Nicolas Gersin (born 1765 – died December 1833 at

Chantilly Chantilly may refer to: Places France *Chantilly, Oise, a city ** US Chantilly, a football club *Château de Chantilly United States * Chantilly, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Chantilly (Charlotte neighborhood), North Carolina ...

) was a 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, oratorio, cantata or musical. The term ''libretto'' is also sometimes used to refer to the text of major ...

. An uncle of Jean-Louis-Auguste Loiseleur-Deslongchamps who studied in his home, his plays have been performed on the most important Parisian stages of the 19th century:

Théâtre du Vaudeville The Théâtre du Vaudeville () was a theatre company in Paris. It opened on 12 January 1792 on rue de Chartres. Its directors, Pierre-Antoine-Augustin de Piis, Piis and Yves Barré, Barré, mainly put on "petites pièces mêlées de couplets s ...

, Théâtre de l'Odéon,

Théâtre des Variétés-Amusantes The Théâtre des Variétés-Amusantes () was a theatre company in Paris. History In 1778, Louis Lécluse (or Lécluze), a former actor at the Opéra-Comique turned dentist, opened a theatre at foire Saint-Laurent, which shortly afterwards he tra ...

, Théâtre-Français etc. He died of

apoplexy Apoplexy () refers to the rupture of an internal organ and the associated symptoms. Informally or metaphorically, the term ''apoplexy'' is associated with being furious, especially as "apoplectic". Historically, it described what is now known as a ...

in December 1833 at Chantilly.''L'Ami de la religion et du roi: journal ecclésiastique'', 1834, vol.78, (p. 428)

Works

* ''Rosine ou l’Épouse abandonnée'',

opera Opera is a form of History of theatre#European theatre, Western theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by Singing, singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically ...

in 3 acts, music by

François-Joseph Gossec François-Joseph Gossec (; 17 January 1734 – 16 February 1829) was a French composer of operas, string quartets, symphonies, and choral works. Life and work The son of a small farmer, Gossec was born at the village of Vergnies, then a French ...

, 1786 * ''Hymne à l’Être suprême'', 1794 * ''Arlequin-décorateur'', comédie-parade in 1 act and in prose, mêlée de vaudevilles, with Alexandre de Ferrière, 1798 * ''Ne pas croire ce qu'on voit'',

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, 1798 * ''Gilles ventriloque'', with

Pierre-Ange Vieillard Pierre-Ange Vieillard de Boismartin (17 June 1778 – 12 January 1862) was a 19th-century French poet, playwright and literary critic. Biography Vieillard was the son of Antoine Vieillard de Boismartin, a lawyer at the Parlement of Rouen, then ...

, 1799 * ''Le Triomphe de Camille'', opéra in 1 act, with Vieillard, 1799 * ''Le Carrosse espagnol ou Pourquoi faire ?'', comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act, with

Étienne de Jouy Étienne, a French analog of Stephen or Steven, is a masculine given name. An archaic variant of the name, prevalent up to the mid-17th century, is Estienne. Étienne, Etienne, Ettiene or Ettienne may refer to: People Artists and entertainers * ...

, 1799 * ''Papirius ou Les Femmes comme elles étaient'', parade historique in 1 act, mêlée de Vaudevilles, with Pierre-Ange Vieillard, 1801 * ''Les travestissements'', comedy en 1 act, with Vieillard, 1805 * ''Un Tour de soubrette'', comedy in 1 act and in prose, 1805 * ''Une heure de caprice'', comedy in 1 act, mingled with vaudevilles, 1805 * ''Les Valets de campagne'', comedy in 1 act, mingled with vaudevilles, 1805 * ''Les quatre Henri ou Le jugement du meunier de Lieursaint'', parody without parody in 1 act mingled with vaudevilles, with Henri Simon, 1806 * ''Les filles de Mémoire ou Le mnémonite'', comedy in 1 act, mingled with vaudevilles, with Michel Dieulafoy, 1807 * ''Le fond du sac ou La préface de Lina'', parody vaudeville, in 1 act, with Dieulafoy, 1807 * ''Les pages du Duc de Vendôme'', comedy in 1 act, mingled with vaudevilles, with Dieulafoy, 1807 * ''Au feu ou Les femmes solitaires'', comédie en vaudevilles, in 1 act, with Dieulafoy, 1808 * ''La vallée de Barcelonnette ou Le Rendez-vous des deux ermites'', comedy en vaudevilles in 1 act, with Dieulafoy, 1808 * ''Bayard au Pont-Neuf, ou le Picotin d'avoine'', folie-vaudeville in 1 act, with Dieulafoy, 1808 * ''L'intrigue impromptue ou Il n'y a plus d'enfant'', comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act, with Dieulafoy, 1809 * ''Adam Montauciel ou A qui la gloire ?'', à-propos in 1 act and in vaudevilles, with

Michel-Nicolas Balisson de Rougemont Michel-Nicolas Balisson, baron de Rougemont (27 February 1781 - 16 July 1840), was a French journalist, novelist and dramatist. Biography His family comes from Sourdeval, in Normandy. He invented the ''mot de Cambronne''.Jacques Logie, Waterl ...

and

Marc-Antoine Désaugiers Marc-Antoine Désaugiers (1742 – 10 September 1793) was a French composer of numerous operas as well as a cantata on the storming of the Bastille and several pieces of sacred music. He was born in Fréjus. He studied music there but was largely ...

, 1809 * ''L'auberge dans les nues ou le Chemin de la gloire'', petite revue de quelques grandes pièces, in 1 act and in vaudevilles, with Dieulafoy and Henri Simon, 1810 * ''La manufacture d'indiennes ou Le triomphe du Schall et des queues du chat (parodie des bayadères)'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Dieulafoy, 1810 * ''La Robe et les bottes, ou Un effet d'optique'', folie-vaudeville in 1 act, with Dieulafoy, 1810 * ''La Revanche grecque, ou Mahomet jugé par les femmes'', tragicomico-vaudeville in 1 act, with Dieulafoy, 1811 * ''La Tasse de chocolat, ou Trop parler nuit'',

in 1 act, with Dieulafoy, 1811 * ''Jeanne d'Arc, ou le siège d'Orléans'', historical comedy in 3 acts, mêlée de vaudevilles, with Dieulafoy, 1812 * ''Les Gardes-marine ou L'Amour et la faim'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Dieulafoy, 1816 * ''Sans-Gêne chez lui, ou Chacun son tour'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Dieulafoy, 1816 * ''Une visite à Charenton'', folie-vaudeville in 1 act, with

Pierre Carmouche Pierre Carmouche (9 April 1797 - 9 December 1868) was a French playwright and chansonnier. He wrote more than 200 successful plays, comedies, comédies en vaudevilles and texts for opéras comiques, in collaboration with diverse authors - Brazi ...

, Eugène Durieu and Henri Simon, 1818 * ''Le Duel par la croisée, ou le Français à Milan'', comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act, with Dieulafoy, 1818 * ''Brouette à vendre'', comedy in 1 act, mêlée de vaudevilles, with Dieulafoy, 1818 * ''La Promesse de mariage, ou le Retour au hameau'',

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 ...

en 1 act and in prose, with Dieulafoy, 1818 * ''Le Drapeau français, ou les Soldats de Louis XIV'', historical fact in 1 act, mingled with vaudevilles, with Henri Simon, 1819 * ''Un Dîner à Pantin, ou l'Amphytrion à la diète'', tableau-vaudeville in 1 act, with Marc-Antoine Désaugiers and

Michel-Joseph Gentil de Chavagnac Michel-Joseph Gentil de Chavagnac, full name Adolphe Michel Joseph Gentil de Chavagnac, (Paris, 3 July 1770 – Passy, 27 May 1846) was a 19th-century French chansonnier and playwright. Biography After a career in the army, he became known in th ...

, 1820 * ''La Leçon de danse et d'équitation'', comedy in 1 act, mingled with couplets, with Sewrin, 1821 * ''Le Permesse gelé, ou les Glisseurs littéraires'', folie-revue in 1 act, with Théaulon and

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 ...

, 1821 * ''La chercheuse d'esprit'',

by Favart, mis en vaudevilles, with de Lurieu, 1822 * ''Les Arrangeuses, ou les Pièces mises en pièces'', folie-vaudeville, in 1 act, with de Lurieu and

Édouard-Joseph-Ennemond Mazères Édouard-Joseph-Ennemond Mazères (11 September 1796, Paris – 19 March 1866, Paris) was a 19th-century French playwright and Libretto, librettist. Biography A son of a French colonist of Saint-Domingue, he studied in Paris then joined the ar ...

, 1822 * ''Le Chevalier d'honneur'', comedy in 1 act, mingled with vaudevilles, with Sewrin and Léonard Tousez, 1823 * ''L'aveugle de Montmorency'', comedy in 1 act mingled with couplets, with

Nicolas Brazier Nicolas Brazier (17 February 1783, Paris – 18 February 1838) was a French chansonnier and vaudevillist. Life Although his father was a boarding school master and the author of multiple school manuals, Brazier's education was however strongly ...

, and

Gabriel de Lurieu Gabriel de Lurieu (real name Gabriel-Zéphirin Gonyn de Lurieu; Paris, 28 October 1799 (7 brumaire year VIII) – Paris, 5 February 1889 ) was a French author and playwright. His brother Jules-Joseph-Gabriel de Lurieu (1792–1869), with whom he ...

, 1823 * ''La Route de Bordeaux'', à-propos in 1 act and in free verses, with Marc-Antoine Désaugiers and Michel-Joseph Gentil de Chavagnac, 1823 * ''La Couronne de fleurs'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Gabriel de Lurieu et Jean-Baptiste-Charles Vial, 1825 * ''Le Château et la ferme'', comedy in 1 act and in prose, with

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 of ...

Paul Duport Nicolas-Paul Duport (22 April 1798 – 26 December 1866) was a French dramatist and librettiste who also wrote under the pen names M. P. D., Paulin and Erbert. Theatre * 1824 : ''Le Beau-frère, ou la Veuve à 2 maris'', comédie-vaudeville in ...

, 1825 * ''L'Appartement garni, ou les Deux locataires'', comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act, with Pierre-Frédéric-Adolphe Carmouche and Mélesville, 1826 * ''Les Dames à la mode'', à-propos-vaudeville in 1 act, with Brazier and de Lurieu, 1826 * ''Le Voisin, ou Faisons nos affaires nous-mêmes'', comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act, with de Lurieu and Marc-Antoine Désaugiers, 1826

Bibliography

* Pierre Marie Michel Lepeintre Desroches, ''Fin du Répertoire du Théâtre Français'', 1824, p. 20 * Paul Ackermann, ''Dictionnaire biographique universel et pittoresque'', vol.3, 1834, p. 18 * Mathieu Richard Auguste Henrion, ''Annuaire biographique'', 1834, p. 417

Notes and references

External links

Nicolas Gersin
on Data.bnf.fr {{DEFAULTSORT:Gersin, Nicolas 18th-century French dramatists and playwrights 19th-century French dramatists and playwrights French opera librettists 1765 births 1833 deaths