Maria H. Dehon Polk collection of Constant Coquelin [ca. 1884]-1934

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Maria H. Dehon Polk collection of Constant Coquelin [ca. 1884]-1934

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Chiefly letters from Coquelin to Maria H. Dehon, including ALS and manuscript transcriptions, and photographs. Also present are a small amount of other correspondence, writings by Coquelin, including an undated holograph of a work on Moliére's Tartuffe, published in 1884, printed materials concerning the Maison de retraite des vieux comédiens, other ephemera, and clippings. Letters from Coquelin, 1894-1908 and undated, concern his friendship with Dehon, their travels, and Coquelin's performances and tours. The letters discuss the Comédie-Français, the Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin, the Maison de retraite des vieux comédiens, and friends and colleagues including Ernest Coquelin, Jean Coquelin, Sarah Bernhardt, Geraldine Farrar, Edmond Rostand, Pierre-Marie-René Waldeck Rousseau, and artist Jean-Charles Cazin. Other correspondence includes letters to Dehon from A. Chabert concerning the establishment of a Musée Cazin-Coquelin. Photographs include cabinet photographs and prints, most portraits of Coquelin, including several portraits in costume as Cyrano de Bergerac and other theater roles. Also present are postcards showing views of Pont-aux-Dames and a set of photographs of paintings of Coquelin in various theater roles.

Total Boxes: 3; Other Storage Formats: 2 portfolios; Linear Feet: 1.25

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Chabert, Arnaud

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Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin (Paris, France)

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Maison de retraite des vieux comédiens.

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Comédie-Française.

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Comédie-Française.

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Musée Cazin-Coquelin.

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Coquelin, Jean-Paul, 1924-....

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Molière, 1622-1673.

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Molière, playwright. From the description of The imaginary invalid : typescript, 1987, 13 November - 12 December. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122532910 ...

Chabert, Alexandre.

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Polk, Maria H. Dehon, ca. 1857-1941,

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Maria H. Dehon Polk was born and lived in New York City. She was associated with Constant Coquelin during her travels in Europe during the 1890s and during his subsequent tours of the United States. Maria H. Dehon married William Mecklenburg Polk in 1914. The French actor Constant Coquelin, called Coquelin aîné, is chiefly remembered as the creator of the role of Cyrano de Bergerac. In 1905 he founded the Maison de retraite des vieux comédiens at Pont-aux-Dames. Both ...

Coquelin, Ernest

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Ernest Coquelin was an actor at the Comédie Française, born in 1848. He used the name Coquelin Cadet to avoid being confused with his older brother, also a successful actor at the same theater. He died in 1909. From the description of Letters to Gabriel Ferrier, 1882-1906. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 81666615 Coquelin Cadet was an actor at the Comédie Française. He used the name Coquelin Cadet to avoid the confusion with his older brother, Constant Co...

Waldeck-Rousseau, Pierre-Marie-René, 1846-1904.

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Musée Cazin-Coquelin.

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Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin (Paris, France)

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Farrar, Geraldine

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American soprano. From the description of Autograph note signed, dated : [n.p.], 1961, to [Joseph Chouinard?], 1961. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270913139 From the description of Autograph letters signed (2), dated : Ridgefield, Conn., 31 January 1934 and New York [n.d., 1934], to H[arry] H[arkness] Flagler, 1934 Jan. 31 and [n.d. 1934]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270576719 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Ridgefield, Conn., 28 August ...

Cazin, Jean-Charles, 1841-1901

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The French painter Jean-Charles Cazin was a professor, then the director of the Ecole des beaux-arts in Tours. In 1889 he was nominated officer of the Légion d'honneur. He received a gold medal in 1889, then the Grand Prix in 1900 at the Paris Expositions universelles. From the description of Letters to Edouard Detaille, 1881-1900. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 79260726 ...

Rostand, Edmond, 1868-1918

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French dramtist and poet. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Paris, to an unidentified colleague, 1918 June 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270657921 ...

Coquelin, Constant, 1841-1909

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Coquelin, Jean, 1865-1944

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Bernhardt, Sarah, 1844-1923

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Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) was a French actress. From the guide to the Sarah Bernhardt Collection, 1878-1969, (Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections) Actress, sculptor, and painter, Sarah Bernhardt was born in Paris, France. From the description of Letter, n.d. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232007114 French born actress, artist, and writer. From the description of Sarah Bernhardt Collection, c...

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Maison de retraite des vieux comédiens.

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