Félix Baumaine Explained
| Félix Baumaine |
| Birth Name: | Félix Gratien Baumaine |
| Birth Date: | 4 December 1828 |
| Occupation: | Playwright, composer, chansonnier |
Félix Baumaine, full name Félix Gratien Baumaine, (4 December 1828[1] – 3 January 1881[2] [3]) was a 19th-century French playwright, composer and chansonnier.
The son of Joseph Baumaine, director of the shows in the city of Reims, Felix Baumaine is known for his collaboration with Charles Blondelet with whom he composed many songs played especially in cafés-concerts. He was thus himself the author of 1300 songs. During the last years of his life, Félix Baumaine was administrator of the café-concert des Ambassadeurs. He was the father of actress Juliette Baumaine.
Works
- 1868: Le beau Paris, in collaboration with Charles Blondelet, saynete-bouffe set in music by Léon Roques; Egrot
- 1879: L'assommoir procédé d'une conférence sur l'Assommoir, ambiguë parodie in one act in collaboration with Charles Blondelet; Le Bailly
Notes and References
- http://archives.marne.fr/ark:/86869/a011310543791dQsXIx/1/331 Archives de la Marne, commune de Reims, birth certificate n°1326, year 1828 (page 331/353)
- Web site: Nécrologie dans le Figaro du 4 janvier 1881 page 2 . 2016-05-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150505074408/http://gallicalabs.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k277701j/f4.zoom . 2015-05-05 . dead .
- Archives des Hauts de Seine, commune de Courbevoie, death certificate n°4, year 1881 (accessdate 5 May 2015)
