Bruscambille
Jean Gracieux (1575–1634), known as (Nicolas) Deslauriers in comedy and Bruscambille in farce, was a comedian at the Hôtel de Bourgogne theatre in Paris during the early 17th century.
Life
Gracieux was born in 1575 in Champagne and died in 1634. He began in farce at the beginning of the 17th century and was renowned for his salacious prologues full of inimitable amphigouri.
His works include:[2]
- Prologues tant sérieux que facétieux (1610) ;
- Fantaisies (1612) ;
- Nouvelles et Plaisantes Imaginations (1613) ;
- Facétieuses Paradoxes (1615) ;
- Bigarures sentencieuses (1622) ;
- Bons Mots.
These various pieces were compiled in the "Œuvres de Bruscambille" edited in Paris by David Gilles in 1619.
He chose the pseudonym, "Bruscambille" when performing farce, and that of "(Nicolas) Deslauriers" (or "Des Lauriers") for his comedy acts.
Saying
He was noted for saying "Baste! Comedy is a life without worries and sometimes without six sous."
References
- Mazouer 2006, p. 48.
- Gilles 1619.
Bibliography
- Gilles, Davie (1619). Œuvres de Bruscambille. Paris.
- Howe, Alan (1986). Bruscambille, qui était-il?. pp. 390–396.
- Mazouer, Charles (2006). Le théâtre français de l'âge classique. 1. Paris: Champion.
External links
- "Bruscambille". cesar.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2007-10-07. Retrieved date de dernière consultation à indiquer après contrôle du lien. Check date values in:
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