Pierre-Chéri Lafont
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Pierre-Chéri Lafont French
actor, was born at Bordeaux
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Abandoning his profession as assistant ship's doctor in the navy, he went to Paris
to study singing and acting. He had some experience at a small theater, and was preparing to appear at the Opera Comique
when the director of the Vaudeville
offered him an engagement. Here he made his debut in 1821 in La Somnambule, and his good looks and excellent voice soon brought him into public favor. After several years at the Nouveautis and the Vaudeville, on the burning of the latter in 1838 he went to England
, and married, at Gretna Green
, Jenny Colon, from whom be was soon divorced. On his return to Paris he joined the Varits, where he acted for fifteen years in such plays as Le Chevalier de Saint Georges, Le Lion empailli, Une dernire con quite, etc. Another engagement at the Vaudeville followed, and one at the Gait
, and he ended his brilliant career at the Gymnase in the part of the noble father in such plays as Les Vieux Garcons and Nos bons villageois. He died in Paris on the 19th of April 1873.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
actor, was born at Bordeaux
Bordeaux
Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...
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Abandoning his profession as assistant ship's doctor in the navy, he went to Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
to study singing and acting. He had some experience at a small theater, and was preparing to appear at the Opera Comique
Opera Comique
The Opera Comique was a 19th-century theatre constructed in Westminster, London, between Wych Street and Holywell Street with entrances on the East Strand. It opened in 1870 and was demolished in 1902, to make way for the construction of the Aldwych and Kingsway...
when the director of the Vaudeville
Vaudeville
Vaudeville was a theatrical genre of variety entertainment in the United States and Canada from the early 1880s until the early 1930s. Each performance was made up of a series of separate, unrelated acts grouped together on a common bill...
offered him an engagement. Here he made his debut in 1821 in La Somnambule, and his good looks and excellent voice soon brought him into public favor. After several years at the Nouveautis and the Vaudeville, on the burning of the latter in 1838 he went to England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, and married, at Gretna Green
Gretna Green
Gretna Green is a village in the south of Scotland famous for runaway weddings. It is in Dumfries and Galloway, near the mouth of the River Esk and was historically the first village in Scotland, following the old coaching route from London to Edinburgh. Gretna Green has a railway station serving...
, Jenny Colon, from whom be was soon divorced. On his return to Paris he joined the Varits, where he acted for fifteen years in such plays as Le Chevalier de Saint Georges, Le Lion empailli, Une dernire con quite, etc. Another engagement at the Vaudeville followed, and one at the Gait
Gait
Gait is the pattern of movement of the limbs of animals, including humans, during locomotion over a solid substrate. Most animals use a variety of gaits, selecting gait based on speed, terrain, the need to maneuver, and energetic efficiency...
, and he ended his brilliant career at the Gymnase in the part of the noble father in such plays as Les Vieux Garcons and Nos bons villageois. He died in Paris on the 19th of April 1873.