Emmanuel François Varez called E. F. Varez (17 October 1780 – 8 September 1866) was an early 19th-century French playwright and novelist.
Born in the
1st arrondissement of Paris
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, Varez was a
dramaturge
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at the
Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique
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plays
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* Play (theatre), a work of drama
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were presented, with some exceptions, on the stages of these two theatres.
He died in the
16th arrondissement of Paris
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.
Works
* ''Le Gourmand puni'', comedy in 1 act, 1803
* ''La Fille coupable, repentante'',
melodrama
A melodrama is a Drama, dramatic work in which plot, typically sensationalized for a strong emotional appeal, takes precedence over detailed characterization. Melodrama is "an exaggerated version of drama". Melodramas typically concentrate on ...
in 3 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 ...
, 1804
* ''Une journée de Frédéric II, roi de Prusse'', comédie-anecdote, in 1 act and in
prose
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, 1804
* ''Le Criminel invisible'', novel, 2 vol, Lacourière, 1807
* ''Frédéric de Guéréhard, duc de Lorraine'', novel, 2 vol, Masson, 1808
* ''L'Homme de la forêt'', novel, 2 vol, Collin, 1808
* ''Métusko, ou les Polonais'', melodrama in 3 acts, extravaganza, from the novel by Pigault-Lebrun, with Séville, 1808
* ''Frédéric duc de Nevers'', melodrama in 3 acts, with Jean-Baptiste Mardelle, 1810, music by
Henry Darondeau
Henry Benoît François Darondeau (born as "d'Arondeau") (28 February 1779 – 30 July 1865) was a 19th-century French composer and piano teacher.
Life
Henry Darondeau was born in Strasbourg, Alsace, the son of the Munich-born French composer Ben ...
* ''Hilberge l'amazone, ou les Monténégrins'',
pantomime
Pantomime (; informally panto) is a type of musical comedy stage production designed for family entertainment, generally combining gender-crossing actors and topical humour with a story more or less based on a well-known fairy tale, fable or ...
in 3 acts, with
Jean-Guillaume-Antoine Cuvelier
Jean-Guillaume-Antoine Cuvelier (15 January 1766 – 25 May 1824) was a French playwright, nicknamed the Crébillon of melodrama.
He first entered the military career then turned to theatre and was a rival of René Charles Guilbert de Pixéréc ...
, 1810
* ''Herminie ou la Chaumière allemande'', melodrama in 3 acts, extravaganza, 1812
* ''Laissez-moi faire, ou la Soubrette officieuse'', vaudeville in 1 act, with
Armand Séville
Charles-Victor Armand called Armand Séville (? – 1847) was a 19th-century French journalist, novelist, Chansonnier (singer), chansonnier, French poetry, poet and playwright.
A collaborator of the ''Journal de Paris'', a member of the Société ...
, 1813
* ''Une vengeance de l'amour'',
ballet
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-pantomime in 1 act, extravaganza, 1813
* ''Vive la paix ! ou le Retour au village'',
impromptu
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in 1 act, mingled with songs and danses, with Coupart, 1814
* ''Le Troubadour portugais'', melodrama in 3 acts, extravaganza, 1815
* ''Voilà notre bouquet ! ou le Cabinet littéraire'', impromptu-vaudeville in 1 act, with Coupart, 1815
* ''Retournons à Paris'', comedy in 1 act, mingled with
vaudeville
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s, with
Aimé Desprez
Claude-Aimé Desprez-Saint-Clair (5 April 1783 – 26 April 1824) was a French vaudeville playwright and chansonnier. He himself performed comedy plays and, around 1810, joined the troupe of the Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique under the name Saint ...
, 1817
* ''Les Deux fugitifs'', comedy in 2 acts, 1818
* ''Calas'', drama in 3 acts and in prose, with Victor Ducange, 1819
* ''L'Ours et l'enfant, ou la Fille bannie'', mimodrame in 3 acts, with Cuvelier, 1819
* ''Le Mari confident'', comédie-vaudeville in 1 act, with Overnay and Jean-François-Constant Berrier, 1820
* ''Sigismond, ou les Rivaux illustres'', melodrama in 3 acts and extravaganza, 1820
* ''Le Baptême, ou la Double fête'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Antoine-Marie Coupart, 1821
* ''La Famille irlandaise'', melodrama in 3 acts, 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 ...
, 1821
* ''Adieu la Chaussée-d'Antin'', comedy in 1 act, mingled with couplets, with Hippolyte Magnien, 1822
* ''Élodie, ou la Vierge du monastère'', melodrama in 3 acts, 1822
* ''L'Inconnu, ou les Mystères'', melodrama in 3 acts, 1822
* ''Un trait de bienfaisance, ou la Fête d'un bon maire'', à-propos in 1 act mingled with
couplet
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s, with Coupart, 1822
* ''La Poule aux œufs d'or, ou l'Amour et la fortune'', comédie-féerie in 1 act, mingled with vaudevilles, 1823
* ''Entre chien et loup'', comedy in 1 act and in prose, with Magnien, 1824
* ''La Fête d'automne'', tableau villageois in 1 act mingled with vaudevilles, with Coupart and Jacquelin, 1824
* ''Le Retour d'un brave'', vaudeville in 1 act for the King's day, with Coupart and Jacquelin, 1824
* ''Le Petit postillon de Fimes, ou Deux fêtes pour une'', historical à-propos in 1 act, with Coupart and Jacquelin, 1825
* ''Le Jour fatal'', novel, Bouquin de La Souche, 1826
* ''Le Fils de l'invalide'',
one-act play
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, mingled with couplets, with Coupart, 1826
* ''La Demoiselle et la paysanne'', comedy in 1 act and in prose, with Théodore Nézel, 1828
* ''Les lanciers et les marchandes de modes'', one-act play, mingled with couplets, with
Benjamin Antier
Benjamin Antier, real name Benjamin Chevrillon, (21 March 1787 – 25 April 1870), was a 19th-century French playwright.
An author of melodramas and vaudevilles written in collaboration with other dramatists, he is mostly known for his drama ''L ...
, Nézel and Overnay, 1828
* ''La Comédie au château'', one-act play, mingled with couplets, with Coupart and
Jacques-André Jacquelin
Jacques-André Jacquelin (18 March 1776 – 13 August 1827) was a French playwright, lyricist, chansonnier, goguettier and poet.
Biography
A chief clerk at the Ministry of War, he became inspector of secondary theaters of Paris.
Jacquelin aut ...
, 1829
* ''John Bull, ou le Chaudronnier anglais'', play in 2 acts, with Nezel and Armand Joseph Overnay, 1830
* ''Tout pour ma fille'', drame-vaudeville in 3 acts, mingled with couplets, with Charles Henri Ladislas Laurençot,
Lubize
Lubize, real name Pierre-Michel Martin or Martin-Lubize (21 February 1798 (3 ventôse an VI) Jacques-Arsène-François-Polycarpe Ancelot et Hippolyte Rimbaut, 1834
* ''Eustache'', folie-vaudeville in 1 act, 1839
Bibliography
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Joseph Marie Quérard
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