Henri Franconi, the Glossary
Henri Franconi, full name Jean Gérard Henri Franconi, (4 November 1779 – 22 July 1849) was a French playwright and circus performer of the early 19th century.[1]
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27 relations: Adolphe Franconi, Alexandre-Joseph Le Roy de Bacre, Amable de Saint-Hilaire, Antonio Franconi, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Charles-Maurice Descombes, Cirque Olympique, Drama, Extravaganza, Féerie, Jacques Marie Boutet, Jean-Baptiste-Louis Camel, Jean-Guillaume-Antoine Cuvelier, Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges, Lyon, Melodrama, Nicolas Brazier, Pantomime, Paris, Père Lachaise Cemetery, Pierre Carmouche, Pierre Villiers, Playwright, Prologue, Tableau vivant, Théodore Nézel, Vaudeville.
- 18th-century circus performers
- 19th-century circus performers
- French circus performers
Adolphe Franconi
Henri Adolphe Franconi (1801 – 2 November 1855) was a French playwright and circus performer. Henri Franconi and Adolphe Franconi are 19th-century French dramatists and playwrights and French circus performers.
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Alexandre-Joseph Le Roy de Bacre
Alexandre-Joseph Le Roy de Bacre, born in Paris, was a 19th-century French playwright. Henri Franconi and Alexandre-Joseph Le Roy de Bacre are 19th-century French dramatists and playwrights.
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Amable de Saint-Hilaire
Amable Vilain de Saint-Hilaire (born 30 November 1799) was a French dramatist whose plays have been performed on the most important Parisian stages of the 19th century: Théâtre du Vaudeville, Théâtre des Variétés, Théâtre de la Renaissance etc. Henri Franconi and Amable de Saint-Hilaire are 19th-century French dramatists and playwrights.
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Antonio Franconi
Antonio Franconi (1737 in Venice, Italy - 1836 in Paris, France) was an Italian equestrian. Henri Franconi and Antonio Franconi are 18th-century circus performers and 19th-century circus performers.
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Bibliothèque nationale de France
The ('National Library of France'; BnF) is the national library of France, located in Paris on two main sites known respectively as Richelieu and François-Mitterrand.
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Charles-Maurice Descombes
Charles-Maurice Descombes, real name Jean Charles François Maurice, (26 March 1782 – 7 September 1869) was a 19th-century French playwright, theatre critic and writer. Henri Franconi and Charles-Maurice Descombes are 19th-century French dramatists and playwrights.
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Cirque Olympique
The Cirque Olympique in Paris, also known as the Cirque Franconi, was an equestrian theatre company, founded in 1782 by Philip Astley, the English inventor of the modern circus ring, and was initially known as the Cirque d'Astley or the Cirque Anglais.
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Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.
An extravaganza is a literary or musical work (often musical theatre) usually containing elements of Victorian burlesque, and pantomime, in a spectacular production and characterized by freedom of style and structure.
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Féerie
Féerie, sometimes translated as "fairy play", was a French theatrical genre known for fantasy plots and spectacular visuals, including lavish scenery and mechanically worked stage effects.
Jacques Marie Boutet
Jacques Marie Boutet (25 March 1745 – 13 February 1812) was a French actor and comic playwright from Lunéville.
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Jean-Baptiste-Louis Camel
Jean-Baptiste-Louis Camel was an early 19th-century French playwright. Henri Franconi and Jean-Baptiste-Louis Camel are 19th-century French dramatists and playwrights.
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Jean-Guillaume-Antoine Cuvelier
Jean-Guillaume-Antoine Cuvelier (15 January 1766 – 25 May 1824) was a French playwright, nicknamed the Crébillon of melodrama. Henri Franconi and Jean-Guillaume-Antoine Cuvelier are 19th-century French dramatists and playwrights.
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Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges
Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges (7 November 1799 – 23 December 1875) was a French playwright, who was born and died in Paris. Henri Franconi and Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges are 19th-century French dramatists and playwrights.
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Lyon
Lyon (Franco-Provençal: Liyon), formerly spelled in English as Lyons, is the second largest city of France by urban area It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, southeast of Paris, north of Marseille, southwest of Geneva, northeast of Saint-Étienne.
Melodrama
A modern melodrama is a dramatic work in which the plot, typically sensationalized and for a very strong emotional appeal, takes precedence over detailed characterization.
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Nicolas Brazier
Nicolas Brazier (17 February 1783, Paris – 18 February 1838) was a French chansonnier and vaudevillist. Henri Franconi and Nicolas Brazier are 19th-century French dramatists and playwrights.
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Pantomime
Pantomime (informally panto) is a type of musical comedy stage production designed for family entertainment.
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Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city of France.
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Père Lachaise Cemetery (Cimetière du Père-Lachaise; formerly, "East Cemetery") is the largest cemetery in Paris, France, at.
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Pierre Carmouche
Pierre Carmouche (9 April 1797 - 9 December 1868) was a French playwright and chansonnier. Henri Franconi and Pierre Carmouche are 19th-century French dramatists and playwrights and writers from Lyon.
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Pierre Villiers
Pierre Antoine Jean-Baptiste Villiers (10 March 1760 – Paris, 21 July 1849) became a French playwright, journalist and poet. Henri Franconi and Pierre Villiers are 19th-century French dramatists and playwrights.
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Playwright
A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes plays which are a form of drama that primarily consists of dialogue between characters and is intended for theatrical performance rather than mere reading.
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Prologue
A prologue or prolog (from Greek πρόλογος prólogos, from πρό pró, "before" and λόγος lógos, "word") is an opening to a story that establishes the context and gives background details, often some earlier story that ties into the main one, and other miscellaneous information.
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Tableau vivant
A tableau vivant (often shortened to tableau; plural: tableaux vivants), French for 'living picture', is a static scene containing one or more actors or models.
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Théodore Nézel
Théodore Nézel (25 February 1799 – 23 May 1854) was a 19th-century French playwright and librettist. Henri Franconi and Théodore Nézel are 19th-century French dramatists and playwrights.
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Vaudeville
Vaudeville is a theatrical genre of variety entertainment which began in France at the end of the 19th century.
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See also
18th-century circus performers
- Alexander Placide
- Antonio Bartolomeo Spinacuta
- Antonio Franconi
- Christina Doreothea Stuart
- Hanne Tott
- Helena Spinacuta
- Henri Franconi
- Margherita Dalmet
- Martin Nürenbach
- Rosalia Price
- Rosetta Salomon Swaab
- S Bannister
- Signora Violante
19th-century circus performers
- Allissa Vasilevich & Otto Eberstadt
- Antonio Franconi
- Captain George Costentenus
- Cha-U-Kao
- Charles Blondin
- Che Mah
- Elvira Guerra
- Elvira Madigan
- Hanne Tott
- Hans Langseth
- Harry Colcord
- Henri Franconi
- Henri L'Estrange
- Ildebrando Zacchini
- Julia Pastrana
- Krao Farini
- Krishnalal Bysack
- León Kilat
- Lena Jordan
- Lizzie Aguzzi
- Madame Saqui
- Marceline Orbes
- Maria Spelterini
- Marietta Zanfretta
- Matilde de Fassi
- Miss La La
- Nellie Boswell
- Nellie Keeler
- Pauline Newsome
- Pauline Schmidt
- Peter Lobengula
- Richard Ellis (Maltese photographer)
- Rosetta Salomon Swaab
- Rossa Matilda Richter
- Selika Lazevski
- William Leonard Hunt
French circus performers
- Adolphe Franconi
- Charles Blondin
- Death of Sarah Guyard-Guillot
- Emma Saïd Ben Mohamed
- Henri Franconi
- James Thiérrée
- Jean Richard (actor)
- Koringa
- Line Marsa
- Louis Alphonse Gassion
- Nala Damajanti
- Raphaëlle Boitel
- Renée Adorée
- Rosa Bouglione
- Selika Lazevski
- Suzanne Valadon