Most Serene Federal Republic of Montmartre

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Not to be confused with Montmartre in Paris, France; or la République de Montmartre.

Most Serene Federal Republic of Montmartre
Unrecognized
New York Telephone phone book's government pages, p. 949
Claimed byBarry Alan Richmond
Dates claimedc. 1965–present
Area claimedPart of Manhattan, New York City

The Most Serene Federal Republic of Montmartre (or the Serene Republic of Montmartre and Her Dependencies, or in brief the Republic of Montmartre) is either a micronation or an extended political satire. It is mostly within the boundaries of New York City's Manhattan.

C. 1965,

governments-in-exile), and was acknowledged by the International Micropatrological Society.[11][1][12] Richmond is named as its 47th president,[11] among other titles.[13]

Phone book listing

On June 24, 1977, a

New York Magazine.[11]

On August 23, 1977, NYT began distributing 955,000 new phone books, without the listing for Montmartre.[14][15] An early April 1978 AP news item reported that Richmond had just lost a court case (on April 5) seeking the inclusion of that listing.[16] In early December 1979, Richmond announced that the PSC had ruled in his favor and Montmartre's listing would be restored to the NYT phone book; news quoted an NYT spokesman complaining that this was "simply not fair".[17][18][19]

Grand Guignol

In a January 2001 article for the Financial Times, Mark Wallace reported that Richmond was focusing on a revival of the Grand Guignol (a grotesque theatre style from the original Montmartre in Paris), to which he then held the rights.[2][20][21] The project was to be funded by selling Richmond's extensive collection of theatre and movie memorabilia, including original film programs, e.g. from Star Wars and Gone with the Wind.[1]

Richmond's trademark for "Grand-Guignol" was last renewed in May 2002, but expired in January 2016.[21]

See also

References

  1. ^
    French and Indian war of the 1750s and 1760s. 'A treaty was signed with the British, which the US later had to accept, and to this day we have an independent country inside North America. The original settlement on the island of Manhattan is occupied by the US in a legal concept similar to that of the Panama Canal Zone
    .'
  2. ^ a b c "And Now, Mes Amis, The King of Montmartre". Mother Jones Magazine "Frontlines". Vol. 2, no. 2. February–March 1977. p. 4. Retrieved July 2, 2020 – via Google Books. [Note: the article refers to Richmond as "king" and "monarch"; Richmond himself asserts the title of "president" as befits the head of a "republic".]
  3. Newspapers.com
    .
  4. ^ "Scapegoat, The : 'An Imaginative, Stinging and Pertinent Play' by John F. Matthews (Based on 'The Trial' by Franz Kafka). Produced at the Riverside Church Playhouse (NYC – 1961) starring Edwin F. Beschler, Charles Hudson, Anne Draper, etc. Directed by Barry Alan Richmond". Box: 87. Belknap Playbills and Programs Collection, ufplaybills. Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  5. OCLC 1692644
    .
  6. ^
    theatrical district of Manhattan from W. 40th Street to W. 59th Street and from Fifth Avenue to the Hudson River, which is Lower Montmartre; 500 miles north of the Croton Reservoir
    , or Middle Montmartre, and something north of that which is Upper Montmartre.
  7. Newspapers.com
    . They are underpinned by a very good orchestra... and their sets and costumes, neatly designed by Barry Alan Richmond and Dona Granata, no doubt are the best their money can buy. This adds up to a serious production that is not to be sniffed at.
  8. ^ Also with an IMDb page;
    and see "Crew worked with" on his ElCinema profile.
  9. ASIN B001S2TO6K. Archived from the original on October 27, 2015. [Now out of print, and a collectors' item; expensive.]
    The above article is mentioned in: • Groves, Adam (2023). "Books about the Grand Guignol (Commentary)". On & Off Productions / The Bedlam Files. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
    • Richmond, Barry Alan (November 1, 1998). "Le Grand-Guignol aux Amériques". Europe: Revue Littéraire Mensuelle (in French). Vol. 76, no. 835. pp. 220–237 – via ProQuest
    .
  10. ^
    Newspapers.com. p. 19: In the papers he filed before Judge Knapp, Richmond, who speaks of all his enterprises with an earnest high seriousness, wrote — 'I set up a political fiction that 300 and some years ago, Frenchmen came here, settled on Manhattan, got cut off from France and became an independent republic right in the heart of Manhattan. No deceit was intended, nor have I ever been accused of such. The purpose was for total theater, the construction of our own buildings and a new financing system for the arts, humanitarian efforts, political satire and laughter.' [This reports the July 29 federal court hearing. Free viewing:] p. 1 scan, p. 19 scan.
  11. ^
    New York Magazine. Vol. 10, no. 29. p. 56. Retrieved July 2, 2020 – via Google Books
    . [This reports the June 24 PSC hearing.]
  12. Kennedy Airport
    for his country's territory. [Note the "Royal Scottish Jacobite Govt" mention in the Montmartre phone listing. Prince James shows up as a witness in the NY Magazine article above, Cohen 1977.]
  13. ISBN 978-0525143970. Retrieved July 2, 2020 – via Google Books
    . Across three pages, pp. 58–60, the character Richmond declares his complete title for the record.
  14. ^ "NY's 'foreign country' left out of phone book". Lawrence Journal-World. Associated Press. August 23, 1977. p. 7. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Google News.
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  20. ^ "Class 41—Education and Entertainment [trademarks]". Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. 1136 (4). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Commerce; Patent and Trademark Office: TM 330. March 24, 1992. Retrieved March 19, 2023. 1,680,640. GRAND–GUIGNOL. RICHMOND, BARRY ALAN, DBA THEATRE DU GRAND–GUIGNOL DE PARIS, DBA NATIONAL THEATRE OF MONTMARTRE AND DBA EMBASSY OF MONTMARTRE (U.S. CL. 107). SN 74–068–872. PUB 12–31–1991. FILED 6–14–1990.
  21. ^ a b "GRAND-GUIGNOL — Trademark Details". Justia Trademarks. June 14, 1990. Retrieved March 18, 2023.


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