Jean-Baptiste Augier called Joanny Augier, (3 April 1813 – 17 February 1855.) was a 19th-century French playwright and journalist.

Biography

A secretary of

Lamartine Alphonse Marie Louis de Prat de Lamartine (; 21 October 179028 February 1869) was a French author, poet, and statesman. Initially a moderate royalist, he became one of the leading critics of the July Monarchy of Louis-Philippe, aligning more w ...

after the

French Revolution of 1848 The French Revolution of 1848 (), also known as the February Revolution (), was a period of civil unrest in France, in February 1848, that led to the collapse of the July Monarchy and the foundation of the French Second Republic. It sparked t ...

(24 February), an éditor at the ''Le Pays'', his plays were presented, among others, at the Théâtre de la Gaîté and the Théâtre du Gymnase. Suddenly confined to the in Lyon following a fit of madness, he died shortly after on 17 February 1855.

Works

We owe him forty-eight plays shown on Paris and Lyon stages between 1835 and 1852Complete list in J. Goizet, A. Burtal, ''Dictionnaire universel du Théâtre en France et du théatre français à l'étranger'', 1867, (p. 110–111)
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. including: * 1835: ''Le Trésor de Bagnolet'', comédie en vaudeville in one act, with

Charles Labie Charles Labie was a 19th-century French playwright. His plays were presented on the most important Parisian stages of his time, including the Théâtre du Gymnase, the Théâtre de la Gaîté, the Théâtre du Palais-Royal, the Théâtre de la ...

, at the

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(5 December) * 1836: ''Jeune fille et Roi'', comédie en vaudeville in one act mingled with singing after a short story by Mme Desbordes-Valmore, with Labie, at the Théâtre du Panthéon (20 February) * 1837: ''Le Cauchemar, revue lyonnaise de 1836'', vaudeville épisodique in one act with Labie, at the théâtre du Gymnase de Lyon (6 January) * 1837: ''Julie et Saint-Preux, ou La Nouvelle Héloï͏se'', drama in three acts, with

Charles Desnoyer Charles-Louis-François Desnoyer, or Desnoyers, (6 April 1806 – 6 February 1858) was a 19th-century French actor, playwright and theatre manager. He also wrote under the pen name Anatole de Beaulieu. Short biography He made his debut as act ...

and Charles Labie, at the Théâtre de la Gaîté (14 January) * 1837: ''Micaëla ou la Folle de Marie de Bourgogne'', drama in three acts mingled with singing after a short story by

Alphonse Royer Alphonse Royer, (10 September 1803 – 11 April 1875) was a French author, dramatist and theatre director, theatre manager, most remembered today for having written (with his regular collaborator, Gustave Vaëz) the librettos for Gaetano Donizet ...

, with Labie, music byAntoine Maniquet, at the Théâtre du Gymnase de Lyon (28 February) * 1837: ''Les Giboulées de mars'', comédie en vaudeville in one act, with Labie, at the

Théâtre des Célestins The Théâtre des Célestins () is a theatre building on the Place des Célestins in Lyon, France. It was designed by Gaspard André, and inaugurated in 1877, then again in 2005. Alongside the Comédie-Française and the Théâtre de l'Odéon, i ...

(31 March) * 1838: ''Charlotte, ou la Belle aux écus'', comédie en vaudeville in one act, with Labie and Desnoyer, at the Théâtre de la Gaîté (27 May) * 1839: ''Le Mauvais sujet'', comédei en vaudeville in one acte, with Labie and

Adolphe Salvat Jean Frédéric Adolphe Salvat, died in Paris in 1876, was a 19th-century French playwright. His plays were presented on the most important Parisian stages of his time, including the Théâtre des Variétés, Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Antoine, ...

, at the

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(7 July) * 1839: ''Les Femmes laides de Paris'', comédie rn vaudeville in one act, with Labie, at the

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(29 August) * 1839: ''La Maupin, ou Une vengeance d'artiste'', comédie en vaudeville in one act, with Labie, at the Théâtre de la Gaîté (8 December) * 1840: ''L'Ile de Calypso'', folie-vaudeville in one act, with Salvat, at the Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Antoine (30 May) * 1841 ''Le Canut'', portrait extrait du volume 6 des ''Français peints par eux-mêmes : Encyclopédie morale du dix-neuvième siècle'', introduction by

Jules Janin Jules Gabriel Janin (; 16 February 1804 – 19 June 1874) was a French writer and critic. Life and career Born in Saint-Étienne (Loire), Janin's father was a lawyer, and he was educated first at St. Étienne, and then at the lycée Louis-le-Gr ...

, Paris, Louis Curmer publisher * 1841: ''La Pension bourgeoise'', comédie en vaudeville in five acts, with

Achille Guenée Achille Guenée (sometimes M.A. Guenée; 1 January 1809 – 30 December 1880) was a French lawyer and entomologist. Biography Achille Guenée was born in Chartres and died in Châteaudun. He was educated in Chartres, where he showed a very ear ...

, at the Théâtre Saint-Antoine (July) * 1841: ''Les Tirailleurs de Vincennes'', drame-vaudeville in two acts with Salvat, at the théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Antoine (18 September) * 1842: ''Duchesse et Poissarde'', comédie en vaudeville in two acts, with Salvat, at the Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques (27 March) * 1842: ''L'Opium et le vin de Champagne, ou la Guerre de Chine'', comédie en vaudeville in one act, with Clairville and Salvat, at 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 ...

(May) * 1843: ''Adrienne, ou Le diable au corps'', comedy in one act mingled with

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s, at the Théâtre de la Gaîté (8 July) * 1845: ''Les Laveuses de Provence'', comédie en vaudeville in one act, with Labie, at the Théâtre du Luxembourg (10 June) * 1849: ''Départ pour l'Icarie, ou Lyon en 1848'', revue-vaudeville in one act, at the Théâtre des Célestins (3 January) * 1852: ''Le Moutardier du roi du Maroc'', comédie en vaudeville in two acts, 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 ...

, at the Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques (20 March)

Bibliography

*1855:

Joseph-Marie Quérard Joseph Marie Quérard (25 December 1797 – 3 December 1865) was a French bibliographer. He was born at Rennes, where he was apprenticed to a bookseller. Sent abroad on business, he remained in Vienna Vienna ( ; ; ) is the capital cit ...

, ''Le Quérard: archives d'histoire littéraire'', vol.1, 1855, (p. 471–472) *1856:

, ''Almanach de la littérature et des beaux-arts'', (p. 77) (annonce de décès) *1867: J. Goizet, A. Burtal, ''Dictionnaire universel du Théâtre en France et du théâtre français à l'étranger'', (p. 110–111)

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