Blache, Alexis
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Blache, Alexis , choreographer, studied under his father and succeeded him as balletmaster at Marseilles and Bordeaux after 1819. He wrote a number of ballets for the provincial stage; for example, Les Amours d’automne and Les Lauriers d’Ibérie . His most popular composition was the burlesque pantomime entitled Les Meuniers , which was billed in Paris as well as in the provinces. After a short stay in the French capital, Blache fils left his native land to become balletmaster at the Imperial…