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's '' Le Boulevard''. Soon thereafter, he joined the weekly ''

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''; he wrote for it and other publications of

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for the rest of his career. In particular, under the pseudonym Jean de Paris, he wrote a daily column called "Un conseil par jour, guide pratique de la vie usuelle" 'A tip every day; a practical guide for everyday life'. Marx popularized the

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genre and interviewed many of the greats of the time. These were collected in his ''Indiscrétions parisiennes'', which were published in ''L'Événement''. In particular, he interviewed

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for his ''Profils intimes'', and wrote an introduction to any early English translation of ''

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had him document the news of the Court in the '' Moniteur universel''. He also contributed under various pseudonyms to '' Diogène'', ''

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'', '' Le Peuple français'', '' Le Petit Journal'', '' Paris-Magazine'', and others. His plays were produced in Paris at the

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, the Gymnase-dramatique, the Folies-dramatiques, and the Bouffes-parisiens. He retired to

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in 1894 and died there in 1906.

Works

* —, ''Histoires d'une minute'' (1864) * —, Émile Abraham, Cartier, ''Un drame en l'air'', bouffonnerie musicale en 1 acte (1865) * —, ''Indiscrétions parisiennes'' (1866) * —, ''Révélations sur la vie intime de Maximilien'' (1867) * —, ''Les souverains à Paris'' (1868) * —, ''Un peu de tout'' (1868) * —, Philippe Gille, ''Insulte ma femme!'', comédie en 1 acte (1872) * —, A. Decourcelle, ''Le N° 13'', pièce en 1 acte (1873) * —, ''L'Orage'', comédie en 1 acte (1874) * —, ''Un conseil par jour, guide pratique de la vie usuelle'' (1879) * —, ''Profils intimes, nouvelles indiscrétions parisiennes'' (1880) * —, ''En plein air'' (1887) * —, ''Les petits mémoires de Paris'' (1888) * —, ''Silhouettes de mon temps'' (1889) * —, ''Sub Jove'' (1890) * —, ''Rives bénies'' (1895)

External links

Bibliothèque nationale de France Data on Adrien Marx

Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Marx, Adrien French dramatists and playwrights French journalists 1837 births 1906 deaths Le Figaro people