Marie-Jules-Émile Moreau (8 December 1852 – 27 December 1922), was a French

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and

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Biography

Aged 17 he volunteered for the

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in 1870 and participated to the

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and

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campaigns with general Bourbaki. In 1887 he was awarded a poetry prize by the

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for ''Pallas Athénée''. The composer Paul Vidal won the first

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in 1883 with his

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''Le Gladiateur'' on a libretto by Moreau, and Auguste Chapuis the prix Rossini in 1886 with ''Les Jardins d'Armide''. He has sometimes been confused with Émile Moreau,Anu Kumar
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Theatre

*1877: ''Parthénice'', à-propos in 1 act and in verse,

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*1883: ''Corneille et Richelieu'', à-propos in 1 act and in verse, Comédie-Française *1885: ''Matapan'', comedy in 3 acts and in verse *1887: ''Protestation'', à-propos in verse, Comédie-Française *1890: ''Le Drapeau'', drama in 5 acts with Ernest Depré,

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*1890: ''Cléopâtre'' with

Victorien Sardou Victorien Sardou ( , ; 5 September 1831 – 8 November 1908) was a French dramatist. He is best remembered today for his development, along with Eugène Scribe, of the well-made play. He also wrote several plays that were made into popular 19th-c ...

, music by

Xavier Leroux Xavier Henry Napoleón Leroux (; 11 October 1863 – 2 February 1919) was a French composer and a teacher at the Paris Conservatory. He was married to the famous soprano Meyrianne Héglon (1867–1942). Life Born in Italy at Velletri, 30 ...

, Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin *1891: ''L'Auberge des mariniers'', drama in 5 acts,

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*1893: '' Madame Sans-Gêne'', comedy in 3 acts and a

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with Victorien Sardou, Théâtre du Vaudeville *1895: ''Le Capitaine Floréal'', drama in 5 acts with Ernest Depré, Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique *1897: ''La Montagne enchantée'', pièce fantastique in 5 acts and 12 tableaux with

Albert Carré Albert Carré (; born Strasbourg 22 June 1852, died Paris 12 December 1938) was a French theatre director, opera director, actor and librettist. He was the nephew of librettist Michel Carré (1821–1872) and cousin of cinema director Michel Ca ...

, music by

André Messager André Charles Prosper Messager (; 30 December 1853 – 24 February 1929) was a French composer, organist, pianist and conductor. His compositions include eight ballets and thirty , opérettes and other stage works, among which his ballet (1 ...

and Xavier Leroux, Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin *1899: ''Madame de Lavalette'', drama, Théâtre du Vaudeville *1901: ''Quo vadis ?'', historical drama in 5 acts and 10 tableaux with Louis Péricaud after the eponymous novel by

Henryk Sienkiewicz Henryk Adam Aleksander Pius Sienkiewicz ( , ; 5 May 1846 – 15 November 1916), also known by the pseudonym Litwos (), was a Polish epic writer. He is remembered for his historical novels, such as The Trilogy, the Trilogy series and especially ...

, music by Francis Thomé, Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin *1909: ''Le Procès de Jeanne d'Arc'', historical drama in 4 acts, Théâtre Sarah-Bernhardt *1909: ''Madame Margot'' with Charles Clairville, Théâtre Réjane *1912: ''La Reine Élisabeth'', play in 4 acts, Théâtre Sarah-Bernhardt *1920: ''Le Courrier de Lyon'', drama in 5 acts and 6 tableaux with

Paul Siraudin Pierre-Paul-Désiré Siraudin (18 December 1812 – 8 September 1883) was a French playwright and librettist. He also used the pen names Paul de Siraudin de Sancy, Paul Siraudin de Sancy and M. Malperché. Biography He wrote many plays, main ...

and Alfred Delacour, Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin

Bibliography

* ''Manfred Le Gant de Conradin'', Didot, 1886 * ''Le Secret de Saint Louis'', Delagrave

References

External links

''Les Archives du spectacle''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Moreau, Emile 20th-century French non-fiction writers 19th-century French dramatists and playwrights People from Yonne 1852 births 1922 deaths