Claude Louis Séraphin Barizain

Claude -Louis- Séraphin Barizain, better known by the stage name Monrose (December 6, 1783 in Besançon, † April 20, 1843 in Montmartre) was a French stage actor and comedian.

Barizain comes from a family of actors. His father Jean -François Barizain carried the stage name Monrose. His first stage experiences at the Théâtre des jeunes artistes and at the Théâtre Montansier. Furthermore, commitment, he followed in Bordeaux, Nantes, in Italy and in Lyon. Finally, he made his debut on May 11, 1815 at the Théâtre Français. Despite the political circumstances while he rule of the Hundred Days, leading away the public's interest from the theater, the talent of the new actor was hailed as a sensation. Under pressure from the public, he was accepted into the ensemble contrary to usual practice, which provided for a probationary period for a newbie, 1816.

When, in the course of the second restoration former workers were reinstated in their functions, they refused to grant his Barizain acquired status. They forced him to a new debut on 1 April 1817. Thereafter, the membership in the ensemble he should be assured dauerhauft. His greatest success Barizain in Beaumarchais ' The Barber of Seville and The Molière's Scapin's pranks.

Monrose was small, slender stature. His slightly less seeming facial features he compensated by witty and lively action. While he was cheerful and lively on stage, his life was sadly away from the theater. Finally, he died on April 20, 1843 at the age of 59 years in a hospital in Montmartre on a " incurable melancholy ."

His son Louis -Martial Barizain (1809-1883) followed his father's footsteps and also appeared under the name Monrose. In 1866, he was the successor of Joseph Isidore Samson professor at the Conservatoire de Paris.

• Theater actors
• Frenchman
• Born in 1783
• Died in 1843
• Man