Paul Fabre (1867 â€" 18 December 1902) was a French-Canadian actor,
theatre critic and journalist who was active in Paris in the
1890s.Fabre was born in Montreal in 1867. He was the son of Hector
Fabre (1834â€"1910) of Montreal, a French Canadian lawyer, journalist,
diplomat and senator, and Flora Stein of Arthabaska, Quebec. His
father was appointed Canada's first General Agent in Paris, holding
office from 1882 until his death in 1910. Fabre was aged 15 when he
accompanied his parents to Paris.Fabre became an actor and theatre
critic. In 1887 he founded Gardénia, a theatrical and artistic
circle. Gardénia included many members of Le Chat Noir, such as
Alphonse Allais, George Auriol, Paul Delmet, Jean-Louis Dubut de
Laforest, Hugues Delorme, Georges Fragerolle and Georges Courteline.
The comedian and singer Pierre Trimouillat also became a member.In
February 1892 Fabre was appointed editorial secretary of the journal
Paris-Canada, and two years later was made editor. Paris-Canada had
been founded in 1882 with offices in Montreal, Quebec and Paris, with
the purpose of making Canada well known in France, and France better
known in Canada. Paris-Canada had a sophisticated Rive Droite flavor,
covering Montmartre, the Grands Boulevards and the Rue de la
Chaussée-d'Antin. It included sections on literature, music and the
theatre.
theatre critic and journalist who was active in Paris in the
1890s.Fabre was born in Montreal in 1867. He was the son of Hector
Fabre (1834â€"1910) of Montreal, a French Canadian lawyer, journalist,
diplomat and senator, and Flora Stein of Arthabaska, Quebec. His
father was appointed Canada's first General Agent in Paris, holding
office from 1882 until his death in 1910. Fabre was aged 15 when he
accompanied his parents to Paris.Fabre became an actor and theatre
critic. In 1887 he founded Gardénia, a theatrical and artistic
circle. Gardénia included many members of Le Chat Noir, such as
Alphonse Allais, George Auriol, Paul Delmet, Jean-Louis Dubut de
Laforest, Hugues Delorme, Georges Fragerolle and Georges Courteline.
The comedian and singer Pierre Trimouillat also became a member.In
February 1892 Fabre was appointed editorial secretary of the journal
Paris-Canada, and two years later was made editor. Paris-Canada had
been founded in 1882 with offices in Montreal, Quebec and Paris, with
the purpose of making Canada well known in France, and France better
known in Canada. Paris-Canada had a sophisticated Rive Droite flavor,
covering Montmartre, the Grands Boulevards and the Rue de la
Chaussée-d'Antin. It included sections on literature, music and the
theatre.
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