In the theatre the audience wants to be surprised - but by things that they expect.

In the 1890s he also managed the Vélodrome de la Seine at Levallois-Perret and the Vélodrome Buffalo whose events were an integral part of Parisian life being regularly attended by personalities such as Toulouse Lautrec. His descendants have achieved some fame. He also wrote several novels and some poetry.

Tristan Bernard (7 September 1866 – 7 December 1947) was a French playwright novelist journalist and lawyer.