Julien de Mallian (12 Novembre 1805 – March 1851) was a 19th-century French playwright. He briefly studied law before turning to dramatic composition. His plays often signed only with his first name, were presented on the greatest Parisian stages of the 19th century: Théâtre de la Gaîté, Théâtre de l'Ambigu, Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin,

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 ...

etc.

Works

*1828: ''La Cuisine au salon, ou le Cuisinier et le marmiton'',

one-act play A one-act play is a play that has only one act, as distinct from plays that occur over several acts. One-act plays may consist of one or more scenes. The 20-40 minute play has emerged as a popular subgenre of the one-act play, especially in writi ...

, mingled with

couplets In poetry, a couplet ( ) or distich ( ) is a pair of successive lines that rhyme and have the same metre. A couplet may be formal (closed) or run-on (open). In a formal (closed) couplet, each of the two lines is end-stopped, implying that there ...

, with

Dumanoir Philippe François Pinel (), known as Dumanoir (; 31 July 1806 – 16 November 1865), was a French playwright and librettist. Biography Dumanoir was born in Capesterre-Belle-Eau, Guadeloupe. He was the son of Mrs. Pinel-Dumanoir, whose family ...

*1828: ''La Semaine des amours'', roman vaudeville in 7 chapters, with Dumanoir *1829: ''L'Audience du juge de paix, ou le Bureau de conciliation'', tableau in 1 act, with Charles de Livry *1829: ''La Barrière du combat, ou le Théâtre des animaux'', 2 tableaux mingled with animals and couplets, with de Livry and

Adolphe de Leuven Adolphe de Leuven (29 September 1802 – 14 April 1884) was a French theatre director and a librettist. Also known as Grenvallet, and Count Adolph Ribbing. He was the illegitimate son of Adolph Ribbing, who was involved in the assassination of ...

*1829: ''Frétillon ou la Bonne fille'', comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act, preceded by ''La Première représentation'', historical comedy in 3 parts, with Dumanoir and Michel Masson *1830: ''Le Charpentier, ou Vice est pauvreté'', vaudeville populaire in 4 tableaux and preceded by ''Jour de la noce'',

prologue A prologue or prolog (from Ancient Greek πρόλογος ''prólogos'', from πρό ''pró'', "before" and λόγος ''lógos'', "speech") is an opening to a story that establishes the context and gives background details, often some earlier st ...

in one small act *1830: ''La Monnaie de singe, ou le Loyer de la danseuse'',

comédie en vaudevilles The ''comédie en vaudevilles'' () was a theatrical entertainment which began in Paris towards the end of the 17th century, in which comedy was enlivened through lyrics using the melody of popular vaudeville (song), vaudeville songs.Barnes 2001. ...

in 1 act, with Dumanoir *1830: ''Le Voyage de la mariée'', imitation contemporaine de la ''Fiancée du roi de Garbe'', with Dumanoir and de Leuven *1831: ''Camille Desmoulins, ou Les partis en 1794'', historical drama in 5 acts, with Henri-Louis Blanchard *1831: ''Le Fossé des Tuileries'', revue-vaudeville in 1 act, with Dumanoir and Victor Lhérie *1831: ''La Perle des maris'', comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act, with Jean-François-Alfred Bayard and Dumanoir *1831: ''Saint-Denis, ou une insurrection de demoiselles, chronique de 1828'', in 3 acts, mingled with couplets, with Dumanoir *1832: ''La jolie fille de Parme'', drama in 3 acts and in 7 tableaux, preceded by a prologue, with Jules-Édouard Alboize de Pujol *1832: ''Le dernier chapitre'',

in 1 act, with Dumanoir and Mélesville *1832: ''L'Homme qui bat sa femme'', tableau populaire in 1 act, mingled with couplets, with Dumanoir *1832: ''Le Secret de la future'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Léon Lévy Brunswick *1833: ''Les Deux roses'', historical drama in 5 acts *1833: ''Les Fileuses'', comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act *1833: ''Les Tirelaines, ou Paris en 1667'', comédie en vaudevilles in 3 acts, with Dumanoir *1834: ''Le Juif errant'', drama fantastic in 5 acts and 1

epilogue An epilogue or epilog (from Greek ἐπίλογος ''epílogos'', "conclusion" from ἐπί ''epi'', "in addition" and λόγος ''logos'', "word") is a piece of writing at the end of a work of literature, usually used to bring closure to the ...

, with Merville *1834: ''Turiaf le pendu'', comedy in 1 act, with Dumanoir *1834: ''Les dernières scènes de la fronde'', drama in 3 acts *1834: ''Le curé Mérino'', drama in 5 acts, with

Bernard Bernard ('' Bernhard'') is a French and West Germanic masculine given name. It has West Germanic origin and is also a surname. The name is attested from at least the 9th century. West Germanic ''Bernhard'' is composed from the two elements ''be ...

and Pierre Tournemine *1834: ''L'honneur dans le crime'', drama in 5 acts *1835: ''La nonne sanglante'', drama in 5 acts, with Anicet Bourgeois *1835: ''Roger, ou Le curé de Champaubert'', drama-vaudeville in 2 acts, with

Armand d'Artois Armand d'Artois (3 October 1788 – 28 March 1867) was a 19th-century French playwright and 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 ...

*1835: ''Un de ses frères, souvenir historique de 1807'', mingled with couplets, with

*1835: ''La Fille de Robert Macaire'', comical melodrama in 2 acts, with Mathieu Barthélemy Thouin *1835: ''La Tache de sang'', drama in 3 acts, music by Philippe-Alexis Béancourt, after Auguste-Louis-Désiré Boulé *1836: ''Le Vagabond'', drame populaire in 1 act, with Cormon *1837: ''L'esclave Andréa'', drama in 5 acts *1837: ''La Dame de Laval'', drama in 3 acts and 6 tableaux *1837: ''Henriette Wilson'', comédie en vaudevilles in 2 acts, with Dumanoir *1837: ''Le réfractaire, ou Une nuit de la mi-carême'', vaudeville in 2 acts, with

Eugène Cormon Pierre-Étienne Piestre, known as Eugène Cormon (5 May 1810 – March 1903), was a French dramatist and librettist. He used his mother's name, Cormon, during his career. Cormon wrote dramas, comedies and, from the 1840s, libretti; around 1 ...

*1837: ''Thomas Maurevert'', drama in 5 acts preceded by a prologue *1838: ''La croix de feu ou Les pieds noirs d'Irlande'',

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 ...

in 3 acts, with

Louis Marie Fontan Louis Marie Fontan (November 4, 1801 – October 10, 1839), a French man of letters, was born in Lorient and died in Thiais. He began his career as a clerk in a government office, but was dismissed for taking part in a political banquet. At the a ...

*1838: ''Deux vieux garçons'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Louis-Émile Vanderburch *1838: ''La Femme au salon et le mari à l'atelier'', comédie en vaudevilles on 2 acts, with Cormon *1839: ''Le massacre des innocents'', drama in 5 acts, with Fontan *1839: ''La Fille de l'émir'', drama in 2 acts *1841: ''Le Perruquier de l'Empereur'', drama in 5 acts, with

Charles Dupeuty Charles Désiré Dupeuty (6 February 1798 – 20 October 1865), was a 19th-century French librettist and playwright. Biography After he studied at the Lycée Impérial, he enrolled in the army during the Hundred Days then worked as an employee ...

*1842: ''Les brigands de la Loire'', drama in 5 acts, with Félix Dutertre de Véteuil *1842: ''Le Diable des Pyrénées'', drama in 3 acts *1845: ''Marie-Jeanne ou La femme du peuple'', drama in 5 acts, with

Adolphe d'Ennery Adolphe d'Ennery (; or Dennery; Adolphe Philippe; 17 June 181125 January 1899) was a French playwright and novelist. Life Born in Paris, his real surname was Philippe. He obtained his first success in collaboration with Charles Desnoyer in ' ...

, 1845 *1845: ''Une expiation'', drama in 4 acts, mingled with song *1846: ''Le château des sept tours'', preceded by ''Les français en Égypte, épisode de 1799'', prologue, drama in 5 acts, with Pujol *1847: ''La révolution française'', drama in 4 acts and 16 tableaux, with Fabrice Labrousse *1849: ''Le Moulin des tilleuls'',

opéra comique ''Opéra comique'' (; plural: ''opéras comiques'') is a genre of French opera that contains spoken dialogue and arias. It emerged from the popular ''opéras comiques en vaudevilles'' of the Théâtre de la foire, Fair Theatres of St Germain and S ...

in 1 act, with Cormon

Bibliography

* Jean Marie Querard, ''Les supercheries littéraires dévoilées'', 1853, p. 278 *

Louis Gabriel Michaud Louis-Gabriel Michaud (; 19 January 1773, Castle Richemont – 8 March 1858) was a French writer, historian, printer, and bookseller. He was notable as the compiler of ''Biographie Universelle'' (1811–). Life He became a lieutenant on 15 Jul ...

, ''Biographie universelle ancienne et moderne'', 1860, p. 267 * Georges d'Heylli, ''Dictionnaire des pseudonymes'', 1869, p. 234 * James Grant Wilson, John Fiske, ''Appletons' Cyclopaedia of American Biography'', vol.4, 1898, p. 183 * Jack Corzani, ''La Littérature des Antilles-Guyane françaises'', vol.1, 1978, p. 154

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