Emmanuel Lepeintre

Emmanuel Lepeintre
Born Emmanuel Augustin Lepeintre
22 September 1790
Versailles
Died 24 February 1847(1847-02-24) (aged 56)
Paris
Occupation Actor, chansonnier, dramatist

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.[1]

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.[2]

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References

  1. Annuaire dramatique de la Belgique, Volume 2, 1840, p. 232-235
  2. Gérard de Nerval, Œuvres, vol.1, Gallimard, 1960, (p. 1441)
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