Léonce (actor)

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Role Film actor Name Léonce Léonce		Ex-spouse Valentine Petit

Died August 12, 1935, Paris, France Parents Marie Collinet, Elies Ferdinand Perret Movies L'enfant de Paris, Le mystere des roches de Kador, Madame Sans‑Gene, The Heart and the Money, Koenigsmark Similar People Louis Feuillade, Renee Carl, Jean Ayme, Charles de Rochefort, Huguette Duflos

Édouard-Théodore Nicole (1823 – 19 February 1900), known as Léonce, was an 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.

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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

1858: Mesdames de la Halle, une opérette bouffe de Jacques Offenbach - created on 3 March 1858 at the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens (salle Choiseul) - as Madame Poiretapée, poissonnière

1858: Orphée aux Enfers, opéra-bouffe by Jacques Offenbach - created on 21 October at the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens - as Aristée-Pluton -

1859: L'Omelette à la Follembuche, operetta bouffe by Eugène Labiche and Marc-Michel - created on 8 June at the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens - as La baronne de Follembuche

1861: M. Choufleuri restera chez lui le . . ., opéra bouffe by Jacques Offenbach - created on 14 September 1861 at the Théâtre des Bouffes Parisiens - as Mme Balandard

1869: Les brigands, opéra bouffe by Jacques Offenbach - created at the Théâtre des Variétés on 10 December - as Antonio, caissier du duc de Mantoue

1873: Les Braconniers, opéra bouffe by Jacques Offenbach - created at the Théâtre des Variétés on 29 January - as Bibès, veux braconnier

1875: Les Trente Millions de Gladiator, comédie en vaudeville by Eugène Labiche and Philippe Gille - created at Théâtre des Variétés on 22 January - as Pepitt

1875: La boulangère a des écus, opéra bouffe by Jacques Offenbach - created on 19| October 1875 at the Théâtre des Variétés - as Délicat

1876: Le roi dort by Eugène Labiche and Alfred Delacour - created on 31 March at the Théâtre des Variétés - as Bec de miel

1877: Le docteur Ox, opéra-bouffe by Jacques Offenbach - created on 26 January at the Théâtre des Variétés - as Ygène

1883: Mam'zelle Nitouche, operetta by Henri Meilhac and Albert Millaud - created on 26 January at the Théâtre des Variétés - as Loriot, "brigadier"

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1859: Dans la rue , operetta by Léonce (lyricist) - Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens - created on 8 September

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