Francisque jeune

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Francisque jeune , real name Louis-Auguste Hutin (born July 20, 1808 in Paris , † December 20, 1871 in Brussels ), was a French actor.

biography

Francisque was the younger half-brother of the actor Francisque ainé . The father of the two was a designer and was married to his sister, Philippine Félicité Chassignet, and his first wife, Charlotte Chassignet. The former was the mother of Francisque jeunes. This is how the theater came into the family. The maternal grandfather had invented a theatrical thunder machine and he ran a puppet theater first, then a shadow theater called Théâtre de Séraphin .

Like his brother, he took up the profession of actor and made his debut at the Comte in 1823 . After three years in this theater, he joined a traveling company and toured the province for some time. Returning to Paris in 1831, he got an engagement at the Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique , where he quickly got better roles and established himself among his already recognized colleagues, not least for his moving acting. His talent to alternate between tears and roaring laughter was remarkable, and he often played the naive and stupid and of course weird fool.

In 1838 he moved to the Théâtre de la Gaîté where he was part of the ensemble for many years. After a while there he was committed to his roles and some roles he played up to 200 times in a row. When his professional success diminished is not known, but he was probably without engagement when he reached his last professional station, the Théâtre du Gymnase , in 1859 . There Francisque played the less important, but not entirely insignificant, roles.

In the early 1860s, Francisque went blind, could no longer play and was penniless. Francisque collected plays and prints his entire life and eventually had an extensive library that also contained many foreign works. He offered this to the Société des auteurs et compositeurs dramatiques , for a life annuity of 1200 francs and free accommodation for takeover. This consented in 1862 and so his livelihood was secured.

Why Francisque stayed in Algiers in 1870 is not known, but there he fell ill with a severe fever and when he returned to Europe he died in Brussels. In 1871 he was to receive a pension of 500 francs from the artist's association for 62 years on stage, which he did not live to see.

All that is known about his private life is that he was married to a dancer named Anne de Boissac.

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SURNAME Jeune, Francisque
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hutin, Louis-Auguste (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French actor
DATE OF BIRTH July 20, 1808
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris
DATE OF DEATH December 20, 1871
Place of death Brussels