Madame Sans-Gêne (novel)
Madame Sans-Gêne may refer to: * Marie-Thérèse Figueur (1774–1861), French female soldier * Catherine Hübscher (1753–1835), wife of Marshal of France François Joseph Lefebvre, whose life has been dramatised in: ** ''Madame Sans-Gêne'' (play), an 1893 play by Victorien Sardou and Émile Moreau ** ''Madame Sans-Gêne'' (opera), a 1915 opera by Umberto Giordano ** ''Madame Sans-Gêne'' (1911 film), starring Gabrielle Réjane ** ''Madame Sans-Gêne'' (1925 film), starring Gloria Swanson ** ''Madame Sans-Gêne'' (1941 film), by Roger Richebé ** ''Madame Sans-Gêne'' (1945 film), featuring José Maurer ** ''Madame Sans-Gêne'' (1961 film), starring Sophia Loren See also * ''Monsieur Sans-Gêne ''Monsieur Sans-Gêne'' is a 1935 French romantic comedy film directed by Karl Anton and starring Fernand Gravey, Josseline Gaël and Ginette Gaubert. The following year it was remade as an American comedy ''One Rainy Afternoon'', released by ...

Marie-Thérèse Figueur
Marie-Thérèse Figueur (Talmay, 17 January 1774 – Paris, hospice des Petits Ménages, 4 January 1861), known by the ''nom de guerre'' ''Sans-Gêne'' (literally "unconstrained"), was a French soldier who fought in the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars. Unlike some female soldiers before the twentieth century, she did not disguise her gender when she enlisted, serving for twenty-two years under her own name in the French Revolutionary Army and the ''Grande Armée''. Upbringing and enlistment (1774–1793) According to her memoirs, Marie-Thérèse Figueur was born in Talmay, near Dijon, the daughter of François Figueur, a miller and merchant, and Claudine Viard, from a family of minor nobility; orphaned at nine years of age, she was entrusted to a maternal uncle, Jean Viard, a sous-lieutenant in an infantry regiment. By her own account, she was not initially a supporter of the French Revolution; her uncle was a firm, if discreet, royalist, and she feared her bes ...
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Catherine Hübscher
:''Catherine Lefebvre re-directs here. For the curler, see Catherine Lefebvre (curler)'' Catherine Hübscher (Goldbach-Altenbach, 2 February 1753 – 1835) was a First French Empire aristocrat, wife to François Joseph Lefebvre, Marshal of the Empire and Duke de Dantzig. Known as a woman of modest origins and of strong temperament, she is best known by her nickname of Madame Sans-Gêne, though this was only attributed to her by the dramatist Victorien Sardou Victorien Sardou ( , ; 5 September 18318 November 1908) was a French dramatist. He is best remembered today for his development, along with Eugène Scribe, of the well-made play. He also wrote several plays that were made into popular 19th-centur ... - the nickname's first holder was the woman soldier Thérèse Figueur, whom Napoleon I of France gave the nickname Madame Sans-Gêne. {{DEFAULTSORT:Hubscher 1753 births 1835 deaths French duchesses Burials at Père Lachaise Cemetery People from Haut-Rhin ...
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Madame Sans-Gêne (play)
''Madame Sans-Gêne'' is a historical comedy-drama by Victorien Sardou and Émile Moreau (playwright), Émile Moreau, concerning incidents in the life of Catherine Hübscher, an outspoken 18th-century laundress who became the Duchess of Danzig. The play is described by its authors as "three acts with a prologue" ("Comédie en trois Actes, précédée d'un prologue"). It premiered at the Théâtre du Vaudeville, Paris, on 27 October 1893, starring Réjane in the title role. The play was revived many times in France and toured in the English provinces in 1897. It was also adapted as Madame Sans-Gêne (opera), an opera, in 1915, and Madame Sans-Gêne (other), several times for film. Synopsis The first scene of the play is set in Catherine Hübscher's laundry in the Rue Sainte-Anne, Paris, on 10 August 1792. Catherine, who always speaks her mind, is known as "Madame Sans-Gêne" of which an approximate English translation is "Madame Without-Embarrassment". She is engaged t ...
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Madame Sans-Gêne (novel)
Madame Sans-Gêne may refer to: * Marie-Thérèse Figueur (1774–1861), French female soldier * Catherine Hübscher (1753–1835), wife of Marshal of France François Joseph Lefebvre, whose life has been dramatised in: ** ''Madame Sans-Gêne'' (play), an 1893 play by Victorien Sardou and Émile Moreau ** ''Madame Sans-Gêne'' (opera), a 1915 opera by Umberto Giordano ** ''Madame Sans-Gêne'' (1911 film), starring Gabrielle Réjane ** ''Madame Sans-Gêne'' (1925 film), starring Gloria Swanson ** ''Madame Sans-Gêne'' (1941 film), by Roger Richebé ** ''Madame Sans-Gêne'' (1945 film), featuring José Maurer ** ''Madame Sans-Gêne'' (1961 film), starring Sophia Loren See also * ''Monsieur Sans-Gêne ''Monsieur Sans-Gêne'' is a 1935 French romantic comedy film directed by Karl Anton and starring Fernand Gravey, Josseline Gaël and Ginette Gaubert. The following year it was remade as an American comedy ''One Rainy Afternoon'', released by ...

Edmond Lepelletier
Edmond Lepelletier (26 June 1846 – 22 July 1913) was a French journalist, a prolific popular novelist and a politician. He is known for his lifelong friendship with Paul Verlaine. He was initially a radical, fought for the Paris Commune, and wrote for republican journals. Later he abandoned his friends and became nationalist and antisemitic. Early years Lepelletier was born on 26 June 1846 in Paris. He was born in the Monceau district of Batignolles. He received a classical education at the Lycée Bonaparte (now the Lycée Condorcet), then enrolled in the Faculty of Law, where he gained a Bachelor's degree. He never pleaded as a lawyer, and later became a publicist. He married, and was the father of the playwright Saint-Georges de Bouhélier and of the wife of René Viviani. He fought 17 duels, was wounded, and only retained his limbs thanks to the surgeon Jules-Émile Péan. He defended the surgeon obstinately when he was viciously attacked by the press. Toward the end of the ...
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Madame Sans-Gêne (opera)
''Madame Sans-Gêne'' is an opera in three acts by Umberto Giordano. The libretto was taken from Victorien Sardou and Émile Moreau's play, adapted for the opera by Renato Simoni. Performance history Its première took place at the Metropolitan Opera on 25 January 1915, conducted by Arturo Toscanini with Geraldine Farrar in the title role, Giovanni Martinelli, and Pasquale Amato. This was followed by a performance in Turin under Ettore Panizza with Farneti, Grassi and Riccardo Stracciari on 28 February 1915. Roles Synopsis Act 1 ''Paris. 10 August 1792, the day of the capture of the Tuileries during the French Revolution'' There is a squabble in the laundry of Caterina Hubscher, a beautiful Alsacian girl, a very free and easy-mannered woman whom everyone calls "Madame Sans-Gêne" (Madame Carefree). One of her customers is Fouché (later Minister of Police under Napoleon), whom Caterina dislikes; another, a quiet young officer who lives nearby, is Napoleon himself. As Caterin ...
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Madame Sans-Gêne (1911 Film)
''Madame Sans-Gêne'' is a 1911 silent French film set in the French Revolution and during Napoleon's reign. It is based on the 1893 play of the same name. Gabrielle Réjane and Edmond Duquesne reprised their roles in the play; Réjane played the title character, a laundress who marries a man who becomes one of Napoleon's field marshals (based on the real-life Catherine Hübscher), while Duquesne played Napoleon. Conflicting sources state the director was André Calmettes or Henri Desfontaines Henri Desfontaines (12 November 1876, Paris – 7 January 1931, Paris) was a French film director, actor, and scriptwriter. Filmography As director * 1908 : ''Hamlet'' * 1909 : '' Le Puits et le pendule'' * 1910 : '' Un invité gênant'' * 1 .... According to Richard Abel, ''Madame Sans-Gêne'' is "still extant." References External links * French black-and-white films French films based on plays French silent short films Depictions of Napoleon on film French historical fil ...
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Madame Sans-Gêne (1925 Film)
''Madame Sans-Gêne'' (''Madame Careless'') is a 1925 American silent romantic costume comedy-drama film directed by Léonce Perret and starring Gloria Swanson. Based on the play of the same name by Victorien Sardou and Émile Moreau, the film was released by Paramount Pictures. Plot As described in a film magazine review, at the time after the French Revolution, a sharp witted laundress fights for her country and wins favor with a Duke. After her marriage to him, she is accepted in the court of Napoleon. Because her manners are not fashionable, she is called before Napoleon. She triumphs over the court with her wits and returns to her husband, whom she loves. Cast Production The film was produced and filmed in France, as Swanson was on extended vacation there. She soon became involved with Henri de La Falaise, hired by Paramount to be her French interpreter, and who later became her third husband. Preservation With no prints of ''Madame Sans-Gêne'' located in any film ...
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Madame Sans-Gêne (1941 Film)
Madame Sans-Gêne may refer to: * Marie-Thérèse Figueur (1774–1861), French female soldier * Catherine Hübscher (1753–1835), wife of Marshal of France François Joseph Lefebvre, whose life has been dramatised in: ** ''Madame Sans-Gêne'' (play), an 1893 play by Victorien Sardou and Émile Moreau ** ''Madame Sans-Gêne'' (opera), a 1915 opera by Umberto Giordano ** ''Madame Sans-Gêne'' (1911 film), starring Gabrielle Réjane ** ''Madame Sans-Gêne'' (1925 film), starring Gloria Swanson ** ''Madame Sans-Gêne'' (1941 film), by Roger Richebé ** ''Madame Sans-Gêne'' (1945 film), featuring José Maurer ** ''Madame Sans-Gêne'' (1961 film), starring Sophia Loren See also * ''Monsieur Sans-Gêne ''Monsieur Sans-Gêne'' is a 1935 French romantic comedy film directed by Karl Anton and starring Fernand Gravey, Josseline Gaël and Ginette Gaubert. The following year it was remade as an American comedy ''One Rainy Afternoon'', released by Un ...

Roger Richebé
Roger Richebé (3 December 1897, Marseille - 10 July 1989 in Ville-d'Avray), born Roger Gustave Richebé, was a French film director, screenwriter, and producer. Selected filmography * ' (1930) (producer) * ''La donna di una notte'' (1930) (producer) * ''On purge bébé'' (1931) (producer - uncredited) * '' Queen of the Night'' (1931) * ''La Chienne'' (1931) (producer - as Les Etablissement Branuberger-Richebé) * ''Mam'zelle Nitouche'' (1931) (producer) * ''American Love'' (1931) (producer) * ''Fantômas'' (1932) (producer) * '' Fanny'' (1932) (producer) * '' The Agony of the Eagles'' (1933) (director) * '' Minuit, place Pigalle'' (1934) (director) * '' J'ai une idée'' (1934) (director) * '' Koenigsmark'' (1935) (producer) * '' L'amant de Madame Vidal'' (1936) (producer) * '' The Secret of Polichinelle'' (1936) (producer) * '' Le mort en fuite'' (1936) (producer) * ''The Green Jacket'' (1937) (producer) * '' The Cheat'' (1937) (producer) * ''A Picnic on the Grass'' (1937) (pr ...
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Madame Sans-Gêne (1945 Film)
Madame Sans-Gêne may refer to: * Marie-Thérèse Figueur (1774–1861), French female soldier * Catherine Hübscher (1753–1835), wife of Marshal of France François Joseph Lefebvre, whose life has been dramatised in: ** ''Madame Sans-Gêne'' (play), an 1893 play by Victorien Sardou and Émile Moreau ** ''Madame Sans-Gêne'' (opera), a 1915 opera by Umberto Giordano ** ''Madame Sans-Gêne'' (1911 film), starring Gabrielle Réjane ** ''Madame Sans-Gêne'' (1925 film), starring Gloria Swanson ** ''Madame Sans-Gêne'' (1941 film), by Roger Richebé ** ''Madame Sans-Gêne'' (1945 film), featuring José Maurer ** ''Madame Sans-Gêne'' (1961 film), starring Sophia Loren See also * ''Monsieur Sans-Gêne ''Monsieur Sans-Gêne'' is a 1935 French romantic comedy film directed by Karl Anton and starring Fernand Gravey, Josseline Gaël and Ginette Gaubert. The following year it was remade as an American comedy ''One Rainy Afternoon'', released by Un ...

José Maurer
José Maurer ( he, יוסף מאורער; 6 May 1906 – 23 May 1968) was an Israeli-Argentine actor. He was regarded as one of the greatest figures in Yiddish theatre. Early life He was born Yoshe Maurer Neumann in the town of Boryslav, then a thriving Oil town in Galicia, Austro-Hungarian Empire. Maurer was the son of the local cobbler, and known as an amateur violinist, actor and singer. Career When the famous Vilnius Jewish Theatre (Vilna Troupe), under the direction of Zygmund Turkow visited Boryslav in 1922, the 16-year-old Yoshe was offered a minor role. Two weeks later, as the Theatre left, so did Yoshe, never to return to his home town. As a member of this famous Yiddish Theatre he toured Poland and Romania until 1927, when he emigrated to Argentina. In Buenos Aires he became one of the leading actors in the Jewish Yiddish Theatre, playing along such renowned actors as Joseph Buloff, Maurice Schwartz and Jacob Ben-Ami. He was regarded as a first class "character" ( ...
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