Jacques Copeau
Jacques Copeau (French: [kɔpo]; 4 February 1879 – 20 October 1949) was a French theatre director, producer, actor, and dramatist. Before he founded the Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier in Paris, he wrote theatre reviews for several Parisian journals, worked at the Georges Petit Gallery where he organized exhibits of artists' works and helped found the Nouvelle Revue Française in 1909, along with writer friends, such as André Gide and Jean Schlumberger. Twentieth century French theatre is marked by Copeau's outlook. According to Albert Camus, "in the history of the French theatre, there are two periods: before Copeau and after Copeau." |
Birth and Death Data: Born Paris (capital city and largest city of France), Died October 20, 1949 (Beaune (commune in Côte-d'Or, France) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1919 - 1933
Roles Represented in DAHR: speaker, author
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | [Trial 1919-05-28-01] | Not documented | 5/28/1919 | French language lesson | Jacques Copeau | Language instruction | speaker | |
| Victor | [Trial 1919-05-28-02] | Not documented | 5/28/1919 | [Unknown title(s)] | Jacques Copeau | Language instruction | speaker | |
| Victor | [Trial 1919-06-03-01] | Not documented | 6/3/1919 | French language lesson | Jacques Copeau | Language instruction | speaker | |
| Victor | [Trial 1919-06-03-03] | Not documented | 6/3/1919 | French language lesson | Suzanne Bing ; Jacques Copeau | Language instruction | speaker | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | CL4232 | 10-in. | 3/11/1933 | Acte II, scène 4 | Louis Jouvet | Monologue | author | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | CL4233 | 10-in. | 3/11/1933 | Acte III, scène 6 | Louis Jouvet | Monologue | author |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Copeau, Jacques," accessed January 6, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/101934.
Copeau, Jacques. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 6, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/101934.
"Copeau, Jacques." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 6 January 2026.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Jacques Copeau
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IMDb: Jacques Copeau
Britannica: Jacques Copeau
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Copeau, Jacques, 1879-1949 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50017995
Wikidata: Jacques Copeau - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q369758
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/24599907
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/5709 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/5709
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