Charles Bodinier (6 January 1844 - 1911) was a French theater manager.
After working for the Comédie-Française he became director of the
Théâtre d'Application and then of the Théâtre La Bodinière. La
Bodinière appealed to an elite audience, and staged a variety of
lectures and performances until Bodinier retired in 1902.Charles
Bodinier was born on 6 January 1844 in Beaufort-en-Vallée,
Maine-et-Loire. He became a professional soldier, and was captured in
the war of 1870. He was not released until 1874. In 1876 he joined the
staff of the Comédie-Française.[1] Bodinier was Secretary-General of
the Comédie-Française from 1882 to 1889.[2]In 1886 Bodinier proposed
to establish a small theater where the students of the Conservatoire
could stage performances of the Classics, a concept that was well
received by the Minister of Fine Arts.[3] In his application to the
Commission des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques Bodinier insisted
that the Théâtre d'Application would be a school and not a
profit-making enterprise, and on that basis he was given permission
for six months.[4] Both the municipal council and the ministry
subscribed to establishing the theater.[5]In 1887 Bodinier opened the
Théâtre d'Application in an old tannery at 18 rue Saint-Lazare for
use by students at the Conservatoire de Paris.[1] He became director
of the theater in 1888.[1] The foyer of the premises were used as an
art gallery. The artists Jules Chéret, Ferdinand Bac and Théophile
Steinlen had their first one-person shows there while the main room
was being used for the Théâtre d'Application.[6]
After working for the Comédie-Française he became director of the
Théâtre d'Application and then of the Théâtre La Bodinière. La
Bodinière appealed to an elite audience, and staged a variety of
lectures and performances until Bodinier retired in 1902.Charles
Bodinier was born on 6 January 1844 in Beaufort-en-Vallée,
Maine-et-Loire. He became a professional soldier, and was captured in
the war of 1870. He was not released until 1874. In 1876 he joined the
staff of the Comédie-Française.[1] Bodinier was Secretary-General of
the Comédie-Française from 1882 to 1889.[2]In 1886 Bodinier proposed
to establish a small theater where the students of the Conservatoire
could stage performances of the Classics, a concept that was well
received by the Minister of Fine Arts.[3] In his application to the
Commission des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques Bodinier insisted
that the Théâtre d'Application would be a school and not a
profit-making enterprise, and on that basis he was given permission
for six months.[4] Both the municipal council and the ministry
subscribed to establishing the theater.[5]In 1887 Bodinier opened the
Théâtre d'Application in an old tannery at 18 rue Saint-Lazare for
use by students at the Conservatoire de Paris.[1] He became director
of the theater in 1888.[1] The foyer of the premises were used as an
art gallery. The artists Jules Chéret, Ferdinand Bac and Théophile
Steinlen had their first one-person shows there while the main room
was being used for the Théâtre d'Application.[6]
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