Marguerite Macé-Montrouge
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Marguerite Macé-Montrouge, born Victoire Macé on 24 March 1836, died Paris 26 November 1898, became a professional actress at the age of 14, and was an early member of Offenbach
's troupe, before enjoying a long stage career in Paris and elsewhere.
she studied at the Paris Conservatoire under Provost from 1848 to 50.
She appeared at the École lyrique in La Fille terrible and La Veuve de quinze ans making her debut at the Théâtre du Gymnase
in 1850 where she spent three years playing travesty roles.
For Offenbach she sang in the premieres of Entrez Messieurs, Mesdames in 1855 (Titi), Une nuit blanche in 1855 (Fanchette), Le rêve d’une nuit d’été in 1855 (Rosita), La chatte métamorphosée en femme
in 1858 (Marianne), Orphée aux enfers in 1858 (L'opinion publique) and Le beau Pâris at the Eldorado in 1869 (Hélène). She also created Véronique in Bizet's Le docteur miracle
(1857).
In 1860, along with Zulma Bouffar
she travelled to Liege, returning in 1862 to Paris at the Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin
in Pied de mouton. She then toured to Brussels where she met her future husband (Montrouge
) who was singing at the Atelier, returning to the French capital for a series of successes at the Folies Marigny.
After touring to Cairo with her husband, and singing a wide operetta repertoire there with him, she joined the troupe of the Théâtre de l'Athénée in Paris.
Later creations included Joséphine vendue par ses soeurs in 1886 (Madame Jacob) and Miss Heylett in 1890 (La Sérona).
Macé-Montrouge was the director of 'La Tertulia', a café-concert in the rue de Rochechouart from October 1871 to September 1873.
One of her late triumphs was in L'Hôtel du libre échange
by Feydeau
at the Théâtre des Nouveautés
in 1894.
Jacques Offenbach
Jacques Offenbach was a Prussian-born French composer, cellist and impresario. He is remembered for his nearly 100 operettas of the 1850s–1870s and his uncompleted opera The Tales of Hoffmann. He was a powerful influence on later composers of the operetta genre, particularly Johann Strauss, Jr....
's troupe, before enjoying a long stage career in Paris and elsewhere.
Life and career
Brought up by her grandmother in the BatignollesBatignolles
Batignolles is a neighborhood of Paris, a part of the 17th arrondissement of the city. The neighborhood is bounded on the south by the Boulevard des Batignolles, on the east by the Avenue de Clichy, on the north by the Rue Cardinet, and on the west by the Rue de Rome.-History:Batignolles was an...
she studied at the Paris Conservatoire under Provost from 1848 to 50.
She appeared at the École lyrique in La Fille terrible and La Veuve de quinze ans making her debut at the Théâtre du Gymnase
Théâtre du Gymnase Marie Bell
The Théâtre du Gymnase or Théâtre du Gymnase Marie Bell, is a theatre in Paris, at 38, boulevard Bonne-Nouvelle in the 10th arrondissement .-History:...
in 1850 where she spent three years playing travesty roles.
For Offenbach she sang in the premieres of Entrez Messieurs, Mesdames in 1855 (Titi), Une nuit blanche in 1855 (Fanchette), Le rêve d’une nuit d’été in 1855 (Rosita), La chatte métamorphosée en femme
La chatte métamorphosée en femme
La chatte métamorphosée en femme is a one-act opéra comique of 1858 with words by Eugene Scribe and Mélésville, and music by Jacques Offenbach.-Performance history:...
in 1858 (Marianne), Orphée aux enfers in 1858 (L'opinion publique) and Le beau Pâris at the Eldorado in 1869 (Hélène). She also created Véronique in Bizet's Le docteur miracle
Le docteur Miracle
Le docteur Miracle is an opérette in one act by the French composer Georges Bizet. The libretto, by Léon Battu and Ludovic Halévy, is based on Sheridan's play Saint Patrick's Day. Bizet wrote the work when he was just 18 years old for a competition organised by Jacques Offenbach. He shared first...
(1857).
In 1860, along with Zulma Bouffar
Zulma Bouffar
Zulma Madeleine Boufflar, known as Zulma Bouffar, born Nérac 24 May 1841, died Couilly-Pont-aux-Dames 20 January 1909, was a French actress and soprano singer, associated with the opéra-bouffe of Paris in the second half of the 19th century who enjoyed a successful career around Europe.-Life and...
she travelled to Liege, returning in 1862 to Paris at the Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin
Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin
The Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin is a venerable theatre and opera house at 18, Boulevard Saint-Martin in the 10e arrondissement of Paris.- History :...
in Pied de mouton. She then toured to Brussels where she met her future husband (Montrouge
Montrouge (actor)
Montrouge , died 1903, was a comic actor in French musical theatre in the second half of the nineteenth century, as well as a theatre manager in Paris.-Life and career:...
) who was singing at the Atelier, returning to the French capital for a series of successes at the Folies Marigny.
After touring to Cairo with her husband, and singing a wide operetta repertoire there with him, she joined the troupe of the Théâtre de l'Athénée in Paris.
Later creations included Joséphine vendue par ses soeurs in 1886 (Madame Jacob) and Miss Heylett in 1890 (La Sérona).
Macé-Montrouge was the director of 'La Tertulia', a café-concert in the rue de Rochechouart from October 1871 to September 1873.
One of her late triumphs was in L'Hôtel du libre échange
L'Hôtel du libre échange
L'Hôtel du Libre échange is a comedy written by the French playwrights Georges Feydeau and Maurice Desavallieres in 1894. The play takes place in Paris in the 19th century, and follows two Parisian households and their friends over the course of two days...
by Feydeau
Georges Feydeau
Georges Feydeau was a French playwright of the era known as the Belle Époque. He is remembered for his many lively farces.-Biography:Georges Feydeau was born in Paris, the son of novelist Ernest-Aimé Feydeau and Léocadie Bogaslawa Zalewska. At the age of twenty, Feydeau wrote his first comic...
at the Théâtre des Nouveautés
Théâtre des Nouveautés
The name Théâtre des Nouveautés has been used successively to refer to several different Parisian theatre companies and their buildings, beginning in 1827...
in 1894.