▁ ▁B irth ▁and ▁education ▁ ▁Georges ▁Marie ▁Val entin ▁Wa ag ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Paris ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁January ▁ 1 8 7 4 . ▁His ▁parents ▁were ▁strict ▁and ▁dev out . ▁His ▁mother ▁died ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁nine , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁placed ▁in ▁the ▁school ▁of ▁the ▁Brothers ▁of ▁the ▁Christian ▁doctrine ▁on ▁rue ▁d ' Ass as ▁in ▁Paris . ▁Here ▁he ▁helped ▁with ▁performances ▁given ▁by ▁the ▁association ▁of ▁young ▁people ▁from ▁ ▁the ▁parish ▁of ▁Saint - S ulp ice , ▁and ▁began ▁to ▁rec ite ▁poetry ▁with ▁this ▁association . ▁He ▁qualified ▁as ▁an ▁elect rical ▁engineer ▁before ▁entering ▁the ▁Conserv atory ▁of ▁D ram atic ▁Art ▁of ▁Paris ▁as ▁an ▁aud itor . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁Conserv atory ▁he ▁attended ▁the ▁course ▁given ▁by ▁Dup ont ▁Vern on . ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 8 9 0 s ▁W ague ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁soir ées ▁of ▁La ▁Pl ume , ▁the ▁literary ▁magazine ▁founded ▁by ▁Lé on ▁D esch amps , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁noticed ▁for ▁his ▁verse ▁rec it als . ▁X avier ▁Priv as ▁proposed ▁to ▁sing ▁songs ▁while ▁Georges ▁W ague ▁m im ed ▁them , ▁creating ▁a ▁new ▁art istic ▁expression ▁they ▁called ▁" c antom ime ". ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁cant om imes , ▁which ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁at ▁the ▁C afé ▁Pro cope , ▁W ague ▁performed ▁on ▁stage ▁with ▁a ▁singer ▁and ▁piano ▁in ▁the ▁wings . ▁▁