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Paradis Latin
The Paradis Latin is a theater at number 28, rue du Cardinal Lemoine, in the Latin Quarter of Paris, in the fifth arrondissement, near Notre-Dame, the Panthéon, and the Tour d'Argent restaurant. The closest métro stations are Cardinal Lemoine and Jussieu. It was first built on the rue des Fosses-Saint-Victor in 1803 and called Théâtre Latin. It burned down in 1870, but was rebuilt on the rue du Cardinal Lemoine, as Paradis Latin in 1887–1889 by Gustave Eiffel. It was closed around 1900, but was rehabilitated, starting in 1973, and reopened, in 1977, as a cabaret. It is currently owned by businessman Walter Butler (French businessman). History Paradis Latin goes back to 1802, when the First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte built the Latin Theater, on the rue des Fossés-Saint-Victor, and opened in 1803. In 1830, the Latin Theater became one of the highlights of the Parisian nights where artists, bourgeois, writers, poets, journalists, politicians, intellectuals, students, worker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rue Card-Lemoine-Paradis-Latin
''Ruta graveolens'', commonly known as rue, common rue or herb-of-grace, is a species of ''Ruta'' grown as an ornamental plant and herb. It is native to the Balkan Peninsula. It is grown throughout the world in gardens, especially for its bluish leaves, and sometimes for its tolerance of hot and dry soil conditions. It is also cultivated as a culinary herb, and to a lesser extent as an insect repellent and incense. Etymology The specific epithet ''graveolens'' refers to the strong-smelling leaves.J. D. Douglas and Merrill C. Tenney Description Rue is a woody, perennial shrub. Its leaves are oblong, blue green and arranged pinnate; they release a strong aroma when they are bruised. The flowers are small with 4 to 5 dull yellow petals in clusters. They bear brown seed capsules when pollinated. Uses Traditional use In the ancient Roman world, the naturalists Pedanius Dioscorides and Pliny the Elder recommended that rue be combined with the poisonous shrub oleander to b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toulouse Lautrec
Comte Henri Marie Raymond de Toulouse-Lautrec-Monfa (24 November 1864 – 9 September 1901) was a French painter, printmaker, draughtsman, caricaturist and illustrator whose immersion in the colourful and theatrical life of Paris in the late 19th century allowed him to produce a collection of enticing, elegant, and provocative images of the sometimes decadent affairs of those times. Born into the aristocracy, Toulouse-Lautrec broke both his legs around the time of his adolescence and, due to the rare condition Pycnodysostosis, was very short as an adult due to his undersized legs. In addition to his alcoholism, he developed an affinity for brothels and prostitutes that directed the subject matter for many of his works recording many details of the late-19th-century bohemian lifestyle in Paris. Toulouse-Lautrec is among the painters described as being Post-Impressionists, with Paul Cézanne, Vincent van Gogh, Paul Gauguin, and Georges Seurat also commonly considered a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antilles
The Antilles (; gcf, label=Antillean Creole, Antiy; es, Antillas; french: Antilles; nl, Antillen; ht, Antiy; pap, Antias; Jamaican Patois: ''Antiliiz'') is an archipelago bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the south and west, the Gulf of Mexico to the northwest, and the Atlantic Ocean to the north and east. The Antillean islands are divided into two smaller groupings: the Greater Antilles and the Lesser Antilles. The Greater Antilles includes the larger islands of the Cayman Islands, Cuba, Hispaniola (subdivided into the nations of the Dominican Republic and Haiti), Jamaica, and Puerto Rico. The Lesser Antilles contains the northerly Leeward Islands and the southeasterly Windward Islands as well as the Leeward Antilles just north of Venezuela. The Lucayan Archipelago (consisting of The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands), though a part of the West Indies, is generally not included among the Antillean islands. Geographically, the Antillean islands are generally consid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leopoldo Fregoli
Leopoldo (Luigi) Fregoli (; 2 July 1867 in Rome – 26 November 1936 in Viareggio) was a stage star and Italian actor. Quick-change Artist Fregoli was thought to be the greatest, most versatile quick-change artist of his day. He was famous for his extraordinary ability in impersonations and his quickness in exchanging roles – so much so that while he was performing in London in the 1890s unkind rumours spread that there was more than one Fregoli. He quickly quashed these rumours by inviting journalists and doubters backstage to see him at work: Fregoli had no secrets. He even went to see the host of imitators he inspired ("The Great Trickoli" and "Fregolina" were some examples) and offered them advice about how to improve their performances. Early Professional Years Originally an amateur entertainer, he took his first steps to professionalism while serving in the Italian army in Abyssinia under General Baldissera in 1890. A troupe of theatrical performers the general hired to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arturo Brachetti
Arturo Brachetti (; born 13 October 1957) is an Italian quick-change artist considered the best quick change performer in the world. In the Guinness Book of Records he is described as the quickest and most prolific quick change artist in the world. Biography Brachetti was born in Turin. His career covers a wide artistic range and has made him an international name. The change from one costume to another is performed in a matter of seconds, often by throwing a sheet up and completely changing costume by the time it falls. In the current show, Brachetti performs 80 characters in one evening. His skills also include shadowgraphy and sand painting. As a child, he frequented a seminary, where he met a young priest, Silvio Mantelli, with the hobby of magic. Spending most of his time in the magical warehouse of the priest, Brachetti learnt all kind of magic tricks. At the age of 15, using costumes borrowed from the seminary's theatre, he invented and performed his first quick-change ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Berger
Michel Berger (born Michel Jean Hamburger; 28 November 1947 – 2 August 1992) was a French singer and songwriter. He was a leading figure of France's pop music scene for two decades as a singer; as a songwriter, he was active for such artists as his wife France Gall, Françoise Hardy or Johnny Hallyday. He died of a heart attack at age 44. Biography Berger was born as Michel Jean Hamburger on 28 November 1947 in the Parisian suburb of Neuilly-sur-Seine, the son of Jewish parents, Dr. Jean Hamburger and Annette Haas, a concert pianist of Swiss-Jewish origin. Berger first became known to the French public in the 1960s as singer of hit song ''Salut les copains'', after which he became record producer and songwriter for EMI and where he wrote amongst others ''Les Girafes'' for Bourvil in 1967. In the early 1970s, he moved to Warner Music where he produced the early albums of Véronique Sanson, and ''Allah'' once again in 1989. In 1973, he was responsible for producing the album ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Thierry Mathurin
Thierry Paulin (November 28, 1963 – April 16, 1989), known as The Monster of Montmartre (french: Le monstre de Montmartre), was a French serial killer active in the 1980s who murdered 21 elderly women. He died from complications related to AIDS before his trial. Childhood and teenage years Paulin was born in Fort-de-France, Martinique. His father flew to metropolitan France just after his birth, leaving his teenaged mother to fend for herself and the baby. Paulin was raised in Martinique by his paternal grandmother, who owned a restaurant and allegedly paid little attention to her grandson. When he was ten, Paulin started to live with his now married mother, trying to blend in with his stepbrothers and sisters. His behavior started to become erratic and violent towards the other children, and eventually his mother asked his father to take their son to metropolitan France. His father accepted in order to avoid paying alimony. As a mixed-race student among white peers, Paulin h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thierry Paulin
Thierry Paulin (November 28, 1963 – April 16, 1989), known as The Monster of Montmartre (french: Le monstre de Montmartre), was a French serial killer active in the 1980s who murdered 21 elderly women. He died from complications related to AIDS before his trial. Childhood and teenage years Paulin was born in Fort-de-France, Martinique. His father flew to metropolitan France just after his birth, leaving his teenaged mother to fend for herself and the baby. Paulin was raised in Martinique by his paternal grandmother, who owned a restaurant and allegedly paid little attention to her grandson. When he was ten, Paulin started to live with his now married mother, trying to blend in with his stepbrothers and sisters. His behavior started to become erratic and violent towards the other children, and eventually his mother asked his father to take their son to metropolitan France. His father accepted in order to avoid paying alimony. As a mixed-race student among white peers, Paulin h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Lai
Francis Albert Lai (; 26 April 19327 November 2018) was a French composer, noted for his film scores. He won the 1970 Oscar for Best Music, Original Score and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score for the film '' Love Story''. The soundtrack album went to No. 2 in the ''Billboard'' album charts and the film's theme, " Where Do I Begin", was a hit single for Andy Williams. Life and career Lai was born on 26 April 1932, in Nice, France, the son of market gardeners of Italian origin. From a very early age, Lai was fascinated by music and he played first in his local regional orchestras. In Marseilles he discovered jazz and met Claude Goaty, a singer of popular songs in the 50s. While in his twenties, Lai left home and followed Goaty to Paris, where he became part of the lively Montmartre music scene. The "Taverne d'Attilio" on the Place du Tertre in Montmartre, was a favorite place for the young talented with whom Lai composed his first song. Their song-writing part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Dumas (actor)
Roger Dumas (9 May 1932 – 2 July 2016) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1954 and 2016. He was born in Annonay, Ardèche. Selected filmography * ''Wild Fruit'' (1954) - Hans * '' Before the Deluge'' (1954) - Un élève (uncredited) * ''Les premiers outrages'' (1955) - Jojo - l'employé de l'auberge * '' Maid in Paris'' (1956) - Un jeune dragueur au jardin * ''If All the Guys in the World'' (1956) - Jean-Pierre * ''Pardonnez nos offenses'' (1956) * ''Les promesses dangereuses'' (1956) - La Bourride * ''The Bride Is Much Too Beautiful'' (1956) - Marc * ''Isabelle Is Afraid of Men'' (1957) - Maxime Brissac * '' Mimi Pinson'' (1958) - Pierrot * ''Asphalte'' (1959) - Marcel * ''Rue des prairies'' (1959) - Fernand Neveux * '' Signé Arsène Lupin'' (1959) - Isidore Bautrelet dit Véritaz * ''Carillons sans joie'' (1962) - Adolphe Charlier, dit 'le môme' * ''Cross of the Living'' (1962) - Sylvain * ''The Deadly Decoy'' (1962) - Louis * ''Pouic-P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Jacques Debout
Jean-Jacques Debout (born 9 March 1940, in Paris) is a French singer-songwriter. In addition to his albums, he has written for a number of renowned artists like Johnny Hallyday, Sylvie Vartan, Dalida, and Chantal Goya. He has also composed a great number of films. Personal life He is married to French singer and actress Chantal Goya Chantal de Guerre (; born 10 June 1942), known as Chantal Goya (), is a French singer and actress. Goya started her career as a ''yé-yé'' girl, singing a catchy mid-1960s hybrid of girl-group pop and French ''chanson''. She also enjoyed a car .... They have two children, Jean-Paul and Clarisse. Discography *1965: ''Les boutons dorés'' *1967: ''Les cloches d'Ecosse'' *1974: ''Redeviens Virginie'' *1976: ''Si tu reviens'' *1989: ''Depuis 1959... Avec toi'' *1991: ''Paul et Virginie'' *1996: ''Best of'' *1997: ''A Long Island'' *2003: ''Les Enfants du Paradis'' *2012: ''Bourlingueur des étoiles'' *2013: ''Sous le soleil des Guinguettes'' (peak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frédéric Botton
Frédéric Botton (5 August 1936 – 27 June 2008) was a French lyricist and composer. Songs (in alphabetical order) He has written many songs, in particular for: * Barbara (singer), Barbara : "Il me revient" * Mireille Darc : "Compartiment 23" (1968), "Où est mon zèbre ?" (1968) * France Gall : "Gare à toi Gargantua" (1967) * Juliette Gréco : "Les Pingouins" (1970), "Zanzibar" (1970), "Toi… je veux" (1970), "Petite correspondance" (1970), "Doux oiseaux de la jeunesse" (lyrics by Françoise Sagan, 1971), "Tout près de vous my love" (adaptation by Frédéric Botton from canticle "Plus près de toi mon Dieu", music by Lowell Mason, 1971) * Betty Mars : "Comé-comédie" (for the Eurovision Song Contest 1972) * Régine Zylberberg, Régine : "La Grande Zoa" (1966), "Raconte-moi dandy" (1967), "De toutes les manières". * Alice Sapritch : "Les hommes sont des poupées" (1975), "Milady" (1975) * Ann Sorel : "L'Amour à plusieurs" (1972) Filmography He composed numerous film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
