristocratic villain. A melodrama on stage, filmed, or on television is usually accompanied by dramatic and suggestive music that offers cues to the audience of the drama being presented. In scholarly and historical musical contexts, ''melodramas'' are Victorian dramas in which orchestral music or song was used to accompany the action. The term is now also applied to stage performances without incidental music, novels, films, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis-François L'Héritier
Louis-François L'Héritier, also known under the name L'Héritier de l'Ain (30 May 1788Date given by Roger Pierrot in his critical study about Honoré de Balzac's ''Correspondance'', published in 1960 by Garnier (p. 766). Joseph-Marie Quérard, ''Les Supercheries littéraires dévoilées'', vol.5, 1853, (p. 251-252)read online indicates 30 May 1790 and provides 13 July 1852 for death date. The authority records give the date 1789 without further specification, taking the information from Vapereau. – 14 July 1852) was a 19th-century French playwright, essayist, novelist and journalist. He collaborated on various liberal newspapers and wrote several novels with Henri Ducor. He also realized translations such as ''Histoire des révolutions des Pays-Bas'' by Friedrich von Schiller (1833) or ''Les Veillées allemandes, chroniques, contes, traditions et croyances populaires'' by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (1838). Works *1811: ''Description d'un instrument servant à ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auguste Imbert
Jean-Baptiste Auguste Imbert (3 March 1791, in Paris – 1840, in Brussels) was a 19th-century French playwright, bookseller, publisher, historian, chansonnier and journalist. Biography He first worked in various jurisdictions before being named secretary in November 1816 of the Joint Committee established near the Prussian army in France. After the departure of the Allies, he became a bookseller in Paris and also published under the pseudonyms "De Saint-Eugène", "Rossignol", "Passe-Partout" or simply "Auguste". On 4 January 1827, he was sentenced to a 595 francs fine and costs by the Criminal Court of the Seine department for defamation and incitement to hatred and contempt to King's government for his work ''Biographie des imprimeurs et des libraires''. All the same, he had trouble with the law for his book ''Mon rêve, ou le gouvernement des animaux'' (1828). Banished, he moved to Brussels where he ended his life. Moreover, Imbert was editor in different literary journ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-François Géorgel
Jean-François Géorgel (29 January 1731 in Bruyères (Alsace region) – 1813 in the same city) was a French clergyman, abbot and member of the Society of Jesus. He is particularly known for the six volumes of his memoirs of the French Revolution entitled ''Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire des événements de la fin du dix-huitième siècle''. He also wrote a ''Voyage de St Pétersbourg en 1800''. Both works were published by his nephew in 1818. Publications * ''Réponse à un écrit anonyme, intitulé : Mémoire sur les rangs et les honneurs de la cour'', Paris, Le Breton & Veuve Duchesne, 1771 (in-octavo). Ouvrage lors de la polémique touchant la prétention des Rohan au titre de Prince. Géorgel, co-adjuteur du cardinal de Rohan, Louis René Édouard de Rohan Louis René Édouard de Rohan known as Cardinal de Rohan (25 September 1734 – 16 February 1803), ''prince de Rohan-Guéméné'', was a French Bishop of Strasbourg, politician, cardinal of the Roman Cathol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Théâtre De La Gaîté (boulevard Du Temple)
The Théâtre de la Gaîté, a former Parisian theatre company, was founded in 1759 on the boulevard du Temple by the celebrated Parisian fair-grounds showman Jean-Baptiste Nicolet as the Théâtre de Nicolet, ou des Grands Danseurs.McCormick 1993, p. 16.Whittaker 1827vol. 2, p. 520 The company was invited to perform for the royal court of Louis XV in 1772 and thereafter took the name of Grands-Danseurs du Roi. However, with the fall of the monarchy and the founding of the First French Republic in 1792, the name was changed to the less politically risky Théâtre de la Gaîté."Grands-Danseurs du Roi (Spectacle des)" in Campardon 1877vol. 1, p. 384 The company's theatre on the boulevard du Temple was replaced in 1764 and 1808, and again in 1835 due to a fire. As a result of Haussmann's renovation of Paris, the company relocated to a new theatre on the rue Papin in 1862, and the 1835 theatre (pictured) was subsequently demolished. Nicolet moves from the fair to the boulevard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
