Absinthe Ephemera II - Theatre & Music
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Absinthe and the theatre: An original 1894 program from the fabled Moulin Rouge, showing absinthe on the pricelist, and a letter from the playwright Armand d'Artois proposing a new play called "La Verte.
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A letter dated "Paris, 29 Quai Conti, 16 janvier 1904" from Armand
d'Artois, playwright and author of vaudeville sketches, to Lucien
Descaves, president of the Académie Goncourt, proposing a new work
entitled "La Verte":
"J'ai remis il y a quelque temps à Antoine une pièce en deux actes
intitulée "La Verte", contre l'absinthisme et ses suites. Bon ou
mauvais, c'est très exact d'observation scientifique et assez curieux de
forme..."
Artois is best remembered for his collaboration with François Coppée.
La Folie verte
Lyrics by Georges Sibre, Music by Francis Popy
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Une Bonne Absinthe
Comic monologue by Jouy & Gerny.
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the Adobe PDF icon at right for an English translation.
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Au Fond du Verre
Lyrics by L. Despax, Music by P.Codini
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Hommage a l'Absinthe Edouard Pernod
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