Historedia
Person

Alfred Jarry

Events
1
Episodes
1
Years
1896

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Alfred Jarry, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Premiere of Alfred Jarry's Ubu Roi causes a near-riot in Paris

    1896

    Role: Playwright

    1. 10 December 1896 · Nouveau-Théâtre (today Théâtre de Paris), 15, rue Blanche, ParisPremiere and Near-Riot

      The premiere of Ubu Roi on 10 December 1896 at Nouveau-Théâtre provoked a scandalous audience reaction, often described as a near-riot, due to its obscenity and unruliness.

Sources

  1. Ubu Roi Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-20
  2. Alfred Jarry Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-29