Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens







Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens in 2010


The Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens (French pronunciation: ​[te.atʁ de buf paʁizjɛ̃]) is a Parisian theatre which was founded in 1855 by the composer Jacques Offenbach for the performance of opéra bouffe and operetta. The current theatre is located in the 2nd arrondissement at 4 rue Monsigny with an entrance at the back at 65 Passage Choiseul. In the 19th century the theatre was often referred to as the Salle Choiseul. With the decline in popularity of operetta after 1870, the theatre expanded its repertory to include comedies.[1][2][3][4][5]




Contents






  • 1 History


    • 1.1 Salle Lacaze


    • 1.2 Salle Choiseul




  • 2 Legacy


  • 3 List of premieres at this theatre


  • 4 List of directors


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





History



Salle Lacaze




The public at the Bouffes-Parisiens (ca. 1860)


In February 1855 Offenbach successfully requested a license from the Parisian authorities for the performance of what he described as a "new and original" genre of musical theatre. He justified his proposed endeavour by saying that these works would have mass appeal and would provide opportunities for young French composers.[3]


The company gave its first performances during the summer of 1855 at the Salle Lacaze. This theatre was unusually small with a capacity of only 300 spectators,[6] but was located on the Carré Marigny, near the crowds attending the Exposition Universelle. The inaugural performance was on 5 July with Offenbach conducting four of his own works: a prologue called Entrez, messieurs, mesdames, a one-act pièce d'occasion written by Joseph Méry and "Jules Servières" (a nom de plume of Ludovic Halévy, who worked as a government official and needed to protect his reputation); Une nuit blanche, a one-act opéra-comique on a pastoral theme; Arlequin barbier, a pantomime utilizing themes from Rossini's Il barbiere di Siviglia arranged by "Alfred Lange" (Offenbach); and Les deux aveugles, a one-act bouffonerie musicale about two swindling "blind" Parisian beggars. The latter was almost cut, since the invited audience who attended the dress rehearsal failed to laugh, but Offenbach decided to retain it, and it was the hit of the opening night. This little piece soon acquired an international reputation (due to visitors from the Exposition), and Offenbach's admirers soon included Tolstoy and Thackeray. Further performances in the summer of 1855 were primarily of satirical sketches which only included a few musical numbers. The season, however, was so successful that Offenbach was able to resign his position as conductor of the Théâtre Français.[1][2][7]



Salle Choiseul





The Salle Choiseul during a performance of Offenbach's Un mari à la porte (1859)





Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens (ca. 1867)



In October Offenbach submitted another petition to the authorities, this time to merge his company with the Théâtre des Jeunes Élèves de Monsieur Comte (Théâtre Comte). This company's theatre, which was not much larger than the Salle Lacaze, was demolished, and the larger Salle Choiseul with a capacity of about 900 was constructed. The new theatre was not only larger, but warmer, more luxurious and more comfortable than the Salle Lacaze. The orchestra was enlarged from sixteen players to thirty.[8] Offenbach's new license permitted performances of one-act comedies, with or without music, but with fewer than five characters. It also specifically excluded sketches and required the performance of at least two works by composers other than Offenbach. The first performance of the merged company was on 29 December 1855 at the Salle Choiseul and included the premiere of Offenbach's Ba-ta-clan, a one-act chinoiserie musicale with a libretto by Halévy. From this time performances were primarily given at the Salle Choiseul during the winter theatre season. The company performed at the Salle Lacaze during the 1856, 1857 and 1859 summer seasons,[9][10] however, in March 1861 legislation was enacted which prevented the company from using both theatres, and appearances at the Salle Lacaze were discontinued.[11] In spite of the restrictions of the license, Offenbach began including longer, more substantial works which violated its terms. For instance, his two-act Orphée aux enfers with a cast of 16 received its first performance at the Salle Choiseul on 21 October 1858. Even after Offenbach resigned as the director in January 1862, the company continued at the Salle Choiseul, performing light operas by other composers as well as Offenbach.[1][2][3][12]


Upon the departure of Offenbach, the new director tore down the existing hall to erect a larger one with a capacity of 1100 spectators.[1]



Legacy


While the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens is indelibly linked to Offenbach, it has also been the venue for a number of other important works. In addition to Offenbach's own operettas, the theatre has seen the premieres of musical works by Hervé, Emmanuel Chabrier and Claude Terrasse and playwrights such as Robert de Flers, Albert Willemetz, Sacha Guitry and Henri Bernstein.


From 1986 to 2007, the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens was under the directorship of Jean-Claude Brialy, who died of cancer in May 2007.



List of premieres at this theatre





























































































































































































































































































Date
Composer
Work
Ref

29 December 1855

Jacques Offenbach

Ba-ta-clan
[3]

8 August 1856

Léo Delibes

Dieux vielles gardes
[3]

8 April 1857

Charles Lecocq

Le docteur miracle
[3]

9 April 1857

Georges Bizet

Le docteur miracle
[3]

21 October 1858

Jacques Offenbach

Orphée aux enfers
[3]

8 June 1859

Léo Delibes

L'omelette à la Follembuche
[3]

19 November 1859

Jacques Offenbach

Geneviève de Brabant
[3]

10 February 1860

Jacques Offenbach

Le carnaval des revues
[3]

17 November 1866

Hervé

Les chevaliers de la table ronde

[13][14]

11 January 1867

Delphine Ugalde

Halte au moulin
[3]

16 January 1869

Charles Lecocq

Gandolfo

[3][15]

19 November 1871

Charles Lecocq

Le barbier de Trouville

[3][16]

3 October 1877

Gaston Serpette

La petite muette
[17]

28 November 1877

Emmanuel Chabrier

L'étoile

[3][18]

13 November 1879

Edmond Audran

Les noces d'Olivette
[19]

16 March 1880

Louis Varney

Les mousquetaires au couvent
[20]

29 December 1880

Edmond Audran

La mascotte
[21]

11 November 1882

Edmond Audran

Gillette de Narbonne
[22]

19 April 1884

Joseph O'Kelly

La Barbière improvisée
[23]

20 March 1886

Victor Roger

Joséphine vendue par ses sœurs

[3][24]

8 October 1887

Raoul Pugno

Le sosie

[3][25]

19 April 1888

Raoul Pugno

Le valet de cœur

[3][25]

15 October 1888

Victor Roger

Oscarine

[3][26]

1 February 1889

Raoul Pugno

Le retour d'Ulysse

[3][25]

18 December 1889

André Messager

Le mari de la reine

[3][27]

22 April 1892

Paul Vidal

Eros

[3][28]

29 March 1893

Edmond Audran

Madame Suzette
[29]

3 November 1893

Émile Pessard

Mam'zelle Carabin

[3][30]

17 October 1894

Edmond Audran

L'enlèvement de la Toledad
[31]

6 May 1895

Gaston Serpette

La dot de Brigitte
[32]

28 February 1896

Charles Lecocq

Ninette

[3][33]

16 November 1897

André Messager

Les p'tites Michu
[34]

10 December 1898

André Messager

Véronique

[35][36]

7 March 1901

Claude Terrasse

Les travaux d'Hercule

[37][38]

12 November 1918

Henri Christiné

Phi-Phi
[39]

10 November 1921

Henri Christiné

Dédé
[40]

31 March 1923

Maurice Yvain

Là-Haut
[41]

22 December 1923

Maurice Yvain

La dame en décolleté
[42]

7 March 1924

Raoul Moretti

En chemyse
[43]

17 September 1924

Raoul Moretti

Troublez-moi
[44]

21 April 1925

Henri Christiné

P.L.M.
[45]

3 December 1925

Raoul Moretti

Trois jeunes filles … nues
[46]

22 December 1926

Henri Christiné

J'aime
[47]

9 May 1929

Joseph Szulc

Flossie
[48]

12 December 1930

Arthur Honegger

Les aventures du roi Pausole
[49]

19 September 1934

Moisés Simons

Toi c'est moi
[50]


List of directors


The Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens was founded as a private entrepreneurship.[51]











































































































































Date
Director(s)
5 July 1855 

Jacques Offenbach, Charles Comte[52]
3 February 1862 

Alphonse Varney[52]

27 September 1864
Eugène Hanappier, Armand Lapoint[52]
17 September 1866 
François Varcollier[52]
8 July 1867 

Julien-Joseph-Henry Dupontavisse, Auguste Lefranc[52]
August 1868 

Jules Noriac, Charles Comte[52]
1870 
[Closed during the Franco-Prussian War][53]
16 April 1871 
Jules Noriac, Charles Comte[52]
1873 
Charles Comte[52]
1877 
Louis Cantin[52][54]
15 October 1885 

Delphine Ugalde[55]
1 September 1888 
Charles (Carlo) A. Chizzola[56][57]
1889 
Oscar de Lagoanère[58]
1890 
Félix Larcher[59]
1892 
Charles Masset[60]
1893 
Eugène Larcher[61]
1895 

Georges Grisier[62]
1897 
Michel-Amable Coudert[63]
1899 
Coudert and Berny[64]
1900 
Vildreux and Pezzani[65]
15 October 1901 
André Lénéka[66]
1902 
Lagoanère and Lénéka[67]
1904 
Armand Bour[68]
1905 
Monza and Darcour[69]
October 1906 
Clot and Dublay[70]
1907 
Deval and Richemond[71]
1909 
Mme Cora-Laparcerie[72]
1913 
Gustave Quinson[73][74]
1927 
Gustave Quinson, Albert Willemetz[75]
1929 
Albert Willemetz[75]
1958 
Nicky Nancel (Madame Mondavi)[73][74]
1986 

Jean-Claude Brialy[73]
2007 
Bruno Finck[73]


References


Notes




  1. ^ abcd Bouffes-Parisien website.


  2. ^ abc Lamb, Andrew. "Offenbach, Jacques" in Sadie 1992, vol. 3, pp. 653–658.


  3. ^ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwx Levin 2009, pp. 401–402.


  4. ^ Galignani 1862, p. 470.


  5. ^ Dickens 1882, p. 32.


  6. ^ Lamb ( "Offenbach, Jacques" in Sadie 1992, vol. 3, p. 653) gives the capacity of the Salle Lacaze as 300. Gammond (1980, p. 37) says it held an audience of only 50.


  7. ^ Faris 1980, pp. 51–52.


  8. ^ Lamb ( "Offenbach, Jacques" in Sadie 1992, vol. 3, p. 653) gives the capacity of 900; Faris (1980, pp. 52–53) provides an extensive quote from the periodical Le Ménestrel describing the demolition and reconstruction of the theatre and the size of the orchestra.


  9. ^ Yon 2000, pp. 760–762.


  10. ^ During the summer of 1858 the company went on tour, and Offenbach sublet the Salle Lacaze to Jean-Charles Deburau (Yon 2000, p. 201). During the summer of 1860 the company performed in Brussels and Lyon. Offenbach himself went to Berlin to supervise the rehearsals and conduct the Berlin premiere of Orphée aux enfers at the Friedrich-Wilhelmstädtisches Theater on 23 June 1860 (Yon 2000, pp. 232–233).


  11. ^ Levin 2009, p. 401.


  12. ^ Lamb, Andrew. "Orphée aux enfers" in Sadie 1992, vol. 3, pp. 774–776.


  13. ^ Gänzl 2001, pp. 360–362.


  14. ^ Lamb, Andrew. "Hervé" in Sadie 1992, vol. 2, p. 708.


  15. ^ Gänzl 2001, p. 722.


  16. ^ "Lecocq, [Alexandre] Charles" in Gänzl 2001, pp. 1165–1168.


  17. ^ Gänzl 2001, pp. 1602–1603.


  18. ^ Gänzl 2001, pp. 590–591.


  19. ^ Traubner 2003, p. 91; Gänzl 2001, pp.1494–1495.


  20. ^ The date of the premiere is given as 16 March 1880 by Andrew Lamb "Varney, Louis" in Sadie 1992, vol. 4, p. 901 (see also .mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
    OCLC 457931152), but as 16 May 1880 by Levin 2009, p. 402.



  21. ^ Traubner 2003, p. 91; Gänzl 2001, pp. 1341–1343.


  22. ^ Gänzl 2001, pp. 763–764.


  23. ^ Klein, Axel: O'Kelly - An Irish Musical Family in Nineteenth-Century France (Norderstedt 2014).
    ISBN 978-3-7357-2310-9.



  24. ^ Gänzl 2001, pp. 1038–1040.


  25. ^ abc "Pugno, [Stéphane] Raoul" in Gänzl 2001, p. 1662.


  26. ^ "Roger, Victor" in Gänzl 2001, pp. 1733–1734.


  27. ^ "Messager, André" in Gänzl 2001, pp. 1379–1382.


  28. ^ Charlton, David. "Vidal, Paul (Antonin)" in Sadie 1992, vol. 4, pp. 987–988.


  29. ^ Gänzl 2001, p. 1297.


  30. ^ Gänzl 2001, p. 1307.


  31. ^ Gänzl 2001, pp. 581–582.


  32. ^ Gänzl 2001, p. 530.


  33. ^ Gänzl 2001, p. 1490.


  34. ^ Gänzl 2001, pp. 1660–1662.


  35. ^ Wagstaff 1992.


  36. ^ Gänzl 2001, pp. 2126–2127.


  37. ^ Charlton, David. "Terrasse, Claude (Antoine)" in Sadie 1992, vol. 4, p. 700.


  38. ^ Gänzl 2001, pp. 2067–2068.


  39. ^ Gänzl 2001, pp. 1611–1613.


  40. ^ Gänzl 2001, pp. 480–482.


  41. ^ Gänzl 2001, pp. 1139–1140.


  42. ^ Gänzl 2001, p. 457.


  43. ^ Gänzl 2001, p. 578.


  44. ^ Gänzl 2001, p. 2079.


  45. ^ Gänzl 2001, pp. 1625–1626.


  46. ^ Gänzl 2001, pp. 2077–2078.


  47. ^ Gänzl 2001, pp. 1008–1009.


  48. ^ Gänzl 2001, p. 668.


  49. ^ Gänzl 2001, p. 87.


  50. ^ Gänzl 2001, pp. 2056–2057.


  51. ^ Levin indicates that the company was a private entrepreneurship from its founding in 1855 up until 1885, which is the extent of her coverage of the topic. See Table 16.8. "Chronology and administration of the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens company" in Levin 2009, p. 399.


  52. ^ abcdefghi Levin 2009, p. 399.


  53. ^ Levin 2009, p. 399, indicates that the theatre was closed. The company's website states that the closure was due to the Franco-Prussian War. (See "Historique" at the Bouffes-Parisiens website Archived 11 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine., retrieved 20 August 2011).


  54. ^ "Cantin, Louis" in Gänzl 2001, pp. 308–309. According to Gänzl, Cantin gave up his directorship in 1885.


  55. ^ Almanach des spectacles. Année 1885, p. 62.


  56. ^ Almanach des spectacles. Année 1888, p. 56.


  57. ^ Chizzola was an Italian manager-impresario, managed Tommaso Salvini on tour in the US in 1873-4. See Carlson, Marvin A. (1985). The Italian Shakespearians: Performances by Ristori, Salvini, and Rossi in England and America. Associated University Presses. pp. 48, 56–8. ISBN 9780918016768.


  58. ^ Almanach des spectacles. Année 1889, p. 57.


  59. ^ Almanach des spectacles. Année 1890, p. 58; Le Boulevard: Croquis Parisiens 1893, p. 191.


  60. ^ Almanach des spectacles. Année 1892, p. 64; Le Boulevard: Croquis Parisiens 1893, p. 191.


  61. ^ Almanach des spectacles. Année 1893, p. 66; Almanach Hachette 1895, p. 452.


  62. ^ Almanach des spectacles. Année 1895, p. 69; Gänzl 2001, p. 1490.


  63. ^ Almanach des spectacles. Année 1897, p. 57; Bulletin officiel 1899, vol. 65, p. 352.


  64. ^ Almanach des spectacles. Année 1899, p. 65.


  65. ^ Almanach des spectacles. Année 1900, p. 63.


  66. ^ Almanach des spectacles. Année 1901, p. 71; Martin 1901, p. 404.


  67. ^ Almanach des spectacles. Année 1902, p. 68.


  68. ^ Almanach des spectacles. Année 1904, p. 69.


  69. ^ Almanach des spectacles. Année 1905, p. 76.


  70. ^ Almanach des spectacles. Année 1906, p. 78.


  71. ^ Almanach des spectacles. Année 1907, p. 81.


  72. ^ Almanach des spectacles. Année 1909, p. 78.


  73. ^ abcd "Historique" at the Bouffes-Parisiens website Archived 11 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine., retrieved 20 August 2011.


  74. ^ ab "Les Théâtres parisiens: Bouffes-Parisiens" at the website Encyclopédie multimedia de la comédie musicale, 1918–1940, retrieved 20 August 2011.


  75. ^ ab Gänzl 2001, p. 2198.



Sources



  • Dickens, Charles (1882). Dicken's Dictionary of Paris, 1882. An Unconventional Handbook. London: Macmillan. View at Google Books.

  • Faris, Alexander (1980). Jacques Offenbach. London & Boston: Faber and Faber.
    ISBN 978-0-571-11147-3.

  • Fauser, Annegret, editor; Everist, Mark, editor (2009). Music, theater, and cultural transfer. Paris, 1830–1914. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press.
    ISBN 978-0-226-23926-2.

  • Galignani, A. and W., publishers (1862). Galignani's New Paris Guide for 1862. Paris: A. and W. Galignani. View at Google Books.

  • Gammond, Peter (1980). Offenbach. London: Omnibus Press.
    ISBN 978-0-7119-0257-2.

  • Gänzl, Kurt (2001). The Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre, second edition. New York: Schirmer Books.
    ISBN 978-0-02-864970-2.

  • Levin, Alicia (2009). "A documentary overview of musical theaters in Paris, 1830–1900" in Fauser 2009, pp. 379–402.

  • Martin, Jules (1901). Nos Artistes: Annuaire des Théâtres et Concerts, 1901–1902. Paris: Ollendorff. View at Google Books.

  • Sadie, Stanley, editor (1992). The New Grove Dictionary of Opera (4 volumes). London: Macmillan.
    ISBN 978-1-56159-228-9.

  • Wagstaff, John (1992). "Véronique" in Sadie 1992, vol. 4, pp. 961–962.

  • Yon, Jean-Claude (2000). Jacques Offenbach. [Paris]: Galimard.
    ISBN 978-2-07-074775-7.



External links






  • The Theatre's website

Coordinates: 48°52′09″N 2°20′08″E / 48.86917°N 2.33556°E / 48.86917; 2.33556







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