Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. ...
– 16 July 1877 in Paris) was a 19th-century French
playwright
A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes plays.
Etymology
The word "play" is from Middle English pleye, from Old English plæġ, pleġa, plæġa ("play, exercise; sport, game; drama, applause"). The word "wright" is an archaic English ...
.
The son of a conductor of the Théâtre du Palais-Royal, he studied in College Bourbon and made his debut in 1838 at the Théâtre de la Gaîté.
Director of the theater district of
Caen
Caen (, ; nrf, Kaem) is a commune in northwestern France. It is the prefecture of the department of Calvados. The city proper has 105,512 inhabitants (), while its functional urban area has 470,000,plays were presented on the most significant Parisian stages of his time including the
Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques
The Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques was a theatre in Paris in the 19th and 20th centuries. Opened first in 1832 in the site of the old Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique on the Boulevard du Temple, under Frédérick Lemaître it became a noted venue ...
, the
Théâtre des Délassements-Comiques Théâtre des Délassements-Comiques is a name that was used for a number of different theatres in Paris from 1785 to 1890.
First (boulevard du Temple, 1785–1799)
The first Délassements-Comiques was a small theatre on the boulevard du Temple, ...
, and the Théâtre du Palais-Royal.
Works
* ''L'Orphelin du parvis Notre-Dame ou la Jeunesse de d'Alembert'', comédie-vaudeville in 1 act, 1838
* ''La France et l'industrie'', vaudeville allégorique in 1 act, à propos de l'exposition des produits de 1839, with Pierre Tournemine, 1839
* ''Les Guerres de Paris'', vaudeville populaire in 3 acts, with Tournemine, 1839
* ''Une Mauvaise plaisanterie'', vaudeville in 1 act, with
Jules Brésil
Jules-Henri Brésil (8 May 1818 – 22 October 1899) was a French writer who collaborated with Adolphe d'Ennery on the librettos of at least two operas.
Life
Brésil was born in Paris and died in Bois-Colombes. He married mezzo soprano Lucile ...
, 1839
* ''Tiennette ou le racoleur et la jeune fille'', vaudeville in 1 act, with
Alexandre Ferré
Alexandre Ferré also known as Firmin or Saint-Firmin, (? – 27 February 1839) in Paris was a 19th-century French playwright.
A former sergeant in the National Guard, he became actor and tenor at Versailles. Hired by the Théâtre de la Gaîté ...
, 1839
* ''L'Inondation de Lyon, épisode des désastres du Midi'', in 2 acts and 3 tableaux, 1840
* ''Le Bijoutier de Nuremberg, ou : Elle me console'', drama in 3 acts, with Potier, 1840
* ''La Femme de l'émigré'', drama in 2 acts mingled with songs, with
Georges Fath Théodore Georges Fath ( Paris, 22 January 1818 – Maisons-Laffitte, 1900) was a 19th-century French playwright, illustrator and writer as well as Jacques Fath's great-grandfather.
Biography
He first studied sculpture and became known in 1840 ...
, 1840
* ''Les Gueux de Paris, épisode de 1625'', vaudeville populaire in 3 acts, with Tournemine, 1841
* ''1842 à l'hôtel Bullion'',
revue
A revue is a type of multi-act popular theatrical entertainment that combines music, dance, and sketches. The revue has its roots in 19th century popular entertainment and melodrama but grew into a substantial cultural presence of its own du ...
Auguste Jouhaud Auguste Jouhaud (6 October 1805, Brussels – 27 January 1888, Paris) was a 19th-century Belgian writer and playwright who authored more than 600 theatre plays.
Main plays
* ''Un voyage à melun'' (1842)
* ''La fauvette : opéra-comique''
* ''Les ...
, 1842
* ''Les Enfants peints par eux-mêmes'', revue-vaudeville in 1 act, with Alexandre Auguste de Berruyer, 1842
* ''La Fille du ciel'' ; preceded by ''l'Ile des lutins'',
prologue
A prologue or prolog (from Greek πρόλογος ''prólogos'', from πρό ''pró'', "before" and λόγος ''lógos'', "word") is an opening to a story that establishes the context and gives background details, often some earlier story that ...
in 1 act, with Clairville, 1843
* ''L'Histoire des écoles'', review of seven centuries in 6 acts and 10 parts, with Tournemine, 1843
* ''Les Jolies filles du Maroc'', three-act play, mingled with couplets, with Louis Couailhac and Alfred Desroziers, 1844
* ''L'Oiseau de paradis'',
féerie
''Féerie'', sometimes translated as "fairy play", was a French theatrical genre known for fantasy plots and spectacular visuals, including lavish scenery and mechanically worked stage effects. ''Féeries'' blended music, dancing, pantomime, and ...
play in 3 acts and 14 tableaux, with Couailhac and Desroziers, 1846
* ''O'Néa, ou Taïti et Versailles'', play in 3 acts mingled with song, with Couailhac, 1847
* ''Le Président d'Entrecasteaux ou le parlement et les Jésuites, scène historique du XVIIIe siècle (1773-1784)'', 1847
* ''La Reine Argot, parodie de ''La Reine Margot'' by
Alexandre Dumas
Alexandre Dumas (, ; ; born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie (), 24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870), also known as Alexandre Dumas père (where '' '' is French for 'father', to distinguish him from his son Alexandre Dumas fils), was a French writer. ...
'', in 3 acts, 7 tableaux and in verse, with Marc Leprévost and
Lubize
Lubize, real name Pierre-Michel Martin or Martin-Lubize (21 February 1798 (3 ventôse an VI)
, 1847
* ''23 et 24 février ou le Réveil du peuple'', patriotic picture in 1 act between two barricades, with Leprévost and Jouhaud, 1848
* ''Un Voyage en Icarie'', à-propos in 1 act, mingled with couplets, 1848
* ''La Graine de mousquetaires'', vaudeville in 5 acts, with
Paul de Kock
Charles Paul de Kock (May 21, 1793 in Passy, Paris – April 27, 1871 in Paris) was a French novelist. Although one of the most popular writers of his day in terms of book sales, he acquired a literary reputation for low-brow output in poor ta ...
, 1849
* ''Rhum'', à propos mêlé de couplets, with Clairville and Leprévost, 1849
* ''Gâchis et poussière'', revue in 3 acts and 12 tableaux, with Delacour, 1850
* ''Voilà le plaisir, mesdames !'', revue in 4 acts and 16 tableaux, with Delacour, 1851
* ''Le Porte-drapeau d'Austerlitz'', drame in 1 act, mingled with song, 1852
* ''Les Variétés de 1852'', revue-féerie in 4 acts and 12 tableaux, followed by the 2999e presentation of ''la Femme aux camélias'', parody in 1 act, with Delacour and Lambert-Thiboust, 1852
* ''Une Femme qui se grise'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Alfred Delacour and Lambert-Thiboust, 1853
* ''Un Gendre en mi-bémol'', folie-vaudeville in 1 act, with
Alexandre Flan Alexandre may refer to:
* Alexandre (given name)
* Alexandre (surname)
* Alexandre (film)
See also
* Alexander
* Xano (disambiguation) Xano is the name of:
* Xano, a Portuguese hypocoristic of the name " Alexandre (disambiguation)"
* Idálio Ale ...
, 1853
* ''L'Alma'', à propos patriotique mingled with couplets, in 1 tableaux, with
Amédée de Jallais
Amédée de Jallais (17 December 1826 – 31 January 1909) was a 19th-century French playwright, operetta librettist and chansonnier.
Biography
The son of a lieutenant colonel in the guards, he studied at the College Bourbon then entered in th ...
, 1854
* ''La Fille du feu'', féerie in 3 acts and 8 tableaux, with Monnier, 1854
* ''La Queue de la comète'', revue of the year 1853, in 3 acts and 4 tableaux, with Eugène Cormon and
Eugène Grangé
Eugène Grangé (16 December 1810 – 1 March 1887) was a French playwright, librettist, chansonnier and goguettier.
Biography
The son of Pierre-Joseph Basté and Louise-Thérèse Grangé, Pierre-Eugène Basté was born in rue Beautreillis i ...
, 1854
* ''Les Toiles du Nord'', parodie de lÉtoile du Nord'', in 3 acts and 4 tableaux, preceded by ''Devant le rideau'', prologue, with Monnier and Flan, 1854
* ''Voilà ce qui vient de paraître'', revue of the year 1854, in 3 acts et 16 tableaux, avec Potier, 1854
* ''La Dame aux trois maris'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Potier, 1855
* ''L'Enfant du petit monde'', vaudeville in 3 acts, with Potier, 1855
* ''Dzing ! Boum ! Boum !'', revue de l'Exposition in 3 acts and 16 tableaux, with Potier and Eugène Mathieu, 1855
* ''La Vivandière des zouaves'', monologue-vaudeville in 1 act, 1855
* ''Allons-y gaiment'', revue of the year 1856, in 3 acts and 14 tableaux, with
Charles Potier
Charles Joseph Édouard Potier, called Charles ( Bordeaux, 1806 – Asnières-sur-Seine, 28 April 1870) was a 19th-century French actor and playwright.
A son of Charles-Gabriel Potier, an actor at the Théâtre des Variétés (1826), the Thé ...
, 1856
* ''Les Dragées du 16 mars'', à-propos mingled with couplets, with Potier, 1856
* ''Si j'étais riche'', comédie vaudeville in 1 act, with Potier, 1856
* ''Vous allez voir ce que vous allez voir'', revue of the year 1855, n 3 acts and 16 tableaux, with Potier, 1856
* ''Les Délassements à la belle-étoile'', prologue d'ouverture in 2 tableaux, with Albert Monnier, 1857
* ''Le Premier feu'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Potier, 1857
* ''En avant, marche !'', revue of the year 1857, in 3 acts and 16 tableaux. ''La Guerre des saisons'', prologue, with Potier, 1857
* ''Dans une cave'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Jules Renard, 1858
* ''Le Marquis de Carabas'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Théodore Faucheur, 1858
* ''Tout Paris y passera'', revue of the 1858, in 3 acts and 14 tableaux, preceded by ''Paris sur scène'', prologue, with Potier, 1858
* ''L'Aveugle de Bagnolet'', drame-vaudeville in 3 acts, with
Charles Deslys
Charles Deslys (1 March 1821 – 13 March 1885) was a 19th-century French writer.
He was educated at the Lycée Charlemagne then performed a study tour in Italy. Upon his return, he became an actor in the South of France and made his debut as a ...
, 1859
* ''Huis-clos'', comedy in 1 act, with Adolphe Marquet and
Charles Lecocq
Alexandre Charles Lecocq (3 June 183224 October 1918) was a French composer, known for his opérettes and opéra comique, opéras comiques. He became the most prominent successor to Jacques Offenbach in this sphere, and enjoyed considerable succ ...
, 1859
* ''Monsieur Croquemitaine'', comedy mingled with song, with Faucheur, 1860
* ''L'Œuf de Pâques, ou le Billet à ordre'', comedy mingled with song, with Faucheur, 1860
* ''Le 16 décembre'', dramatic and lyrical scene performed on the Grand Theatre Ghent on the occasion of the birthday of His Majesty King Leopold I December 14, 1860, with Albert Vizentini, 1860
* ''La Routine et le progrès'', Opening prologue mingled with couplets, 1861
* ''Tout Rouen y passera, et la Bouille aussi'', great fairy-review of Rouen in 5 acts and 24 tables,
extravaganza
An extravaganza is a literary or musical work (often musical theatre) usually containing elements of burlesque, pantomime, music hall and parody in a spectacular production and characterized by freedom of style and structure. It sometimes als ...
, 1864
* ''Bobino vit encore'', revue in 3 acts and 10 tableaux, 1866
* ''La Fée aux amourettes'', comédie-vaudeville in 5 acts, with de Kock, 1867
* ''Deucalion et Pyrrha'', pastorale mythologique, with Clairville, 1870
* ''Antoine et Cléopâtre'', operetta in 1 act, 1876
* ''Sébastopol'', à propos patriotique, with de Jallais, undated
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Gustave Vapereau
Louis Gustave Vapereau (4 April 1819 – 18 April 1906) was a French writer and lexicographer famous primarily for his dictionaries, the ''Dictionnaire universel des contemporains'' and the ''Dictionnaire universel des littérateurs''.
Biography
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