About Emmanuel Lepeintre
Lived 1790 – 1847 (aged 56). Emmanuel Lepeintre was a French stage actor, playwright, chansonnier and chansonnier (singer).
Emmanuel Lepeintre, real name Emmanuel Augustin Lepeintre called Lepeintre jeune or Lepeintre Cadet, (22 September 1790 – 24 February 1847) was a French stage actor, chansonnier and playwright.
Biographie He began his acting career aged ten at the Théâtre des Jeunes-Artistes in the role of Cassandra in Hasard corrigé par l'amour, a vaudeville by Philidor Rochelle.
A comic actor at the Théâtre des Variétés and at the Théâtre du Vaudeville from 1818 to 1843, he played the role of Dugazon in Le duel et le déjeuner ou Les comédiens joués by Mélesville (1818) and also that of Hamelin in La famille improvisée by Nicolas Brazier (1840). He was famous for his obesity and his bons mots.
Works 1814: La fête de famille, opéra-vaudeville, impromptu, in 1 act and free verse 1820: Le Cirque Bojolay, ou Pleuvra-t-il ? ne pleuvra-t-il pas ?, à propos-parodie-vaudeville in 1 act 1820: Écoutons ! ! !, scènes improvisées, à l'occasion de la naissance de S. A. R. Mgr le duc de Bordeaux, with Amable de Saint-Hilaire 1831: M. Mayeux, ou Le Bossu à la mode, à propos de bosses en 3 tableaux, mêlé de vaudevilles, with Saint-Hilaire and Eugène Hyacinthe Laffillard 1833: La Citadelle d'Anvers, ou le Séjour et la conquête, à-propos en 2 actes, mingled with couplets 1840: Insomnies de Lepeintre jeune le fracturé, mises au jour, la nuit, par lui et ses deux gardes-malade 1840: Loisirs d'une convalescence, bêtises de Lepeintre jeune 1840: Pot-pourri, à propos de la première et dernière représentation de Vautrin 1843: Physiologie du parrain 1848: Œuvres badines et posthumes de Lepeintre jeune, songs, parodies, jokes and puns
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Who was Emmanuel Lepeintre?
French actor and playwright (1790–1847)
When was Emmanuel Lepeintre born?
Emmanuel Lepeintre was born on 22 September 1790 in Versailles.
When did Emmanuel Lepeintre die?
Emmanuel Lepeintre died on 23 January 1847 in Paris.
What was Emmanuel Lepeintre's occupation?
Emmanuel Lepeintre was a stage actor, playwright, chansonnier and chansonnier (singer).
What nationality was Emmanuel Lepeintre?
Emmanuel Lepeintre was French.
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