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Troupe Of The Comédie-Française In 1754
Composition of the troupe of the Comédie-Française in 1754 The theatrical year began 22 April 1754 (the day before Palm Palm most commonly refers to: * Palm of the hand, the central region of the front of the hand * Palm plants, of family Arecaceae **List of Arecaceae genera * Several other plants known as "palm" Palm or Palms may also refer to: Music * Palm (ba ...) and ended 22 March 1755. Sources * '' Almanach historique et chronologique de tous les spectacles'', Paris 1755. {{DEFAULTSORT:Troupe of the Comedie-Francaise in 1754 1754 1754 in France ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Troupe Of The Comédie-Française In 1680
Composition of the troupe of the Comédie-Française in 1680 As of 24 August 1680, La Grange (actor), La Grange set in his register: :« ''Jonction de la Troupe Royalle cy-devant à l'Hôtel de Bourgogne (theatre), hostel de bourgogne avec Guénégaud Theatre, la nostre suivant les ordres du Roy'' ». The new troupe consisted of 27 people, that is 15 actors and 12 actresses. The first performance took place on 25 August with ''Phèdre'' by Jean Racine, Racine and ''Les Carosses d'Orléans'' by Jean de La Chapelle, La Chapelle. Sources Bert Edward Young and Grace Philputt Young, ''Le registre de La Grange (1659-1685)'', Paris, E. Droz, 1947, vol. I, . {{DEFAULTSORT:Troupe of the Comedie-Francaise in 1680 Troupe of the Comédie-Française, 1680 1680 in France ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Clairon
Clair Josèphe Hippolyte Leris (25 January 1723 – 29 January 1803), known as Mademoiselle Clairon or La Clairon was a French actress, born at Condé-sur-l'Escaut, Hainaut, the daughter of an army sergeant. She is primarily known for developing a new style of acting in which she encouraged focus on the emotional connection between the actor and the character they played instead of what she saw as the stiff portrayals of characters traditionally performed in one manner. In 1736 she made her first stage appearance, at age 12, at the Comédie Italienne, a small part in Pierre de Marivaux's '' L'Île des esclaves''. After several years in the provinces she returned to Paris. Her memoirs, ''Mémoires d'Hippolyte Clairon'' (1798) are filled with her own thoughts about the acting styles and theatrical elements such as makeup and costume. In her memoirs, she establishes her opinions on a new style of acting in which the actor use inspiration from their own emotions and experiences ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Spectacles De Paris
''Les Spectacles de Paris'' was a French theatrical almanac which appeared in Paris (from the Duchesne press) from 1751 to 1797 without break. It followed the ''Almanach des théâtres'', printed by Ballard, in 1744 and 1745. Over its 46-year life, it changed its name several times : * 1751 : ''Calendrier historique des théâtres de l'Opéra, et des Comédies Françoise et Italienne et des Foires'' * 1752 : ''Almanach historique et chronologique de tous les spectacles'' * 1753 : ''Calendrier historique des théâtres de l'Opéra, et des Comédies Françoise et Italienne et des Foires'' * 1754 : ''Les Spectacles de Paris, ou suite du Calendrier historique et chronologique des théâtres'' * 1763 : ''Les Spectacles de Paris, ou Calendrier historique & chronologique des théâtres'' * 1791 : ''Almanach général de tous les spectacles de Paris et des provinces'' * 1792 : ''Les Spectacles de Paris, et de toute la France, ou Calendrier historique & chronologique des théâtres''. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hus Family
The Hus family was an 18th-century French dynasty of ballet dancers and actors. The Hus brothers The ''Frères Hus'' were two family members who collaborated between 1720 and 1750 to direct an acting company touring France and the Austrian Netherlands. François Hus and Barthélemy Hus-Desforges led their company around towns in southern France (Marseille, Avignon, Montpellier, Perpignan, Toulouse and Bordeaux), the Rhône valley (Lyon, Chambéry and Grenoble), Brittany, Normandy (Rennes, Nantes, Le Havre and Rouen), northern France (Douai) and what is now Belgium Ghent and Brussels Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...). Family tree François Hus and Françoise Gravillon had the following children: *Adélaïde-Louise-Pauline Hus (31 March 1734, Rennes - 18 Octobe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Préville (actor)
Préville (17Michaud 1863pp. 325–326 or 19'' L'Intermédiaire des chercheurs et curieux'' 1897p. 407 September 1721 – 18 December 1799) was a French comic actor. Biography Born Pierre-Louis Dubus to an impoverished family in Paris, he was originally intended for the clergy. While playing with a mediocre troop of actors in provincial France, Préville's budding talents were spotted in the town of Rouen by Jean Monnet, who engaged him to perform with the Opéra-Comique in Paris in 1743.Forman 2010, p. 204. Later Préville returned to the provinces and was the manager of the Grand Théâtre in Lyon. He joined the Comédie Francaise in Paris in 1753, where he debuted on 20 September in the role of Crispin in Jean-François Regnard's ''Le Légataire universel'' (''The Sole Legatee''). He took on roles previously played by and revealed himself to be the best comedian in the company since He appeared with the actress with great success in several plays by Pierre de MarivauxHa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Claude Gilles Colson
Bellecour (16 January 172519 November 1778) was a French actor, whose real name was Jean Claude Gilles Colson. Life Colson was as the son of a portrait-painter. He initially studied fine art, then began acting under the name of Bellecour. After playing in the provinces he was called to the Comédie-Française, but his debut, on 21 December 1750, as Achilles in '' Iphigénie'' was not a great success. He soon turned to comedy Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term o ... roles, and acted primarily in comedies over the next thirty years. He wrote a successful play, ''Fausses apparences'' (1761), and was useful to the Comédie-Française in editing and adapting the plays of others. His wife, Rose Perrine le Roy de la Corbinaye, was a famous actress. See also * Troupe of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lekain
Lekain was the stage name of Henri Louis Cain (31 March 1728 – 8 February 1778), a French actor. Early career He was born in Paris, the son of a silversmith. He was educated at the Collège Mazarin, and joined an amateur company of players against which the Comédie-Française obtained an injunction. Voltaire supported him for a time and enabled him to act in his private theatre and also before the duchess of Maine. Comédie-Française He made his debut at the Comédie-Française on 14 September 1750 in the role of Titus in Voltaire's ''Brutus'' and performed Seïde in Voltaire's '' Mahomet'' on 30 September. Owing to the hostility of the actors it was only after a struggle of seventeen months that, by the command of King Louis XV he was accepted at the Comédie-Française (see Troupe of the Comédie-Française in 1752). He had performed the leading role of Orosmane at court in Voltaire's ''Zaïre'', causing Louis XV to declare: "He made me weep, and I never weep." Lekain was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mademoiselle Hus
Mademoiselle (abbreviated as ''Mlle'' or ''M'') may refer to: * Mademoiselle (title), the French-language equivalent of the title "miss" Film and television * ''Mademoiselle'' (1966 film), a French-British drama directed by Tony Richardson * ''Mademoiselle'' (2001 film), a French comedy directed by Philippe Lioret * Mlle (TV channel), now MOI ET CIE, a Canadian French-language channel Music * "Mademoiselle" (song), by Styx, 1976 * "Mademoiselle", a song by Murray Head from '' Between Us'', 1979 * "Mademoiselle", a song by Eddy Howard, 1952 Other uses * Mademoiselle, a typeface designed by Tommy Thompson Tommy George Thompson (born November 19, 1941) is an American Republican politician who most recently served as interim president of the University of Wisconsin System from 2020 to 2022. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served a ... * ''Mademoiselle'' (magazine), a defunct American women's magazine See also * * * Damsel (other) * Demoiselle (dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Baptiste De La Noue
Jean-Baptiste Simon Sauvé de La Noue (20 October 1701 – 13 November 1760) was an 18th-century French actor and playwright. Biography He studied at collège d'Harcourt in Paris. After he made his debut as a comedian in Lyon around 1721 and directed the company of Rouen for six years, he joined the troupe of the Comédie-Française in 1742 of which he became the 122nd sociétaire the same year. He retired in 1757. He composed about ten comedies, including ''Mahomet second'' (1739)Not to be mistaken for the unfinished homonymous play by Marivaux (1733). parodied the same year by Charles-Simon Favart Charles Simon Favart (13 November 1710 – 12 May 1792) was a French playwright and theatre director. The Salle Favart in Paris is named after him. Biography Born in Paris, the son of a pastry-cook, he was educated at the Lycée Louis-le-Grand, a ... under the title ''Moulinet premier'', ''Zélisca'' (1746) and ''La Coquette corrigée'' (1756). Bibliography * References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie-Jeanne Brillant
Marie-Jeanne Brillant (1724–1775), was a French stage actress.Émile Campardon, Les Comédiens du roi de la troupe française pendant les deux derniers siècles, Paris, H. Champion, 1879 She was engaged at the Comédie-Française in 1750. She became a Sociétaires of the Comédie-Française The sociétaires of the Comédie-Française are chosen from among the ''pensionnaires'' who have been in the company a year or more. They are decided upon in the course of a general assembly of the company's administrative committee, made up of 6 e ... in 1750. She retired in 1767. References External links Marie-Jeanne Brillant Comédie-Française 1724 births 1775 deaths 18th-century French actresses French stage actresses {{France-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |