[Belle Époque] Fragerolle, Georges. (1855 - 1920) & Delaw, Georges. (1871 - 1929)
"Le Sphinx" - Original 1896 Théâtre du Chat Noir Program
Original program from a performance of the famous shadow plays at the influential 19th-century cabaret in the bohemian Montmartre district of Paris. The performance included: Le Sphinx ("Épopée lyrique en 16 tableaux"), the shadows and drawings by Amédée Vignola, the poem and music by the poem and music by Georges Fragerolle; Plaisir d'Amour ("Idylle contemporaine en 2 tableaux"), by Georges Delaw.With Erik Satie, Georges Fragerolle was the regular pianist at the Chat Noir. He composed the bulk of the music and poems for the shadow shows and would typically sing and narrate in his baritone voice.
Single central horizontal crease, tape reinforcement along inner edge of final page, fragile paper with some splitting along fold and upper blank edge of final page chipped and partly perished. The printing in very good shape, with rich blacks well preserved. Rare. (6298)
Program, unsigned Theater