Alexandre-Vincent Pineux Duval (6 April 1767, in

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– 1 September 1842, in

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, actor, theatre manager. He was the eighth member elected to occupy seat 4 of the

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in 1812.

Duval was brother to the diplomat Amaury Duval (1760–1838).

Bibliography

* ''Les Projets de mariage'' (1790) * ''Les Tuteurs vengés'' (1794) *''La Manie d'être quelque chose'' (1795) *''Le Défenseur officieux'' (1795) *''La Jeunesse de Richelieu'' (1796) *''Les Héritiers ou le Naufrage'', comédie en 1 acte et en prose (représentée pour la première fois le 27 novembre 1796) *''Maison à vendre'' (1800) ; *''Édouard en Écosse'' (1801), en 3 actes et en prose *''Guillaume le Conquérant'' (1803) *''Shakespeare amoureux'' (1804) *''Le Menuisier de Livonie'' (1805) *''Le Tyran domestique'', en 5 actes et en vers (1805) *''La Jeunesse d'Henri V'', en 3 actes (1806) *''Le faux Stanislas'' (1809) *''Le Chevalier d'industrie'' en 5 actes et en vers (1809) *''Le Retour d'un croisé'', parodie des mélodrames alors en vogue (1810) *''La Manie des grandeurs'', en 5 actes et en vers (1817) * ''La manie des grandeurs'' (1817) * ''Le Faux Bonhomme'' (1821) *''La Fille d'honneur'', en 5 actes et en vers (1819)

Libretti

*''Le Prisonnier'', musique de Domenico Della-Maria, créé le 10 pluviôse an VI, Opéra-Comique (salle Favart) ; *''Le Vieux Château'', musique de Domenico Della-Maria, créé le 25 ventôse an VI, théâtre Feydeau ; *''L'Oncle valet'', musique de Domenico Della-Maria, créé le 18 frimaire an VII, Opéra-Comique (salle Favart) ; *''Le Trente et Quarante, ou le Portrait'', musique d'Angelo Tarchi, créé le 17 floréal an VI, Opéra-Comique (salle Favart) ; *''La Maison du Marais ou Trois ans d'absence'', musique de Domenico Della-Maria, créé le 17 brumaire an VIII, Opéra-Comique (salle Favart) ; *''Maison à vendre'', musique de Nicolas Dalayrac, créé le 1er brumaire an IX, Opéra-Comique (salle Favart) ; *''

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'', opéra biblique en trois actes, musique d'Étienne-Nicolas Méhul, créé le 17 février 1807, Opéra-Comique (théâtre Feydeau). He also published a collection of his works in 9 volumes (1812–1825).

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* 1767 births 1842 deaths Members of the Académie Française Officers of the Legion of Honour Writers from Rennes 19th-century French dramatists and playwrights French librettists French theatre managers and producers Actors from Rennes Businesspeople from Rennes {{France-stage-actor-stub