Comique Collection

In a Theatre Box
In a box at the Opera Comique, Paris, their evening dresses by Molyneux (2), Beer and Premet can hardly be seen : but when the interval comes, things will be different

Maggie Teyte / Theatre 07
MAGGIE TEYTE (Maggie Tate) English operatic soprano, seen here in the role of Glycere in Circe at the Opera Comique, Paris

French actor Joseph Laurent as Mousqueton in Les Mousqetaires, by Alexandre Dumas, Theatre de l Ambigu Comique, 1845. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Alexandre Lacauchie from Victor

Mlle. Leocadie Lemercier as Petronille in "Le Sourd ou l'Auberge Pleine" at the Opera Comique
5855429 Mlle. Leocadie Lemercier as Petronille in "Le Sourd ou l'Auberge Pleine" at the Opera Comique; (add.info.: French soprano opera singer Mlle)

Mlle. Duprez as Angela in "Marco Spada" at the Opera Comique
5855420 Mlle. Duprez as Angela in "Marco Spada" at the Opera Comique.; (add.info.: Mlle. Caroline Duprez as Angela in "Marco Spada" at the Opera Comique)

Mlle. Lemercier as Nathalie in "L'Etoile du Nord" at the Opera Comique
5855464 Mlle. Lemercier as Nathalie in "L'Etoile du Nord" at the Opera Comique.; (add.info.: Soprano singer Marie-Charlotte Lemercier as Nathalie in "L'Etoile du Nord" at)

Couderc as the Comte de Pepinelli in "Marco Spada" at the Opera Comique
5855422 Couderc as the Comte de Pepinelli in "Marco Spada" at the Opera Comique.; (add.info.: Couderc in 18th century military uniform as the Comte de Pepinelli in "Marco Spada")

Hermann-Leon as Gritzenko in "L'Etoile du Nord" at the Opera Comique
5855468 Hermann-Leon as Gritzenko in "L'Etoile du Nord" at the Opera Comique; (add.info.: Baritone opera singer Leonard Hermann-Leon (1814-1858)

Bataille in the role of Peters in "L'Etoile du Nord" at the Theatre Imperiale de l'Opera Comique
5855462 Bataille in the role of Peters in "L'Etoile du Nord" at the Theatre Imperiale de l'Opera Comique.; (add.info)

Gaston as the Diable (Devil) in "Le Ciel et l'Enfer" at the Ambigu Comique
5855440 Gaston as the Diable (Devil) in "Le Ciel et l'Enfer" at the Ambigu Comique; (add.info.: Gaston as the Diable (Devil) in "Le Ciel et l'Enfer" at the Ambigu Comique

Mlle. Boulard in "La Fiancee du Diable" at the Opera Comique
5855471 Mlle. Boulard in "La Fiancee du Diable" at the Opera Comique.; (add.info.: Mlle. Boulard in "La Fiancee du Diable" at the Opera Comique)

Mlle. Decroix as Ekimonna in "L'Etoile du Nord" at the Opera Comique
5855463 Mlle. Decroix as Ekimonna in "L'Etoile du Nord" at the Opera Comique; (add.info.: Mlle. Decroix as Ekimonna in "L'Etoile du Nord" at the Opera Comique)

Mlle. Lefevre as Colette at the Theatre Imperial de l'Opera Comique
5855452 Mlle. Lefevre as Colette at the Theatre Imperial de l'Opera Comique.; (add.info.: Mlle. Lefevre as Colette at the Theatre Imperial de l'Opera Comique)

Mlle. Miolan as Dora in "Le Nabab" at the Opera Comique
5855445 Mlle. Miolan as Dora in "Le Nabab" at the Opera Comique; (add.info.: Opera singer Mlle. Miolan as Dora in "Le Nabab" at the Opera Comique)

Mlle. Louise Perigat as Melusine in "Le Ciel et L'Enfer" at the Ambigu Comique
5855442 Mlle. Louise Perigat as Melusine in "Le Ciel et L'Enfer" at the Ambigu Comique; (add.info.: Mlle. Louise Perigat (Periga)

A hussar in "L'Etoile du Nord" at the Opera Comique
5855470 A hussar in "L'Etoile du Nord" at the Opera Comique; (add.info.: A hussar in "L'Etoile du Nord" at the Opera Comique)

Mlle. Duprez as Catherine in "L'Etoile du Nord" at the Opera Comique
5855467 Mlle. Duprez as Catherine in "L'Etoile du Nord" at the Opera Comique; (add.info.: Mlle. Caroline Duprez as Catherine in "L'Etoile du Nord" at the Opera Comique)

Mlle. Lefevre as Prascovia in "L'Etoile du Nord" at the Opera Comique
5855465 Mlle. Lefevre as Prascovia in "L'Etoile du Nord" at the Opera Comique; (add.info.: Mlle. Lefevre as Prascovia in "L'Etoile du Nord" at the Opera Comique)

Couderc as Lord Evendale in "Le Nabab" at the Opera Comique
5855443 Couderc as Lord Evendale in "Le Nabab" at the Opera Comique; (add.info.: Couderc as Lord Evendale in "Le Nabab" at the Opera Comique)

Mlle. Hermance Revilly in the role of La Perinette in "La Pariure de Jules Denis" at the Gymnase Dramatique
5855417 Mlle. Hermance Revilly in the role of La Perinette in "La Pariure de Jules Denis" at the Gymnase Dramatique.; (add.info.: Mlle)

Mlle. Decroix in "Les Trovatelles" at the Opera Comique
5855474 Mlle. Decroix in "Les Trovatelles" at the Opera Comique; (add.info.: Mlle. Decroix in "Les Trovatelles" at the Opera Comique)

Laurent as Canari in "Le Ciel et l'Enfer" at the Ambigu Comique
5855441 Laurent as Canari in "Le Ciel et l'Enfer" at the Ambigu Comique; (add.info.: Laurent as Canari in "Le Ciel et l'Enfer" at the Ambigu Comique)

Charles Bataille as the Baron de Torrida in "Marco Spada" at the Opera Comique
5855421 Charles Bataille as the Baron de Torrida in "Marco Spada" at the Opera Comique.; (add.info.: Charles Bataille (1822-1872)

Bussine as Fra Borromee in "Marco Spada" at the Opera Comique
5855424 Bussine as Fra Borromee in "Marco Spada" at the Opera Comique.; (add.info.: Bussine in monk's robes)

French tenor Toussaint Mocker as the Chevalier
French tenor Toussaint-Eugene-Ernest Mocker as the Chevalier de St. Luc in Cagliostro by Eugene Scribe, Theatre Royal de l Opera Comique, 1843

Mona Paiva, a Russian dancer of the Opera Comique in Paris. Date: circa 1924

Marcellin
Artwork titled Marcellin (Opera Comique, Paris), showing a side angled portrait of a sullen looking man, neatly dressed. Date: circa 1928

Maggie Teyte, opera singer
Maggie Teyte (1888-1976) was an English soprano. Her career began at the Opera House in Paris. Here she is depicted at the time of her English debut

Caricature of George Leybourne, music hall singer
Caricature of George Leybourne (1842-1884), British music hall singer, described as a lion comique, famous for his song Champagne Charlie. It appears that his death had been mistakenly announced

Antique image: Theatre national de l'Opera-Comique, Paris, Decoration paintings "La Danse" by Francois
Antique image: Theatre national de l'Opera-Comique, Paris Decoration paintings "La Danse" by Francois Flemeng

A Scene from La Joueur de Viole at the Opera Comique, Paris (1926) Date: 1926

The Student Prince of Denmark scene from Americana at the Belmont Theatre, New York (1926) Date: 1926

A Portrait of Sonia Pavloff (1920-24), the beautiful premiere danseuse at the Opera Comique Date: 1920-1924

A portrait of Alice Cocea (1920-24) who appeared in En Chemyse and Le Singe Jui Parle Date: 1920-1924

Scenes du Roman comique, Arrivee d un operateur dans l hotellerie (engraving)
3645340 Scenes du Roman comique, Arrivee d un operateur dans l hotellerie (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scenes du Roman comique)

Marguerite Namara of the Opera Comique, Paris wearing a creation of her own design (a banana coloured dress and coat), 1925

Children in the Tuileries Gardens, 1859. Woman in crinoline and manteau imperatrice (hooded fur cape) and muff, children in bonnets and bloomers or pantalettes with hoop and ball

Woman in costume of Spring for a masquerade ball
Woman in costume of spring (le printemps) for a masquerade ball. Costume designed by M. Robin. Handcoloured lithograph by A. Morlon published by Hautecoeur Freres, Paris, 1880s

Mlle. Venzel or Elisa Wenzel as David in Saul at
Mlle. Venzel or Elisa Wenzel as David in Vittorio Alfieris historical tragedy Saul at the Theatre Royal de l Odeon. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Charles Malos Almanach des Spectacles par

Frontispice de l edition originale du Roman comique de Scarron (engraving)
5215673 Frontispice de l edition originale du Roman comique de Scarron (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Cartoon, George Leybourne, music hall singer
Cartoon portrait, George Leybourne (1842-1884), British music hall singer, described as a lion comique, famous for his song Champagne Charlie. 1880s

Music cover, I m Sister to the Cure, Valse Comique by H T Swatton, sung by E Marshall, dedicated to C Morton, drawn by Alfred Concanen

Andre Gretry, Belgian composer (1741-1813) (engraving)
814198 Andre Gretry, Belgian composer (1741-1813) (engraving) by Belgian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Andre Gretry, Belgian composer (1741-1813)

Clarisse Sainte-Foy as Denise in Les Deux Gentilhommes, 1844
Opera singer Clarisse Sainte-Foy as the milkmaid Denise in Les Deux Gentilhommes by Justin Cadaux, Theatre de l Opera Comique, 1844

Nicolas Jean-Jacques Masset in the opera Gulistan, 1844
Tenor singer Nicolas Jean-Jacques Masset as Gulistan in the opera Gulistan ou Le hulla de Samarcande by Nicolas Dalayrac, Theatre de l Opera Comique, 1844

Albert as Arnold in Le Miracle des Roses, 1844
Albert as Arnold in Le Miracle des Roses by Antony Beraud and Hippolyte Hostein, Theatre de l Ambigu Comique, 1844. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Alexandre Lacauchie from Victor

Mlle. Guyon as Elisabeth in Le Miracle des Roses, 1844
Actress Mlle. Emilie Honorine Guyon as Elisabeth in Le Miracle des Roses by Antony Beraud and Hippolyte Hostein, Ambigu Comique, 1844

Mlle. Anne Benoite Louise Lavoye as Zerlina
Soprano opera singer Anne Benoite Louise Lavoye as Zerlina in La Sirene by Daniel Auber and Eugene Scribe, Theatre Royal de l Opera Comique, 1844

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Step into the enchanting world of "comique" at the Theatre Box, where history and artistry collide. In this captivating space, you'll witness a myriad of performances that will transport you to another era. One unforgettable night at Theatre 07, the renowned opera singer Maggie Teyte graced the stage with her mesmerizing voice. Her melodic tunes filled every corner of the theater, leaving the audience in awe. Amongst the crowd sat French actor Joseph Laurent as Mousqueton, his comedic timing bringing laughter and joy to all who watched. His animated expressions and impeccable delivery made him a true master of his craft. Meanwhile, Mona Paiva captivated hearts with her graceful movements as Marcellin. With each step she took on stage, she effortlessly transported us into a world where dance became poetry in motion. As we glanced around, we couldn't help but notice a caricature of George Leybourne adorning one wall. This music hall singer's larger-than-life personality seemed to jump out from the canvas itself. The antique image of Theatre national de l'Opera-Comique adorned another wall; its decoration paintings by Francois Flemeng depicting "La Danse. " The vibrant colors and intricate details brought life to this historic venue. In another scene captured from La Joueur de Viole at Opera Comique Paris (1926), French tenor Toussaint Mocker portrayed Chevalier with such passion that it was impossible not to be moved by his performance. Across continents in New York's Belmont Theatre (1926), "The Student Prince of Denmark" scene from Americana unfolded before our eyes. The energy and talent displayed on stage were nothing short of extraordinary. And let us not forget Sonia Pavloff - a portrait capturing her beauty during her reign as premiere danseuse at Opera Comique between 1920-1924. Her elegance and grace were unmatched; she truly embodied the spirit of "comique.