Charles Labie was a 19th-century French playwright. His plays were presented on the most important Parisian stages of his time, including the Théâtre du Gymnase, the Théâtre de la Gaîté, the

Théâtre du Palais-Royal The Théâtre du Palais-Royal () is a 750-seat Parisian theatre at 38 rue de Montpensier, located at the northwest corner of the Palais-Royal in the Galerie de Montpensier at its intersection with the Galerie de Beaujolais. Brief history ...

, the Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin, and the

Théâtre des Variétés The Théâtre des Variétés is a theatre and "salle de spectacles" at 7–8, boulevard Montmartre, 2nd arrondissement, in Paris. It was declared a monument historique in 1974. History It owes its creation to the theatre director Mademoisell ...

Works

*1834
''Le Commis et la grisette''
one-act

comédie en vaudevilles The ''comédie en vaudevilles'' () was a theatrical entertainment which began in Paris towards the end of the 17th century, in which comedy was enlivened through lyrics using the melody of popular vaudeville songs.Barnes 2001. Evolution The ...

, 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 ta ...

and Charles Monier *1836: ''Jeune fille et roi'', one-act comedy, mingled with songs, after from a short story by Mme

Marceline Desbordes-Valmore Marceline Desbordes-Valmore (20 June 1786 – 23 July 1859) was a French poet and novelist. She was born in Douai. Following the French Revolution, her father's business was ruined, and she traveled with her mother to Guadeloupe in search of fi ...

, with

Joanny Augier Jean-Baptiste Augier called Joanny Augier, (3 April 1813 – 17 February 1855.) was a 19th-century French playwright and journalist. Biography A secretary of Lamartine after the French Revolution of 1848 (24 February), an éditor at the ''Le ...

*1837: ''Le Cauchemar'', revue of 1836 *1837: ''La Nouvelle Héloïse'', three-act drama, with Charles Desnoyer *1837
''Le Cauchemar'', revue lyonnaise of 1836, one-act vaudeville épisodique
with Joanny Augier *1837: ''Les Giboulées de mars'', poisson d'avril en 11 morceaux, with

Eugène de Lamerlière Eugène de Lamerlière, full name Hugues-Marie Humbert Bocon de La Merlière, (5 January 1797 in Saint-Marcellin, Isère – c. 1841 in Blida, Algeria) was a French writer and playwright. Biography Born into a family of the nobility of the Daup ...

*1837: ''Micaela, ou la Folle de Marie de Bourgogne'', three-act drama mingled with singing, from a short story by

Alphonse Royer Alphonse Royer, (10 September 1803 – 11 April 1875) was a French author, dramatist and theatre manager, most remembered today for having written (with his regular collaborator, Gustave Vaëz) the librettos for Gaetano Donizetti's opera '' La ...

, with J. Augier *1837: ''L'Ombre de Nicolet, ou De plus fort en plus fort !'', one-act vaudeville épisodique, with Desnoyer *1839: ''Les Femmes laides de Paris'', one-act comédie en vaudevilles, with Joanny Augier *1839: ''La Maupin, ou Une vengeance d'actrice'', one-act comédie en vaudevilles *1839: ''Le Mauvais sujet'', one-act comédie en vaudevilles, with J.Augier and Adolphe Salvat *1840: ''Le Lion et le rat'', two-act comédie en vaudevilles, with Saint-Amand *1841
''Coucou !''
one-act comédie en vaudevilles *1843: ''Gloire et perruque'', one-act comédie en vaudevilles *1846: ''Les Fleurs animées'', one-act comédie en vaudevilles, with Commerson and Xavier de Montépin *1846: ''Les Trois baisers'',''Les Trois baisers''
/ref> one-act comédie en vaudevilles, with de Montépin *1851: ''Drinn-Drinn'', one-act comédie en vaudevilles, with Édouard Brisebarre and

Eugène Nyon Eugène Nyon (16 March 1812 – 29 January 1870 Archives numérisées de la Ville de Paris, état-civil du 18ème arrondissement, registre des décès de 1870, acte n° 281, vue 6/3) was a French Vaudeville, vaudevillist and writer, particularl ...

*1853: ''La Pompadour des Porcherons'', one-act comédie en vaudevilles *1854: ''Jean Pain-Mollet'', one-act comédie en vaudevilles *1856: ''La Cigale et la fourmi'', saynète *1862: ''Un Merlan en bonne fortune'', one-act comédie en vaudevilles, with Charles de Courcy and Varin *1865: ''Roland à Pont-de-Vaux'', méli-mélo de grande et de petite musique in 4 acts *undated: ''Une nuit de Venise'', grand scene in 6 parts

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