Aristide Bruant (6 May 1851 – 10 February 1925) was a French cabaret singer, comedian, and nightclub owner. Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. He is best known as the man in the red scarf and black cape featured on certain famous posters by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (ɑ̃ʁi dø tuluz loˈtʁɛk (24 November 1864 &ndash 9 September 1901 was a French painter, printmaker, draftsman

Biography

Aristide Bruant by Lautrec

Born Louis Armand Aristide Bruant in the village of Courtenay, Loiret, France, Europe, Bruant left his home in 1866 at age fifteen, following his father's death, to find employment. Courtenay is a commune of the Loiret département in France. Région: Centre Département This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Making his way to the Montmartre Quarter of Paris, he hung out in the working-class bistros, where he finally was given an opportunity to show his musical talents. Montmartre is a hill (the butte Montmartre) which is 130 metres high giving its name to the surrounding district in the north of Paris in the 18th Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Although bourgeois by birth, he soon adopted the earthy language of his haunts, turning it into songs that told of the struggles of the poor.

Bruant began performing at cafe-concerts and developed a singing and comedy act that led to his being signed to appear at the Le Chat Noir club. Le Chat Noir ( French for "The Black Cat" was a 19th-century Cabaret in the bohemian Montmartre district of Paris. Dressed in a red shirt, black velvet jacket, high boots, and a long red scarf, and using the stage name Aristide Bruant, he soon became a star of Montmartre, and when Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec began showing up at the cabarets and clubs, Bruant became one of the artist's first friends. A stage name, also called a screen name, is a Pseudonym used by Performers and Entertainers such as Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (ɑ̃ʁi dø tuluz loˈtʁɛk (24 November 1864 &ndash 9 September 1901 was a French painter, printmaker, draftsman

In 1885, Bruant opened his own Montmartre club, a place he called "Le Mirliton". Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Although he hired other acts, Bruant put on a singing performance of his own. As the master of ceremonies for the various acts, he used the comedy of the insult to poke fun at the club's upper-crust guests who were out "slumming" in Montmartre.

Bruant died in Paris and was buried in the cimetière de Subligny, near his birthplace in the département of Loiret. In the Terminology of Political geography and Historiography a National department (département departamento is an administrative A street in Paris was named in his honor.

Songs

Some of Bruant's better known songs include:

• Nini Peau d'Chien
• A la Bastille
• A la Villette
• Meunier tu es cocu
• A Batignolles
• Serrez Vos Rangs
• A la Roquette
• La chanson des Michetons
• A Poissy
• A la Place Maubert
• Les petits joyeux
• Belleville-Menilmontant
• La Greviste
• Le Chat Noir
• Les Mômes de la Cloche

Popular culture

• On Doctor Who, Tom Baker's trademark look as the Fourth Doctor was originally inspired by Lautrec's paintings of Bruant. Le Chat Noir ( French for "The Black Cat" was a 19th-century Cabaret in the bohemian Montmartre district of Paris. Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. Thomas Stewart "Tom" Baker (born 20 January 1934 is an English Actor. The Fourth Doctor is the name given to the fourth incarnation of the Fictional character known as the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. ^ http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4155/is_20050715/ai_n14856898
2. ^ A Brief History Of Time (Travel): Robot