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| − | (17**-18**) French theatrical entrepeneur, director and dance instructor at the Cape during the early 1800s. A key member of the French movement in the Cape theatre, he performed for [[C.E. Boniface]], beginning with pieces like ''[[Les Plaideurs]]'' (Racine) and ''[[Le Derviche]]'' (De Saint-Foix) in 1809. A performance on 29 August 1809, of ''[[Les Précieuses Ridicules]]'' (Molière), and something called ''[[Cantasmagorie]]'' (possibly a misspelling of ''[[Fantasmagorie]]''), was done as a benefit for Riaux. He also collaborated with [[L.H. Meurant]] on fantasy pieces. | + | (17**-18**) French theatrical entrepeneur, director and dance instructor at the Cape during the early 1800s. A key member of the French movement in the Cape theatre, he performed for [[C.E. Boniface]] in thed early part of the entrepreneur's Cape Town career, beginning with pieces like ''[[Les Plaideurs]]'' (Racine) and ''[[Le Derviche]]'' (De Saint-Foix) in 1809. A performance on 29 August 1809, of ''[[Les Précieuses Ridicules]]'' (Molière), and something called ''[[Cantasmagorie]]'' (possibly a misspelling of ''[[Fantasmagorie]]''), was done as a benefit for Riaux. He also collaborated with [[L.H. Meurant]] on fantasy pieces. |
His young dance pupils performed many ballet pieces and pantomimes as part of many of the theatrical events in this period, and also as independent productions. He also collaborated with the music teacher [[L.H. Meurant]] on such fantasy pieces. Besides the aforementioned ''[[Fantasmagorie]]'', they did ''inter alia'' ''[[Le Somnambule ou Orgia]]'' (Pont-de-Vesle), ''[[Het Liefdesnest]]'' ([[J. Riaux|Riaux]] and [[L.H. Meurant|Meurant]]), ''[[Le Baiser]]'' (Florian), etc. | His young dance pupils performed many ballet pieces and pantomimes as part of many of the theatrical events in this period, and also as independent productions. He also collaborated with the music teacher [[L.H. Meurant]] on such fantasy pieces. Besides the aforementioned ''[[Fantasmagorie]]'', they did ''inter alia'' ''[[Le Somnambule ou Orgia]]'' (Pont-de-Vesle), ''[[Het Liefdesnest]]'' ([[J. Riaux|Riaux]] and [[L.H. Meurant|Meurant]]), ''[[Le Baiser]]'' (Florian), etc. | ||
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(17**-18**) French theatrical entrepeneur, director and dance instructor at the Cape during the early 1800s. A key member of the French movement in the Cape theatre, he performed for C.E. Boniface in thed early part of the entrepreneur's Cape Town career, beginning with pieces like Les Plaideurs (Racine) and Le Derviche (De Saint-Foix) in 1809. A performance on 29 August 1809, of Les Précieuses Ridicules (Molière), and something called Cantasmagorie (possibly a misspelling of Fantasmagorie), was done as a benefit for Riaux. He also collaborated with L.H. Meurant on fantasy pieces.
His young dance pupils performed many ballet pieces and pantomimes as part of many of the theatrical events in this period, and also as independent productions. He also collaborated with the music teacher L.H. Meurant on such fantasy pieces. Besides the aforementioned Fantasmagorie, they did inter alia Le Somnambule ou Orgia (Pont-de-Vesle), Het Liefdesnest (Riaux and Meurant), Le Baiser (Florian), etc.
Sources
Bosman, 1928: p 282, 295-7
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