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Maurice Hennequin
Maurice Hennequin (10 December 1863 – 3 September 1926) was a French-naturalized Belgian playwright. Biography A great-grandson of the painter Philippe-Auguste Hennequin, Maurice Hennequin was the son of Alfred Hennequin (1842–1887), himself a playwright, who created a kind of vaudeville, with a complex plot but rigorously structured, nicknamed "hennequinade" The young Maurice began in the world of theater at the age of 19 in 1882, sometimes helped by his father during his early years. In a 45-year long career, he gave nearly a hundred plays, mostly comedies and vaudevilles, written either alone or in collaboration. Many of these works experienced vivid success, such as '' Le Système Ribadier'', written in collaboration with Georges Feydeau, or ''Vous n'avez rien à déclarer ?'', quoted by one character in the play ''A Flea in Her Ear'' by Feydeau, and twice adapted for film. Some of his plays even experienced real triumph, like ''Le Monsieur de cinq heures'' with 568 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liège
Liège ( , , ; wa, Lîdje ; nl, Luik ; german: Lüttich ) is a major city and municipality of Wallonia and the capital of the Belgian province of Liège. The city is situated in the valley of the Meuse, in the east of Belgium, not far from borders with the Netherlands ( Maastricht is about to the north) and with Germany ( Aachen is about north-east). In Liège, the Meuse meets the river Ourthe. The city is part of the '' sillon industriel'', the former industrial backbone of Wallonia. It still is the principal economic and cultural centre of the region. The municipality consists of the following districts: Angleur, , Chênée, , Grivegnée, Jupille-sur-Meuse, Liège, Rocourt, and Wandre. In November 2012, Liège had 198,280 inhabitants. The metropolitan area, including the outer commuter zone, covers an area of 1,879 km2 (725 sq mi) and had a total population of 749,110 on 1 January 2008. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Théâtre De Cluny
The théâtre de Cluny or théâtre Cluny was an entertainment venue located at 71 boulevard Saint-Germain in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, inaugurated in 1864 and closed in 1989. Productions (selection) * 1869 : '' Le Juif Polonais'', opera in three acts * 1870 : ''Père et mari'', 3-act prose drama, 21 June * 1879 : ''Claudie'' by George Sand, 17 September * 1888 : ''Le Docteur Jojo'' by Albert Carré, 16 March * 1888 : ''Le Gant rouge'', by Edmond Rostand, one-act comedy, 24 August * 1893 : '' Boubouroche'' by Georges Courteline, September * 1917 : ''Chantecoq'' by Arthur Bernède and Aristide Bruant, 10 October * 1901 : ''La Dame du commissaire'', comedy in three acts, 20 April * 1923 : ''Judex'' by Arthur Bernède after the movie ''Judex'' by Louis Feuillade and Arthur Bernède, 14 August * 1929 : ''Ma veuve s'amuse'' by José de Bérys and Benjamin Rabier Bibliography *Philippe Chauveau, ''Les Théâtres parisiens disparus (1402-1986)'', éd. de l'Amandier, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Veber
Pierre-Eugène Veber (15 May 1869 – 20 August 1942) was a French playwright and writer. Biography Pierre Veber was the brother of the painter Jean Veber, and the brother-in-law of both René Doumic and Tristan Bernard. His family was quite large, as he himself points out in the preface to the book ''X… Roman Impromptu'': “If seventy cities vie for the honour of having given birth to me, it’s not because I’m ten times more famous than Homer, but simply because the name I bear is more common.” At the time, there were several authors and scriptwriters with the same surname, such as Jean-Pierre Veber and Serge Veber; with whom Pierre worked from time to time. Pierre Veber is the father of journalist and author Pierre-Gilles Veber, and of screenwriter Serge Veber. He is also the grandfather of screenwriter and film director Francis Veber, and the great-grandfather of author Sophie Audouin-Mamikonian. Little is known about his youth. He himself explained: “My stud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Théâtre Du Vaudeville
The Théâtre du Vaudeville was a theatre company in Paris. It opened on 12 January 1792 on rue de Chartres. Its directors, Piis and Barré, mainly put on "petites pièces mêlées de couplets sur des airs connus", including vaudevilles. After the theatre on the rue de Chartres burned down in 1838, the Vaudeville temporarily based itself on boulevard de Bonne-Nouvelle before in 1841 setting up in the Salle de la Bourse on the Place de la Bourse in the 2e arrondissement. This building was demolished in 1869. Eugène Labiche and Henri Meilhac put on several of their works there, and it also hosted Jules Verne's play ''Onze jours de siège'' (1861). Other writers whose works were put on there were Edmond Gondinet, Alexandre Bisson, Théophile Marion Dumersan, Jean-François Bayard, Narcisse Fournier and Gaston Arman de Caillavet. In 1852, '' La Dame aux camélias'' by Alexandre Dumas fils was put on here. For the first time in the era, there were over 100 consecutive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Annales Du Théâtre Et De La Musique
''Les Annales du Théâtre et de la Musique'' ("The Annals of Theatre and Music") was an annual French periodical which covered French dramatic and lyric theatre for 42 years, from 1875 to 1916. The volumes also covered concert series and necrology. It was co-edited by Édouard Noël (1848–1926) and Edmond Stoullig (1845–1918) and was published in Paris by Charpentier from 1876 to 1895 and Berger-Levrault in 1896. Beginning in 1897 it was published annually by Paul Ollendorff (with Stoullig as the sole editor) up to 1914 with the penultimate volume published in 1916 (covering the years 1914–1915) and the final volume in 1918 (covering the year 1916). A total of 41 volumes were published. at |
Georges Duval (journalist)
Georges Duval (2 February 1847 – 23 September 1919) was a French journalist and playwright. Biographie Georges Duval was a columnist at ''Le Gaulois'' under the pseudonyms Claude Rieux and Tabartin. He also collaborated with the newspaper ''L'Événement''. In 1883, Guy de Maupassant dedicated him his short story '' Le Cas de madame Luneau''. His greatest theatrical success was the comédie en vaudeville ''Coquin de printemps'', composed in 1888 with Adolphe Jaime. This play was revived in Broadway in 1906 by Richard Carle under the title ''Spring Chicken''. In 1898, he also wrote with Albert Vanloo, the libretto of the operetta Véronique by André Messager. In 1892, he was chief editor of ''La Libre Parole''. Raphaël Viau, ''Vingt ans d'antisémitisme 1889-1909'', Paris, Fasquelle, 1910, (p. 36-47). Works ;Comedies *1874: ''Madame Mascarille'', comedy in one act and in verse (Théâtre de Cluny) *1876: ''Aux quatre coins'', one-act comedy (Théâtre des Bouff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandre Bisson
Alexandre Bisson (9 April 1848 – 27 January 1912) was a French playwright, vaudeville creator, and novelist. Born in Briouze, Orne in Lower Normandy, he was successful in his native France as well as in the United States. Remembered as a significant creator of Parisian vaudeville, in collaboration with Edmond Gondinet, Bisson's 1881 three-act comedy ''Un Voyage d'agrément'' was performed at the Théâtre du Vaudeville in Paris. Of his works, Bisson is best remembered for his play ''Madame X'', which was performed in 1910 both in Paris and on Broadway with Sarah Bernhardt in the leading role. Over the years, the play would be revived for Broadway three times and nine '' Madame X'' motion pictures in several languages have been filmed. The first silent screen adaptation was in 1916 and the latest in 2000. Better-known versions include a 1929 sound film starring Ruth Chatterton and directed by Lionel Barrymore plus the 1966 film starring Lana Turner. In 2006, a musical based ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Libretto
A libretto (Italian for "booklet") is the text used in, or intended for, an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata or musical. The term ''libretto'' is also sometimes used to refer to the text of major liturgical works, such as the Mass, requiem and sacred cantata, or the story line of a ballet. ''Libretto'' (; plural ''libretti'' ), from Italian, is the diminutive of the word '' libro'' ("book"). Sometimes other-language equivalents are used for libretti in that language, ''livret'' for French works, ''Textbuch'' for German and ''libreto'' for Spanish. A libretto is distinct from a synopsis or scenario of the plot, in that the libretto contains all the words and stage directions, while a synopsis summarizes the plot. Some ballet historians also use the word ''libretto'' to refer to the 15 to 40 page books which were on sale to 19th century ballet audiences in Paris and contained a very detailed description of the ballet's story, scene by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Roger
Victor Roger (22 July 1853 – 2 December 1903) was a French composer. He is best known for his operettas, particularly the lighter kind known as the "vaudeville-opérette". His thirty theatre works, composed between 1880 and 1902, also include pantomimes and ballets. His best-known piece, ''Les vingt-huit jours de Clairette'', has remained in the repertory of French companies. Biography Roger was born in Montpellier, in the south of France, the son of a musician.Lamb, Andrew"Roger, Victor" ''Grove Music Online'', Oxford University Press, accessed 22 June 2010 (requires subscription) After studying at the École Niedermeyer he began his career composing songs and operettas for the Eldorado music hall. In 1886, he had a success with ''Joséphine vendue par ses soeurs'', a parody of Méhul's biblical opera, ''Joseph et ses frères''. He followed this with ''Les vingt-huit jours de Clairette'' (1892), an operetta on a military theme, in the tradition of the earlier operetta composer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comédia (théâtre)
Comedia or Comédia may refer to: * ''Comedia'' (Spanish play), a genre of three-act play in the Spanish Golden Age tradition * Comedia (festival), a comedy film festival taking place in July as part of the larger Just for Laughs comedy festival * Comedia (trade union), former trade union in Switzerland * The ''Divine Comedy'' of Dante Alighieri, referred to by Dante in his own Italian as ''Comedìa'' (''questa comedìa'', ''la mia comedìa'') * Comedia (consultancy), a publishing company * SIC Comédia SIC Comédia was a Portuguese TV channel, available on cable. It was part of the television network SIC (''Sociedade Independente de Comunicação''). It closed on 31 December 2006. The channel aired shows such as '' Seinfeld'', ''The Tonight Sho ..., a Portuguese television station * ''Comedia'' (album), a 1978 salsa album by Héctor Lavoe * Comedia invention, was invented by Juan Pablo Silva Calderonus See also * Commedia (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Operetta
Operetta is a form of theatre and a genre of light opera. It includes spoken dialogue, songs, and dances. It is lighter than opera in terms of its music, orchestral size, length of the work, and at face value, subject matter. Apart from its shorter length, the operetta is usually of a light and amusing character. It sometimes also includes satirical commentaries. "Operetta" is the Italian diminutive of "opera" and was used originally to describe a shorter, perhaps less ambitious work than an opera. Operetta provides an alternative to operatic performances in an accessible form targeting a different audience. Operetta became a recognizable form in the mid-19th century in France, and its popularity led to the development of many national styles of operetta. Distinctive styles emerged across countries including Austria-Hungary, Germany, England, Spain, the Philippines, Mexico, Cuba, and the United States. Through the transfer of operetta among different countries, cultural cosmo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Bilhaud
Paul Bilhaud (31 December 1854 – 8 January 1933) was a French playwright and librettist. An old friend of the author Alphonse Allais, he is remembered along his friend as a forerunner of minimalism with his painting ''Combat de nègres pendant la nuit'' ("(Battle of negroes during the night"), displayed for the first time in 1882, more than thirty years before the « ''Black Square'' » by Kazimir Malevich. Missing since 1882, this painting was found by expert Johann Naldi in 2017–2018 in a private collection. It has been classified as a National Treasure by the French state. However, Bilhaud was not the first to create an all-black artwork: for example, Robert Fludd published an image of "Darkness" in his 1617 book on the origin and structure of the cosmos; and Bertall published his black ''Vue de La Hogue (effet de nuit)'' in 1843.) Inspired by Bilhaud, Alphonse Allais proposed other monochrome paintings, published in his '' Album primo-avrilesque'' in 1897. Works The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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