Quimper: Théâtre Max Jacob

Country: France
Region: Bretagne
Department: Finistère
City: Quimper
Location: 6, boulevard Dupleix

Built 1899-1904 by G. Lafont as "Théâtre municipal", on a site bequested to the city of Quimper by Urbain Couchouren. Opened 1904. Later renamed in honour of the Quimper-born writer, Max Jacob (1883-1944), who wrote a novel and a play, "Le Terrain Bouchaballe", about the political quarrels around the Couchouren bequest and the building of the theatre. 254 seats. Currently used by the "Théâtre de Cournouaille, scène nationale de Quimper" company.

Links: www.theatre-cornouaille.fr, Wikipedia

Quimper: Theatre Max Jacob Front Text: "Quimper - Le jardin du Théâtre"
Publisher: Collection Villard, Quimper
Type: Divided Back
Size: Classic
Sent: to Vincennes [postmark illegible]

Quimper: Theatre Max Jacob Picture: foreground: washerwomen, background, left: Théâtre
Front Text: "Quimper - Laveuses sur l'Odet - Le Théâtre"
Publisher: Collection Augiaret, Quimper; 584
Type: Divided Back
Size: Classic
Not sent.

Quimper: Theatre Max Jacob Front Text: "Quimper - Le Théâtre"
Publisher: Lévy et Neurdein Réunis, Paris; 28
Type: Divided Back
Size: Classic
Not sent.

Quimper: Theatre Max Jacob Front Text: "Quimper - Le Théâtre (G. Lafont, Architecte, Nantes)"
Publisher: Collection Villard, Quimper
Type: Divided Back
Size: Classic
Not sent.

Quimper: Theatre Max Jacob Front Text: "Quimper - Le Théâtre (G. Lafont, architecte, à Nantes)"
Publisher: Angleret, Quimper
Type: Divided Back
Size: Classic
Not sent.

Quimper: Theatre Max Jacob Reverse Text: "Quimper - Le parc du Théâtre Municipal"
Handwritten Reverse Text: dated Feb 1941
Publisher: Collection Villard, Quimper
Type: Real Photo
Size: Classic
Not sent.

Quimper: Theatre Max Jacob Reverse Text: "Quimper - Le sourire de la Bretagne. Le Théâtre Municipal et l'Odet"
Publisher: Edit. P. Loubatie Art Breton, Quimper
Type: Real Photo
Size: Classic
Not sent.

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