Répertoire des Pantins
Bonnard Pierre. Terrasse, Claude and Franc-Nohain
Paris. Mercure de France. [1898]
A complete set of the musical scores with covers illustrated by Pierre Bonnard for the Répertoire des Pantins.
The Théâtre des Pantins was a puppet theatre founded by Alfred Jarry, Franc-Nohain and Claude Terrasse. Bonnard produced six original lithograph covers for songs by Franc-Nohain with music by Claude Terrasse (three others were issued with covers by Jarry for his own music); Bonnard also made the marionettes for the theatre.
The numbers are as follows: 'Du Pays Tourangeau'; 'Malheureuse Adèle'; 'Velas ou l'Officier de Fortune'; 'La Complainte de M. Benoit'; 'Paysage de Neige' and 'Berceuse Obscène'.
'The Echo de Paris of 1 April 1898 gave the following description of the theatre: 'Rue Ballu, at the back of a courtyard, on the first floor, a mini-theatre for a tiny audience. It was here that Alfred Jarry, with the aid of some ingenious marionettes, has recently staged a revival, lasting a few evenings, of his epic Ubu. The auditorium is cramped but is pleasantly decorated by Edouard Vuillard with pyrotechnics of dazzling colour, and by Bonnard with some quite beautifully executed silhouettes in black and grey.' (Bouvet: Bonnard. The Complete Graphic Work).
The Théâtre des Pantins was a puppet theatre founded by Alfred Jarry, Franc-Nohain and Claude Terrasse. Bonnard produced six original lithograph covers for songs by Franc-Nohain with music by Claude Terrasse (three others were issued with covers by Jarry for his own music); Bonnard also made the marionettes for the theatre.
The numbers are as follows: 'Du Pays Tourangeau'; 'Malheureuse Adèle'; 'Velas ou l'Officier de Fortune'; 'La Complainte de M. Benoit'; 'Paysage de Neige' and 'Berceuse Obscène'.
'The Echo de Paris of 1 April 1898 gave the following description of the theatre: 'Rue Ballu, at the back of a courtyard, on the first floor, a mini-theatre for a tiny audience. It was here that Alfred Jarry, with the aid of some ingenious marionettes, has recently staged a revival, lasting a few evenings, of his epic Ubu. The auditorium is cramped but is pleasantly decorated by Edouard Vuillard with pyrotechnics of dazzling colour, and by Bonnard with some quite beautifully executed silhouettes in black and grey.' (Bouvet: Bonnard. The Complete Graphic Work).
[Bifolium + inserted leaf or two bifolia for each number 6 issues. Folio. (c.350 x 270 mm). Printed musical score for each (see below), each with 'Poème de Franc-Nohain' and 'Musique de Claude Terrasse' and each with original lithograph cover by Bonnard. Each loose as issued in original publisher's printed wrappers, front covers with original monochrome lithograph illustration and text by Pierre Bonnard, advertisements to rear covers.
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