• Title M. Victor Horta and Paul Leyssac at Alliance Française de Chicago, Dec 1917
  • Date 1917-12
  • Relation Madame Hulbert Collection
  • File Name 001.04.07
  • Name Paul Leyssac
  • Name Victor Horta
  • Name A. Moulaert (Belgian consul general)
  • Subject Edmond Rostand
  • Subject Alliance Française de Chicago
  • Subject Théâtre du Vaudeville-Paris
  • Subject Comedie Francaise
  • Subject Hans Christian Anderson
  • Description AFC announcement card, December 1, 1917 event with M. Victor Horta, "Cathédrales et Édifices Publics Ruines Par la Guerre"; December 15 event with Paul Leyssac, "Edmond Rostand et Son Oeuvre". Newspaper clipping. CT, CEP, November 30-December 1, 1917. Announcement, AF December 15, 1917 event with M. Victor Horta, "Cathédrales et Édifices Publics Ruines Par la Guerre", followed by a reception for M and Mme. Horta, where Mrs. Moulaert will pour tea. Introduced by A. Moulaert (Belgian consul general). EP, CT, December 12, 1917. Announcement, at AFC's regular bimonthly meeting on December 15, 1917, Mr. Paul Leyssac (of Varietes Francaises and Comedie Francaise, Paris) will speak on Edmound Rostand and recite French selections of his writings. On December 16, 1917, Leyssac will give a slide lantern presentation for children, "An Hour with Hans Christian Anderson and his Fairy Tales". [Magazine clipping?]. Unknown publication, date. Paul Leyssac, Théâtre du Vaudeville-Paris, Diseur. 2 leafs attached at top. Relief halftone photo-reproduction portrait on recto of 1st leaf, name and title on recto of 2nd leaf, and [clipping fragment of] introductory biography on verso of 2nd leaf photo. Leyssac notably translated Hans Fairy Tales from Danish into French. [2 copies]
  • Coverage Chicago, Ill