Frédéric Dupetit-Méré (16 September 1785Fiche de naissance (p.41)
extraite du fichier de l'état-civil reconstitué des archives numérisées de la Ville de Paris. – 4 July 1827), was a French

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and

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. Dupetit-Méré, alone and in collaboration with Ducange,

Michel-Nicolas Balisson de Rougemont Michel-Nicolas Balisson, baron de Rougemont (27 February 1781 - 16 July 1840), was a French journalist, novelist and dramatist. Biography His family comes from Sourdeval, in Normandy. He invented the ''mot de Cambronne''.Jacques Logie, Waterl ...

, Nicolas Brazier and others, wrote many plays, historical and heroical

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 ...

vaudeville Vaudeville (; ) is a theatrical genre of variety entertainment which began in France in the middle of the 19th century. A ''vaudeville'' was originally a comedy without psychological or moral intentions, based on a comical situation: a drama ...

s and féeries, almost all of them published under the name "Frédéric".

Theatre

* ''Le Vieux Poète'', vaudeville in 1 act, Paris, 16 November 1804. * ''L’Amant rival'',

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, en 1 acte, with Pelletier, Paris, Théâtre des Jeunes-Artistes, 19 May 1805. * ''La Femme à trois visages, ou les Condottiéris'',

in 3 acts, with Eugène Cantiran de Boirie, Paris,

Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique The (, literally, Theatre of the Comic-Ambiguity), a former Parisian theatre, was founded in 1769 on the boulevard du Temple immediately adjacent to the Théâtre de Nicolet. It was rebuilt in 1770 and 1786, but in 1827 was destroyed by fire. A ...

, 9 October 1805. * ''Le Vainqueur d’Austerlitz, ou le Retour du héros'', entertainment extravaganza, with Pelletier, Paris, Théâtre de Molière, 2 February 1806. * ''La Famille vénitienne, ou le Château d’Orsenno'', melodrama in 3 acts, extravaganza, Paris, Théâtre des Jeunes-Artistes, 7 May 1806. * ''M. Rikiki, ou le Voyage à Sceaux'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Roset, Paris, Théâtre des Jeunes-Artistes, 24 May 1806. * ''Le Génie des isles noires, ou Quiribirini'', melodrama

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in 3 acts, extravaganza, Paris, Nouveaux-Troubadours, 10 July 1806. * ''La Forêt d’Edimbourg, ou les Écossais'', melodrama in 3 acts, Paris, Théâtre de la Gaîté, 6 August 1806. * ''La Chaumière du Mont-Jura, ou les Bûcherons suisses'', melodrama in 3 acts, in prose and with extravaganza, Paris, Théâtre de la Gaîté, 27 August 1806. * ''L’Aveugle du Tyrol'', melodrama in 3 acts, extravaganza, Paris, Théâtre de la Gaîté, 16 March 1807. * ''Les Petits Troubadours'', melodrama in 3 acts, extravaganza, mingled with song, Paris, Théâtre des Nouveaux-Troubadours, 28 July 1807. * ''La Queue de lapin'', melodrama-arlequinade-féerie-comique in 3 acts, extravaganza, Paris, Théâtre de la Gaîté, 21 November 1807. * ''La Famille des jobards, ou les Trois cousins'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Eugène Cantiran de Boirie, Paris, Théâtre de la Gaîté, 9 May 1808. * ''La Bataille de Pultassa'', historical melodrama in 3 acts, with Eugène Cantiran de Boirie, Paris, Théâtre de l’Ambigu-Comique, 1 September 1808. * ''La Famille des malins'', vaudeville grivois in 1 act, with Nicolas Brazier, Paris, Théâtre de la Gaîté, 15 December 1808. * ''L’Homme de la Forêt noire'', melodrama in 3 acts, extravaganza, with Eugène Cantiran de Boirie, Paris, Théâtre de la Gaîté, 16 March 1809. * ''Les Albinos vivants'', folie in 1 act, Paris, Théâtre de la Gaîté, 9 May 1809. * ''L’Isle des mariages, ou les Filles en loterie'', comical melodrama in 3 acts, extravaganza, with Alexandre Bernos, Paris, Théâtre de la Gaîté, 22 November 1809. * ''Le Lion de Florence, ou l’Héroïsme maternel'', historical tableaux in two actions, Paris, Théâtre de la Salle des Jeux-Gymniques, 28 February 1810. * ''La Tête rouge, ou le Mandrin du Nord'', historical tableaux in two actions and extravaganza, with a prologue in prose, Paris, Théâtre de la Salle des Jeux-Gymniques, 15 May 1810. * ''Soubakoff, ou la Révolte des Cosaques'', scènes pantomimes équestres in 3 parts, extravaganza, Paris, Cirque-Olympique, 9 June 1810. * ''La Roche du diable'', scènes-féeries dans le genre italien, in 3 parts and extravaganza, Paris, Théâtre des Jeux-Forains, 23 October 1810. * ''Le Sabot miraculeux, ou l’Île des nains'', scènes-féeries in 3 parts, extravaganza, Paris, Théâtre des Jeux-Forains, 8 January 1811. * ''Le Grand Justicier, ou la Conjuration aragonaise'', melodrama in 3 acts, Paris, Théâtre de la Gaîté, 12 March 1811. * ''Les Cosaques, ou le Fort du Niéper'', tableaux in 3 actions, extravaganza, Paris, Théâtre de la Salle des Jeux-Gymniques, 13 May 1811. * ''Le Petit Poucet, ou l’Ogre de la montagne de fer'', tale by

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set in motion, scenes in 3 parts, Paris, Théâtre des Jeux-Forains, 20 July 1811. * ''La Fille-tambour'', scene in 3 parts, extravaganza, with

Pierre-Joseph Charrin Pierre-Joseph Charrin (2 February 1784 – 25 April 1863) was a 19th-century French poet, chansonnier, playwright and goguettier A goguette () was a singing society in France and Belgium, and its members were called ''goguettiers''. As well as ...

, Paris, Théâtre Montansier, 1 October 1811. * ''Le Berceau d’Arlequin'', jeux florains in 50 scenes, Paris, Théâtre des Jeux-Forains, 10 February 1812. * ''Le Maréchal de Luxembourg'', melodrama in 3 acts, extravaganza, with Eugène Cantiran de Boirie, Paris, Théâtre de la Gaîté, 26 September 1812. * ''Les Bédouins, ou la Tribu du Mont-Liban'',

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, extravaganza, Paris, Cirque-Olympique, 10 April 1813. * ''Le Fils banni'', melodrama in 3 acts and extravaganza, Paris, Théâtre de l’Ambigu-Comique, 12 January 1815. * ''Le Pic terrible, ou la Pauvre mère'', pantomime in 3 acts, Paris, Cirque-Olympique, 26 April 1815. * ''Jean-Bart, ou le Voyage en Pologne'', melodrama in 3 acts, extravaganza, music by

Louis Alexandre Piccinni Louis Alexandre Piccinni (variously Louis Alexandre, Luigi Alessandro or Lodovice Alessandro) (10 September 1779 – 24 April 1850) was a prolific music composer born in Paris of Italian ancestry. Alexandre Piccinni was born in Paris. The gra ...

, Paris, Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin, 5 August 1815. * ''La Grotte de Fingal, ou le Soldat mystérieux'', extravaganza melodrama, in 3 acts, 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 ...

, music by Alexandre Piccinni, Paris, Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin, 30 September 1815. * ''La Famille d’Anglade, ou le Vol'', melodrama in 3 acts, extravaganza, from causes célèbres, with Fournier, Paris, Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin, 11 January 1816. * ''La Vallée du torrent, ou l’Orphelin et le meurtrier'', melodrama in 3 acts, extravaganza, Paris, Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin, 29 May 1816. * ''Aureng-Zeb, ou la Famille indienne'', melodrama in 3 acts, music by

, Paris, Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin, 27 February 1817. * ''Daniel, ou la Fosse aux lions'',

in dialogue in 3 acts extravaganza, Paris, Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin, 9 July 1817. * ''La Brouille et le raccommodement'', comedy en 1 act, mingled with vaudevilles, Paris, Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin, 13 November 1817. * ''Le Maréchal de Villars, ou la Bataille de Denain'', historical melodrama in 3 acts, extravaganza, with Jean-Jacques Duperche, Paris, Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin, 27 November 1817. * ''Le Petit Chaperon Rouge'', mélodrame-féerie in 3 acts, in prose, with Nicolas Brazier, Paris, Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin, 28 February 1818. * ''La Cabane de Montainard, ou les Auvergnats'', melodrama in 3 acts extravaganza, Victor Ducange, Paris, Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin, 26 September 1818. * ''Sbogar'', comedy in 1 act, mingled with

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s, with

and Eugène Cantiran de Boirie, Paris,

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, 26 December 1818. * ''Le Garçon d’honneur'', imitation de ''la Fille d’honneur'', in 1 act and vaudevilles, Paris, Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin, 13 February 1819. * ''Lolotte et Fanfan, ou les Flibustiers'',

in 3 acts, Paris, 19 March 1819. * ''Le Banc de sable, ou les Naufragés français'', melodrama in 3 acts, in prose extravaganza, with Eugène Cantiran de Boirie and

Jean-Toussaint Merle Jean-Toussaint Merle (10 June 1785– 27 February 1852) was a French playwright and journalist. Biography Merle had a good education at the Central School of the department of Hérault before arriving in Paris in 1803. At first an employee at ...

, Paris, Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin, 14 April 1819. * ''Le Mineur d’Aubervald'', melodrama in 3 acts, in prose extravaganza, with Victor Ducange, Paris, Théâtre de l’Ambigu-Comique, 25 April 1820. * ''La Famille Sirven, ou Voltaire à Castres'', with Jean-Baptiste Dubois, Paris, Théâtre de la Gaîté, 27 June 1820 Text on line
/small>. * ''Fanfan la Tulipe, ou En avant !''

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, mingled with vaudevilles, with Jean-Baptiste Dubois, Paris, Théâtre de la Gaîté, 1 August 1820. * ''M. Duquignon'', comedy in 1 act, mingled with couplets, with Benjamin Antier, Paris, Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin, 16 January 1821. * ''Ismayl et Maryam, ou l’Arabe et la chrétienne'', play in 3 acts, extravaganza, with Bon Taylor, Paris, Panorama-Dramatique, 14 April 1821. * ''La Sorcière, ou l’Orphelin écossais'', melodrama in 3 acts and in prose, from

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, with Victor Ducange, Paris, Théâtre de la Gaîté, 3 May 1821. * ''Anne de Boulen'', melodrama in 3 acts, with

, Paris, Théâtre de l’Ambigu-Comique, 8 May 1821. * ''Le Bureau des nourrices'', foly in 1 act, mingled with couplets, with Gabriel-Alexandre Belle, Paris, Théâtre de la Gaîté, 16 February 1822. * ''Paoli, ou les Corses et les Génois'', melodrama in 3 acts, extravaganza, with Auguste Le Poitevin de L'Égreville, Paris, Théâtre de la Gaîté, 26 March 1822. * ''La Fausse Clef, ou les Deux fils'', melodrama in 3 acts, with Jean-Baptiste Pellissier, Paris, Théâtre de la Gaîté, 22 January 1823. * ''Barbe-bleue'', folie-féerie in 2 acts, preceded by ''Un coup de baguette'', prologue in 1 act, with Nicolas Brazier, Paris, Théâtre de la Gaîté, 24 May 1823. * ''Le Mauvais sujet'', comedy in 1 act, mingled with couplets, from the novel by ''Léonide'', with Edmond Crosnier, Paris, Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin, 4 March 1824. * ''Minuit, ou la Révélation'', melodrama in 3 acts, extravaganza, with Edmond Crosnier, Paris, Théâtre de la Gaîté, 10 Juna 1824. * ''Le Mulâtre et l’Africaine'', melodrama in 3 acts, extravaganza, with Jean-Baptiste Pellissier, Paris, Théâtre de la Gaîté, 14 September 1824. * ''L’Étrangère'', melodrama in 3 acts, from the novel by Charles-Victor Prévot, vicomte d'Arlincourt, with Edmond Crosnier, Paris, Théâtre de la Gaîté, 26 April 1825. * ''Sapajou, ou le Naufrage des singes'', folie in 2 acts, mingled with

and dance, Paris, Théâtre de la Gaîté, 3 August 1825. * ''Le Chemin creux'', melodrama in 3 acts, extravaganza, with Auguste Lepoitevin de L'Égreville and Henry Mourier, Paris, Théâtre de la Gaîté, 22 November 1825. * ''Le Moulin des étangs'', melodrama in 4 acts, with Jean-Baptiste Pellissier, Paris, Théâtre de la Gaîté, 28 January 1826. * ''Louise'', drama in 3 acts and in prose, with Edmond Crosnier, Paris, Théâtre de l'Odéon, 17 February 1827.

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Gustave Vapereau Louis Gustave Vapereau (4 April 1819 – 18 April 1906) was a French writer and lexicographer famous primarily for his dictionaries, the ''Dictionnaire universel des contemporains'' and the ''Dictionnaire universel des littérateurs''. Biography ...

, ''Dictionnaire universel des littératures'', Paris, Hachette, 1876, (p. 678). {{DEFAULTSORT:Dupetit-Mere, Frederic 19th-century French dramatists and playwrights Writers from Paris 1785 births 1827 deaths