Edmond Gondinet (born 7 March 1828 in Laurière,

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. This author, nearly forgotten today, produced forty plays of which several were successful. He collaborated with

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Eugène Labiche Eugène Marin Labiche (; 6 May 181522 January 1888) was a French dramatist. He remains famous for his contribution to the vaudeville genre and his passionate and domestic pochades. In the 1860s, he reached his peak with a series of successe ...

, among others. He was a writer, known for

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Plays

*''Trop curieux'' (1863), comedy in one act performed for the first time in Paris at the Comédie Française on June 25, 1863. (Calmann Lévy, publisher) *''Les Victimes de l'argent'' (1865), comedy in three acts, performed for the first time in Paris in the Théâtre du Gymnase on June 15, 1865. (Calmann Lévy, publisher) *''Les Révoltées'' (1865), three-act comedy in verse, performed for the first time in Paris in Théâtre du Gymnase on November 30, 1865 (Théâtre Complet III-2) *''La Cravate blanche'' (1867), one-act comedy in free verse, performed for the first time in Paris in the Théâtre du Gymnase on July 23, 1867 (Théâtre Complet I-3) *''Le Comte Jacques'' (1868), three-act comedy, performed for the first time in Paris in the Théâtre du Gymnase on January 25, 1868 (Calmann Lévy, publisher) *''Les Grandes Demoiselles'' (1868), one-act comedy, performed for the first time in Paris in the Théâtre du Gymnase on March 10, 1868 (Théâtre Complet II-2) *''Gavaud, Minard et Cie'' (1869), three-act comedy, performed for the first time in Paris in 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 O ...

on April 17, 1869 (Théâtre Complet I-1) *''Le Plus Heureux des Trois'' (1870), three-act comedy, in collaboration with

, performed for the first time in Paris in the

on January 11, 1870 (Théâtre Complet III-1) *''Fin courant'' (1870), in collaboration with Albert Wolff. *''Christiane'' (1871), four-act comedy, performed for the first time in Paris in the Théâtre Français on December 20, 1871 (Théâtre Complet I-2) *''Paris chez lui'' (1872), three-act comedy, performed for the first time in Paris in the Théâtre du Gymnase on March 12, 1872 (Calmann Lévy, publisher). *''Panazol'' (1873), one-act comedy in verse, performed for the first time in Paris in the

Théâtre du Vaudeville The Théâtre du Vaudeville () was a theatre company in Paris. It opened on 12 January 1792 on rue de Chartres. Its directors, Pierre-Antoine-Augustin de Piis, Piis and Yves Barré, Barré, mainly put on "petites pièces mêlées de couplets s ...

on June 10, 1873 (Calmann Lévy, publisher). *''Le Chef de division'' (1873), three-act comedy, performed for the first time in Paris in the

on November 15, 1873 (Théâtre Complet IV-2) *''Libres !'' (1873), drama in five acts and eight scenes, performed for the first time in Paris in the Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin on November 22, 1873 (Théâtre Complet V-2) *''Gilberte'' (1874), four-act comedy, performed for the first time in Paris in the Théâtre du Gymnase on September 19, 1874, in collaboration with

Raymond Deslandes Raymond Deslandes, called Raimond Deslandes, (12 July 182523 March 1890) was a 19th-century French journalist, playwright and theater manager. He wrote, alone or in collaboration (particularly with Eugène Labiche), numerous comedies. He also di ...

(Calmann Lévy, publisher). *''Le Homard'' (1874), Vaudeville in one act, Bethléem, p. 470 (I), performed for the first time in Paris in the

on April 2, 1874 (Théâtre Complet IV-1) *''Le Panache'' (1875), satire of government employees, three-act comedy, performed for the first time in Paris in the

on October 12, 1875 (Théâtre Complet II-1) *''Le Pélican Bleu'' (1876), one-act comedy, performed for the first time in Paris in 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 The theatre owed its creation to Mademoiselle Montans ...

on February 4, 1876. This play is only a setting from ''Le Chef de division''. It was intended to be used as a curtain raiser, and was never printed. *''Professeur pour dames'' (1877), one-act comedy, performed for the first time in Paris in the

on April 4, 1877. This play was never printed. *''Le Tunnel'' (1877), one-act comedy, performed for the first time in Paris in the

on March 16, 1877 (Théâtre Complet II-4) *''Les Convictions de papa'' (1877), one-act comedy, Bethléem, p. 453 (III), performed for the first time in Paris in the

on April 13, 1877 (Théâtre Complet III-4) *''Le Club'' (1877), three-act comedy, performed for the first time in Paris in the

on November 22, 1877 in collaboration with Félix Cohen (Théâtre Complet III-3) *''La Belle Madame Donis'' (1877), four-act comedy, performed for the first time in Paris in the Théâtre du Gymnase on December 29, 1877, in collaboration with

Hector Malot Hector-Henri Malot (Hector Malot) (; 20 May 1830 – 18 July 1907) was a French writer born in La Bouille, Seine-Maritime. He studied law in Rouen and Paris, but eventually literature became his passion. He worked as a dramatic critic for ''Lloyd ...

, from whose novel the play was adapted (Calmann Lévy, publisher). *''Les Vieilles Couches'' (1878), three-act comedy, performed for the first time in Paris in the

on March 20, 1878 (Calmann Lévy, publisher). *''Les Cascades'' (1878), one-act comedy, performed for the first time in Paris in the Théâtre du Gymnase on November 18, 1878 (Calmann Lévy, publisher). *''Tant plus ça change'' (1878), three-act vaudeville-revue, performed for the first time in Paris in the

on December 28, 1878 (Calmann Lévy, publisher), in collaboration with Pierre Véron *''Les Tapageurs'' (1879), three-act comedy, performed for the first time in Paris in the

on April 19, 1879 (Théâtre Complet V-3) *''Jonathan'' (1879), three-act comedy, performed for the first time in Paris in the Théâtre du Gymnase on September 27, 1879, in collaboration with François Oswald and

Pierre Giffard Pierre Giffard (; 1 May 1853 – 21 January 1922) was a French journalist, a pioneer of modern political reporting, a newspaper publisher and a prolific sports organiser. In 1892, he was appointed ''Chevalier'' (Knight) of the Légion d'Honneur ...

(Théâtre Complet II-3) *''Le Nabab'' (1880), five-act comedy, performed for the first time in Paris in the

on January 30, 1880, in collaboration with

Pierre Elzéar Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translatio ...

. Though published (Calmann-Lévy, publisher), this play is not signed by Edmond Gondinet. *''Les Grands Enfants'' (1880), three-act comedy, performed for the first time in Paris in the

on October 7, 1880 in collaboration with Paul de Nargaliers (Théâtre Complet IV-3) *''Les Braves gens'' (1880), four-act comedy, performed for the first time in Paris in the Théâtre du Gymnase on December 3, 1880 in collaboration with

Pierre Wolff Pierre Wolff born ( January 1st 1865 Paris, France – july 27th 1944 16th arrondissment, Paris, France ) was a French playwright. Biography Pierre Wolff was a Jewish writer, who wrote numerous plays, as well as some libretti for operettas. He ...

(Calmann-Lévy, publisher) *''L'alouette'' (1881), one-act comedy, performed for the first time in Paris in the Théâtre du Gymnase-Dramatique on February 14, 1881, in collaboration with Albert Wolff (Théâtre Complet IV-4) *''Un Voyage d'agrément'' (1881), three-act comedy, performed for the first time in Paris in the

on June 3, 1881, in collaboration with

Alexandre Bisson Alexandre Bisson (9 April 1848 – 27 January 1912) was a French playwright, vaudeville creator, and novelist. Born in Briouze, Orne in Lower Normandy, he was successful in his native France as well as in the United States. Remembered as a sig ...

(Théâtre Complet V-1) *''Une Soirée parisienne'' (1881), three-act fantasy, performed for the first time in Paris in the

on November 9, 1881, in collaboration with

Ernest Blum Ernest Blum (15 August 1836 – 18 September 1907) was a French playwright. Biography He made his debut as a writer at the age of sixteen with ''Une femme qui mord''. As a journalist, he was associated with ''Le Charivari'', '' Le Rappel'', '' L ...

. This play was never printed. *''Le Volcan'' (1882), three-act comedy, performed for the first time in Paris in the

on March 25, 1882, in collaboration with François Oswald and

. This play was never printed. *''Tête de linotte'' (1882), three-act comedy, performed for the first time in Paris in the

on September 11, 1882, in collaboration with

Théodore Barrière Théodore Barrière (1823 – 16 October 1877), French playwright, was born in Paris. He belonged to a family of map engravers which had long been connected with the war department, and spent nine years in that service himself. The success o ...

(Théâtre Complet I-4) *''Peau Neuve'' (1883), three-act comedy, performed for the first time in Paris in the

on March 6, 1883, in collaboration with Debrit. This play was never printed. *''Les Affolés'' (1883), four-act comedy, performed for the first time in Paris in the

October 8, 1883 in collaboration with Pierre Véron. (Calmann-Lévy, publisher), *''Clara Soleil'' (1885), three-act comedy, performed for the first time in Paris in the

on February 6, 1885, in collaboration with Pierre Sivrac (Théâtre Complet VI-2) *''Le Baron de Carabasse'' (1885), three-act comedy, performed for the first time in Paris in the

on December 10, 1885, in collaboration with

Émile Bergerat Émile Bergerat (29 April 1845 – 13 October 1923) was a French poet, playwright and essayist. He used the pseudonyms l'Homme masqué (the masked man), Caliban and Ariel (the latter two drawn from ''The Tempest'' by William Shakespeare). A ...

. This play was never printed. *''Le Parisien'' (1886), three-act comedy, performed for the first time in Paris in the Théâtre Français on January 23, 1885 (Théâtre Complet VI-1) *''Dégommé'' (1887), three-act comedy, performed for the first time in Paris in the Théâtre du Gymnase on September 30, 1887. This play was never printed.

Librettos

*'' Le roi l’a dit'' (1873), comic opera, performed for the first time in Paris in the

Opéra-Comique The Opéra-Comique () is a Paris opera company which was founded around 1714 by some of the popular Théâtre de la foire, theatres of the Parisian fairs. In 1762 the company was merged with – and for a time took the name of – its chief riva ...

on May 24, 1873, with another run beginning in the same theater on June 3, 1885, with music by

Léo Delibes Clément Philibert Léo Delibes (; 21 February 1836 – 16 January 1891) was a French Romantic music, Romantic composer, best known for his ballets and French opera, operas. His works include the ballets ''Coppélia'' (1870) and ''Sylvia (b ...

(Théâtre Complet V-1) *''Le Dada'' (1876), three-act vaudeville, performed for the first time in Paris sur le

on February 18, 1876, in musical collaboration with Jules Costé. This play was never printed. *''Le Grand Casimir'' (1879), three-act, performed for the first time in Paris in the

on January 11, 1879, in collaboration with

Jules Prével Jules Prével (1835 in Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët – 1889 in Paris) was a 19th-century French journalist and opera librettist. For a while, he was responsible for the theatre column in ''Le Figaro''. He participated in the writing of the libre ...

and

Albert de Saint-Albin Albert de Saint-Albin (1843, in Paris – 18 December 1901, in Paris) was a 19th-century French playwright, journalist, chansonnier and librettist. Biography A journalist at ''Le Temps'', chief editor of the ''Jockey'' (1866) and ''Le Figaro'' ...

(libretto), and

Charles Lecocq Alexandre Charles Lecocq (; 3 June 183224 October 1918) was a French composer, known for his opérettes and opéra comique, opéras comiques. He became the most prominent successor to Jacques Offenbach in this sphere, and enjoyed considerable su ...

(music). Though published (Calmann-Lévy, publisher), this play is not signed by Edmond Gondinet. *''Les Voltigeurs de la 32ème'' (1880), three-act comic opera, performed for the first time in Paris in the

Théâtre de la Renaissance The name Théâtre de la Renaissance () has been used successively for three distinct Parisian theatre companies. The first two companies, which were short-lived enterprises in the 19th century, used the Salle Ventadour, now an office building ...

on January 7, 1880. In collaboration with

Georges Duval Georges-Louis-Jacques Labiche (26 October 1772 – 21 May 1853), better known as Georges Duval, was an early 19th-century French playwright. Biography Duval was originally expected to become a priest, but the French Revolution occurred when ...

(libretto), and

Robert Planquette Jean Robert Planquette (; 31 July 1848 – 28 January 1903) was a French composer of songs and operettas. Several of Planquette's operettas were extraordinarily successful in Britain, especially ''Les cloches de Corneville'' (1878), the length o ...

(music) (Calmann-Lévy, publisher) *'' Jean de Nivelle'' (1880), three-act opera, performed for the first time in Paris in the

on March 8, 1880. In collaboration with Philippe Gille (libretto) and

(music) (Calmann-Lévy, publisher) *''

Lakmé ''Lakmé'' is an opera in three acts by Léo Delibes to a French libretto by Edmond Gondinet and Philippe Gille. The score, written from 1881 to 1882, was first performed on 14 April 1883 by the '' Opéra-Comique'' at the (second) Salle Fa ...

'' (1883), three-act opera, performed for the first time in Paris in the

on April 14, 1883. In collaboration with Philippe Gille (libretto),

(music) (Calmann-Lévy, publisher) *''Mam’zelle Gavroche'' (1885), three-act operetta, performed for the first time in Paris in the

on January 24, 1885, in collaboration with

(libretto), Florimond Ronger alias

Hervé Hervé is a French language, French masculine given name of Breton language, Breton origin, from the name of the 6th-century Breton Saint Hervé. The common latinization of the name is Herveus (also ''Haerveus''), an early (8th-century) latinizat ...

(music). This libretto was never printed.

Ballet scenario

*''Viviane'' (1886), five-act ballet spectacular, performed for the first time in Paris in the Eden-Théâtre on October 28, 1886, in collaboration with

Raoul Pugno Stéphane Raoul Pugno (23 June 1852 – ) was a French composer, teacher, organist, and pianist known for his playing of Mozart's works. Biography Raoul Pugno was born in Paris and was of Italian origin. He made his debut at the age of six, and w ...

(music). (Heugel, publisher)

External links

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