Les revues théâtrales au tournant du siècle : mise en scène et éloge du progrès

This paper analyzes how a number of scientific discoveries were experimented and/or staged in end-of-year theatrical revues. Based on a large corpus of shows from the Malpertuis archives, it aims to demonstrate that progress served a dual purpose in this type of shows: to amaze thanks to technical e...

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Main Author: Fanny Urbanowiez
Format: Article
Language:fra
Published: Pléiade (EA 7338) 2025-03-01
Series:Itinéraires
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/itineraires/16335
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Summary:This paper analyzes how a number of scientific discoveries were experimented and/or staged in end-of-year theatrical revues. Based on a large corpus of shows from the Malpertuis archives, it aims to demonstrate that progress served a dual purpose in this type of shows: to amaze thanks to technical effects, and make the audience laugh when progress was presented as a topical subject. The study of the staging of technical discoveries at the turn of the century also allows a better understanding of issues linked to the revue as a genre, in terms both of poetics and of the relationship with the audience.
ISSN:2427-920X