Stéphane-Georges Lepelletier de Bouhélier ( Rueil 19 May 1876 –

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20 December 1947) known as Saint-Georges de Bouhélier, was a French poet and dramatist. He was the son of

Edmond Lepelletier Edmond Lepelletier (26 June 1846 – 22 July 1913) was a French journalist, a prolific popular novelist and a politician. He is known for his lifelong friendship with Paul Verlaine. He was initially a radical, fought for the Paris Commune, and wrot ...

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*''Chant d'apothéose pour Victor Hugo'' (for the Hugo centenary) with music by

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(1902) *adaption of Sophocles'

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, directed by Firmin Gémier at the Cirque d'Hiver in 1919, London 1920The London Stage 1920–1929: A Calendar of Productions J. P. Wearing - 0810893029 2014 Page 38 "Saint-Georges de Bouhélier was present for the 20/6 performance. The 21/6 matinée was in aid of the Save-the Children Fund and specifically Serbian children. New Age noted that “the attendance was miserably small” for the matinée. 20.225 ..."

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