Item 29373 - Pierre Painchaud as 'The Mad Miser,' Biddeford, ca. 1899
- Item 29373 - Pierre Painchaud as 'The Mad Miser,' Biddeford, ca. 1899
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Image Info Pierre Painchaud plays "The Mad Miser" in the French theater production of "The Chimes of Normandy" in Biddeford, circa 1899.
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Painchaud was a noted musician and bandleader throughout New England, as were his children after him. Painchaud was the first and most famous of the many talented Franco performers to come from Biddeford.