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Henri Franconi

1779 – 1849

French actor and mime artist

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Lived 1779 – 1849 (aged 69). Henri Franconi was a French actor, mime artist, rider and playwright.

Henri Franconi, full name Jean Gérard Henri Franconi, (4 November 1779 – 22 July 1849) was a French playwright and circus performer of the early 19th century.

A son of Antonio Franconi, in 1807 he became with his brother Laurent director of the Cirque-Olympique (1807-1837). An actor, a mime, an esquire, nicknamed Minette, he authored pantomimes, dramas and vaudeville.

Works

1808: Les Quatre fils Aymons, equestrian scenes in 2 parts 1808: Cavalo-Dios, ou le Cheval génie bienfaisant, equestrian scenes, mingled with féeries, in 2 parts, with Cuvelier 1808: Barberousse le Balafré, ou les Valaques, equestrian and chivalrous scenes, in 2 parts, extravaganza, with Jean-Guillaume-Antoine Cuvelier 1808: Fra Diavolo, ou le Frère diable, chef de bandits dans les Alpes, equestrian scenes in 2 parts, with Cuvelier 1808: La Prise de la Corogne, ou les Anglais en Espagne, equestrian scenes 1810: Les chevaux vengés, ou Parodie de la parodie de Fernand Cortez 1810: Gérard de Nevers et la Belle Euriant, chivalrous and equestrians pantomime scens, with Cuvelier 1810: Le Passage du pont de Lodi, memorable action in 1 part 1811: Don Quichotte et Sancho Pança, folie in two tableaux, extravaganza, with Cuvelier 1811: Les Ermites blancs, ou l'Ile de Caprée, tableaux pantomimes in 2 actions 1811: Le Jugement suprême, ou l'Innocence sauvée, tableaux in 3 actions, with Nicolas Brazier and Cuvelier 1812: Frédégonde et Brunehaut 1812: Geneviève ou La confiance trahie, pantomime in 3 acts 1812: La mine Beaujonc ou Le dévouement sublime 1812: La Famille d'Armincourt, ou les Voleurs, tableaux by Boilly set in action, pantomime in 2 acts, with Jean-Baptiste-Louis Camel 1812: Frédégonde et Brunehaut, historical pantomime in 3 acts after the historical novel by Jacques Marie Boutet 1812: Maria ou le Mauvais fils, pantomime in 3 acts 1812: Les Trois aigles ou les Mariages lithuaniens, historical and military pantomime, with Cuvelier 1813: Arsène, ou le Génie maure, pantomime in 3 acts, extravaganza with machines 1813: Guliver ou la Manie des voyages, pantomime folie in 3 acts 1813: La Dame du lac, ou l'Inconnu, pantomime in 3 acts, extravaganza 1814: L'Entrée de Henri IV à Paris, historical tableau, in 2 acts, with Cuvelier 1814: Le Maréchal de Villars, ou la Bataille de Denain, historical and military action 1814: La Mort du capitaine Cook, ou les Insulaires d'O-Why-E, pantomime in 2 acts, extravaganza 1815: Diane et les satyres ! ou Une vengeance de l'Amour, pantomime in 2 acts, with 1 prologue 1815: Orsino, pantomime with dialogue in 3 acts 1815: Robert-le-Diable, ou le Criminel repentant, pantomime in 3 acts, extravaganza 1815: La mine Beaujonc ou le Dévouement sublime, historical fact in 2 acts 1816: Sancho dans l'île de Barataria, pantomime bouffonne in 2 acts, with 1 prologue, with Cuvelier 1817: Caïn, ou le Premier crime, pantomime in 3 acts, after the poem by Gessner 1818: La ferme des carrières, fait historique, pantomime in 2 acts, mingled with dialogue, with Pierre Villiers 1819: Poniatowski, ou le Passage de l'Elster, military drama in 3 acts, with Villiers 1819: Le Soldat laboureur, mimodrame in 1 act 1820: Le Cuirassier, ou la Bravoure récompensée, mimo-drame en 1 act 1820: Fayel et Gabrielle de Vergy, with Pierre Blanchard 1820: L'Hospitalité, ou la Chaumière hongroise, military anecdote in 1 act, extravaganza, with Pierre Carmouche 1821: La Bataille de Bouvines, mimodrame in 3 acts 1821: Le Soldat fermier, ou le Bon seigneur, mimodrama in 1 act, extravaganza, a sequel to Soldat laboureur 1823: Le Pâtre, melodrama in 2 acts 1823: La Lettre anonyme, comedy in 1 act and in prose, with Charles-Maurice Descombes 1824: Le 27 septembre 1824, vaudeville in 1 act and extravaganza, with Amable de Saint-Hilaire 1824: Le Pont de Logrono, ou le Petit tambour, suivi de la Prise du Trocadero, historical and military action in 3 parts, with Cuvelier 1825: Le Chien du régiment, ou l'Exécution militaire, melodrama in 1 act, with Saint-Léon and Adolphe Franconi 1825: L'Incendie de Salins, melodrama in 1 act, extravaganza, with Saint-Léon 1825: Le Vieillard ou La Révélation, melodrama in 2 acts, with Alexandre-Joseph Le Roy de Bacre 1825: Les Recruteurs, ou la Fille du fermier, play in 2 acts, extravaganza, with Carmouche and Henri de Saint-Georges 1830: Youli, ou les Souliotes, melodrama in 2 acts and 5 tableaux, with Théodore Nézel

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Henri Franconi?

French actor and mime artist

When was Henri Franconi born?

Henri Franconi was born on 4 November 1779 in Lyon.

When did Henri Franconi die?

Henri Franconi died on 22 July 1849 in Paris.

What was Henri Franconi's occupation?

Henri Franconi was an actor, mime artist, rider and playwright.

What nationality was Henri Franconi?

Henri Franconi was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Henri Franconi

· Wikidata: Q21062428

· DBpedia: Henri Franconi

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