homme ▁aux ▁p oup ées , ▁and ▁played ▁silent ▁roles ▁in ▁bal let ▁and ▁opera . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁he ▁also ▁performed ▁in ▁more ▁than ▁forty ▁films . ▁He ▁started ▁his ▁film ▁career ▁with ▁the ▁silent ▁film ▁L ' En f ant ▁pro dig ue ▁( The ▁Pro dig al ▁Son ) ▁by ▁Michel ▁Car ré , ▁where ▁he ▁played ▁a ▁Pier rot . ▁His ▁last ▁film ▁performance ▁was ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁in ▁Fa ust ▁by ▁G ér ard ▁Bour ge ois . ▁He ▁continued ▁to ▁play ▁a ▁white - fac ed ▁Pier rot ▁at ▁the ▁Op éra - Com ique ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁he ▁performed ▁with ▁the ▁fl amen co ▁dan cer ▁Anton ia ▁Mer cé ▁y ▁Lu que , ▁" La ▁Argentina ", ▁in ▁El ▁amor ▁bru jo ▁at ▁the ▁Thé âtre ▁T rian on - L y rique . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁W ague ▁taught ▁at ▁the ▁Conserv atoire ▁national ▁sup érieur ▁d ' art ▁dram atique . ▁▁ ▁W ague ▁taught ▁m imes ▁who ▁went ▁on ▁the ▁fame ▁such ▁as ▁Christ ine ▁Ker f , ▁Caroline ▁O té ro , ▁Ang èle ▁H éra ud ▁and ▁Charlotte ▁Wie hé . ▁He ▁also ▁taught ▁actors ▁and ▁opera ▁sing ers ▁how ▁to ▁use ▁their ▁bodies ▁to ▁express ▁their ▁feelings . ▁This ▁skill ▁was ▁much ▁neglect ed ▁in ▁opera ,