Gustave Albitte (30 April 1812 – 17 November 1898 ) was a 19th-century French

playwright A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes play (theatre), plays, which are a form of drama that primarily consists of dialogue between Character (arts), characters and is intended for Theatre, theatrical performance rather than just Readin ...

. He was the son of the conventional Jean-Louis Albitte le Jeune and a nephew of Antoine Louis Albitte l'Aîné. base généalogique Roglo Besides the plays he wrote in collaboration for the Parisian scenes, he also authored two novels in the style of the 1830s, where elegant young leading a "fashionable" life are experiencing a " Wertherian fever". In addition, Albitte, who also was a lawyer, published a ''Cours de législation gouvernementale''.

Works

*''Le Musicien de Valence'', comédie-vaudeville in 1 act, with

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, Paris, Théâtre de la Gaîté, 13 July 1834 *''Le Septuagénaire, ou les Deux naissances'', four-act drama, with Merville, Paris, Théâtre de la Gaîté, 12 August 1834 *''Les Misères d'un timbalier'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Lubize, Paris,

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, July 1836 *''Spectacle à la cour'', comédie-vaudeville in 2 acts, with

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and Lubize, Paris, Théâtre du Gymnase-Dramatique, 25 November 1837 *''L'Ouverture de la chasse'', tableau-vaudeville in 1 act, with

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, Paris,

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, 9 September 1838 *''Deux Femmes légères'', folie-vaudeville in 2 acts, with Desvergers and

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, Paris,

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, 14 August 1839 *''Mon voisin d'omnibus'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Louis Dugard, Paris, Théâtre du Palais-Royal, 18 July 1846 *'' L'Avocat pédicure'', comédie-vaudeville in 1 act, with

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and Auguste Lefranc, Paris, Théâtre du Palais-Royal, 24 April 1847 ;Novels *''Une Vie d'homme, croquis'', 1832 *''Un Clair de lune, rêverie'', 1833 ;Law *''Cours de législation gouvernementale, et études scientifiques sur les gouvernements de la France, depuis 1789 jusqu'à nos jours'', 1835

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Albitte, Gustave 19th-century French dramatists and playwrights Writers from Reims 1812 births 1898 deaths