Théâtre des Jeunes-Artistes
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The Théâtre des Jeunes-Artistes , formerly Théâtre français comique et lyrique , was a Parisian theater on the corner of Rue René Boulanger , then Rue Bondy, to Rue Lancy, not far from Boulevard Saint-Martin in the 10th arrondissement .
The older Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin was already in the immediate vicinity on the Boulevard Saint-Martin and just a little further, on the Rue Bondy on the corner of the Boulevard du Temple the Théâtre des Variétés-Amusantes by the actor Lécluse. He was looking for a better investment, because the managing directors had run down the theater through the selection of programs and so he decided to build a new theater. The Théâtre des Variétés-Amusantes was then taken over by the actor Dorfeuille .
So in 1790 a small theater building was built there. In earlier years there had already been a smaller theater building and then a paper factory that was demolished for it. The property in the form of a parallelogram was approximately 33 by 131 meters. The building was entered through a vestibule from which the hall and two flights of stairs were accessible to the boxes. The hall itself was almost 12 meters long and 7 meters wide and, together with the boxes, could accommodate 520 people. In this house, the "Théâtre français comique et lyrique" found its venue. The program consisted of comedies, operas and dramas, which also brought success at first, but here, too, the program design left a lot to be desired, the reputation suffered and so it was closed.
In 1794 the Théâtre des Jeunes-Artistes was established in this building. One of the donors was the father of the playwright Eugène Cantiran de Boirie , who wanted to save his fortune. At first, mainly political plays were given, such as Alphonse Martainville , which dealt with the horror of the French Revolution and the Jacobin reign of terror . After the end of the revolution, the program changed because the Théâtre des Jeunes-Artistes had played its political role and it was time to change the program to lighter entertainment. From now on, well-known pieces by Molière , Jean-François Regnard and Dancourt were played , but current authors also got their chance. Among others, Maxime de Redon and Louis Abel Beffroy de Reigny . Under the direction of various directors, including Jacques Foignet , the theater was able to survive with varying degrees of luck until 1807, when almost all theaters were banned by imperial decree .
Well-known theater personalities later made their debut there, such as Charles-Emmanuel Lepeintre or Monrose, and so did the chansonnier Marc-Antoine-Madeleine Désaugiers .
The building was later demolished and replaced by a residential building.
Performances (excerpt)
- Les nouvelles métamorphoses , Vaudeville in one act by Joseph Servières (1805)
- Le prince invisible, ou Arlequin prothée , Feerie in six acts by Antoine-Bertrand Fages (1804)
- Cinq et deux font trois, ou, Le marchand d'esprit , piece in proverbs and verses as Vaudeville by Jacques-André Jacquelin (1802)
- Le petit César, ou, La famille des Pyrénées , drama in three acts as prose by Alexis Eymery (1801)
- M. Jocrisse au sérail de Constantinople, ou, Les bêtises sont de tous les pays , Singspiel in prose by René Perin (1800)
- L'antiquo-manie, ou, Le mariage sous la cheminée , Comedy in one act by Jacques-André Jacquelin (1799)
literature
- Henri Beaulieu: Les théâtres du boulevard du Crime, cabinets galants, cabarets, théâtres, cirques, bateleurs , 1905, p. 77f, digitized
- Alexis Donnet: Architectonographie des théâtres de Paris , Paris: Didit l`aîné, 1821, p. 59f., Digitized
- Nicolas Brazier: Chroniques des petits théâtres de Paris , Paris: E. Rouveyre et G. Blond, 1883, Volume 1, pp. 203 ff., Digitized
Web links
- Literature by and about Théâtre des Jeunes-Artistes in the bibliographic database WorldCat
Coordinates: 48 ° 52 '7.3 " N , 2 ° 21' 35.4" E