Английская Википедия:Félicia Mallet

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox person Félicia Mallet (1863–1928) was a French comedian, singer and pantomime artist.

Career

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Félicia Mallet (1894)

Félicia Mallet was born in Bordeaux in 1863.Шаблон:Sfn In 1887 she played the part of Giovanni Paisiello, the court composer, in the first staging of Victorien Sardou's drama La Tosca.Шаблон:Sfn In May 1888 she appeared with the Cercle Funambulesque pantomime company at the Fantaisies-Parisiennes in its first evening of performances, starring in Léandre Ambassadeur.Шаблон:Sfn Her performances with the Cercle Funambulesque launched her into stardom.Шаблон:Sfn

In 1890 Mallet played Pierrot in a production of L'Enfant prodigue staged in Paris.Шаблон:Sfn In 1893 Maurice Lefèvre dedicated his book À travers chants to Mallet. In it he presented a defense of popular songs.Шаблон:Sfn Georges Wague made his debut as a mime in 1893. Mallet assisted him in developing his own individual style in the years that followed. Шаблон:Sfn Wague was an innovative mime artist who became a film actor.Шаблон:Sfn Mime was important in the early days of silent films since a typical mime sketch was short, did not depend on words and could easily be enhanced by music.Шаблон:Sfn

Mallet appeared in 1897 at the relatively high-brow La Bodinière theater, where she sang chansons brutales after being introduced in a talk by Lefèvre.Шаблон:Sfn She sang Noël de Pierrot and Fête des Morts, both compositions by Xavier Privas.Шаблон:Sfn Mallet visited London in 1897 and played Pierrot in A Pierrot's Life in matinees at the Prince of Wales Theatre.Шаблон:Sfn In 1899 Mallet was an understudy for the cabaret singer and actress Yvette Guilbert.Шаблон:Sfn Félicia Mallet acted in L'Enfant prodigue at the Phono-Cinéma-Théâtre, which opened on 28 April 1900 at the Exposition Universelle, and gave programs that featured films with manually synchronized sound tracks as well as live performances.Шаблон:Sfn

Félicia Mallet died in 1928, aged about 65. According to Pierre Trimouillat she was "an incomparable mime, an impeccable story teller and an actress of the first order.Шаблон:Sfn

Style

Mallet's style of pantomime was more human and natural than the traditional blank-faced style of Jean-Gaspard Deburau and his disciples, and more expressive of emotions.Шаблон:Sfn She was known for the flexibility of her face and her figure.Шаблон:Sfn The Irish critic and playwright George Bernard Shaw compared Mallet's 1897 performance to that of other Pierrot's, saying, Шаблон:Blockquote However, although she was praised for her ability, she was not able to attract large enough audiences with pantomime alone, and also became known as a singer.Шаблон:Sfn Mallet often sang Aristide Bruant's songs.Шаблон:Sfn She and others who sang Bruant's songs tried to imitate his harsh singing style.Шаблон:Sfn Léon Xanrof dedicated his Le fiacre to Mallet, who made it one of her most popular songs in café concert performances.Шаблон:Sfn Mallet, Guilbert, Emma Liébel and Eugénie Buffet were pioneers of the chanson réaliste style in their popular shows.Шаблон:Sfn

Selected performances

Her performances included:Шаблон:Sfn

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