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[Five theatrical scenes]

Title
[Five theatrical scenes] [graphic], 1849-1850.
Publication
Paris : Me. Ve. Meyer, [185-?]

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Additional Authors
  • Dumas, Alexandre, 1802-1870.
  • Maquet, Auguste, 1813-1888.
  • Anicet-Bourgeois, M. (Auguste), 1806-1871.
  • Ennery, Adolphe d', 1811-1899.
Description
5 prints (1 sheet) : lithograph, b&w; full sheet 23 x 32 cm.
Summary
Illustrations of scenes from plays or operas first presented in Paris in 1849 or 1850. Each image measures approximately 7.5 x 7 cm. The sheet originally contained six images; one has been removed.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Lithographs.
Note
  • Imp. Lemercier.
  • Each image is initialed at lower left or right "F.S." or "J.S." but the artist has not been identified.
  • Title devised by cataloger.
Biography (note)
  • Catilina and La Jeunesse des Mousquetaires were dramas by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet, first presented at the Théâtre Historique, Paris, respectively in 1848 and 1849. Catilina was set during the Roman Republic; its eponymous hero, a champion of the people, opposed the orator Cicero.
  • The image captioned Les Sept Péchés Capitaux probably depicts a scene from the drama by August Anicet-Bourgeois and Adolphe d'Ennery, first presented at the Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique, Paris, in 1850.
  • Le Caïd was an opera by Ambroise Thomas, first presented at the Opéra-Comique, Paris, in 1849. It was set in Algeria.
  • Le Prophète was an opera by Giacomo Meyerbeer, first presented at the Paris Opéra in 1849. Act III included skating performers, as seen in this image. The composer Constant Lambert later incorporated musical excerpts from this opera into the score of Frederick Ashton's ballet Les patineurs, or The skaters (1937).
Contents
[Left to right, top row:] Catilina -- [Missing image] -- Les Sept Péchés Capitaux -- [Left to right, bottom row:] Le Caïd -- La Jeunesse des Mousquetaires -- Le Prophète.
Call Number
*MGZFX The 59
OCLC
827003963
Title
[Five theatrical scenes] [graphic], 1849-1850.
Imprint
Paris : Me. Ve. Meyer, [185-?]
Biography
Catilina and La Jeunesse des Mousquetaires were dramas by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet, first presented at the Théâtre Historique, Paris, respectively in 1848 and 1849. Catilina was set during the Roman Republic; its eponymous hero, a champion of the people, opposed the orator Cicero.
The image captioned Les Sept Péchés Capitaux probably depicts a scene from the drama by August Anicet-Bourgeois and Adolphe d'Ennery, first presented at the Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique, Paris, in 1850.
Le Caïd was an opera by Ambroise Thomas, first presented at the Opéra-Comique, Paris, in 1849. It was set in Algeria.
Le Prophète was an opera by Giacomo Meyerbeer, first presented at the Paris Opéra in 1849. Act III included skating performers, as seen in this image. The composer Constant Lambert later incorporated musical excerpts from this opera into the score of Frederick Ashton's ballet Les patineurs, or The skaters (1937).
Local Note
Cataloging funds provided by Friends of Jerome Robbins Dance Division.
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Added Author
Dumas, Alexandre, 1802-1870. Associated name
Maquet, Auguste, 1813-1888. Associated name
Anicet-Bourgeois, M. (Auguste), 1806-1871. Associated name
Ennery, Adolphe d', 1811-1899. Associated name
Research Call Number
*MGZFX The 59
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