Charles Voirin, called Varin, (20 January 1798 (1er pluviôse an VI) – 24 April 1869) was a 19th-century French
playwright
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Readin ...
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He also wrote under the
pen name
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s V. Warin and Victor.
Biography
Destined by his father to the profession of notary, Varin spent ten years at the bottom of a study, where he once came to Paris without money. Interested in writing plays, he spent a long time to break the circle of obstacles which opposed its inception. When the first success came, around 1825, he called himself Victor first, then took the pseudonym Varin, so that his father kept in ignorance of its gains, would not suppress his student pension.
After he made his way to the stage, it provided very regularly plays, usually
vaudeville
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s, full of gaiety and movement. He wrote mostly in company with various authors. To cite only a few:
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*1825: ''L’Amour et la Guerre'', vaudeville in 1 act, with
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revue
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in 5 tableaux,
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pochade
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Henri Rochefort
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* Henri I de Montmorency (1534–1614), Marshal and Constable of France
* ...