Laurence Grivot
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Laurence Grivot, born Marie Laurent, Versailles
in 1843, died Thomery
on 5 June 1890, was a French operetta singer and actress. She was the wife of Pierre Grivot
.
as Nicette in La Chercheuse d'esprit by Charles-Simon Favart, where she met Pierre Grivot
whom she married in 1866.
Grivot played in many pieces alongside her husband such as Jobin et Nanette, Horace et Litine, La Famille Benoîton by Victorien Sardou
) until her husband left in 1868 to join the Théâtre de la Gaîté
. She continued with successes in Les Brebis galeuses and Les Faux Bonshommes by Théodore Barrière
, La Dame aux camélias by Alexandre Dumas fils, Le Sacrifice by Alphonse Daudet
, and Le Mariage de Figaro by Beaumarchais.
At the advent of the Paris Commune in 1871 she joined her husband to run the Gaîté theatre, with performances of La Grâce de Dieu. Both husband and wife then toured the French provinces and as far as Cairo (the 1872-73 season).
Back in France she became a regular creator of roles (often travesty) for Jacques Offenbach
with La permission de dix heures and La jolie parfumeuse
at the Théâtre de la Renaissance
in 1873 then Bagatelle
and Madame l'archiduc
at the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens in 1874 then, after a serious illness, returning to the stage for a revival of La vie parisienne
at the Variétés
in 1877.
Moving to straight theatre, Grivot joined the Théâtre de l'Odéon company in 1880 and immediately had great success in Les Parents d'Alice, following this with others plays, before moving to the Théâtre du Gymnase in 1883.
Taken ill during a performance of Paris fin de siècle by Ernest Blum
and Raoul Toché at the Gymnase in 1890 she was forced to retire and died later that year.
Versailles
Versailles , a city renowned for its château, the Palace of Versailles, was the de facto capital of the kingdom of France for over a century, from 1682 to 1789. It is now a wealthy suburb of Paris and remains an important administrative and judicial centre...
in 1843, died Thomery
Thomery
Thomery is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France, between the forest of Fontainebleau and the river Seine.Inhabitants of Thomery are called Thomeryons.-Economy:...
on 5 June 1890, was a French operetta singer and actress. She was the wife of Pierre Grivot
Pierre Grivot
Pierre-Antonin-François Grivot, born Paris in 1834 , died 1912, was a French singer and actor who enjoyed a long career in Paris, in both operetta and opéra comique. His wife was the actress and singer Laurence Grivot.-Life and career:...
.
Life and career
She made her debut at the Théâtre des Batignolles in Le Petit Nicol by Alfred Seguin in 1863 and was then engaged (under the name "Mlle Laurence") at the VaudevilleThéâtre du Vaudeville
The Théâtre du Vaudeville was a theatre in Paris. It opened on 12 January 1792 on rue de Chartres. Its directors, Piis and Barré, mainly put on "petites pièces mêlées de couplets sur des airs connus", including vaudevilles....
as Nicette in La Chercheuse d'esprit by Charles-Simon Favart, where she met Pierre Grivot
Pierre Grivot
Pierre-Antonin-François Grivot, born Paris in 1834 , died 1912, was a French singer and actor who enjoyed a long career in Paris, in both operetta and opéra comique. His wife was the actress and singer Laurence Grivot.-Life and career:...
whom she married in 1866.
Grivot played in many pieces alongside her husband such as Jobin et Nanette, Horace et Litine, La Famille Benoîton by Victorien Sardou
Victorien Sardou
Victorien Sardou was a French dramatist. He is best remembered today for his development, along with Eugène Scribe, of the well-made play...
) until her husband left in 1868 to join the Théâtre de la Gaîté
Théâtre de la Gaîté (rue Papin)
In 1862 during Haussmann's modernization of Paris the Théâtre de la Gaîté of the boulevard du Temple was relocated to the rue Papin across from the Square des Arts et Métiers....
. She continued with successes in Les Brebis galeuses and Les Faux Bonshommes by Théodore Barrière
Theodore Barrière
Théodore Barrière , French dramatist, was born in Paris.He belonged to a family of map engravers which had long been connected with the war department, and spent nine years in that service himself...
, La Dame aux camélias by Alexandre Dumas fils, Le Sacrifice by Alphonse Daudet
Alphonse Daudet
Alphonse Daudet was a French novelist. He was the father of Léon Daudet and Lucien Daudet.- Early life :Alphonse Daudet was born in Nîmes, France. His family, on both sides, belonged to the bourgeoisie. The father, Vincent Daudet, was a silk manufacturer — a man dogged through life by misfortune...
, and Le Mariage de Figaro by Beaumarchais.
At the advent of the Paris Commune in 1871 she joined her husband to run the Gaîté theatre, with performances of La Grâce de Dieu. Both husband and wife then toured the French provinces and as far as Cairo (the 1872-73 season).
Back in France she became a regular creator of roles (often travesty) for Jacques Offenbach
Jacques Offenbach
Jacques Offenbach was a Prussian-born French composer, cellist and impresario. He is remembered for his nearly 100 operettas of the 1850s–1870s and his uncompleted opera The Tales of Hoffmann. He was a powerful influence on later composers of the operetta genre, particularly Johann Strauss, Jr....
with La permission de dix heures and La jolie parfumeuse
La jolie parfumeuse
La jolie parfumeuse is an opéra comique in three acts of 1873 with music by Jacques Offenbach. The French libretto was by Hector Crémieux and Ernest Blum.-Performance history:...
at the Théâtre de la Renaissance
Théâtre de la Renaissance
The name Théâtre de la Renaissance has been used successively for three distinct Parisian theatre companies. The first two companies, which were short-lived enterprises in the 19th century, used the Salle Ventadour, now an office building on the Rue Méhul in the 2nd arrondissement.The current...
in 1873 then Bagatelle
Bagatelle
Bagatelle is a billiards-derived indoor table game, the object of which is to get a number of balls past wooden pins into holes...
and Madame l'archiduc
Madame l'archiduc
Madame l’archiduc is an opéra bouffe, or operetta in three acts, by Jacques Offenbach, with a French libretto by Albert Millaud first performed in Paris in 1874....
at the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens in 1874 then, after a serious illness, returning to the stage for a revival of La vie parisienne
La vie parisienne
La vie parisienne is an opéra bouffe, or operetta, composed by Jacques Offenbach, with a libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy.This work was Offenbach's first full-length piece to portray contemporary Parisian life, unlike his earlier period pieces and mythological subjects...
at the Variétés
Théâtre des Variétés
The Théâtre des Variétés is a theatre and "salle de spectacles" at 7, boulevard Montmartre, 2nd arrondissement, in Paris. It was declared a monument historique in 1975.-History:...
in 1877.
Moving to straight theatre, Grivot joined the Théâtre de l'Odéon company in 1880 and immediately had great success in Les Parents d'Alice, following this with others plays, before moving to the Théâtre du Gymnase in 1883.
Taken ill during a performance of Paris fin de siècle by Ernest Blum
Ernest Blum
-Biography:He made his debut as a writer at the age of sixteen with Une femme qui mord. As a journalist, he was associated with Le Charivari, Le Rappel, Le Gaulois, and other publications. Many of his dramatic works were written in collaboration with Clairville, Flan, Monnier, Brisharre, Eugène...
and Raoul Toché at the Gymnase in 1890 she was forced to retire and died later that year.