For many people, the “Marlezon Ballet” is simply a phrase from the film, but at the same time it is an old beautiful representation of the royal court of France with an interesting history of creation.
Such an ordinary phrase of a Soviet man
The phrase "The first part of the Marlezon Ballet" and its refrains, uttered by Yuri Dubrovin in the musical film "D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers", was "heard" by all viewers of the Soviet Union. Having starred in minor roles and episodes of about 100 paintings, Dubrovin became famous precisely after pronouncing these remarks. Moreover, they entered into everyday Russian speech, acquired allegorical meaning. It would seem that completely non-Russian activities could not become something of a native, but this happened. However, this is a special interethnic exchange of speech culture. Despite a completely different approach both in everyday life and in culture, peoples adopt a lot from each other. If we recall the
classical ballet, then the situation is somewhat opposite - Russian ballet influenced the entire world school. But back to the main object of the article and its history.
Initially, the "Marlezon Ballet" (or Merlison) was a part of the royal ball’s entertainment program. It was first introduced during the reign of Henry III of Valois (1551-1574).
History of creation
He achieved his perfection under
Louis XIII, who gave balls, hunting and entertainment paramount importance. Being a
man of many talents and highly educated, this monarch wrote poetry, music, painted well. All his abilities were reflected in a new interpretation of the ballet, which was staged in 1635 in the castle of Chatilli. This is a historical fact. In his novel,
Alexander Dumas changed the date somewhat due to his artistic intent.
In that era, it was customary to beat genre scenes; scenes for the productions were fragments from the life of all layers of French society. So, one of the 16 acts of the ballet is called “Peasants”, the other - “Pages”, the third - “Nobles”. Naturally, the themes for the productions were scenes from the hunting life. The translation of the name "Marlezon Ballet" means "Ballet on the hunt for thrushes."
Poems and music, sketches of costumes and sets, staging dances and choreographic numbers - the only author of all this was Louis XIII, as well as some other musical works. In 1967, a record with music by Louis performed by an instrumental ensemble under the direction of Jacques Chaillay saw the light of day.
Ancient performance in Russian life
Among the illustrations for the jubilee (50 years) edition of The Three Musketeers by the famous
French artist Maurice Leloir, there is the Marlezon Ballet, which depicts a dancing couple of members of the royal family.
This piece itself was not ballet in its purest form. This is a performance that includes recitation of poems, conversational scenes, songs and instrumental sketches.
The words "Marlezon Ballet" mean that some kind of interesting, grotesque event will happen. The first part represents something tedious, lasting impossible for a long period of time and carrying a secret threat.
Nowadays, all phrases associated with the name of the ballet are used very often. They have become a Russian brand. On the Internet under this name there are stories and everyday sketches. For example, the theme of the mother-in-law’s arrival, which doesn’t make a witticism, It would seem where is the mother-in-law from the Moscow region, and where is Louis XIII. “The second part of the Marlezon Ballet” resembles something sharp, fast, bursting unexpectedly, something like “Well, who would have thought!” or something uncontrolled, following an unexpected scenario.
But the phrase itself is very pretty. I immediately recall the “bow” of Yuri Dubrovin pronouncing her in the role of the royal valet and this entire glorious film.