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He was born in [[Dourdan]], [[Essonne]]. After some years as schoolmaster, a job for which his temperament was ill-fitted, he entered journalism in 1858. He contributed to ''[[Le Figaro]]'', ''L'Illustration'', ''Le Gaulois'', ''Le XIX<sup>e</sup> Siècle'' and other periodicals; but his main interest was dramatic criticism, of which he had his first experience in ''L'Opinion nationale'' in 1859. In 1867 he began to contribute to ''[[Le Temps (Paris)|Le Temps]]'' the "''feuilleton''" with which his name was associated till his death. His position as dictator of dramatic criticism was unique. He had the secret of taking the public into his confidence, and his pronouncements upon new plays were accepted as final. |
He was born in [[Dourdan]], [[Essonne]]. After some years as schoolmaster, a job for which his temperament was ill-fitted, he entered journalism in 1858. He contributed to ''[[Le Figaro]]'', ''L'Illustration'', ''Le Gaulois'', ''Le XIX<sup>e</sup> Siècle'' and other periodicals; but his main interest was dramatic criticism, of which he had his first experience in ''L'Opinion nationale'' in 1859. In 1867 he began to contribute to ''[[Le Temps (Paris)|Le Temps]]'' the "''feuilleton''" with which his name was associated till his death. His position as dictator of dramatic criticism was unique. He had the secret of taking the public into his confidence, and his pronouncements upon new plays were accepted as final. |
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He was a masterly judge of [[acting]] and of stage effect; his views as to the drama itself were narrow and indifferent to artistic progress. For example, in 1896, he reviewed the premiere of Alfred Jarry's play ''[[Ubu Roi]]''—a precursor of the Theatre of the Absurd—and called it "a filthy fraud which deserves nothing but the silence of contempt." Such opinions made him a subject of ridicule among the rebellious young artists and writers of Montmartre. Between 1886 |
He was a masterly judge of [[acting]] and of stage effect; his views as to the drama itself were narrow and indifferent to artistic progress. For example, in 1896, he reviewed the premiere of Alfred Jarry's play ''[[Ubu Roi]]''—a precursor of the Theatre of the Absurd—and called it "a filthy fraud which deserves nothing but the silence of contempt." Such opinions made him a subject of ridicule among the rebellious young artists and writers of Montmartre. Between 1886 and 1893, the writer and humorist [[Alphonse Allais]] published a notorious series of newspaper columns under Sarcey's name with titles such as "How I Became an Idiot." |
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Sarcey published several miscellaneous works, of which the most interesting are [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/008687852 ''Le Siège de Paris''], an account compiled from his diary (1871), ''Comédiens et comédiennes'' (1878-1884), ''Souvenirs de jeunesse'' (1884) and [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/006652405 ''Souvenirs d'âge mûr''] (1892; Eng. trans., 1893). [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001202873 ''Quarante ans de théâtre''] (1900) is a selection (in 8 volumes) from his dramatic ''Feuilletons'' edited by Adolphe Brisson. He died in [[Paris, France|Paris]]. |
Sarcey published several miscellaneous works, of which the most interesting are [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/008687852 ''Le Siège de Paris''], an account compiled from his diary (1871), ''Comédiens et comédiennes'' (1878-1884), ''Souvenirs de jeunesse'' (1884) and [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/006652405 ''Souvenirs d'âge mûr''] (1892; Eng. trans., 1893). [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001202873 ''Quarante ans de théâtre''] (1900) is a selection (in 8 volumes) from his dramatic ''Feuilletons'' edited by Adolphe Brisson. He died in [[Paris, France|Paris]]. |
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Francisque Sarcey (8 October 1827 – 16 May 1899) was a French journalist and dramatic critic.
Career
He was born in Dourdan, Essonne. After some years as schoolmaster, a job for which his temperament was ill-fitted, he entered journalism in 1858. He contributed to Le Figaro, L'Illustration, Le Gaulois, Le XIXe Siècle and other periodicals; but his main interest was dramatic criticism, of which he had his first experience in L'Opinion nationale in 1859. In 1867 he began to contribute to Le Temps the "feuilleton" with which his name was associated till his death. His position as dictator of dramatic criticism was unique. He had the secret of taking the public into his confidence, and his pronouncements upon new plays were accepted as final.
He was a masterly judge of acting and of stage effect; his views as to the drama itself were narrow and indifferent to artistic progress. For example, in 1896, he reviewed the premiere of Alfred Jarry's play Ubu Roi—a precursor of the Theatre of the Absurd—and called it "a filthy fraud which deserves nothing but the silence of contempt." Such opinions made him a subject of ridicule among the rebellious young artists and writers of Montmartre. Between 1886 and 1893, the writer and humorist Alphonse Allais published a notorious series of newspaper columns under Sarcey's name with titles such as "How I Became an Idiot."
Sarcey published several miscellaneous works, of which the most interesting are Le Siège de Paris, an account compiled from his diary (1871), Comédiens et comédiennes (1878-1884), Souvenirs de jeunesse (1884) and Souvenirs d'âge mûr (1892; Eng. trans., 1893). Quarante ans de théâtre (1900) is a selection (in 8 volumes) from his dramatic Feuilletons edited by Adolphe Brisson. He died in Paris.
Publications in English translation
- How I Became an Idiot by Francisque Sarcey (Alphonse Allais) Translated by Doug Skinner (Black Scat Books: Absurdist Texts & Documents - Interim Edition No. 00, 2013)
Notes
References
- public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Sarcey, Francisque". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 24 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 208. This article incorporates text from a publication now in the