Émile Calixte Rochard (3 July 1851,
Wissembourg
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– May 1918, Paris) was a 19th–20th-century French playwright, novelist and poet.
Biography
He made his debut in literature in 1870 with a comedy, ''Un Amour de Diane de Poitiers'' and volunteered during the
Franco-Prussian War
The Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, often referred to in France as the War of 1870, was a conflict between the Second French Empire and the North German Confederation led by the Kingdom of Prussia. Lasting from 19 July 1870 to 28 Janua ...
of 1870.
A drama critic at ''
Gil-Blas'', codirector of
Théâtre du Châtelet
The Théâtre du Châtelet () is a theatre and opera house, located in the place du Châtelet in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France.
One of two theatres (the other being the Théâtre de la Ville) built on the site of a ''châtelet'', a ...
(1880–1883) with
Félix Duquesnel, director of
Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique
The (, literally, Theatre of the Comic-Ambiguity), a former Parisian theatre, was founded in 1769 on the boulevard du Temple immediately adjacent to the Théâtre de Nicolet. It was rebuilt in 1770 and 1786, but in 1827 was destroyed by fire. A ...
(1884–1903) then of
Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin (1991–1903), his plays were presented on the most important Parisian stages of the 19th century.
Rochard was made a chevalier of the
Légion d'honneur
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9 July 1892.
Works
*1870: ''Un Amour de Diane de Poitiers'', one-act comedy, in verse
*1873: ''La Conscience'', one-act episode, in verse
*1874: ''Les Petits ours, futilités parisiennes'', poetry
*1875: ''La Botte secrète'',
one-act play
A one-act play is a play that has only one act, as distinct from plays that occur over several acts. One-act plays may consist of one or more scenes. The 20-40 minute play has emerged as a popular subgenre of the one-act play, especially in writi ...
, with
Georges Guilhaud
*1875: ''Plus de journaux'', one-act comedy
*1879: ''Le Loup de Kevergan'', drama in five acts and tableaux, with
Eugène Hubert and
Christian de Trogoff
*1903: ''Les Dernières cartouches'', drama in 5 acts and 10 tableaux, with Mary
*1903: ''Les deux Eves'', novel, 2 vols., Flammarion ed.
*1906: ''Roule-ta-bosse'', drama in 5 acts, 6 tableaux, preceded by a prologue
*1906: ''Sonnez, clairons ! roman contemporain (1865–1898)'', Flammarion ed.
*1908: ''La Bête féroce'', drama in 5 acts, 8 tableaux, with Mary
*1908: ''La Beauté du diable'', drama in 5 acts and 8 tableaux, including a prologue, with Mary
*1909: ''Les Deux jeunesses'', poems, Lemerre
*1910: ''Le Péché de Marthe'', drama in 2 parts, 5 acts and 7 tableaux, after the novel by
Paul Bertnay
*1911: ''L'Enfant des fortifs'', play in 5 acts and 8 tableaux, with Mary
*1911: ''Toute la femme en cent rondels : cœur, corps, atours, frivolités'', poems
*1912: ''L'Avocat des gueux'', drama in 5 acts and 7 tableaux, derivec from the novel published in ''Petit Parisien'', with
Jules Mary
*1913: ''Jésus selon les Évangiles'', novel, Lemerre
*1913: ''La Passion'', drama in 5 acts and 8 tableaux derived from ''Jésus selon les Évangiles''
*1917: ''Le Berceau de Jésus'', drama in 2 parts and 6 tableaux
*1919: ''Jésus, (vie publique)'', drama in 5 acts and 10 tableaux
*1919: ''La Résurrection'', two-part drama
Bibliography
''Études religieuses, historiques et littéraires'' 1919, (p. 43)
* Henry Philips, Aude Pichon, Louis-Georges Tin
2007, (p. 292)
External links
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19th-century French dramatists and playwrights
20th-century French dramatists and playwrights
19th-century French novelists
20th-century French novelists
19th-century French poets
20th-century French poets
French theatre managers and producers
Knights of the Legion of Honour
1851 births
People from Wissembourg
1918 deaths