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

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

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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

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 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

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

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

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

Marius-Pierre Audran as Scipion in La Sirene, 1844
Tenor singer Marius-Pierre Audran as Scipion in La Sirene by Daniel Auber and Eugene Scribe, Theatre Royal de l Opera Comique, 1844

Mlle Zoe Prevost as Mathea in La Sirene, 1844
Soprano opera singer Mlle Zoe Prevost as Mathea in La Sirene by Daniel Auber and Eugene Scribe, Theatre Royal de l Opera Comique, 1844

Achille Ricquier as the Duke of Popoli in La Sirene, 1844
Basse bouffe (comic opera singer) Achille Ricquier as the Duke of Popoli in La Sirene by Daniel Auber and Eugene Scribe, Theatre Royal de l Opera Comique, 1844

Opera singer Henri as Bolbaya in La Sirene, 1844
Opera singer Henri as Bolbaya in La Sirene by Daniel Auber and Eugene Scribe, Theatre Royal de l Opera Comique, 1844

French soprano Anne Lavoye as Zerlina in La Sirene, 1844
French soprano Anne-Benoite-Louise Lavoye as Zerlina in La Sirene by Daniel-Francois-Esprit Auber and Eugene Scribe, Theatre Royal de L Opera Comique, 1844

Tenor singer Roger as Scopetto in La Sirene, 1844
Tenor singer Gustave-Hippolyte Roger as Scopetto in La Sirene by Daniel Auber and Eugene Scribe, Theatre Royal de l Opera Comique, 1844

Madame Potier as Cecile in Cagliostro, 1844
Opera singer Anne Suzanne Potier as Cecile in Cagliostro by Eugene Scribe, Theatre Royale de l Opera Comique, 1844

French singer Jean-Baptiste Chollet in the comic opera Cagliostro by Adolphe Adame, Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges, Eugene Scribe, Theatre Royal de l Opera Comique, 1844

Opera singer Anna Thillon as Coriali in Cagliostro, 1843
Opera singer Anna Thillon as Coriali in Cagliostro, Act III, by Eugene Scribe, Theatre Royal de l Opera Comique, 1843

French actor Matis as Charmoulu in Les Paysans, l Ambigu Comique, 1847

Anne-Benoite-Louise Lavoye in Le Bouquet de l Infante, 1846
French soprano singer Anne-Benoite-Louise Lavoye as Ginetta in Le Bouquet de l Infante, Theatre Royal de l Opera Comique, 1846

Emilie Honorine Guyon as Helene in La Duchesse
Actress Emilie Honorine Guyon as Helene in La Duchesse de Marsan, Ambigu Comique, 1846

Madame Adalbert as Catherine in La Duchesse de Marsan, 1847
French actress Madame Marie Albertine Adalbert as Catherine in La Duchesse de Marsan by Dennery, Theatre de l Ambigu Comique, 1847

Saint-Ernest as Samuel in La Duchesse de Marsan, 1847
French actor Louis Nicolas Saint-Ernest as Samuel in La Duchesse de Marsan by Dennery, Theatre de l Ambigu Comique, 1847

Charles Marie de Chilly in La Duchesse de Marsan, 1847
French actor Charles Marie de Chilly in La Duchesse de Marsan by Dennery, Theatre de l Ambigu Comique, 1847

Anne-Benoite-Louise Lavoye in Ne Touchez pas
French soprano singer Anne-Benoite-Louise Lavoye as the Queen of Leon in Ne Touchez pas a la Reine by Xavier Boisselot, Theatre Royal de l Opera Comique, 1846

Hermann-Leon as the Regent in Ne Touchez pas
Baritone opera singer Leonard Hermann-Leon (1814-1858) as the Regent in Ne Touchez pas a la Reine by Xavier Boisselot and Eugene Scribe, Theatre Royal de l Opera Comique, 1847

Leocadie Lemercier as Estrella in Ne Touchez
French soprano singer Leocadie Lemercier as Estrella in Ne Touchez pas a la Reine by Xavier Boisselot, Theatre Royal de l Opera Comique, 1846

Soprano singer Leocadie Lemercier in Ne Touchez
French soprano singer Leocadie Lemercier as Estrella in Ne Touchez pas a la Reine by Xavier Boisselot, Theatre Royal de l Opera Comique, 1846

Singer and author Marius-Pierre Audran as Don Fernand in Ne Touchez pas a la Reine by Xavier Boisselot, Theatre Royal de l Opera Comique, 1846

French soprano singer Anne-Benoite-Louise Lavoye as La Reine Leon in Ne Touchez pas a la Reine by Xavier Boisselot, Theatre Royal de l Opera Comique

Baritone singer Bussine as Jacques I in Gibby
Baritone singer Prosper Alphonse Bussine as Jacques I in the comic opera Gibby la Cornemuse by Clapisson, Theatre de l Opera Comique, 1846

Octavia de Lille as Mary in Gibby la Cornemuse, 1846
French mezzo soprano Mlle. Delille or Octavia de Lille as Mary in Gibby la Cornemuse by Clapisson, Theatre Royal de l Opera Comique, 1846

Gustave-Hippolyte Roger in Gibby la Cornemuse, 1846
Tenor singer Gustave-Hippolyte Roger in the comic opera Gibby la Cornemuse by Clapisson, Theatre de l Opera Comique, 1846

Mlle. Emma as Madeleine in La Closerie des Genets by Frederic Soulie, Theatre de l Ambigu Comique, 1846

Emilie Honorine Guyon as Louise in La Closerie
Actress Mlle. Emilie Honorine Guyon as Louise in La Closerie des Genets by Frederic Soulie, Theatre de l Ambigu Comique, 1846

French actor Montdidier as Monteclain in La
French actor Montdidier (Jean-louis Labriche) as Monteclain in La Closerie des Genets by Frederic Soulie, Theatre de l Ambigu Comique, 1846

Saint-Ernest as Kerouan in La Closerie des Genets, 1846
French actor Louis-Nicolas Brette Saint-Ernest as Kerouan in La Closerie des Genets by Frederic Soulie, Theatre de l Ambigu Comique, 1846

French baritone Louis Henry as Goulard in
French baritone opera singer Louis Henry or Achille Deshayes as Goulard in Le Trompette de M. Le Prince by Francois Bazin, Theatre Royal de l Opera Comique, 1846

Antoinette Revilly as Fanchette in Le Trompette
French opera singer Antoinette Revilly as Fanchette in Le Trompette de M. Le Prince by Francois Bazin, Theatre Royal de l Opera Comique, 1846

French comic actor Charles Coquet as Regent in L Etoile du Berger by Anicet Bourgeois and Adolphe d Ennery, Theatre de l Ambigu Comique, 1846

Vincent Alfred Baron as Piquillo in L Etoile du Berger, 1846
French actor Vincent Alfred Baron as Piquillo in L Etoile du Berger by Anicet Bourgeois and Adolphe d Ennery, Theatre de l Ambigu Comique, 1846

Mlle. Emma as Felina in L Etoile du Berger by Anicet Bourgeois and Adolphe d Ennery, Theatre de l Ambigu Comique, 1846

Mlle. Daniel as Paquita in L Etoile du Berger, 1846
Mlle. Daniel as Paquita in L Etoile du Berger by Anicet Bourgeois et Adolphe d Ennery, Theatre de l Ambigu Comique, 1846

Hippolyte as d Estrees in Le Roman Comique, 1846
Hippolyte as d Estrees in Le Roman Comique by Dennery, Cormon and Romain, Theatre du Vaudeville, 1846

French actor Desbirons as Esparville in Le Roman Comique by Dennery, Cormon and Romain, Theatre du Vaudeville, 1846

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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.