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Troupe Of The Comédie-Française In 1790
Composition of the troupe of the Comédie-Française in 1790 The theatrical year began 12 April 1790 and ended 16 April 1791. Sources * '' Almanach général de tous les spectacles de Paris et des provinces, pour l'année 1791'', Paris 1791. {{DEFAULTSORT:Troupe of the Comedie-Francaise in 1790 1790 Events January–March * January 8 – United States President George Washington gives the first State of the Union address, in New York City. * January 11 – The 11 minor states of the Austrian Netherlands, which took pa ... 1790 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] |
Louise Contat
Louise-Françoise Contat (16 June 1760 – 9 March 1813) was a French Actor, actress. Biography She was born in Paris and made her debut at the Comédie Française in 1766 as Atalide in ''Bajazet (play), Bajazet''. It was in comedy, however, that she made her first success, as Suzanne in Pierre Beaumarchais, Beaumarchais's ''The Marriage of Figaro (play), Mariage de Figaro''; and in several minor character parts, which she raised to the first importance, and as the ''soubrette'' in the plays of Molière and Pierre de Marivaux, she found opportunities exactly fitted to her talents. By Louis, comte de Narbonne-Lara, Louis Marie Jacques Amalric, comte de Narbonne-Lara (17, 23 or 24 August 1755 – 17 November 1813), soldier and diplomat, she had one daughter Louise Amalrique Bathilde Isidore Contat de Narbonne-Lara, born at Saint Pierre de Chaillot, Paris, on 21 September 1788, who married in Paris on 2 December 1811 Dutch Jan Frederik Abbema, born in Amsterdam on 13 June 1773, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Françoise Elisabeth Lange
Anne Françoise Elisabeth Lange (17 September 177225 May 1825, Florence) was a French actress of the Comédie-Française and a "'' Merveilleuse''" of the French Directory. Her stage name was Mademoiselle Lange. Life She was born in Genoa, the daughter of Charles-Antoine Lange (or L'Ange) and Marie-Rose Pitrot, itinerant musicians and actors putting on shows right across Europe. She thus made her stage debut very young in child roles in her parents' companies. In 1776, the family was taken on at the theatre at Liège, and in 1784, they found themselves taken on at the theatre in Ghent. In 1787, Mlle Lange was taken on at the theatre at Tours in Marguerite Brunet's company. On 2 October 1788, she made her official debut at the Comédie-Française in the role of Lindane in '' L'Écossaise'' by Voltaire. She next played Lucinde in ''L'Oracle'' by Saint-Foix. In 1791, the production of the anti-religious and anti-monarchical play ''Charles IX'' by Marie-Joseph Chénier divided t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlotte Vanhove
Charlotte Vanhove (10 September 1771 – 11 April 1860) was a French stage actress and playwright. She was active at the Comedie-Francaise from 1786. She is also known as a writer, and was the author of several plays and books. Life Charlotte Vanhove was born in 1771 in The Hague, Dutch Republic. She was the daughter of actor Charles-Joseph Vanhove and actress Adnree Coche. Early career Being the daughter of two stage actors, Charlotte was destined for the theater. At the age of fourteen, she began studying and working at the Comedie-Francaise in 1785. In that same year, she took her title role in the play ''Iphigenia'' by Jean Racine. A few years later, Charlotte married a violinist, but shortly after the wedding, Charlotte asked for and was granted a divorce. During the Terror of Robespierre, Comedie-Francaise came in conflict with the government. On the night of 2 September 1793, Charlotte was arrested along with twelve other actors of the French Theater, all of which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mademoiselle Fleury
Marie-Anne-Florence Bernardy-Nones (28 December 1766, Antwerp - 23 February 1818, Orly), known as Mademoiselle Fleury (''Miss Fleury''), was an actress active in France.De Manne, Galerie historique des comédiens de la troupe de Talma (Lyon, 1866), pp. 87–94. Her father (Louis-Joseph Nones, known as Fleury) and mother (Marie-Anne-Denise Bernardy, daughter of Charles Bernardy) were comic actors in the provinces who often appeared in the Austrian Netherlands. Mademoiselle Fleury débuted at the Comédie-Française The Comédie-Française () or Théâtre-Français () is one of the few state theatres in France. Founded in 1680, it is the oldest active theatre company in the world. Established as a French state-controlled entity in 1995, it is the only state ... on 21 January 1786 and was received into the company on 23 October. She became a sociétaire in 1791 and retired in 1807. References 1766 births 1818 deaths Actors from the Austrian Netherlands French sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magdeleine-Marie Desgarcins
Magdeleine-Marie Desgarcins (1769 at Mont-Dauphin (Hautes Alpes)27 October 1797 in Paris) was a French actress. Her stage name was Louise Desgarcins or Madame Desgarcins. In her short career she became one of the greatest of French ''tragédiennes'', the associate of Talma, with whom she nearly always played. Her debut at the Comédie-Française occurred on 24 May 1788, in '' Bajazet'', with such success that she was made ''sociétaire'' the following year. She was one of the actresses who left the Comédie-Française in 1791 for the house in the rue Richelieu, soon to become the Théâtre de la République, and there her triumphs were no less in ''King Lear'', ''Othello'', La Harpe's ''Mélanie et Virginie'', etc. Her health, however, failed, and she died insane, in Paris, on 27 October 1797. See also * Troupe of the Comédie-Française in 1790 Composition of the troupe of the Comédie-Française in 1790 The theatrical year began 12 April 1790 and ended 16 April 1791. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François-Joseph Talma
François Joseph Talma (15 January 1763 – 19 October 1826) was a French actor. Life He was born in Paris. His father, a dentist, moved to London, and saw that his son received a good English education. François Joseph returned to Paris, where for a year and a half he himself practised dentistry. His predilection for the stage was cultivated in amateur theatricals, and on 21 November 1787 he made his debut at the Comédie-Française as Seide in Voltaire's ''Mahomet''. His efforts from the first won approval, but for a considerable time he only obtained secondary parts. It was as a juvenile lead that he first came to prominence, and he only gradually achieved his unrivalled position as the exponent of strong and concentrated passion. Talma was among the earliest advocates of realism in scenery and costume, being aided by his friend, the painter Jacques-Louis David. His first step in this direction was to appear in the small role of Proculus in Voltaire's ''Brutus'', with a to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julie Candeille
Julie may refer to: * Julie (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the name Film and television * ''Julie'' (1956 film), an American film noir starring Doris Day * ''Julie'' (1975 film), a Hindi film by K. S. Sethumadhavan featuring Lakshmi * ''Julie'' (1998 film), a British public information film about seatbelt use * ''Julie'' (2004 film), a Hindi film starring Neha Dhupia ** '' Julie 2'', its 2016 sequel starring Raai Laxmi * ''Julie'' (2006 film), a Kannada film starring Ramya * ''Julie'' (TV series), a 1992 American sitcom starring Julie Andrews Literature * '' Julie; or, The New Heloise'', a 1761 novel by Jean-Jacques Rousseau * ''Julie'' (George novel), a 1994 novel, the second book of a trilogy, by Jean Craighead George * ''Julie'', a 1985 novel by Cora Taylor Music * ''Julie'' (opera), a 2005 opera by Philippe Boesmans * Julie (band), an American shoegaze band Albums * ''Julie'' (album), by Julie London, 1957 * ''Julie'' (EP) or the tit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grammont (actor)
Gramont, Grammont, Grandmont, or ''variation'', may refer to: Places *Gramont, Tarn-et-Garonne, France *Geraardsbergen, Belgium *two castles known as ''château de Gramont'' (Spanish ''Agramont'') in Basse-Navarre, one in Bergouey-Viellenave, the other in Bidache ** Saint Theodulus of Grammont **Principality of Bidache (1570–1793) * Le Grammont, a summit in the Chablais Alps *Grandmont Abbey in Saint-Sylvestre, Haute-Vienne, Limousin, France **the Order of Grandmont **''domaine de Grammont'' in Montpellier, historically owned by the Order of Grammont * Grandmont, a neighborhood of West Detroit *Grand Mont, a mountain in Savoie, France People *as a French surname or title ** Duke of Gramont, a noble title of the French peerage ** Gramont family, an old French noble family, whose name is connected to the castle of Gramont ** Michel de Grammont (or ''Grandmont'', died 1686), French pirate ** Maurice Grammont (1866–1946), French linguist Fictional characters * Marquis Vince ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Émilie Contat
Émilie Contat (1770–1846), 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 1784. She became a Sociétaires of the Comédie-Française in 1784. Her sister Louise Contat Louise-Françoise Contat (16 June 1760 – 9 March 1813) was a French Actor, actress. Biography She was born in Paris and made her debut at the Comédie Française in 1766 as Atalide in ''Bajazet (play), Bajazet''. It was in comedy, however, ... was also an actress. She retired in 1815. References 1770 births 1846 deaths 18th-century French actresses French stage actresses {{France-stage-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophie Devienne
Sophie Devienne (1763–1841) 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 1786. 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 1786. She retired in 1813. References 1763 births 1841 deaths 18th-century French actresses French stage actresses {{France-stage-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Fal
Saint-Fal, real name Étienne Meynier (or Saint Phal) (10 June 1752 – 22 November 1835) was a French stage actor. Biography Étienne Meynier was born in Paris, France on 10 June 1752. After he participated in an amateur troupe, he integrated that of Mademoiselle Montansier at Versailles, then moved to The Hague where he stayed three years. He performed in Lyon in 1781, then at the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels. On 8 July 1782, Saint-Fal made his debut at the Comédie-Française in ''Gaston et Bayard'' by Belloy. Received as a test on 17 March 1783, he was definitely admitted on 25 March of the following year. At the time of the French Revolution, Saint-Fal was denounced by La Bussière and thrown into jail. On his release, he joined Mlle Raucourt at the Théâtre Louvois and then gave the exact measure of his talent. On the night of 2 September 1793, he was arrested again, along with 12 other comedians in the Théâtre Français remained loyal to the monarchy, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
