The Cogniard brothers were two French brothers who worked as playwrights and theatre directors, producing an incalculable number of vaudevilles, reviews, féeries and operettas. The elder of the two was Charles-Théodore or Théodore Cogniard (30 April 1806 – 13 May 1872) and the younger was Jean-Hippolyte or Hippolyte Cogniard (28 November 1807 – 6 February 1882).[1] Both brothers were born and died in Paris.
Nicknamed "les jumeaux siamois du vaudeville" (the Siamese twins of vaudeville),[2] they headed the Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin from 1840 to 1845. In 1845, Hippolyte took sole charge of the Théâtre du Vaudeville, then of the Théâtre des Variétés from 1854 to 1869, where he instituted a repertoire solely consisting of operettas. It was under Hippolyte's leadership that Jacques Offenbach created his best-known works: La Belle Hélène, Barbe-Bleue, La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein and La Périchole. In 1869, on behalf of his son Léon, Hippolyte acquired the Cirque-Impérial and renamed it the Théâtre du Château d'Eau, after its proximity to the Place du Château d'Eau (now Place de la République). He then took it over after his son's premature death in March 1870. (After several failures, in 1904 that theatre became one of the most famous Parisian music halls, as the Alhambra.)
As playwrights, the Cogniard brothers produced an impressive number of plays, fééries and reviews from 1830 onwards, collaborating with Hector Crémieux, Louis-François Clairville and Paul Siraudin. These included La Cocarde tricolore, La Révolte des modistes, Les Deux Borgnes, L'Agnès de Belleville (with Paul de Kock), Bobêche et Galimafré, La Fille de l'air, Les Enfants du délire, Le Naufrage de la Méduse, Les Mille et une nuits, La Biche aux bois, La Cornemuse du diable, Le Royaume du calembourg, La Poudre de perlimpinpin, Le Monde camelotte, Les Bibelots du diable, La Grande Marée, Sans queue ni tête (with Crémieux), La Reine Crinoline ou Le royaume des femmes, Les Compagnons de la truelle (with Clairville), Les Bêtises d'hier (with Clairville and Siraudin) and their greatest success, La Chatte blanche (a féerie put on in 1852).
Huart, Louis, "Frères Cogniard" in Louis Huart and Charles Philipon (eds), Galerie de la presse, de la littérature et des beaux-arts, Volume 1, Bureau de la Publication, et Chez Aubert, 1839
cogniard, brothers, were, french, brothers, worked, playwrights, theatre, directors, producing, incalculable, number, vaudevilles, reviews, féeries, operettas, elder, charles, théodore, théodore, cogniard, april, 1806, 1872, younger, jean, hippolyte, hippolyte. The Cogniard brothers were two French brothers who worked as playwrights and theatre directors producing an incalculable number of vaudevilles reviews feeries and operettas The elder of the two was Charles Theodore or Theodore Cogniard 30 April 1806 13 May 1872 and the younger was Jean Hippolyte or Hippolyte Cogniard 28 November 1807 6 February 1882 1 Both brothers were born and died in Paris The Cogniard brothers circa 1839 Contents 1 Career 2 Notes and references 3 Sources 4 External linksCareer editNicknamed les jumeaux siamois du vaudeville the Siamese twins of vaudeville 2 they headed the Theatre de la Porte Saint Martin from 1840 to 1845 In 1845 Hippolyte took sole charge of the Theatre du Vaudeville then of the Theatre des Varietes from 1854 to 1869 where he instituted a repertoire solely consisting of operettas It was under Hippolyte s leadership that Jacques Offenbach created his best known works La Belle Helene Barbe Bleue La Grande Duchesse de Gerolstein and La Perichole In 1869 on behalf of his son Leon Hippolyte acquired the Cirque Imperial and renamed it the Theatre du Chateau d Eau after its proximity to the Place du Chateau d Eau now Place de la Republique He then took it over after his son s premature death in March 1870 After several failures in 1904 that theatre became one of the most famous Parisian music halls as the Alhambra As playwrights the Cogniard brothers produced an impressive number of plays feeries and reviews from 1830 onwards collaborating with Hector Cremieux Louis Francois Clairville and Paul Siraudin These included La Cocarde tricolore La Revolte des modistes Les Deux Borgnes L Agnes de Belleville with Paul de Kock Bobeche et Galimafre La Fille de l air Les Enfants du delire Le Naufrage de la Meduse Les Mille et une nuits La Biche aux bois La Cornemuse du diable Le Royaume du calembourg La Poudre de perlimpinpin Le Monde camelotte Les Bibelots du diable La Grande Maree Sans queue ni tete with Cremieux La Reine Crinoline ou Le royaume des femmes Les Compagnons de la truelle with Clairville Les Betises d hier with Clairville and Siraudin and their greatest success La Chatte blanche a feerie put on in 1852 Notes and references edit The New York Times May 27 1872 Huart 1839 Sources editHuart Louis Freres Cogniard in Louis Huart and Charles Philipon eds Galerie de la presse de la litterature et des beaux arts Volume 1 Bureau de la Publication et Chez Aubert 1839 The New York Times Theodore Cogniard Dramatist May 27 1872External links edit Cogniard Theodore The American Cyclopaedia 1879 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cogniard brothers amp oldid 1180872263, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
