Barthélemy Hus, called Hus-Desforges (18 July 1699 in
Bordeaux – 1 September 1786 in
Lyon, aged 63) was an 18th-century French comedian and troupe leader.
The son of Jérôme Hus and Marguerite Pageot, called Desforges, he was the youngest member of the
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 Netherl ...
and with his brother
François
François () is a French masculine given name and surname, equivalent to the English name Francis.
People with the given name
* Francis I of France, King of France (), known as "the Father and Restorer of Letters"
* Francis II of France, King ...
, directed a touring company known as the "
Hus brothers troupe."
Around 1722, he married Marie Anne Daguerre Ascorette, actress born in
Namur
Namur (; ; nl, Namen ; wa, Nameur) is a city and municipality in Wallonia, Belgium. It is both the capital of the province of Namur and of Wallonia, hosting the Parliament of Wallonia, the Government of Wallonia and its administration.
Namu ...
(1709-1736). The couple had at least seven children who would be part of the troupe.
On 27 January 1750, he married in Brussels his second wife, Louise Vivier de Courtenay, descendant of the famous
Courtenay family.
Barthélemy Hus-Desforges was the grandfather of musician
Pierre-Louis Hus-Desforges (1773-1838).
18th-century French male actors
French male stage actors
French theatre managers and producers
1699 births
Entertainers from Bordeaux
1786 deaths
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