Léonce at the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens, as Aristée, in Orphée aux enfers

Édouard-Théodore Nicole (1823 – 19 February 1900), known as Léonce, was a 19th-century French actor and singer.

Biography

Léonce was born in Paris. After studying law, he made his stage debut at the Théâtre de Belleville. He also played the cello.[1]

In the 1850s, he was engaged at the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens by Jacques Offenbach and sang many roles in the works of Offenbach and Hervé. After some time at the Théâtre de l'Athenée, he played in the premieres of Tromb-al-ca-zar, Croquefer, Orphée aux Enfers, Mesdames de la Halle and Monsieur Choufleuri. For several years, he appeared at the Théâtre des Variétés including in Les brigands, Le docteur Ox, La Vie parisienne and La Périchole.

After an unwise investment in a café, he ended his life in poverty. He died at Raincy on 19 February 1900.

Theatre

Comedian-singer
Author
  • 1859: Dans la rue, operetta by Léonce (lyricist)[3] - Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens - created on 8 September[4]

References

  1. La Salle, Albert de. Histoire des Bouffes-parisiens. Librairie Nouvelle, Paris, 1860, p64. In Les Petits Prodiges (1857), he played a solo on the cello, alongside a eccentic violin solo from Tayau and one on the bassoon by Désiré.
  2. Mesdames de la Halle sur data.bnf.fr
  3. "Dans la rue" sur Gallica
  4. Léonce sur Data.BnF

Sources

  • Gänzl Kurt. The Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre. Blackwell, Oxford, 1994.
  • This article incorporates some material re-edited from French Wikipedia


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