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MISTINGUETT
Do not forget
your Mistinguett
my dear Mauri:
come back to me!
I shall demand
the Allemand
will not keep you
too long from view.
your Mistinguett
my dear Mauri:
come back to me!
I shall demand
the Allemand
will not keep you
too long from view.
Published 7th Feb 2023
Author's Note
Imagined poetic love letter from Mistinguett to Maurice Chevalier. Name was the poetry prompt. The French actress/singer/dancer Mistinguett (real name Jeanne Bourgeois) (1873-1956) had a longstanding relationship with fellow performer, actor-singer Maurice Chevalier (1888-1972), 13 years her junior. Their relationship included his military service in WWI when he was a POW of the Germans for 2 years until released on the intervention of the King of neutral Spain, who was also an admirer of Mistinguett. Wikipedia picture is of her as a Moulin Rouge dancer.
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7th Feb 2023 6:39am
Dear S,
I really enjoyed this poem and learning about Mistinguett. I was unaware Maurice Chevalier was a POW. You packed in a lot of information with such an economy of words. Well done. H🌷
I really enjoyed this poem and learning about Mistinguett. I was unaware Maurice Chevalier was a POW. You packed in a lot of information with such an economy of words. Well done. H🌷
7th Feb 2023 6:50am
The poem was alluding to his captivity. Allemand = "German" in French. In WWII he made a visit to a camp at the same German town, entertaining and enabling the release of 12 French POWs
