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:''For the British tobacco and cigarette manufacturer, see Sir Louis Baron, 1st Baronet.'' Louis Baron, (real name Louis Bouchêne, or Bouchenez), stage name Baron, was a French actor and singer (bass), born in September 1838 at Alençon, died in 1920.〔Martin J. ''Nos artistes des théâtres et concerts.'' Paul Ollendorff, Paris, 1895.〕 His first stage appearances were at the Théâtre de la Tour-d'Auvergne, and subsequently in Limoges (1857–58) and Troyes (1858–59). After military service as a customs officer he then appeared in Toulouse (1863) and Rouen (1864–66).〔 In July 1866 he made his debut at the Théâtre des Variétés in the comedy ''Le photographe'' by Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, going on to create many other roles in plays by Labiche (''Les trente millions de gladiator'') and Meilhac and Halévy (including ''La cigale'', ''La petite marquise'', and ''Toto chez Tata''). In the field of operetta he created various roles in works by Offenbach including ''La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein'', ''Les brigands'', and ''La boulangère a des écus'', as well as appearing in revivals. For Hervé he created Célestin in ''Mam'zelle Nitouche'', as well as roles in ''Lili'', ''La Femme à papa'', and ''Le Trône d'Écosse''.〔 In 1886 he was briefly co-director of the Variétés with Eugène Bertrand before moving on to the Gaîté.〔 His son, Louis Baron, fils (1870–1939), was also an actor and singer who had a long stage and film career in France including the premiere of ''Dédé'' in 1921.〔’L'encyclopédie multimedia de la comédie musicale théâtrale en France (1918-1940)’ (http://comedie-musicale.jgana.fr/index.htm), accessed 22.10.09.〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Louis Baron」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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