Léonce (actor)

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Édouard-Théodore Nicole (c. 1823 – 19 February 1900), known as Léonce, was a 19th-century French actor and singer.

Biography

Léonce was born in Paris. After studying law, he made his stage debut at the Théâtre de Belleville. He also played the cello.^[1]

In the 1850s, he was engaged at the

After an unwise investment in a café, he ended his life in poverty. He died at Raincy on 19 February 1900.

Theatre

Comedian-singer

• 1858: Mesdames de la Halle, une opérette bouffe de Jacques Offenbach - created on 3 March 1858 at the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens (salle Choiseul)^[2] - as Madame Poiretapée, poissonnière
• 1858:
  opéra-bouffe
  by Jacques Offenbach - created on 21 October at the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens - as Aristée-Pluton -
• 1859: L'Omelette à la Follembuche, operetta bouffe by Eugène Labiche and Marc-Michel - created on 8 June at the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens - as La baronne de Follembuche
• 1861: M. Choufleuri restera chez lui le . . ., opéra bouffe by Jacques Offenbach - created on 14 September 1861 at the Théâtre des Bouffes Parisiens - as Mme Balandard
• 1865: Les bergers, opéra-comique by Jacques Offenbach - as the Marquis
• 1869: Les brigands, opéra bouffe by Jacques Offenbach - created at the Théâtre des Variétés on 10 December - as Antonio, caissier du duc de Mantoue
• 1873: Les Braconniers, opéra bouffe by Jacques Offenbach - created at the Théâtre des Variétés on 29 January - as Bibès, veux braconnier
• 1875:
  comédie en vaudeville by Eugène Labiche and Philippe Gille - created at Théâtre des Variétés
  on 22 January - as Pepitt
• 1875: La boulangère a des écus, opéra bouffe by Jacques Offenbach - created on 19| October 1875 at the Théâtre des Variétés - as Délicat
• 1876: Le roi dort by Eugène Labiche and Alfred Delacour - created on 31 March at the Théâtre des Variétés - as Bec de miel
• 1877: Le docteur Ox, opéra-bouffe by Jacques Offenbach - created on 26 January at the Théâtre des Variétés - as Ygène
• 1883: Mam'zelle Nitouche, operetta by Henri Meilhac and Albert Millaud - created on 26 January at the Théâtre des Variétés - as Loriot, "brigadier"

Author

• 1859: Dans la rue, operetta by Léonce (lyricist)^[3] - Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens - created on 8 September^[4]

References

1. ^ La Salle, Albert de. Histoire des Bouffes-parisiens. Librairie Nouvelle, Paris, 1860, p64. In Les Petits Prodiges (1857), he played a solo on the cello, alongside a eccentic violin solo from Tayau and one on the bassoon by Désiré.
2. data.bnf.fr
3. ^ "Dans la rue" sur Gallica
4. ^ Léonce sur Data.BnF

Sources

• Gänzl Kurt. The Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre. Blackwell, Oxford, 1994.
• This article incorporates some material re-edited from French Wikipedia

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