▁O ften ▁the ▁character ▁was ▁Pier rot . ▁ ▁The ▁established ▁m ime ▁F é lic ia ▁Mal let ▁assist ed ▁W ague ▁in ▁developing ▁his ▁highly ▁individual ▁style ▁during ▁the ▁early ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁career . ▁Cant om imes ▁included ▁No ël ▁de ▁Pier rot ▁( 1 8 9 4 ) ▁and ▁Le ▁Testament ▁de ▁Pier rot ▁( 1 8 9 5 ). ▁ ▁Some ▁were ▁performed ▁at ▁Thé âtre ▁de ▁la ▁Bod ini ère ▁in ▁the ▁R ue ▁Saint - L az are . ▁W ague ▁st aged ▁his ▁first ▁p antom ime ▁at ▁the ▁Thé âtre ▁Mont par n asse ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 5 , ▁Le ▁Vo eu ▁de ▁Mus ette . ▁Many ▁others ▁followed ▁over ▁the ▁years . ▁ ▁To ▁rev ive ▁his ▁career ▁after ▁his ▁return ▁from ▁military ▁service ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁Georges ▁W ague ▁began ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁soir ées ▁of ▁the ▁" V e ill ées ▁artist iques ▁de ▁P lais ance ". ▁ ▁Cant om imes ▁included ▁Pier rot ▁Ch ante ▁( 1 8 9 9 ) ▁and ▁Som me il ▁Bl anc ▁( 1 8 9 9 ). ▁ ▁Som me il ▁blanc ▁( White ▁S leep ) ▁was ▁written ▁for ▁him ▁by ▁X avier ▁Priv as , ▁with ▁music ▁by ▁Louis ▁Hu vey . ▁Due ▁to ▁rival ry ▁with ▁other ▁perform ers ▁of ▁cant om imes , ▁W ague ▁created ▁a ▁company ▁with ▁Christian e ▁Mand ely s ▁( or ▁M end ely s ), ▁who