Joseph-Philippe Simon, called Lockroy (February 17, 1803 – January 19, 1891)Death notice
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'', 20 January 1891 was a French actor and playwright.

Life

Born in

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as the son of Baron General Henri Simon, who forbade his son's use of his surname in an artistic career, Joseph-Philippe Simon began as an actor under the pseudonym Lockroy at the

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and the

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in Paris before devoting himself entirely to writing. For a few months in 1848 he served as provisional administrator of the Comédie-Française. Lockroy married Antoinette Stephanie, the daughter of the revolutionary writer Marc-Antoine Jullien de Paris. She published two books of her own, ''Contes à mes nièces'' (Tales for my nieces, 1868) and ''Les Fées de la famille'' (Household fairies, 1886). Their son was the journalist and politician Édouard Lockroy. Lockroy died in Paris.

Works

* ''Un mariage corse'', a vaudeville comedy in one act by Narcisse Fournier, Lockroy and

Auguste Arnould Auguste Jean François Arnould (29 April 1803 – 8 March 1854) was a French poet, playwright, historian, novelist and essayist of the first half of the 19th century. He first studied law to become a lawyer but did not feel the vocation and pref ...

, at the

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, premiered May 26, 1832 * ''Passé minuit'', a vaudeville comedy in one act, by Lockroy and Auguste Anicet-Bourgeois, 1839. Incidental music was added in 1868 by Louis Deffès for the

Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens The Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens () is a Parisian theatre founded in 1855 by the composer Jacques Offenbach for the performance of opéra bouffe and operetta. The current theatre is located in the 2nd arrondissement at 4 rue Monsigny with ...

* ''Les amours de Faublas'', a pantomime ballet in three acts and four tables, choreography

Emmanuel Théaulon Marie-Emmanuel-Guillaume-Marguerite Théaulon de Lambert (14 August 1787, Aigues-Mortes – 16 November 1841) was a French playwright. A customs inspector, then an inspector of military hospitals, he composed an ''Ode'' on the birth of the King o ...

, Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin, June 12, 1835 * ''Irène'', a vaudeville comedy in two acts by

Eugène Scribe Augustin Eugène Scribe (; 24 December 179120 February 1861) was a French dramatist and librettist. He is known for writing " well-made plays" ("pièces bien faites"), a mainstay of popular theatre for over 100 years, and as the librettist of m ...

and Lockroy, February 2, 1847 * '' Les dragons de Villars'', an

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 Fair Theatres of St Germain and St Laurent (and to a l ...

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 15 ...

and Lockroy, with music by

Aimé Maillart Louis-Aimé Maillart (March 24, 1817 – May 26, 1871) was a French composer, best known for his operas, particularly '' Les Dragons de Villars'' and ''Lara''. Biography Maillart was born in Montpellier (Hérault).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 Fair Theatres of St Germain and St Laurent (and to a l ...

by Lockroy and Léon Battu, with music by

Victor Massé Victor Massé (born ''Félix-Marie Massé''; 7 March 1822 – 5 July 1884) was a French composer. Biography Massé was born in Lorient (Morbihan) and studied at the Paris Conservatoire, winning the Prix de Rome in 1844 for his cantata ''Le Rén ...

, December 1856, * ''Mon ami Pierrot'', an opérette with music by

Léo Delibes Clément Philibert Léo Delibes (; 21 February 1836 – 16 January 1891) was a French Romantic composer, best known for his ballets and operas. His works include the ballets '' Coppélia'' (1870) and '' Sylvia'' (1876) and the opera '' Lakm ...

, July 1862

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