Ce qui nous prouve comme quoi il est parfaitement inutile de débiter des compliments gracieux au public, dans le couplet final d'une pièce.
Title (alt.):
This proves to us that it is perfectly useless to spout gracious compliments to the public in the final verse of a play.. Charivari
Description:
The audience rushes to leave before a play is complete, regardless of the actors' attempts to compliment the audience in an attempt to get them to wait for the curtain to close. These prints give an insight to scenes behind the stage which were previously unthinkable, thus demystifying in a charming way the image of the actor. Even a Caesar or King Richard is dealing with the little problems of everyday life. As one can see in these prints, Daumier is frequently touched by the poverty, ridicule and dependence of the artist… quite often a Hamlet or Agamemnon will go to bed with just a piece of bread for dinner.
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Place of origin:
Paris
Notes:
2nd state.
Published in: Le Charivari, May 23, 1857.
Notes (acquisition):
Donated by: Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman, 1959.
