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Paisey (b. 1874). Richeux became a theatrical proprietor, leasing the
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135:(both 1966). He presented more than 200 pantomimes in the regions, but unlike his younger brother, Emile, he played no part in writing any of his pantomimes, and concentrated wholly on the business side of the theatre.
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