Charles Bridault (

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, 1830 – 1896) was a 19th-century French

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. His

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were given on the most significant Parisian stages of his time including the Théâtre des Folies-Nouvelles, and the Théâtre Saint-Germain.

Personal life

A General Secretary of the Théâtre de l'Odéon, then journalist by ''

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'', he became managing director of the théâtre Tour-d'Auvergne from 1871.Philippe Chauveau, ''Les théâtres parisiens disparus: 1402-1986'', 1999,

Works

*1853: ''Mort et remords ou les inconvénients d'assassiner un marchand d'habits grêlé'', with

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*1854: ''Les Succès de l'année'', rondeau *1854: ''Pierrot Dandin'',

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in five tableaux *1855: ''La Fausse douairière'', pantomime in two tableaux, with Legrand *1855: ''Les Jolis chasseurs'', hallali musical *1856: ''Le quinze novembre'', with Henri Larochelle *1857: ''La Naïade'', ballet-pantomime in two acts, mingled with songs *1857: ''Nella'', ballet-pantomime mingled with choirs *1858: ''Fra Diavolino'',

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in one act, with

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*1858: ''La Recherche de l'inconnu'', operetta in one act, with Sylvain Mangeant *1858: ''Le Roi de la gaudriole'', operetta in one act, with de Jallais and Alexandre Flan *1859: ''Monsieur Deschalumeaux'', opéra-bouffon (after Auguste***), arranged in two tableaux *1861: ''Je suis né coiffé'', folie vaudeville in one act, with Édouard Montagne *1864: ''Un Maestro de bourgade'',

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in one act *1866: ''L'Echappé de province'', play in three acts, mingled with song *1867: ''Point d'Angleterre'', comedy in one act, 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 ...

*1874: ''Ah! C'est donc toi MMe la Revue !'',

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in three acts and ten tableaux, with Hector Monreal and Henry Blondeau

Bibliography

* Émile Abraham, ''Les acteurs et les actrices de Paris: biographie complète'', 1861, (p. 101) * Jean Valmy-Baysse, ''La curieuse aventure des boulevards extérieurs (1786-1950)'', 1950, (p. 320)

References

19th-century French dramatists and playwrights 1830 births Writers from Paris 1896 deaths {{France-playwright-stub