December 11
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"On December 11 1891, the Théâtre d'Art of Paul Fort presents a theatrical show by Remy de Gourmont. It was a memorable evening. Texts by Maurice Denis (Fier-à-bras, Berte au grand pié and Roland) are recited in front of decors by Ibels. The Aveugles by Maeterlinck, Concile féerique by Jules Laforgue, and Cantique des Cantiques by Roinard, with orchestration, light show and "odor show" (the programme notes explain the concordance of sounds, the human voice, colors and perfumes). Théodat (by Remy de Gourmont] is also performed."[1]-- La boule de vermeil (1907) by Pierre de Querlon |
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Art and culture
- 1891 - Paul Napoléon Roinard's Cantique des Cantiques premiers in Paris.
- 1980 - Memphis Group is founded by Ettore Sottsass
Births
- 1475 - Pope Leo X (d. 1521)
- 1801 - Christian Dietrich Grabbe, German writer (d. 1836)
- 1803 - Hector Berlioz, French composer (d. 1869)
- 1810 - Alfred de Musset, French poet (d. 1857)
- 1864 - Maurice Leblanc, French novelist, creator of the fictional gentleman thief and detective Arsène Lupin, (d. 1941)
- 1874 - Paul Wegener, German actor and film director d. 1948)
- 1911 - Val Guest, British film director (d. 2006)
- 1912 - Carlo Ponti, Italian film producer (d. 2007)
- 1913 - Jean Marais, French actor (d. 1998)
- 1916 - Perez Prado, Cuban/Mexican bandleader and composer. (d. 1989)
- 1926 - Big Mama Thornton, American singer (d. 1984)
- 1930 - Jean-Louis Trintignant, French actor
- 1973 - Mos Def, American rapper and actor
Deaths
- 1757 - Edmund Curll, English bookseller (b. 1675)
- 1921 - Robert de Montesquiou, French Symbolist poet, art collector and dandy. (b. 1855)
- 1948 - Robert Briffault, French novelist, historian, social anthropologist and surgeon. (b. 1876)
- 1957 - Musidora (Jeanne Roques), French actress (b. 1889)
- 1964 - Alma Mahler, Austrian socialite (b. 1879)
- 1980 - Sibel Kekilli, Turkish-German actress
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