later, however, the breach was healed; and after a
successful series of tours in Europe and the United States he rejoined
the Comedie Francaise as _pensionnaire_ in 1890. It was during this
period that he took the part of Labussiere, in the production of
Sardou's' _Thermidor_, which was interdicted by the government after
three performances. In 1892 he broke definitely with the Comedie
Francaise, and toured for some time through the capitals of Europe with
a company of his own. In 1895 he joined the Renaissance theatre in
Paris, and played there until he became director of the Porte Saint
Martin in 1897. Here he won successes in Edmond Rostand's _Cyrano de
Bergerac_ (1897), Emile Bergerat's _Plus que reine_ (1899), Catulle
Mendes' _Scarron_ (1905), and Alfred Capus and Lucien Descaves'
_L'Attentat_ (1906). In 1900 he toured in America with Sarah Bernhardt,
and on their return continued with his old colleague to appear in
_L'Aiglon_, at the Theatre Sarah Bernhardt. He was rehearsing for the
creation of the leading part in Rostand's _Chantecler_, which he was to
produce, when he died suddenly in Paris, on the 27th of January 1909.
Coquelin was an Officier de l'Instruction Publique and of the Legion of
Honour. He published _L'Art et le comedien_ (1880), _Moliere et le
misanthrope_ (1881), essays on _Eugene Manuel_ (1881) and
_Sully-Prudhomme_ (1882), _L'Arnolphe de Moliere_ (1882), _Les
Comediens_ (1882), _L'Art de dire le monologue_ (with his brother,
1884), _Tartuffe_ (1884), _L'Art du comedien_ (1894).

His brother, ERNEST ALEXANDRE HONORE COQUELIN (1848-1909), called
Coquelin _cadet_, was born on the 16th of May 1848 at Boulogne, and
entered the Conservatoire in 1864. He graduated with the first prize in
comedy and made his debut in 1867 at the Odeon. The next year he
appeared with his brother at the Theatre Francais and became a
_societaire_ in 1879. He played a great many parts, in both the classic
and the modern repertoire, and also had much success in reciting
monologues of his own composition. He wrote _Le Livre des convalescents_
(1880), _Le Monologue moderne_ (1881), _Fairiboles_ (1882), _Le Rire_
(1887), _Pirouettes_ (1888). He died on the 8th of February 1909.

JEAN COQUELIN (1865- ), son of Coquelin _aine_, was also an actor,
first at the Theatre Francais (debut, 1890), later at the Renaissance,
and then at the Porte Saint Martin, where he created the part of Raigone
in _Cyrano de Bergerac_.

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