Canapé (furniture) Frequently matching chairs were made to go with it. Precious hardwoods such as walnut, cherry, and mahogany were often used in its construction. Currently the term is used in world furniture design and retail as a variation on "sofa", except when antiques or reproductions of 18th century designs are concerned. Canapé (furniture) A canapé is a piece of furniture similar to a couch, and is meant to describe an elegant sofa made out of elaborately carved wood with wooden legs, and upholstered seats, back, and armrests that seats three, that emerged from France in the 18th century. A style created
Valerie Bergere a run of 135 performances at the Sam H. Harris Theater. Bergere was part of the cast of "Tomorrow's Harvest", which played at the 49th Street Theatre in December 1934. Her last Broadway play was "Moon Over Mulberry" by Nicholas Cosentino. "Moon Over Mulberry", in which Bergere portrayed Lucia Morelloe, ran for 330 performances between September 1935 and May 1936 at the Lyceum Theatre and later the Mansfield Theatre. In 1937 she played Bette Davis’ maid in the film "It's Love I'm After" with Leslie Howard and Olivia de Havilland. Sometime around the turn of the 20th century Bergere married