At the Odéon de Marseille – Don’t miss the meeting with Ignace!
- Ignace (Vincent Gillièron) and Annette (Marion Preïté) an ideal duo. (Photo Christian Dresse)
Between operetta and vaudeville, “Ignace” is forever marked by Fernandel and his interpretation of the title role at its Marseille premiere. Role taken up by the artist on various occasions thereafter in Paris and on several provincial stages and, of course, at the cinema in 1937. There is no doubt that the spirit of the Marseilles comic inspires a little, on this Saturday afternoon of March 26, the superb troupe responsible for bringing the play back to life. Troupe whose characters have been highlighted by Carole Clin who, in the circumstances, once again harmoniously displays her talent for directing. Roaring Twenties, sequins and pleasant decors preside over the performance, Carole Clin offering artists the possibility of delivering intelligent, fine interpretations with never outrageous humor.
Warm music and superb cast
To give the music of Roger Dumas it is a sextet brought together by Christian and André Mornet which makes a score sparkle where jazz is never far away, where Brazilian rhythms point their nose, where joy remains permanently! On stage, Vincent Gilliéron embodies a larger-than-life Ignatius, giving the character its full dimension, between more or less feigned innocence and the desire to enjoy life like those he is called upon to rub shoulders with. He forms an ideal duo with Marion Preïté, mischievous and tempting maid. Danièle Dinant is an infernal colonel at will and Agnès Prat a Monique not so naive as she seems. As for Julie Morgane’s Loulette, she excels as a Parisian demi-mondaine dancer, a real “tron of the air”, as we say back home…
On the male side of the cast, Philippe Ermelier is a perfect colonel, a good man as it should be, Alfred Bironien an ideal master of the bar and of flirting, Jean-Claude Talon a baron on the return with some outbursts of greenness and Jean-Luc Epitalon a captain who looks like the turkey of the farce. Cast perfectly completed by Jean Goltier, who alternates the roles of manager and Philibert, and by a troupe of dancers who excel in their art while knowing how to sing! A show not to be missed…
Michel EGEA