André Mouëzy-Éon

	André Mouëzy-Éon André Mouëzy-Éon (9 June 1880 – 23 October 1967) was a French dramatist, author of comedies, librettist, screenwriter and dialoguist. Biography André Mouëzy-Éon begins his career by writing short plays for the Théâtre de Cluny, located in the Latin quarter of Paris. After his conscription and before World War I, he became famous by going into the military vaudeville, a popular genre at the time with plays like ''Tire au flanc'', ''Le Tampon du capiston'', then ''Les Dégourdis de la 11e''. After the war, he collaborated with Nicolas Nancey on ''L'Héritier du bal Tabarin'' in 1919 and ''Il est cocu, le chef de gare'' in 1925. During the 1920s, he gained interest in operetta and created several extravaganza pieces, operettas and sketch comedies with a famous author by the name of Albert Willemetz. In 1924, the operetta ''Les Amants de Venise'' is created at the Opéra-Comique. The piece is performed again in 1928, at the théâtre Marigny under the title ''Venise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Chantenay-sur-Loire Chantenay-sur-Loire (, ) is a former commune of Loire-Atlantique, Loire-Inférieure, located on the right bank of the Loire, Loire River, on the west side of Nantes, annexed to the latter in 1908 along with the commune of Doulon. The territory is currently divided between the Bellevue – Chantenay – Sainte-Anne and Dervallières – Zola districts. Toponymy Origin of the name The name "Chantenay" derives from the Latin ''Cantenacum'' or ''Villa Canteni'', from the patronymic ''Cantenos'', the name of a wealthy Gallo-Roman landowner who owned a vast estate here, around which the village grew. The Bulletin des lois of 1801 mentions the spellings "Chantenay" and "Chantenai". The use of "Chantenay-sur-Loire" came into force after its publication in the Bulletin des lois in 1887. Chantenay-lès-Nantes" is also found in 19th-century civil registers. Since its incorporation into the commune of Nantes, the terms "-sur-Loire" and "-lès-Nantes" have been abandoned, and the toponym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Francis Lopez (composer) Francis Lopez (1916–1995) was a French composer of film scores.Powrie & Cadalanu p.113 He also wrote a number of operettas, many of which starred Luis Mariano. He was married several times including to the actress Sylvia Lopez. Selected filmography * ''The Black Cavalier'' (1945) * ''Alone in the Night (1945 film), Alone in the Night'' (1945) * ''The Three Cousins (film), The Three Cousins'' (1947) * ''Fandango (1949 film), Fandango'' (1949) * ''Marlene (1949 film), Marlene'' (1949) * ''Eve and the Serpent'' (1949) * ''The Widow and the Innocent'' (1949) * ''I Like Only You'' (1949) * ''The Red Angel (film), The Red Angel'' (1949) * ''I'm in the Revue'' (1950) * ''Andalusia (film), Andalusia'' (1951) * ''The Dream of Andalusia'' (1951) * ''Rendezvous in Grenada'' (1951) * ''Monsieur Leguignon, Signalman'' (1952) * ''My Priest Among the Rich (1952 film), My Priest Among the Rich'' (1952) * ''Imperial Violets (1952 film), Imperial Violets'' (1952) * ''The Blonde Gypsy'' (1953) * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Théâtre Mogador Théâtre Mogador (), founded in 1913 with design by Bertie Crewe, is a Parisian music hall theatre located at 25, Rue de Mogador in the 9th arrondissement. It seats 1,600 people on three tiers (orchestra: 787 seats, boxes: 432 seats, balconies: 381 seats). History In 1913 financier Sir Alfred Butt rented an area in Paris. Built according to English music hall principles and style during World War I, the theatre was originally named the "Palace Theatre", after the like-named one in London, in order to appeal to British soldiers. The name was shortly thereafter changed to "Théâtre Mogador", Mogador being the old name of the town of Essaouira in Morocco. The 21 April 1919 official inauguration guests included US President Woodrow Wilson, in France to negotiate the Treaty of Versailles, as well as his successor Franklin Delano Roosevelt. From 1920, it gained fame with the performances of Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, as well as with the ''Thés Mogador'' – performances ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Michel Emer Michel Emer (June 19, 1906 – November 23, 1984), (real name Emer Rosenstein), was a French musician, composer and lyricist. His songs have been performed by Edith Piaf, Fréhel, Damia, Lys Gauty, Yves Montand, Jean Sablon, André Claveau, Ray Ventura and his Collegians, Luis Mariano, Tino Rossi, and Eartha Kitt. He also wrote songs for at least one of his wife Jacqueline Maillan's shows. The first of his songs to be sung by Edith Piaf was "L'Accordéoniste", which he composed in 1940. He went on to write more than twenty songs for her, including "J'm'en fous pas mal", "Bal dans ma rue", and "A quoi ça sert l'amour?", one of her most famous songs, which she sang as a duet with her second husband Theo Sarapo. He co-authored with Charles Trenet the music for the song "Y'a d'la joie", and arranged many of Trenet's songs. Jean Sablon performed and recorded his song "Béguin-Biguine" in 1932. Personal life In 1954 he married the actress Jacqueline Maillan. He is buried in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	The Great Waltz (musical) ''The Great Waltz'' is a musical conceived by Hassard Short with a book by Moss Hart and lyrics by Desmond Carter, using themes by Johann Strauss I and Johann Strauss II. It is based on a pasticcio by Erich Wolfgang Korngold and Julius Bittner called '' Walzer aus Wien'', first performed in Vienna in 1930. The story of the musical is loosely based on the real-life feud between the older and younger Strauss, allegedly because of the father's jealousy of his son's greater talent. ''The Great Waltz'' debuted on Broadway at the Center Theatre on September 22, 1934 and ran for 289 performances. The production was directed by Hassard Short and presented by Max Gordon, with choreography by Albertina Rasch, settings by Albert Johnson and costumes by Doris Zinkeisen together with Marion Claire, Marie Burke and Guy Robertson. The musical was made into a motion picture by MGM in 1938 with a screenplay and new lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. In 1949 impresario Edwin Lester hired ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Albert-Jean Albert-Jean, pen name for Marie, Joseph, Albert, François Jean (28 June 1892 – 7 September 1975), was a 20th-century French poet, novelist and playwright. Familiar with the Grand-Guignol, Albert-Jean was president of the Société des gens de lettres. Main publications ;Poetry 1912: ''La Pluie au printemps'' 1913: ''L'Ombre des fumées'' ;Novels 1914: ''Maude et les trois jeunes gens'' 1920: ''La Dame aux écailles'' 1925: ''Le Singe''. This novel, co-written with Maurice Renard Maurice Renard (28 February 1875, Châlons-en-Champagne – 18 November 1939, Rochefort-Sur-Mer) was a French writer. Career Renard authored the archetypal mad scientist novel '' Le Docteur Lerne, sous-dieu'' r. Lerne - Undergod(1908), wh ... features the writer J.-H. Rosny aîné. 1926: ''Une rose à la main'' 1942: ''Belles du sud'' 1946: ''La Maison du vent'' 1950: ''Le Secret de Barbe-Bleue'' 1950: ''Amours à Saint-Domingue'' ;Theatre 1925: ''L'étrange histoire du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Josef Szulc Josef Zygmunt Szulc (4 April 1875, Warsaw, Warsaw Governorate, Russian Empire – 10 April 1956, Paris, France) was a composer and conductor. He also used the pseudonym Jan Sulima. Life Born in Poland to a musical family, he began his formal training as a pianist at the Warszawa Conservatory under Moszkowski. He also lived in Berlin briefly (using the name Joseph Schultz) and later moved to Paris to complete his studies in conducting and composition in 1899, converting the spelling of his first name to Joseph. At the conservatoire he trained under Jules Massenet. In 1903 he moved to Brussels, where he was made chief conductor at the Théâtre de la Monnaie and saw instant success with his ballet ''Ispahan'' and several tunes. His wife, Suzy Delsart, was an operetta star (operette divette) and sang the title role of ''The Merry Widow'' by Franz Lehár and also influenced her husband into writing lighter and more popular tunes. In 1907 he completed the music for Marcel Gerbidon's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Théâtre De L'Ambigu-Comique The (, literally, Theatre of the Comic-Ambiguity), a former Parisian theatre, was founded in 1769 on the boulevard du Temple immediately adjacent to the Théâtre de Nicolet. It was rebuilt in 1770 and 1786, but in 1827 was destroyed by fire. A new, larger theatre with a capacity of 2,000 as compared to the earlier 1,250 was built nearby on the at its intersection with the rue de Bondy and opened the following year. The theatre was eventually demolished in 1966. History of the first theatre in the boulevard du Temple It was founded in 1769 on the boulevard du Temple, originally known as the Promenades des Ramparts, in Paris by Nicolas-Médard Audinot, formerly a comedian of the Opéra-Comique, which he had left to become a puppet-master at the Paris fairs. Audinot had already been a success in one of the sites of the Saint-Germain Fair, where his large marionettes (called "bamboches") were in vogue. Under the name of his foundation, the "Comédiens de bois", the Opéra-C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Henry Kistemaeckers (playwright) Henry Hubert Alexandre Kistemaeckers (October 13, 1872 – January 21, 1938) was a prolific Belgian-born French author and playwright. Early life and career Henry Hubert Alexandre Kistemaeckers was born in Floreffe,Who's Who in the Theatre; Volume 3; 1916; pg. 745 accessed September 29, 2012 a small town some forty-five miles southeast of Brussels. He was the son of Henry Kistemaeckers (1851–1934), a controversial Belgian publisher often at odds with the censorship laws of the day. As a young man, Kistemaeckers attended the Royal Athenaeum at Ostend, the Free University of Brussels (1834–1969), University of Brussels and had published his first works while still in his teens.Henry Kistemaeckers. The New York Times; January 22, 1938; pg. 18 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Yves Mirande Yves Mirande (Bagneux (8 May 1876 – 17 March 1957) was a French screenwriter, director, actor, and producer. Career Yves Mirande began his acting career in the theater, transitioning to movies in the silent era. Filmography * ''She Wolves'', directed by Maurice Elvey (Silent, 1925, based on the play ''Un homme en habit'') * '' Evening Clothes'', directed by Luther Reed (Silent, 1927, based on the play ''Un homme en habit'') * '' The Porter from Maxim's'', directed by Roger Lion and Nicolas Rimsky (Silent, 1927, based on the play ''Le Chasseur de chez Maxim's'') * ', directed by Robert Boudrioz (Silent, 1929, based on the operetta ''Trois jeunes filles nues'') * '' Kiss Me'', directed by Robert Péguy (Silent, 1929, based on the play ''Embrassez-moi'') * '' The Wonderful Day'', directed by René Barberis (Silent, 1929, based on the play ''La Merveilleuse Journée'') * ''L'Arpète'', directed by Émile-Bernard Donatien (Silent, 1929, based on the play ''L'Arpète'') ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Georges De La Fouchardière Georges Alphonse de La Fouchardière (February 1874 - 10 February 1946) was a French writer and journalist. He wrote for the Canard enchaîné (creator of the "Chronique du Bouif"), at ''L'Œuvre'', as well as being the author of several literary works, notably ''La Chienne'', a story adapted for film by Jean Renoir under the same title and by Fritz Lang as '' Scarlet Street''. Georges de la Fouchardière graduated in literature after studying at the Collège Stanislas in Paris and graduated from HEC Paris HEC Paris () is a business school and ''grande école'' located in Jouy-en-Josas, a southwestern outer suburb of Paris, France. It offers Bachelor, MiM, MSc in International Finance, MBA, EMBA, executive education, professional developm ... in 1901. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:La Fouchardiere, Georges de French journalists 1874 births 1946 deaths HEC Paris alumni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Théâtre Édouard VII The Théâtre Édouard VII, also called théâtre Édouard VII – Sacha Guitry, is located in Paris between the Madeleine and the Palais Garnier in the 9th arrondissement. The square, in which there is a statue of King Edward VII, was opened in 1911. The theatre itself, which was originally a cinema, was named in the honour of Edward VII, as he was nicknamed the "most Parisian of all Kings", appreciative of French culture. In the early to mid 1900s, under the direction of Sacha Guitry, the theatre became a symbol of Anglo-French friendship, where French people could discover and enjoy English works. French actor and director Bernard Murat is the current director of the theatre. Modern "boulevard comedies" and vaudevilles are often performed there, and subtitled in English by the company Theatre in Paris. Important figures in the arts, cinema and theatre have performed there, including Orson Welles, Eartha Kitt, and more. Pablo Picasso created props for a play at the Thé� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]