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Antoine Simonnin (born Antoine-Jean-Baptiste Simonnin;
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, 11 January 1780 – Paris, 14 May 1856) was a French writer and dramatist. Simonnin wrote, alone or in collaboration, more than 200 comédies en vaudeville, parodies or fantaisies. He also published a collection of ''Chansons sacrées et profanes'' (1856, in-18).


Works

* ''Arlequin au café du bosquet, ou la Belle limonadière'', vaudeville épisodique, in 1 act; * ''Augusta, ou Comme on corrige une jeune personne'', two-act comédie en vaudeville, Théâtre des jeunes élèves de M.
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, 5 December 1832; * ''Belz et Buth'', folie-vaudeville in 2 acts, with Hilpert, Théâtre du Panthéon, 21 August 1839; * ''Caroline de Litchfield'', drame-vaudeville in 2 acts and in prose, with
Brazier A brazier () is a container used to burn charcoal or other solid fuel for cooking, heating or rituals. It often takes the form of a metal box or bowl with feet, but in some places it is made of terracotta. Its elevation helps circulate air, feed ...
and Carmouche Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin, 10 February 1827; * ''Catherine II, ou l'Impératrice et le cosaque'', play in 2 acts,
extravaganza An extravaganza is a literary or musical work (often musical theatre) usually containing elements of Victorian burlesque, and pantomime, in a spectacular production and characterized by freedom of style and structure. The term is derived from th ...
, mingled with
couplet In poetry, a couplet ( ) or distich ( ) is a pair of successive lines that rhyme and have the same metre. A couplet may be formal (closed) or run-on (open). In a formal (closed) couplet, each of the two lines is end-stopped, implying that there ...
s, with
Théodore Nézel Théodore Nézel (25 February 1799 – 23 May 1854) was a 19th-century French playwright and Libretto, librettist. An employee at the ministry of public instruction, he was appointed managing director of the Théâtre du Panthéon in 1838. His ...
, Théâtre de l'Ambigu-comique, 8 October 1831; * ''Couplets, ou Ode lyrique sur la naissance du Roi de Rome''; * ''Danières à Gonesse'', one-act comédie en vaudeville, with Alex Guesdon. Théâtre Montansier, 14 floréal an 13 (4 May 1805); * ''David et Goliath'', two-act comédie en vaudeville, Théâtre du Panthéon, 7 December 1836; * ''Dieu et Diable, ou la Conversion de Madame Dubarry'', one-act historical vaudeville, with Nézel, Théâtre de la Gaîté, 28 December 1833; * ''Enfant volé'', play in 4 periods and 8 scenes, Théâtre des jeunes élèves de M. Comte, 26 August 1835; * ''Gilles et Arlequin au Muséum'', ou Critique en vaudevilles des tableaux, dessins, sculptures; * ''Gilles-Robinson et Arlequin-Vendredi, imitation burlesque de Robinson Crusoé, en 3 actes qui n'en font qu'un'', with Alexandre Guesdon, Théâtre des jeunes artistes, 19 vendémiaire an XIV (11 October 1805); * ''Gracieuse et Percinet'', melodrama
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, ...
in 3 acts with Brazier fils. Théâtre des Troubadours, 28 April 1806; * ''Haine aux petits enfants, seconde imitation de ″Haine aux femmes″'', one-act comédie en vaudeville, Théâtre de la Gaîté, 28 July 1808); * ''Histoire des trois derniers mois de la vie de Napoléon Bonaparte, écrite d'après des documents authentiques, par S***''; * ''Histoire du voyage du Premier Consul, en l'an XI, dans les départements de la ci-devant Belgique''; * ''Jeanne la Folle, reine d'Espagne'', historical novel; * ''Jeannot tout seul'', one-act comédie en vaudeville; * ''Jonas avalé par la baleine, en quittant les îles Marquises'', fantasy play extravaganza in 5 acts and 10 scenes, with Louis and Comte (Théâtre des jeunes élèves du gymnase Choiseul, 19 August 1843); * ''Kokoli, ou Chien et chat'', folie-vaudeville in 3 acts and 4 scenes, Gymnase-Choiseul, 25 March 1847; * ''L'Arlequin et le Pape'', historical vaudeville in 1 act, with Théodore N*** (Nézel), Théâtre de l'Ambigu-comique, 4 October 1831; * ''L'Art de quitter sa maîtresse, ou les Premiers présents de l'amour'', tableau-vaudeville n 1 act, with MM. Nézel, Paris, Gaîté, 18 January 1834; * ''L'Artisan'', one-act
opéra comique ''Opéra comique'' (; plural: ''opéras comiques'') is a genre of French opera that contains spoken dialogue and arias. It emerged from the popular ''opéras comiques en vaudevilles'' of the Théâtre de la foire, Fair Theatres of St Germain and S ...
, by M. de Saint-Georges, music by M. Halévy,
Opéra-Comique The Opéra-Comique () is a Paris opera company which was founded around 1714 by some of the popular Théâtre de la foire, theatres of the Parisian fairs. In 1762 the company was merged with – and for a time took the name of – its chief riva ...
, 30 January 1827; * ''L'Âne mort et la femme guillotinée'', folie-vaudeville in 3 acts, with Théodore N*** (Nézel), Théâtre du Panthéon, 20 June 1832; * ''L'Enfance de Louis XII, ou la Correction de nos pères'', one-act comédie en vaudeville, with Mélesville, Théâtre du Palais-royal, 10 December 1831; * ''L'Enragée de Chaumont'', one-act comedy, with Benjamin Antier, Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin, 2 November 1829; * ''L'Écrivain public'', one-act comédie en vaudeville, with
Emmanuel Théaulon Marie-Emmanuel-Guillaume-Marguerite Théaulon de Lambert (14 August 1787, Aigues-Mortes – 16 November 1841) was a French playwright. A customs inspector, then an inspector of military hospitals, he composed an ''Ode'' on the birth of the King of ...
and de Couray, Théâtre de Madame, 11 June 1827; * ''L'Homme de 60 ans, ou la Petite entêtée'', one-act comédie en vaudeville, with Achille d'Artois and
Ferdinand Laloue Ferdinand Laloue (1794 in Passy – 27 September 1850) was a French dramatist, librettist and theatre producer. Administrator of the Théâtre du Cirque-Olympique, he also was director of the Hippodrome and the théâtre des Délassements comique ...
, Variétés, 22 June 1824; * ''L'Intrigue dans la hotte'', one-act comédie en vaudeville, with
Armand Gouffé Armand Gouffé (22 March 1775 – 19 October 1845) was a 19th-century French poet, Chansonnier (singer), chansonnier, Goguette, goguettier and Vaudeville, vaudevillist. Career Hired as an employee in the Finance Ministry, he became chief depu ...
, Théâtre Montansier, 8 February 1806; * ''L'Oiseau bleu'', mélodrame-féerie in 2 acts and 8 scenes, mingled with singing, music by de Bellon; * ''La Belle aux cheveux d'or'', mélodrame-féerie in 3 acts, with Brazier fils, Théâtre des Troubadours, 5 March 1806; * ''La Bosse du vol, ou le Vase d'or'', two-act comédie en vaudeville, Théâtre du Panthéon, 11 January 1837; * ''La Cabale au village'', comedy in 1 act, mingled with
couplet In poetry, a couplet ( ) or distich ( ) is a pair of successive lines that rhyme and have the same metre. A couplet may be formal (closed) or run-on (open). In a formal (closed) couplet, each of the two lines is end-stopped, implying that there ...
s, with R. Alissan de Chazet, Théâtre des Variétés, 12 March 1814; * ''La Chambre de Rossini'', canevas à l'italienne, mêlé de vaudevilles et de musique nouvelle, with Merle and Achille d'Artois. (Variétés, 21 January 1834; * ''La Chevalière d'Éon, ou Une heure de méprise'', one-act comédie en vaudeville, with Saint-Marc, Gymnase-dramatique, 27 January 1823; * ''La Ci-devant jeune femme'', one-acte comedy, mingled with couplets, with et Chazet, Variétés, 24 May 1813; * ''La Côte rôtie, ou le Hasard a tout fait'', one-act comedy, mingled with couplets, Théâtre de la Gaîté, 7 November 1822; * ''La Grammaire en vaudevilles, ou Lettres à Caroline sur la Grammaire française'', by S***; * ''La Jardinière de Vincennes'', mélodrame-vaudeville in 3 acts with Brazier fils. Théâtre des jeunes artistes, 14 March 1807; * ''La Jeune comtesse'', one-act comédie en vaudeville, with Théodore N*** (Nézel), Théâte du Panthéon, 23 March 1832; * ''La Jeune Fille colère'', one-act comédie en vaudeville; * ''La Maison du faubourg'', two-act comédie en vaudeville, with Ferdinand de Villeneuve and Louis-Émile Vanderburch, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 22 January 1829; * ''La Menteuse'', comedy in 3 acts, mingled with couplets, Théâtre des anciens élèves de M. Louis Comte, 22 November 1833; * ''La Pantoufle de Voltaire'', two-act comédie en vaudeville, Théâtre du Temple, 6 May 1836; * ''La Papesse Jeanne'', vaudeville-anecdote in 1 act, with Théodore N. (Nézel), Théâtre de l'Ambigu-comique, 15 January 1831; * ''La Peau de chagrin, ou le Roman en action, extravagance romantique'', three-act comédie en vaudeville, with Théodore N*** (Nézel), Théâtre de la Gaîté, 4 November 1832; * ''La Petite Revue, ou Quel mari prendra-t-elle ?'' one-act comédie en vaudeville and in prose des citoyens Théophile Dumersa and Simonnin, Théâtre de Molière, 14-19 vendémiaire an XI); * ''La Serinette des dames, ou Étrennes dédiées au beau sexe pour l'an XII''; * ''La St-Louis des artistes, ou la Fête du Salon'', comédie en vaudeville in 1 act by MM. Merle, Simonnin and
Ferdinand Laloue Ferdinand Laloue (1794 in Passy – 27 September 1850) was a French dramatist, librettist and theatre producer. Administrator of the Théâtre du Cirque-Olympique, he also was director of the Hippodrome and the théâtre des Délassements comique ...
,
Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin The Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin () is a venerable theatre and opera house at 18, Boulevard Saint-Martin in the 10th arrondissement of Paris. History It was first built very rapidly in 1781 under the direction of (1726–1810) to hou ...
, 24 August 1824; * ''Le Bonhomme'', comedy in 1 act, mingled with couplets, by MM. Simonnin and Carmouche (and J. Pain]. Variétés, 15 September 1826; * ''Le Code et l'amour'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Merle and M.-N. Balisson de Rougemont. Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin, 29 October 1821; * ''Le Comte et le représentant'', one-act comédie en vaudeville, with Thibouville, Théâtre du Panthéon, 2 June 1838; * ''Le Conscrit'', one-act comedy en vaudeville, with Merle and Ferdinand Laloue, Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin, 20 November 1823; Variétés, 28 April 1824; * ''Le Cordonnier de Modène, ou l'Apostille'', one-act comédie en vaudeville, Théâtre des jeunes élèves de M. Comte, 3 September 1834; * ''Le Cousin Giraud'', one-act comédie en vaudeville, with Laloue and
Charles Dupeuty Charles Désiré Dupeuty (6 February 1798 – 20 October 1865), was a 19th-century French librettist and playwright. Biography After he studied at the Lycée Impérial, he enrolled in the army during the Hundred Days then worked as an employee ...
. Théâtre des Nouveautés, 24 July 1828; * ''Le Cuisinier de Buffon'', one-act comédie en vaudeville, with Rougemont and Merle. Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin, 29 July 1823; * ''Le Cuisinier politique'', vaudeville non politique, in 1 act, with Théodore N*** (Nézel), Théâtre de l'Ambigu-comique, 11 June 1832; * ''Le Curé et les chouans'', comedy in 1 act and in prose, with Théodore N*** (Nézel). Théâtre du Panthéon, 31 May 1832; * ''Le Diable à Paris'', one-act comédie en vaudeville, with Llaunet. Théâtre Beaumarchais, 31 July 1844; * ''Le Doge et le dernier jour d'un condamné ou Le canon d'alarme'', vaudeville in 3 scenes; * ''Le Garçon d'honneur, imitation de ″La Fille d'honneur″'', in 1 acte and vaudevilles, with Frédéric Dupetit-Méré. Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin, 13 February 1819, 2 edition; * ''Le Grand dîner'', tableau-vaudeville in 1 act, with Saint-Georges, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 25 February 1828; * ''Le Jugement de Salomon'', historical drama in 4 acts and 14 scenes, mingled with song, from the Scriptures; music by M. Lautz, (Gymnase-Choiseul, 12 August 1842; * ''Le Lazaret'', one-act comédie en vaudeville, 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 taste ...
. Théâter de l'Ambigu-comique, 13 February 1842; * ''Le Maçon poète'', comédie-anecdote in 1 act and in vaudevilles, with Du Mersan . Théâtre du Vaudeville, 21 August 1806; * ''Le Marchand de chansons'', one-act comédie en vaudeville, with Vanderburch. Théâtre de l'Ambigu-comique, 6 May 1837; * ''Le Margrave et la grande-duchesse'', vaudeville historique in 1 act.
Théâtre Comte The Théâtre Comte (), also called Théâtre des Jeunes-Élèves (; "Young Pupils Theatre"), was a Parisian entertainment venue founded by the ventriloquist and magician Louis Comte in 1820. The building was located in the passage des Panoramas ...
, 3 October 1840; * ''Le Mariage dans une rose'', one-act comédie en vaudeville, with B*** (Brazier]. Théâtre de la Gaîté, 25 May 1808; * ''Le Mariage de Charles Collé, ou la Tête à perruque'', one-act comédie en vaudeville, with Gouffé and Brazier. Théâtre des Variétés, 18–22 October 1809; * ''Le Mariage par autorité de justice'', comedy in 2 acts, with Devilleneuve. Théâtre de l'Ambigu-comique, 19 September 1829; * ''Le Mariage par commission, ou le Seigneur allemand'', one-act opéra comique, lyrics by J.-B. Simonnin; music by Brimi. Paris, Opéra-Comique, 7 December 1815; * ''Le Marquis de Carabas, ou le Chat botté'', folie-féerie in 2 acts, extravaganza, mingled with couplets. Théâtre de la Gaîté, 9 May 1811; * ''Le Musicien de Valence'', one-act comédie en vaudeville, with Gustave Albitte. Théâtre de la Gaîté, 13 July 1834; * ''Le Naturaliste, ou l'Homme fossile'', one-act comédie en vaudeville, with Théaulon. Théâtre du Gymnase dramatique, 23 August 1824; * ''Le Nouveau mérite des femmes'', poème burlesque * ''Le Pâtissier usurpateur'', historical play in 5 little acts, with Benjamin Antier and Théodore N. (Nézel). Théâtre de la Gaîté, 4 December 1830; * ''Le Petit chaperon rouge'', pièce féerie in 4 acts and 16 scenes. Théâtre Comte, 14 August 1841; * ''Le Petit homme gris'', one-act comédie en vaudeville, with Bayard. Théâtre du Gymnase dramatique, 15 March 1845; * ''Le Petit monstre et l'escamoteur'', folie-parade in 1 act, with de Saint-Georges, music by M. Miller. Théâtre de la Gaîté, 7 July 1826; * ', comédie-vaudeville in 2 acts, with
Marc-Michel Marc-Antoine-Amédée Michel, known as Marc-Michel (22 July 1812 in Marseille – 12 March 1868 in Paris) was a French poet, playwright and journalist. He is perhaps best known today for the 1851 farce he co-wrote with Eugène Marin Labiche, '' Th ...
. Paris, folies-dramatiques, 3 July 1851; * ', arlequinade-vaudeville in 1 act and in prose with B*** (Brazier). Paris, Troubadours, 21 February 1807; * ', mimo-drame in 3 acts, with Ferdinand Laloue.
Cirque olympique The Cirque Olympique () in Paris, also known as the Cirque Franconi, was an equestrian theatre company, founded in 1782 by Philip Astley, the English inventor of the modern circus ring, and was initially known as the Cirque d'Astley or the Cirque ...
, 26 October 1824; * ', one-act comédie en vaudeville, with Ferdinand Laloue. Théâtre de l'Ambigu comique, 27 July 1824; * ', comedy in 1 act and in prose, with de Rougemont and Merle. Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin, 12 Novembre 1819; * ', comedy in 1 act, mingled with couplets, with Laloue. Théâtre des Variétés, 11 January 1825; * ''Le ″Te Deum″ et le tocsin, ou la Route de Rouen'', one-act comédie en vaudeville, with Honoré. Théâtre de la Gaîté, 5 September 1830; * ', comedy in 1 act mingled with couplets, with R. Alissan de Chazet. Théâtre des Variétés, 19 July 1814; * ', one-act comédie en vaudeville. Théâtre du Panthéon, 16 October 1836; * ', tableau in 1 act, mingled with couplets, with Francis baron d'Allarde and Dartois. Théâtre des Variétés, 18 September 1822; * ', one-act comédie en vaudeville, with Désaugiers. Théâtre du Vaudeville, 12 February 1827; * ', comédie en 1 acte, mêlée de couplets; * ', two-act comédie en vaudeville, with Vanderburch. Théâtre Comte, 4 June 1837; * '; * ', one-act comédie en vaudeville. Théâtre de l'Ambigu-comique, 2 November 1853; * ', one-act comedy, mingled with couplets. Théâtre de la Gaîté, 23 April 1822; * ', two-act comédie en vaudeville, les Jeunes élèves du Gymnase Choiseul, 12 February 1844; * ', one-act comédie en vaudeville, with Brazier and
Pierre Carmouche Pierre Carmouche (9 April 1797 - 9 December 1868) was a French playwright and chansonnier. He wrote more than 200 successful plays, comedies, comédies en vaudevilles and texts for opéras comiques, in collaboration with diverse authors - Brazi ...
. Théâtre de Madame, 22 April 1825 * ', with
Armand d'Artois Armand d'Artois (3 October 1788 – 28 March 1867) was a 19th-century French playwright and librettist A libretto (From the Italian word , ) is the text used in, or intended for, an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque ...
. Théâtre des Variétés, 22 November 1819; * ', one-act comédie en vaudeville; * '', ambigu in 3 little services, orné de balais, etc.'', with Brazier fils. Théâtre des Troubadours, 19 June 1806; * ', pièce fantastique in 5 acts and in 15 scenes, music by MM. Lautz and Peuchot. Gymnase Choiseul, 10 August 1844; * ', one-act comedy, mingled with couplets. Théâtre des Variétés, 31 October 1809; * ', one-act comédie en vaudeville. Théâtre des jeunes artistes, 23 July 1806; * ', one-act comedy and in vaudevilles, with B*** (Brazier], followed by the Chanson de M. et Mad. Denis, par Marc-Ant. Désaugiers. Théâtre de la Gaîté, 18 June 1808; * ', one-act comédie en vaudeville, with Benjamin (Antier] and Théodore N. (Nézel). Théâtre de la Gaîté, 17 November 1830; * ', one-act comédie en vaudeville and in prose; * ', two-act comédie en vaudeville. Théâtre Comte, 2 July 1839; * ', comedy in 1 act, mingled with vaudevilles; * ', mélo-féerie in 2 acts, extravaganza mingled with couplets; music arranged by M. Leblanc. Théâtre de la Gaîté, 28 September 1811; * ''Robinson cadet'', one-act comédie en vaudeville, with Alexandre Guesdon. Paris, Théâtre de la Cité, 6 vendémiaire, an XIV (28 September 1805; * ', and other poems; * ', one-act comédie en vaudeville; * ', drame-vaudeville in 3 acts, with Valory. Théâtre des folies-dramatiques, 22 May 1833; * ', vaudeville anecdotique in 1 act, with
Amable de Saint-Hilaire Amable Vilain de Saint-Hilaire (born 30 November 1799) was a French dramatist whose plays have been performed on the most important Parisian stages of the 19th century: Théâtre du Vaudeville, Théâtre des Variétés, Théâtre de la Renaissanc ...
. Théâtre de la Gaîté, 8 May 1836; * ', one-act comédie en vaudeville, with Théodore N*** (Nézel). Théâtre du Panthéon, 1 May 1832.


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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 ...
, ''Dictionnaire universel des littératures'', Paris, Hachette, 1876, (p. 1884).


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