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Phantom Lovers and Napoleonic Dreams in Paris Stage
A long read on Claude Bede and Jeanne Maubourg, a Paris stage couple. The article explores how Bede’s Napoleonic persona contrasted with real marriage, Maubourg’s artistry, and the psychology of idealization in love and theater. It notes their divorce in the American courts, Maubourg’s Met season, and the tension between stage illusion and real life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elysium
If Wife
Tvorce
Claude Bede
Ang Winger
Paris
Jeanne Maubourg
Mark Telfair
Monsieur Benedict
Napoleon
Monsieur Napoleon Bede
Metropoltan Opera Company
Maubourg
Monsieur Bede
Bede
Madame Sans-Gene
M. Benedict
Europe
New York
Jersey’ City
Goffaux
Caruso
George Ade
George