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Eugène Marin Labiche

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Eugène Marin Labiche (6 May 1815 – 22 January 1888) was a French dramatist. He remains famous for his contribution to the vaudeville genre and his passionate and domestic pochads.

Eugène Marin Labiche
Portrait of Eugène Marin labiche by Marcellin Desboutin
Born(1815-05-06)6 May 1815
Paris, French Empire
Died22 January 1888(1888-01-22) (aged 72)
Paris, France
Resting placeCimetière de Montmartre
GenreDramaturgy
Notable worksThe Italian Straw Hat

In the 1860s, he reached his peak with a series of successes including Le Voyage de M. Perrichon (1860), La Poudre aux yeux (1861), La Station Champbaudet (1862) and La Cagnotte (1864). He worked with Jacques Offenbach, then director of the Bouffes-Parisiens, to write librettos for operettas and for several comic operas.

His 1851 farce The Italian Straw Hat, written with Marc-Michel, has been adapted many times to stage and screen.

Early life

He was born into a bourgeois family and studied law.[1] At the age of twenty, he contributed a short story to Chérubin magazine, entitled "Les plus belles sont les plus fausses" ("The most beautiful are the most fake/false"). A few others followed, but failed to catch the attention of the public.[2]

Career

Labiche tried his hand at dramatic criticism in the Revue des théâtres and in 1838, wrote and premiered two plays. The small Théâtre du Pantheon produced, to some popular success, his drama L'Avocat Loubet, while a vaudeville, Monsieur de Coyllin, ou l'homme infiniment poli (written in collaboration with Marc-Michel and performed at the Palais Royal) introduced a provincial actor who was to become and to remain a great Parisian favourite, the famous comedian Grassot.[3]

 
Statue in Souvigny-en-Sologne, France

In the same year, Labiche, still doubtful about his true vocation, published a romance called La Clé des champs. According to Léon Halévy, Labiche's publisher went bankrupt soon after the novel was out: "A lucky misadventure, for this timely warning of Destiny sent him back to the stage, where a career of success was awaiting him." There was yet another obstacle in the way. When he married, Labiche solemnly promised his wife's parents that he would renounce a profession then considered incompatible with moral regularity and domestic happiness. A year later, his wife released him from his vow, and Labiche recalled the incident when he dedicated the first edition of his complete works to her.[3]

In conjunction with Charles Varin, Marc-Michel, Louis François Clairville, Philippe François Dumanoir, and others, he contributed comic plays interspersed with couplets to various Paris theatres. He was considered a successful but undistinguished vaudevillist, until he paired with Marc-Michel to create the five-act farce, Un Chapeau de paille d'Italie (The Italian Straw Hat), which turned out to be a major success upon its opening in August 1851. It is an accomplished specimen of the French imbroglio-style play, in which someone is in search of something, but does not find it till five minutes before the curtain falls. For the next twenty-five years, he continued to write successful comedies and vaudevilles, all basically constructed on the same plan and containing a dose of comic observation and good sense. "Of all the subjects," he said, "which offered themselves to me, I have selected the bourgeois. Essentially mediocre in his vices and in his virtues, he stands half-way between the hero and the scoundrel, between the saint and the profligate."[3]

During the second period of his career Labiche collaborated with Alfred Delacour, Adolphe Choler, and others. Emile Augier said: "The distinctive qualities which secured a lasting vogue for the plays of Labiche are to be found in all the comedies written by him with different collaborators, and are conspicuously absent from those which they wrote without him." Even more important was his professional relationship with actor Jean Marie Geoffroy, who specialized in Labiche's pompous and fussy bourgeois characters. Many of Labiche's roles were written specifically for Geoffroy. Célimare le bien-aimé (1863), Le Voyage de M. Perrichon (1860), La Grammaire, Un Pied dans le crime, La Cagnotte (1864), were some of Labiche's most important plays.[3]

Retirement and death

In 1877, he ended his connection with the stage, and retired to his rural property in Sologne. There, he devoted his energies to supervising agricultural work and to reclaiming land and marshes. His lifelong friend, Émile Augier, visited him there, and strongly advised Labiche to publish a collected and revised edition of his works. Though Labiche was initially reluctant, he issued, during 1878 and 1879, his comic plays in ten volumes, which were enthusiastically received. Many people had assumed that Labiche's plays owed their popularity to the actors who had appeared in them, but, upon reading the plays, they realized that their success was due to the writing itself, with its humor and skilled characterization. Due to this re-evaluation of Labiche's writing, he was elected to the Académie française in 1880.[3]

Labiche died in Paris and was buried in the Cimetière de Montmartre.

Appreciation

Some admirers have considered Labiche the equal of Molière; his plays are more complex and less coarse than many other examples of French farce. Love is practically absent from his theatre. In none of his plays did he ever venture into the depths of feminine psychology, and womankind is only represented by pretentious old maids and silly young ladies. He ridiculed marriage, but in a friendly and good-natured manner that always left a door open to repentance and timely amendment.[3]

Plays

  • 1840: Deux Papas Très-bien, ou La Grammaire de Chicard
  • 1844: Le Major Cravachon
  • 1846: Frisette
  • 1848: Le Club Champenois
  • 1848: Un Jeune Homme Pressé
  • 1850: Embrassons-nous, Folleville!
  • 1850: La Fille Bien Gardée
  • 1850: Un garçon de chez Véry
  • 1851: The Italian Straw Hat (Un chapeau de paille d'Italie)
  • 1852: Maman Sabouleux
  • 1852: Edgar et sa Bonne
  • 1852: Mon Isménie!
  • 1852: Un Monsieur qui Prend la Mouche
  • 1852: Les Suites d'un Premier Lit
  • 1853: La Chasse aux Corbeaux
  • 1854: Les Marquises de la fourchette
  • 1855: La Perle de la Canebière
  • 1856: Si Jamais je te pince...!
  • 1857: L'Affaire de la rue de Lourcine
  • 1857: Les Noces de Bouchencœur
  • 1858: L'Avare en gants jaunes
  • 1858: Un Monsieur qui Brûlé une dame
  • 1858: Deux Merles Blancs
  • 1858: Le Clou aux Maris
  • 1859: Les Petites Mans
  • 1859: Le Baron de Fourchevif
  • 1860: Les Deux Timides
  • 1860: Un Gros Mot
  • 1860: J'Invite le Colonel!
  • 1860: La Sensitive
  • 1860: Le Voyage de monsieur Perrichon
  • 1861: La Poudre aux yeux [fr]
  • 1861: Les Vivacités du Capitaine Tic
  • 1861: J'ai Compromis ma femme
  • 1862: Les Petits Oiseaux
  • 1862: La Station Champbaudet
  • 1862: Les 37 Sous de Monsieur Montaudoiun
  • 1862: Le première pas
  • 1863: La Commode de Victorine
  • 1863: Célimar: Le Bien-Aimé
  • 1864: La Cagnotte
  • 1864: Moi
  • 1864: Un Mari qui lance sa femme
  • 1864: Le Point de Mire
  • 1865: Le Voyage en Chine
  • 1866: Un Pied Dans le Crime
  • 1867: La Grammaire
  • 1867: La Main Leste
  • 1868: Le Petit Voyage
  • 1869: Le Choix d'un Gendre (un pochade en un acte)
  • 1870: Le Plus Heureux des Trois
  • 1872: Doit-on le dire?
  • 1873: 29 Degrés à l'Ombre
  • 1875: Les Trente Millions de Gladiator
  • 1875: Le Cachemire X. B. T.
  • 1876: Le Prix Martin
  • 1876: La Cigale chez les fourmis

Filmography

References

  1. ^ McLeish, Kenneth (1996). An Italian Straw Hat. Introduction: Nick Hern Books Limited. ISBN 978-1-85459-300-9. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  2. ^ Filon 1911, pp. 4–5.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Filon 1911, p. 5.

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Eugene Marin Labiche 6 May 1815 22 January 1888 was a French dramatist He remains famous for his contribution to the vaudeville genre and his passionate and domestic pochads Eugene Marin LabichePortrait of Eugene Marin labiche by Marcellin DesboutinBorn 1815 05 06 6 May 1815Paris French EmpireDied22 January 1888 1888 01 22 aged 72 Paris FranceResting placeCimetiere de MontmartreGenreDramaturgyNotable worksThe Italian Straw HatIn the 1860s he reached his peak with a series of successes including Le Voyage de M Perrichon 1860 La Poudre aux yeux 1861 La Station Champbaudet 1862 and La Cagnotte 1864 He worked with Jacques Offenbach then director of the Bouffes Parisiens to write librettos for operettas and for several comic operas His 1851 farce The Italian Straw Hat written with Marc Michel has been adapted many times to stage and screen Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Retirement and death 4 Appreciation 5 Plays 6 Filmography 7 References 8 External linksEarly life EditHe was born into a bourgeois family and studied law 1 At the age of twenty he contributed a short story to Cherubin magazine entitled Les plus belles sont les plus fausses The most beautiful are the most fake false A few others followed but failed to catch the attention of the public 2 Career EditLabiche tried his hand at dramatic criticism in the Revue des theatres and in 1838 wrote and premiered two plays The small Theatre du Pantheon produced to some popular success his drama L Avocat Loubet while a vaudeville Monsieur de Coyllin ou l homme infiniment poli written in collaboration with Marc Michel and performed at the Palais Royal introduced a provincial actor who was to become and to remain a great Parisian favourite the famous comedian Grassot 3 Statue in Souvigny en Sologne FranceIn the same year Labiche still doubtful about his true vocation published a romance called La Cle des champs According to Leon Halevy Labiche s publisher went bankrupt soon after the novel was out A lucky misadventure for this timely warning of Destiny sent him back to the stage where a career of success was awaiting him There was yet another obstacle in the way When he married Labiche solemnly promised his wife s parents that he would renounce a profession then considered incompatible with moral regularity and domestic happiness A year later his wife released him from his vow and Labiche recalled the incident when he dedicated the first edition of his complete works to her 3 In conjunction with Charles Varin Marc Michel Louis Francois Clairville Philippe Francois Dumanoir and others he contributed comic plays interspersed with couplets to various Paris theatres He was considered a successful but undistinguished vaudevillist until he paired with Marc Michel to create the five act farce Un Chapeau de paille d Italie The Italian Straw Hat which turned out to be a major success upon its opening in August 1851 It is an accomplished specimen of the French imbroglio style play in which someone is in search of something but does not find it till five minutes before the curtain falls For the next twenty five years he continued to write successful comedies and vaudevilles all basically constructed on the same plan and containing a dose of comic observation and good sense Of all the subjects he said which offered themselves to me I have selected the bourgeois Essentially mediocre in his vices and in his virtues he stands half way between the hero and the scoundrel between the saint and the profligate 3 During the second period of his career Labiche collaborated with Alfred Delacour Adolphe Choler and others Emile Augier said The distinctive qualities which secured a lasting vogue for the plays of Labiche are to be found in all the comedies written by him with different collaborators and are conspicuously absent from those which they wrote without him Even more important was his professional relationship with actor Jean Marie Geoffroy who specialized in Labiche s pompous and fussy bourgeois characters Many of Labiche s roles were written specifically for Geoffroy Celimare le bien aime 1863 Le Voyage de M Perrichon 1860 La Grammaire Un Pied dans le crime La Cagnotte 1864 were some of Labiche s most important plays 3 Retirement and death EditIn 1877 he ended his connection with the stage and retired to his rural property in Sologne There he devoted his energies to supervising agricultural work and to reclaiming land and marshes His lifelong friend Emile Augier visited him there and strongly advised Labiche to publish a collected and revised edition of his works Though Labiche was initially reluctant he issued during 1878 and 1879 his comic plays in ten volumes which were enthusiastically received Many people had assumed that Labiche s plays owed their popularity to the actors who had appeared in them but upon reading the plays they realized that their success was due to the writing itself with its humor and skilled characterization Due to this re evaluation of Labiche s writing he was elected to the Academie francaise in 1880 3 Labiche died in Paris and was buried in the Cimetiere de Montmartre Appreciation EditSome admirers have considered Labiche the equal of Moliere his plays are more complex and less coarse than many other examples of French farce Love is practically absent from his theatre In none of his plays did he ever venture into the depths of feminine psychology and womankind is only represented by pretentious old maids and silly young ladies He ridiculed marriage but in a friendly and good natured manner that always left a door open to repentance and timely amendment 3 Plays Edit1840 Deux Papas Tres bien ou La Grammaire de Chicard 1844 Le Major Cravachon 1846 Frisette 1848 Le Club Champenois 1848 Un Jeune Homme Presse 1850 Embrassons nous Folleville 1850 La Fille Bien Gardee 1850 Un garcon de chez Very 1851 The Italian Straw Hat Un chapeau de paille d Italie 1852 Maman Sabouleux 1852 Edgar et sa Bonne 1852 Mon Ismenie 1852 Un Monsieur qui Prend la Mouche 1852 Les Suites d un Premier Lit 1853 La Chasse aux Corbeaux 1854 Les Marquises de la fourchette 1855 La Perle de la Canebiere 1856 Si Jamais je te pince 1857 L Affaire de la rue de Lourcine 1857 Les Noces de Bouchencœur 1858 L Avare en gants jaunes 1858 Un Monsieur qui Brule une dame 1858 Deux Merles Blancs 1858 Le Clou aux Maris 1859 Les Petites Mans 1859 Le Baron de Fourchevif 1860 Les Deux Timides 1860 Un Gros Mot 1860 J Invite le Colonel 1860 La Sensitive 1860 Le Voyage de monsieur Perrichon 1861 La Poudre aux yeux fr 1861 Les Vivacites du Capitaine Tic 1861 J ai Compromis ma femme 1862 Les Petits Oiseaux 1862 La Station Champbaudet 1862 Les 37 Sous de Monsieur Montaudoiun 1862 Le premiere pas 1863 La Commode de Victorine 1863 Celimar Le Bien Aime 1864 La Cagnotte 1864 Moi 1864 Un Mari qui lance sa femme 1864 Le Point de Mire 1865 Le Voyage en Chine 1866 Un Pied Dans le Crime 1867 La Grammaire 1867 La Main Leste 1868 Le Petit Voyage 1869 Le Choix d un Gendre un pochade en un acte 1870 Le Plus Heureux des Trois 1872 Doit on le dire 1873 29 Degres a l Ombre 1875 Les Trente Millions de Gladiator 1875 Le Cachemire X B T 1876 Le Prix Martin 1876 La Cigale chez les fourmisFilmography EditL Affaire de la rue de Lourcine directed by Henri Diamant Berger France 1923 based on the play L Affaire de la rue de Lourcine which starred Maurice Chevalier La Fille bien gardee directed by Louis Feuillade France 1924 based on the play La Fille bien gardee The Italian Straw Hat directed by Rene Clair France 1928 based on the play The Italian Straw Hat Two Timid Souls directed by Rene Clair France 1928 based on the play Les Deux Timides L Affaire de la rue de Lourcine directed by Marcel Dumont France 1932 short film based on the play L Affaire de la rue de Lourcine Le Voyage de monsieur Perrichon directed by Jean Tarride France 1934 based on the play Le Voyage de monsieur Perrichon The Leghorn Hat directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner Germany 1939 based on the play The Italian Straw Hat Ma tante dictateur fr directed by Rene Pujol France 1939 based on the play Maman Sabouleux Un chapeau de paille d Italie directed by Maurice Cammage France 1941 based on the play The Italian Straw Hat Two Timid Souls directed by Yves Allegret France 1943 based on the play Les Deux Timides Il viaggio del signor Perrichon it directed by Paolo Moffa Italy 1943 based on the play Le Voyage de monsieur Perrichon Die tolle Susanne de directed by Geza von Bolvary Germany 1945 based on the play Les Trente Millions de Gladiator unfinished film My Niece Susanne directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner West Germany 1950 based on the play Les Trente Millions de Gladiator Trois jours de bringue a Paris fr directed by Emile Couzinet France 1954 based on the play La Cagnotte Matrimonios juveniles directed by Jose Diaz Morales Mexico 1961 based on the play The Italian Straw Hat Straw Hat directed by Oldrich Lipsky Czechoslovakia 1971 based on the play The Italian Straw Hat The Straw Hat directed by Leonid Kvinikhidze The Soviet Union 1974 based on the play The Italian Straw Hat Doit on le dire directed by Jean Laurent Cochet France 1980 based on the play Doit on le dire live recording of a performance at the Comedie Francaise The Voyage of Monsieur Perrichon Puteshestvie mse Perrishona directed by Margarita Mikaelyan Margari ta Mikaelya n The Soviet Union 1986 based on the play Le Voyage de monsieur Perrichon References Edit McLeish Kenneth 1996 An Italian Straw Hat Introduction Nick Hern Books Limited ISBN 978 1 85459 300 9 Retrieved 31 May 2017 Filon 1911 pp 4 5 a b c d e f Filon 1911 p 5 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Filon Augustin 1911 Labiche Eugene Marin In Chisholm Hugh ed Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 16 11th ed Cambridge University Press pp 4 5 External links Edit Biography portal Wikimedia Commons has media related to Eugene Labiche Works by Eugene Labiche at Project Gutenberg Works by or about Eugene Marin Labiche at Internet Archive Eugene Labiche at OpenLibrary Eugene Marin Labiche at Find a Grave 4 plays on Broadway from 1905 to 1936 at the Internet Broadway Database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eugene Marin Labiche amp oldid 1125609858, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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