His real name was
Robert Bidaut. His father was a doctor, who died during the World War I. He
received his first vocal lessons from his mother, who was a singer. Then he appeared
in Montmartre cabarets and noticed by the director of Gaîté-Lyrique who helped
him to join the troupe alongside with Louise Dhamarys, Georges Foix and Leon Ponzio.
He sang the repertoire of baritone (Rip, Les Saltinbanques, Le Grand Mongol, 1922).
He appeared in the premieres of ‘’Amour de Princesse’’ by Louis Urgel (October
1923) and ‘’La Hussarde’’ by Félix Fourdrain (February 1925). On October 9,
1926 he made his debut at the Opéra-Comique in ‘’Manon’’. He appeared in ‘’Les contes d'Hoffmann’’, ‘’La Traviata’’, ‘’Paillasse’’,
‘’Lakmé’’, ‘’Herodiade’’. He appeardd in the premieres of ‘’Le Poirier de
Misère’’ by Marcel Delannoy (1927) and ‘’Resurection’’ of Franco Alfano (1927).
Between 1928 and 1930 he also shared the room of Ba-Ta-Clan directed by Jean
Casanova at 50 boulevard Voltaire; he joins the Rozani, Henri Monval, Régianne,
Clairefeuille and Jane Morlet to interpret his favorite roles De Montlandry of
the Little Duke, Jean Robichon of the Cockade of Mimi Pinson, Brissac of the
Musketeers at the Convent, Pippo of the Mascotte, Surcouf de Surcouf, Rodolphe
of the Little Bride, and Didier de la Teresina. In 1931, after a change of
direction and a series of disagreements with the Opéra-Comique, he left his
theatre. He joins André Randall, Xavier Lemercier, R. Vincent, J. Brochard, F. Saala,
R. Carlez, V. Troïzka and E. Carise on the stage of the Folies-Bergères. In
1932 he appeared in a series of short films made for Paramount with Champini
and Tramel directed by Karkoff. Then continued his career at the music halls,
performing in Bobino (1934) with Marainne Oswald and Mireille. At the Théâtre
de Belleville (1935) with La Houppa. In 1938 with Georgette Plana, Pierre
Clarel and Antonin Berval at the Alambra (1938). In 1938 he perfomed on the
Radio des Mélodies by Marcel Vidal-Saint-André. After the Second World War his
career seems to fall asleep little by little. In 1951 he made one of his last
appearances at the Théâtre du Châtelet opposite Luis Mariano and Janes Rhodes.
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