Armand Lapointe (1 May 1822 – 6 March 1910 ) was a French novelist, journalist and

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. He also wrote the

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of the

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'' Mesdames de la Halle'' by

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Biography

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, his

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were given in

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, at the

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and his

opéra bouffe ''Opéra bouffe'' (, plural: ''opéras bouffes'') is a genre of mid- to late 19th-century French operetta, closely associated with Jacques Offenbach, who produced many of them at the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens, inspiring the genre's name. It ...

was produced at the

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. From 1860, Lapointe was devoted mainly to writing novels. He was a friend of Gustave Aimard, with whom he would attend the .

Works

*1852: ''La Course à la veuve'', folie-vaudeville en 1 act *1853: ''Les Drames du foyer'', with F. de Reiffenberg fils *1853: ''Les moustaches grises'',

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in 1 act, with Achille Bourdois and

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*1853: ''Le mari par régime'',

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in 1 act, with Bourdois and Colliot *1853: ''Mélez-vous de vos affaires'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Bourdois and Colliot) *1854: ''Un provincial qui se forme'', comédie en vaudeville in 1 act, with Colliot and H. Mareuge,

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*1854: ''A la recherche d'un million'', comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act, with Colliot and H. Mareuge, Beck *1857: ''Le Bazar européen'', revue-vaudeville in 1 act *1857: ''Avez-vous besoin d'argent ?'', parody of ''La Question d'argent'', with

Paul Siraudin Pierre-Paul-Désiré Siraudin (18 December 1812 – 8 September 1883) was a French playwright and librettist. He also used the pen names Paul de Siraudin de Sancy, Paul Siraudin de Sancy and M. Malperché. Biography He wrote many plays, main ...

and Bourdois *1858: ''Dalila et Samson'', histoire en 5 feuillets, mixed with distincts, with Eugène Grangé *1858: ''Faust et Framboisy'', drame burlesque in 3 acts and 11 tableaux, with Bourdois *1858: ''Mesdames de la Halle'',

in 1 act, music by

, with Josef Heinzelmann *1859: ''Les deux maniaques'', comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act, with Colliot and

Adolphe Choler Adolphe Joseph Choler (1821 – 19 January 1889) was a French playwright and librettist who was born in and died in Paris. He was Saint-Agnan Choler's brother. His plays were presented on the most important Parisian venues of the 19th century: Th ...

*1859: ''Les Dames de Coeur-Volant'', opéra bouffe in 1 act, with Bourdois *

1860 Events January * January 2 – The astronomer Urbain Le Verrier announces the discovery of a hypothetical planet Vulcan (hypothetical planet), Vulcan at a meeting of the French Academy of Sciences in Paris, France. * January 10 &ndas ...

: ''Les Parisiennes. La comtesse Jeanne'', *1860: ''Voyage à la recherche du bonheur'', (in Le ''

Musée des familles ''Musée des familles'' (''"Museum of Families"'') was an illustrated French literary magazine that was published in Paris from 1833 to 1900. It was founded by Émile de Girardin. The magazine was subtitled ''Lectures du soir'' (''"Readings in ...

'', issue 15) *

1868 Events January * January 2 – British Expedition to Abyssinia: Robert Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala, Robert Napier leads an expedition to free captive British officials and missionaries. * January 3 – The 15-year-old Mutsu ...

: ''La dernière douairière'', (published as a serial) *

1870 Events January * January 1 ** The first edition of ''The Northern Echo'' newspaper is published in Priestgate, Darlington, England. ** Plans for the Brooklyn Bridge are completed. * January 3 – Construction of the Brooklyn Bridge be ...

: ''Les flibustiers du grand monde'' *

1875 Events January * January 1 – The Midland Railway of England abolishes the Second Class passenger category, leaving First Class and Third Class. Other British railway companies follow Midland's lead during the rest of the year (Third C ...

: ''La vie parisienne'' *

1876 Events January * January 1 ** The Reichsbank opens in Berlin. ** The Bass Brewery Red Triangle becomes the world's first registered trademark symbol. *January 27 – The Northampton Bank robbery occurs in Massachusetts. February * Febr ...

: ''La chasse aux fantômes'' *

1878 Events January * January 5 – Russo-Turkish War: Battle of Shipka Pass IV – Russian and Bulgarian forces defeat the Ottoman Empire. * January 9 – Umberto I becomes King of Italy. * January 17 – Russo-Turkish War: ...

: ''Les déserts africains : aventures extraordinaires d'un homme, d'un singe et d'un éléphant'', with Henri de Montaut *1878: ''Les rivalités : le docteur Jacques Hervey'' *

1879 Events January * January 1 ** The Specie Resumption Act takes effect. The United States Note is valued the same as gold, for the first time since the American Civil War. ** Brahms' Violin Concerto is premiered in Leipzig with Joseph Joachim ...

: ''Bataille d'amoureuses'' *

1880 Events January *January 27 – Thomas Edison is granted a patent for the incandescent light bulb. Edison filed for a US patent for an electric lamp using "a carbon filament or strip coiled and connected ... to platina contact wires." gr ...

: ''Reine du faubourg'' *

1881 Events January * January 1– 24 – Siege of Geok Tepe: Russian troops under General Mikhail Skobelev defeat the Turkomans. * January 13 – War of the Pacific – Battle of San Juan and Chorrillos: The Chilean army ...

: ''Reine coquette'' *1881: ''L'abandonnée'', (published as a serial in ''

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'' in

1877 Events January * January 1 – Queen Victoria is proclaimed Empress of India by the Royal Titles Act 1876, introduced by Benjamin Disraeli, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom . * January 8 – Great Sioux War of 1876: Batt ...

) *

1882 Events January * January 2 ** The Standard Oil Trust is secretly created in the United States to control multiple corporations set up by John D. Rockefeller and his associates. ** Irish-born author Oscar Wilde arrives in New York at the ...

: ''Le cousin César'', (foreword by

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) *

1884 Events January * January 4 – The Fabian Society is founded in London to promote gradualist social progress. * January 5 – Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera '' Princess Ida'', a satire on feminism, premières at the Savoy The ...

: ''Feu Robert-Bey'' *1884: ''La princesse : roman parisien'' *1884: ''Le roman d'un médecin'', *

1885 Events January * January 3– 4 – Sino-French War – Battle of Núi Bop: French troops under General Oscar de Négrier defeat a numerically superior Qing Chinese force, in northern Vietnam. * January 17 – Mahdist ...

: ''Madame Margaret : histoire parisienne'', Plon *

1886 Events January * January 1 – Upper Burma is formally annexed to British rule in Burma, British Burma, following its conquest in the Third Anglo-Burmese War of November 1885. * January 5–January 9, 9 – Robert Louis Stevenson ...

: ''L'enjôleuse'' *1886: ''Les galères de l'amour'' *

1887 Events January * January 11 – Louis Pasteur's anti-rabies treatment is defended in the Académie Nationale de Médecine, by Dr. Joseph Grancher. * January 20 ** The United States Senate allows the United States Navy to lease Pearl Har ...

: ''Les Mémoires de Valentin'' *

1888 Events January * January 3 – The great telescope (with an objective lens of diameter) at Lick Observatory in California is first used. * January 12 – The Schoolhouse Blizzard hits Dakota Territory and the states of Montana, M ...

: ''La fille repentie'' *1888: ''Reine de nuit'' *

1889 Events January * January 1 ** The total solar eclipse of January 1, 1889 is seen over parts of California and Nevada. ** Paiute spiritual leader Wovoka experiences a vision, leading to the start of the Ghost Dance movement in the Dakotas ...

: ''Les étoiles filantes, roman parisien'' *1889: ''Le Don Quichotte de la mer, aventures de terre et de mer'' *

1894 Events January * January 4 – A military alliance is established between the French Third Republic and the Russian Empire. * January 7 – William Kennedy Dickson receives a patent for motion picture film in the United States. * Ja ...

: ''Petite guerre'', comédie de salon in 1 act *

1896 Events January * January 2 – The Jameson Raid comes to an end as Jameson surrenders to the Boers. * January 4 – Utah is admitted as the 45th U.S. state. * January 5 – An Austrian newspaper reports Wilhelm Röntgen's dis ...

: ''Les sept hommes rouges'' *

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: ''Le fils du Boër'' * ''Le bonhomme misère'', Plon

References

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