Max Raoul or Vandière, real name Raoul François Chapais, (c.1770 –

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5 March 1839) was a 19th-century French

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. A former employee at the

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, his plays were presented on several Parisian stages of the 19th century, including the Théâtre du Palais-Royal, the Théâtre du Gymnase-Dramatique, and the Théâtre du Vaudeville.

Works

*1804: ''La Voix du parterre'' *1817: ''L'Original et la copie'', tales *1821: ''L'Amant bossu'', comédie-vaudeville in 1 act, with

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and Mélesville *1827: ''Recette pour marier sa fille'', comédie-vaudeville in 1 act, with Mélesville *1832: ''Une Affaire d'honneur'', comédie-vaudeville in 1 act *1832: ''La Prise de voile'', drama in 2 acts, mingled with songs *1834: ''Le Château d'Urtuby'',

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in 1 act, with Gabriel de Lurieu and Henri-Montan Berton *1835: ''Dolly ou Le cœur d'une femme'', drama in 3 acts, with Thomas Sauvage and de Lurieu *1839: ''Mme de Brienne'', drama in 2 acts, with Saint-Yves

References

* Joseph Marie Quérard, ''Les supercheries littéraires dévoilées: Galérie des auteurs apocryphes'', 1847, * J-M Quérard, ''La France littéraire'', 1857, {{DEFAULTSORT:Raoul, Max 19th-century French dramatists and playwrights Year of birth missing 18th-century births 1839 deaths