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Paul Legrand
Paul Legrand (January 4, 1816 – April 16, 1898), born Charles-Dominique-Martin Legrand, was a highly regarded and influential French mime who turned the Pierrot of his predecessor, Jean-Gaspard Deburau, into the tearful, sentimental character that is most familiar to post-19th-century admirers of the figure. He was the first of the Parisian mimes of his era (the second was Deburau ''fils'') to take his art abroad—to London, in late 1847, for a holiday engagement at the Adelphi—and, after triumphs in mid-century Paris at the Folies-Nouvelles, he entertained audiences in Cairo and Rio de Janeiro. In the last years of the century, he was a member of the Cercle Funambulesque, a theatrical society that promoted work, especially pantomime, inspired by the Commedia dell'Arte, past and present. The year of his death coincided with the last year of the Cercle's existence. Life and career Like Deburau ''père'', he was of humble birth—he was the son of a grocer in Sainte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Legrand By Nadar, 1857
Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) *Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity *Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Christian missionary and writer *Pope Paul (other), multiple Popes of the Roman Catholic Church *Saint Paul (other), multiple other people and locations named "Saint Paul" Roman and Byzantine empire *Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus (c. 229 BC – 160 BC), Roman general *Julius Paulus Prudentissimus (), Roman jurist *Paulus Catena (died 362), Roman notary *Paulus Alexandrinus (4th century), Hellenistic astrologer *Paul of Aegina or Paulus Aegineta (625–690), Greek surgeon Royals *Paul I of Russia (1754–1801), Tsar of Russia *Paul of Greece (1901–1964), King of Greece Other people *Paul the Deacon or Paulus Diaconus (c. 720 – c. 799), Italian Benedictine monk *Paul (father of Maurice), the father of Maurice, Byzan ... [...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 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 on Line 2 is next to the main entrance, while the station Père Lachaise, on both Line 2 and Line 3, is 500 meters away near a side entrance. History and description Origin The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Au Clair De La Lune
"" (, ) is a French folk song of the 18th century. Its composer and lyricist are unknown. Its simple melody () is commonly taught to beginners learning an instrument. Lyrics The song appears as early as 1820 i''Le Voiture Verseés'' with only the first verse. Four verses were later re-published in the 1858 compilation ''Chants et Chansons populaires de la France''. In the 1870 compilation ''Chansons et Rondes Enfantines'', only the first two verses of the original four were retained. Some sources report that "plume" (pen) was originally "lume" (an old word for "light" or "lamp"). Much of the lyrics has sexual innuendos. In music 19th-century French composer Camille Saint-Saëns quoted the first few notes of the tune in the section "The Fossils", part of his suite ''The Carnival of the Animals''. French composer Ferdinand Hérold wrote a set of variations for piano solo in E-flat major. Claude Debussy, composer of the similarly named " Clair de lune" from his ''Suite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pol Mercier
Pol Mercier, real name Jean-Étienne-Polydore Mercier (25 April 1819 – 11 May 1874) was a 19th-century French playwright and librettist. He was born and died in Rochefort, Charente-Maritime. His plays were presented on the most significant Parisian stages of his time including the Folies-nouvelles, the Théâtre de l'Odéon, the Comédie-française, and the Théâtre des Variétés. Works *1846: ''Un Nuage au ciel'', comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act, with Jean-François-Alfred Bayard *1850: ''Freluchette'', opéra comique in one act *1851: ''Christian et Marguerite'', comedy in 1 act, in verse, with Édouard Fournier *1852: ''Méridien'', one-act comédie en vaudevilles, with Clairville and Raymond Deslandes *1853: ''Le Roman du village'', one-act comedy in verse, with Fournier *1855: ''Biribi'', pantomime, foreword by Théophile Gautier *1855: ''Le Chevrier blanc'', conte-pantomime extravaganza in 5 tableaux, with Paul Legrand *1855: ''La Sœur de Pierrot'', mimodrama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caleb
Caleb (), sometimes transliterated as Kaleb ( he, כָּלֵב, ''Kalev'', ; Tiberian vocalization: Kālēḇ; Hebrew Academy: Kalev), is a figure who appears in the Hebrew Bible as a representative of the Tribe of Judah during the Israelites' journey to the Promised Land. A reference to him is also found in the Quran, although his name is not mentioned ( Al-Ma'idah: 20-26). Name According to '' The Jewish Encyclopedia'', "since 'Caleb' signifies dog, it has been thought that the dog was the totem of a clan". The New American Standard Exhaustive Concordance states that the name ''Kaleb'' (Caleb) is related to the word for "dog" (). The Bible was written down centuries before Hebrew diacritics were introduced, and there is no certain knowledge of how the name was pronounced when the biblical text was written. In Modern Hebrew, the name is pronounced ; the modern English pronunciation is a result of the Great Vowel Shift. An alternate Hebrew meaning offered for ''Caleb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Dandin Ou Le Mari Confondu
''George Dandin ou le mari confondu'' (''George Dandin or The Thwarted Husband'') is a French Comédie-ballet in three acts by Molière, with music by Jean-Baptiste Lully, choreography by Pierre Beauchamp, and architecture/staging by Carlo Vigarani and Henri de Gissey. It premiered at the Palace of Versailles, seen by Louis XIV and guests, numbering possibly to 3000 total people, on 18 July 1668, during the ''Le Grand divertissement royal'' (Grand Royal Entertainment), produced by court financier Jean-Baptiste Colbert, celebrating the peace from the Treaty of Aachen. Without the ballet and music, the comedy appeared to the Paris public at the theatre of the Palais-Royal beginning on 9 November 1668. Court historian André Félibien summarized the play in the official brochure (1668) this way: "The subject is that a wealthy peasant, who has married the daughter of a country gentleman, receives nothing but contempt from his wife as well as his handsome father- and mother-in-law, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molière
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (, ; 15 January 1622 (baptised) – 17 February 1673), known by his stage name Molière (, , ), was a French playwright, actor, and poet, widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the French language and world literature. His extant works include comedies, farces, tragicomedies, comédie-ballets, and more. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed at the Comédie-Française more often than those of any other playwright today. His influence is such that the French language is often referred to as the "language of Molière". Born into a prosperous family and having studied at the Collège de Clermont (now Lycée Louis-le-Grand), Molière was well suited to begin a life in the theatre. Thirteen years as an itinerant actor helped him polish his comedic abilities while he began writing, combining Commedia dell'arte elements with the more refined French comedy. Through the patronage of aristocrats includi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Bridault
Charles Bridault (Paris, 1830 – 1896) was a 19th-century French playwright. His plays were given on the most significant Parisian stages of his time including the Théâtre des Folies-Nouvelles, and the Théâtre Saint-Germain. Personal life A General Secretary of the Théâtre de l'Odéon, then journalist by ''Le Figaro'', he became managing director of the théâtre Tour-d'Auvergne from 1871.Philippe Chauveau, ''Les théâtres parisiens disparus: 1402-1986'', 1999, Works *1853: ''Mort et remords ou les inconvénients d'assassiner un marchand d'habits grêlé'', with Paul Legrand *1854: ''Les Succès de l'année'', rondeau *1854: ''Pierrot Dandin'', pantomime in five tableaux *1855: ''La Fausse douairière'', pantomime in two tableaux, with Legrand *1855: ''Les Jolis chasseurs'', hallali musical *1856: ''Le quinze novembre'', with Henri Larochelle *1857: ''La Naïade'', ballet-pantomime in two acts, mingled with songs *1857: ''Nella'', ballet-pantomime mingled with choirs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Léonor Jean Christine Soulas D'Allainval
Léonor-Jean-Christin Soulas d'Allainval, called abbé d'Allainval, 2 October 1696, in Chartres – 2 May 1753, in Hôtel-Dieu de Paris) was an 18th-century French playwright. Life He lived all his life in misery and died an indigent. None of his plays were successful, except for a very short time his first comedy, ''L'Embarras des richesses'', played four times in Paris during his lifetime and later considered a comedy "well conducted and well untied" and "one of his best works". Only ''L'École des bourgeois'' brought him posthumous fame. Presented for the first time at the Comédie-Française in 1728, the play was revived only sixteen years after his death and played intermittently between 1769 and 1848. In 1854, it inspired Émile Augier and Jules Sandeau a new comedy which was like a sequel.Émile Augier et Jules Sandeau, ''Le Gendre de M. Poirier, four-act comedy, in prose'', premiered at Paris at Théâtre du Gymnase 8 April 1854. Works ;Theatre *1725: ''L'Embarras de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Champfleury
Jules François Felix Fleury-Husson (17 September 1821, in Laon, Aisne – 6 December 1889, in Sèvres), who wrote under the name Champfleury (), was a French art critic and novelist, a prominent supporter of the Realist movement in painting and fiction. In 1843 Fleury-Husson moved to Paris. He met Charles Baudelaire and the next year started writing art criticism under the pen-name "Champfleury" for the journal ''L'Artiste''. He was one of the first to promote the work of Gustave Courbet, in an article appearing in an issue of '' Le Pamphlet'' in 1848. In 1850, during a time when the Spanish school was still largely ignored, he advocated the work of El Greco. He wrote about the Le Nain brothers and Maurice Quentin de La Tour. He also had a brief affair in 1851 with Eveline Hańska, the widow of his friend Honoré de Balzac.Robb, Graham. Balzac: A Biography. New York: W. W. Norton &x Company, 1994. . p. 414. He edited the periodical '' Le réalisme'' in 1856 and 1857. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zanni
Zanni (), Zani or Zane is a character type of commedia dell'arte best known as an astute servant and a trickster. The Zanni comes from the countryside and is known to be a "dispossessed immigrant worker".Rudlin, John. ''Commedia dell'arte: An Actors Handbook''. London: Routledge, 1994. 67. Print."Immigrant" in Italy at the time of the city-states did not mean someone from outside of Italy but rather someone from outside the city, an itinerant worker. Through time, the Zanni grew to be a popular figure who was first seen in ''commedia'' as early as the 14th century. The English word ''zany'' derives from this person. The longer the nose on the characters mask the more foolish the character. Origin of the name The name ''Zanni'' (as well as ''Zuan'') is a variant of the name ''Gianni'' and was common in the Lombard-Venetian countryside which provided most of the servants to the wealthy nobles and merchants of Venice. In Italian it is specifically a name of someone whose identity i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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