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La filleule des fées: ballet toujours pantomime, en trois actes et ses tableaux; à la queue d'un prologue, par MM. Singe-Orge et Pierrot

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Title
La filleule des fées: ballet toujours pantomime, en trois actes et ses tableaux; à la queue d'un prologue, par MM. Singe-Orge et Pierrot
Additional title: Journal pour rire
Names
Lorentz, Alcide Joseph, 1813-1891
Nadar, Félix, 1820-1910 (Engraver)
Lorentz, Alcide Joseph, 1813-1891 (Writer of accompanying material)
Collection

Prints depicting dance

Ballet or dance scenes from theatrical works, with or without people in them

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1849-10-20
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFE-19 Lor A Fil 1
Topics
Perrot, Jules, 1810-1892 -- Caricatures and cartoons
Petipa, Lucien, 1815-1898 -- Caricatures and cartoons
Filleule des fées (Choreographic work : Perrot)
Ballet -- France -- 19th century
Genres
Prints
Notes
Statement of responsibility: texte et dessins par Lorentz.
Biographical/historical: La filleule des fées (The fairies' godchild) was first performed at the Paris Opéra on October 8, 1849, with a scenario by Jules Vernoy de Saint-Georges and Jules Perrot (whose names are satirized in Lorentz's subtitle as Singe-Orge and Pierrot), choreography by Perrot, and music by Adolphe Adam and Alfred de Saint-Julien. The leading role of Ysaure, the fairies' godchild, was danced by Carlotta Grisi, with Perrot and Lucien Petipa as her rival lovers, respectively called Alain and Prince Hugues de Provence. They are caricatured in the second row of pictures as the large figures at far left and far right. The comic strip form was introduced by lithographer Rodolphe Töpffer in 1833 and later adopted by wood engravers, who sometimes accompanied their illustrations with printed text, as Lorentz does here.
Physical Description
Wood engravings
Clippings
Extent: 1 print : wood engraving, b&w ; in mat, visible image 57 x 41 cm.
Description
Leaf from the Parisian periodical Journal pour rire, issue of 20 octobre 1849. It has been mounted in a double-sided mat; on the recto is the journal's front page, containing the illustrated Revue pittoresque des événements du jour, drawn by Nadar. Lorentz's caricatures of the ballet La filleule des fées, depicted in thirteen scenes, are printed on the verso in four rows in the manner of a comic strip, with his satirical commentaries accompanying the pictures.
Type of Resource
Still image
Text
Languages
French
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 759168044
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19376141
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): cd58fe80-0880-0133-5044-58d385a7bbd0
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1813: Creator Born
  • 1849: Issued
  • 1891: Creator Died
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "La filleule des fées" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1849-10-20. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6b9fc820-0885-0133-42a0-58d385a7bbd0

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "La filleule des fées" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 12, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6b9fc820-0885-0133-42a0-58d385a7bbd0

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1849-10-20). La filleule des fées Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6b9fc820-0885-0133-42a0-58d385a7bbd0

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La filleule des fées