Daubray

However, his healthy appetite soon changed his appearance to that of a small, plump comic which set the style for his career.

[2] In 1862 he became a member of the company of the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées before joining a troupe performing in Montmartre.

[2] In July 1876 he travelled with some other French performers on tour to Moscow and St Petersburg,[3] and during the summer closure of the Bouffes-Parisiens in 1877 he led part of the troupe to London.

[6] This was followed by Le bailli in Babiole (16 January 1878), the title role in Maître Péronilla (13 March 1878), Galuchat in Pont d’Avignon (3 September 1878) and Boum in La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein (5 October 1878).

[9] He appeared in more than 25 stage works up until 1892 – some more successful than others, but fell ill and died from a heart attack.