Word: coquelin
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...were bright, rousing, full of Gascon gallantries. His rapier was rapid. But his nose was freakishly long, disfiguring. Therefore he felt frustrated in his love affair with Roxanne, and Edmond Rostand's famed heroic comedy turns into tragedy. Cyrano has made theatrical history in the versions of Constant Coquelin and Richard Mansfield. In the. U. S., of late years, Walter Hampden has honored both himself and the role. On Christmas night he revived Cyrano, scored again. Ingeborg Torrup was a new, petite, luscious Roxanne...
This play a comedy in three acts, was written by Edouard Pailleron in 1881, and was first acted in the Comedie Francaise that same year. Since then it has been played by the Comedie many times, and has always met with great success. Debaunat and Coquelin, two famous French Comedians, acted the title roles in France...
...mantle of Coquelin, distinguished French comedian, is considered to have descended on him, and despite his 62 years, De Feraudy enjoys giving it playful shakes. He has the twinkling mischievousness of Foxy Grandpa. Age cannot wither the vitality of his acting, with its spontaneous but deft gestures, including the forefinger laid aside the nose or gracefully scratching the ear. A delightful Gallic casualness pervades his performance, so that he does not hesitate, if the impulse takes him, to close a door carelessly left open in the middle of his speech, or to scratch his ankle while trickling around the stage...
...spent years in developing the ultimate perfection of their art. a protective organization which keeps Gwendolyn de vere from being stranded in some Northwestern mining camp excuses itself, but when it might undertake to prevent a public appearance of an artist of the stamp of Sarah Bernhardt or Henri Coquelin because of some minor infringement of its rules, it reaches the height of the ridiculous...
This evening at 8 o'clock, in Sever 11, Mr. Copeland will lecture on "Cyrano de Bergerac," "L'Aiglon," "The Gay Lord Quex," and "When We Were Twenty-one,"--as performed by Madame Sarah Bernhardt, Miss Adams, M. Coquelin, Miss Vanbrugh, Mr. Hare, Mr. Goodwin, and other players...