Jules Noriac, real name Claude Antoine Jules Cairon, (24 April 1827 – 1 October 1882), was a French journalist, playwright, writer,

librettist A libretto (From the Italian word , ) is the text used in, or intended for, an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata or musical. The term ''libretto'' is also sometimes used to refer to the text of major ...

and theatre director.

Biography

Cairon was first a journalist and columnist in many newspapers. He started successively at the ''Corsair'' in 1850, the ''Gazette de France'' in 1851, the National Assembly in 1853, then as editor of ''Le Figaro'' weekly of which he was one of the main editors. He worked simultaneously with the ''Revue fantaisiste'', the ''Gazette de Paris'', ''La Silhouette'', the ''Revue des Beaux Arts'', ''

L'Univers illustré ''L'Univers illustré'' was a French language weekly periodical published in Paris, France, between 1858 and 1900. History and profile ''L'Univers illustré'' was established by Michel Lévy (1821–1875) and after Michel's death taken over ...

'' and became successively chief-editor of the ''Figaro-programme'', the ''Soleil'' and the '' Nouvelles'' (1865–66). He also wrote plays,

operetta Operetta is a form of theatre and a genre of light opera. It includes spoken dialogue, songs and including dances. It is lighter than opera in terms of its music, orchestral size, and length of the work. Apart from its shorter length, the oper ...

libretti and novels under the pseudonym Jules Noriac. He was co-managing director of 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 ...

from 1856 to 1869 and of the

Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens The Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens () is a Parisian theatre founded in 1855 by the composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers ...

from 1868 to 1879. Jules Noriac was awarded with the Spanish

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Works

;Tales *1870: ''Histoire du siège de Paris'' * ''Les Gens de Paris'' * ''Dictionnaire des amoureux'' ;Novels and short stories *1859: ''Le 101 Régiment'' *1860: ''La Bêtise humaine'' *1861: ''Le Grain de sable'' *1863: ''Les Mémoires d'un baiser'' *1863: ''La Dame à la plume noire'' *1865: ''Le Journal d'un flâneur'' *1866: ''Le Capitaine Sauvage'' * ''Le Chevalier de Cerny'' * ''La Comtesse de Bruges'' * ''La Falaise d'Houlgate'' * ''Mademoiselle Poucet'' * ''Sur le rail'' *1862: ''La Boîte au lait'' *1873: ''Le Mouton enragé'' *1876: ''La Maison verte'' ;Operettas *1870: ''Les Baisers d'alentour'', Théâtre des Bouffes Parisiens *1871: ''Le Barbier de Trouville'', music by

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 ...

*1872: ''la Timbale d'argent'', 3 acts, with

Eugène Grangé Eugène Grangé (16 December 1810 – 1 March 1887) was a French playwright, librettist, chansonnier and goguettier. Biography The son of Pierre-Joseph Basté and Louise-Thérèse Grangé, Pierre-Eugène Basté was born in rue Beautreillis in ...

, music by

Léon Vasseur Félix Augustin Joseph Vasseur, known as Léon Vasseur (28 May 1844 – 25 May 1917), was a French composer, organist and conductor. While working as a cathedral organist, he turned to composing operettas and soon had a hit with ''La timbale d'arg ...

, Bouffes Parisiens *1873: ''la Petite Reine'', 3 acts, with

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, music by Vasseur, Bouffes Parisiens *1875: ''la Branche cassée'', 3 acts, with

Jules Moinaux Jules Moinaux, real name Joseph-Désiré Moineaux or Moineau"Moinaux or Moineau? The surname appears never to have been finally determined. Joseph-Désiré's father enrolled his son as Moineau but himself signed Moinaux. An uncle, born in 1826, ...

, music by Vasseur, Théâtre Taitbout *1876: ''

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'', operetta in 4 acts, music by Offenbach, Bouffes Parisiens *1876: ''

Pierrette et Jacquot ''Pierrette et Jacquot'' is a one-act opérette of 1876 by Jacques Offenbach with a French libretto by Jules Noriac and Philippe Gille. Performance history The première of Pierrette et Jacquot was on 13 October 1876 at the Bouffes-Parisiens, ...

'', 1 act, with Gille, music by Offenbach, Bouffes Parisiens *1877: ''La Sorrentine'', 3 acts, with Moineaux, music by Vasseur, Bouffes Parisiens

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Noriac, Jules 19th-century French journalists French male journalists 19th-century French dramatists and playwrights French opera librettists French theatre managers and producers People from Limoges 1827 births 1882 deaths Deaths from cancer in France Burials at Montmartre Cemetery 19th-century French male writers