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Henri Franconi
Henri Franconi, full name Jean Gérard Henri Franconi, (4 November 1779 – 22 July 1849) was a French playwright and circus performer of the early 19th century. A son of Antonio Franconi, in 1807 he became with his brother Laurent director of the Cirque-Olympique (1807-1837). An actor, a mime, an esquire, nicknamed ''Minette'', he authored pantomimes, dramas and vaudeville. Works *1808: ''Les Quatre fils Aymons'', equestrian scenes in 2 parts *1808: ''Cavalo-Dios, ou le Cheval génie bienfaisant'', equestrian scenes, mingled with féeries, in 2 parts, with Cuvelier *1808: ''Barberousse le Balafré, ou les Valaques'',equestrian and chivalrous scenes, in 2 parts, extravaganza, with Jean-Guillaume-Antoine Cuvelier *1808: ''Fra Diavolo, ou le Frère diable, chef de bandits dans les Alpes'', equestrian scenes in 2 parts, with Cuvelier *1808: ''La Prise de la Corogne, ou les Anglais en Espagne'', equestrian scenes *1810: ''Les chevaux vengés, ou Parodie de la parodie de Fernand C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Père Lachaise Cemetery (french: Cimetière du Père-Lachaise ; formerly , "East Cemetery") is the largest cemetery in Paris, France (). With more than 3.5 million visitors annually, it is the most visited necropolis in the world. Notable figures in the arts buried at Père Lachaise include Michel Ney, Frédéric Chopin, Émile Waldteufel, Édith Piaf, Marcel Proust, Georges Méliès, Marcel Marceau, Sarah Bernhardt, Oscar Wilde, Thierry Fortineau, J.R.D. Tata, Jim Morrison and Sir Richard Wallace. The Père Lachaise is located in the 20th arrondissement of Paris, 20th arrondissement and was the first garden cemetery, as well as the first municipal cemetery in Paris. It is also the site of three World War I memorials. The cemetery is located on the Boulevard de Ménilmontant. The Paris Métro station Philippe Auguste (Paris Métro), Philippe Auguste on Paris Métro Line 2, Line 2 is next to the main entrance, while the station Père Lachaise (Paris Métro), Père Lachaise, on both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Villiers
Pierre Antoine Jean-Baptiste Villiers (10 March 1760 – Paris, 21 July 1849) was a French playwright, journalist and poet. Biography A captain of dragoons, author of comedies, dramas and plays in verse, he also published newspapers such as ''Les Rapsodistes au salon, ou les Tableaux en vaudevilles'' (1795–1796), in which he wrote critics of the Salon, ''Rapsodies du jour, ou Séances des deux conseils en vaudevilles'' (1796–1800), ''Le Chant du coq, ou le Nouveau Réveil du peuple'', ''Le Chiffonnier, ou le Panier aux épigrammes'' (which is a sequel to ''Rapsodies''), ''La Lyre d'Anacréon'' (1810–1811) and ''La Macédoine à la Rumfort, journal de littérature et de bienfaisance''. In 1790, by his own testimony in ''Souvenirs d'un déporté'', collection of anecdotes published in 1802, for seven months he served as secretary to Maximilien de Robespierre, then living in Le Marais, copying several of his speeches and adjusting his spending or cohabited with him. Also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1779 Births
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Writers From Lyon
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French Circus Performers
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19th-century French Dramatists And Playwrights
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Théodore Nézel
Théodore Nézel (25 February 1799 – 23 May 1854) was a 19th-century French playwright and librettist. An employee at the ministry of public instruction, he was appointed managing director of the Théâtre du Panthéon in 1838. His plays, often signed "Théodore" or "Théodore N." were presented on the most important Parisian stages of the 19th century including the Théâtre de l'Ambigu, the Théâtre des Nouveautés, the Théâtre du Palais-Royal, and the Théâtre des Variétés. Works * ''La Famille irlandaise'', melodrama in 3 acts, 1821 * ''L'Aubergiste malgré lui'', comédie proverbe, with Nicolas Brazier, 1823 * ''La Chambre de Clairette, ou les Visites par la fenêtre'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Armand Joseph Overnay, 1825 * ''Les Deux réputations'', comédie-vaudeville in 1 act, with Overnay, 1825 * ''Six mois de constance'', comedy in 1 act, mingled with couplets, with Overnay and Constant Berrier, 1825 * ''Le Banqueroutier'', melodrama in 3 acts, with Overn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jules-Henri Vernoy De Saint-Georges
Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges (7 November 1799 – 23 December 1875) was a French playwright, who was born and died in Paris. He was one of the most prolific librettists of the 19th century, often working in collaboration with others. Saint-Georges' first work, (1823), a comédie en vaudeville written in collaboration with Alexandre Tardif, was followed by a series of operas and ballets. In 1829 he became manager of the Opéra-Comique at Paris. Among Saint-Georges' more famous libretti are: the ballet ''Giselle'' (with Théophile Gautier) (1841), the opera (1835) for Halévy, the opera (with Jean-François Bayard) (1840) for Donizetti, and the opera for Georges Bizet. Virtually all his opera libretti are for opéras comiques, although (1841), for Halévy, was a grand opera. In all Saint-Georges wrote over seventy stage pieces in collaboration with Eugène Scribe and other authors. He also wrote novels, including . Saint-Georges was notably old-fashioned in his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandre-Joseph Le Roy De Bacre
Alexandre-Joseph Le Roy de Bacre, born in Paris, was a 19th-century French playwright. Biography He first made a career in the army as an officer before devoting himself to theater. He attended the military school in Ventimiglia and served as a lieutenant during the campaigns of 1792-1793 and was Dumouriez's aide-de-camp, following him during his flight to Austria. He then served Austria before returning to France where he was reincorporated in the regiment of the reigning prince of Isenburg and became his aide-de-camp. He then served in the Napoleonic armies and participated to the last campaigns as assistant captain of the General Staff. His plays were presented on the most important Parisian stages of the 19th century: Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin, Théâtre de la Gaité, Théâtre du Vaudeville, etc. Works *1795: ''Le Passage du Waal ou les Amants républicains'', opéra comique *1801: ''La Femme romanesque'', comedy in 1 act and in prose *1806: ''Caroline et ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adolphe Franconi
Henri Adolphe Franconi (1801 – 2 November 1855) was a French playwright and circus performer. A grandson of Antonio Franconi and son of Henri Franconi, he succeeded him in 1827 as managing director of the Cirque-Olympique. He specialized in training horses. In 1835, he forged an association with Louis Dejean in order to establish a circus tent on the Champs-Élysées, at the Carré Marigny. He died of a heart attack at the Cirque-Olympique in 1855. Works *1819: ''Le Soldat laboureur'', mimodrama en 1 act *1828: ''Le Chien du régiment, ou l'Exécution militaire'', melodrama in 1 act, with Henri Franconi *1828: ''Le Drapeau'', military melodrama in 2 acts, a show with Louis Ponet and Auguste Anicet-Bourgeois *1828: ''L'éléphant du roi de Siam'', mimodrama in nine tableaux, with Léopold Chandezon and Ferdinand Laloue, ( mise-en-scène) *1830, ''L'Empereur'', historical events in 5 actes and 18 tableaux, with Ferdinand Laloue and Auguste Lepoitevin de L'Égreville Augu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amable De Saint-Hilaire
Amable Vilain de Saint-Hilaire (born 30 November 1799) was a French dramatist whose plays have been performed on the most important Parisian stages of the 19th century: Théâtre du Vaudeville, Théâtre des Variétés, Théâtre de la Renaissance etc. Œuvres *1820: ''Écoutons ! ! !'', scènes improvisées, on the occasion of the birth of H.R.H. Mgr the duke of Bordeaux, with Emmanuel Lepeintre *1820: ''La pièce d'emprunt ou le compilateur'', comedy in 1 act, mingled with vaudevilles, with Edmond Crosnier, 1820 *1821: ''Jocrisse paria'', tragédie burlesque in 1 act and in verses, with Crosnier *1821: ''Le Solitaire ou l'Exilé du mont Sauvage'', melodrama in three acts, à grand spectacle *1822: ''La Fille à marier ou La Double éducation'', comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act, with Ferdinand Laloue and Constant Ménissier *1822: ''Le Meurtrier, ou le Dévouement filial'', historical melodrama in 3 acts, à spectacle, with Crosnier *1823: ''La Chasse au renard'', vaudevill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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