Pierre-Paul-Désiré Siraudin (18 December 1812 – 8 September 1883) was a French

playwright A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes play (theatre), plays, which are a form of drama that primarily consists of dialogue between Character (arts), characters and is intended for Theatre, theatrical performance rather than just Readin ...

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 ...

. He also used the

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s Paul de Siraudin de Sancy, Paul Siraudin de Sancy and M. Malperché.

Biography

He wrote many plays, mainly

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and

vaudeville Vaudeville (; ) is a theatrical genre of variety entertainment which began in France in the middle of the 19th century. A ''vaudeville'' was originally a comedy without psychological or moral intentions, based on a comical situation: a drama ...

s written in collaboration, notably with Alfred Delacour and Lambert-Thiboust. He also authored

libretto 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 theatre, musical. The term ''libretto'' is also sometimes used to refer to th ...

s for successful

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 ...

s and opéras-comiques, including ''

La fille de Madame Angot ''La fille de Madame Angot'' (, ''Madame Angot's Daughter'') is an opéra comique in three acts by Charles Lecocq with words by Clairville (Louis-François Nicolaïe), Clairville, Paul Siraudin and Victor Koning. It was premiered in Brussels in ...

'' (1872) in collaboration with Clairville and

Victor Koning Victor Koning (4 April 1842 – 1 October 1894) was a French playwright and librettist. Biography He authored theatre plays, mostly comedies and comédie en vaudeville and successful operettas libretti including ''La Fille de madame Angot' ...

with 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 ...

. In 1860, Siraudin opened a confectionery shop — the Maison Siraudin — at the corner of the

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and the

Place Vendôme The Place Vendôme (), earlier known as the Place Louis-le-Grand, and also as the Place Internationale, is a square in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France, located to the north of the Tuileries Gardens and east of the Église de la Madelein ...

. Siraudin's sweets were "renowned all the world over"; for example, Siraudin's ''Perles des Pyrénées'' ("Pearls of the Pyrenees"), consisting of perfumed sugar, are mentioned in

Joris-Karl Huysmans Charles-Marie-Georges Huysmans (, ; 5 February 1848 – 12 May 1907) was a French novelist and art critic who published his works as Joris-Karl Huysmans (, variably abbreviated as J. K. or J.-K.). He is most famous for the novel (1884, pub ...

' novel ''

À rebours (; translated ''Against Nature'' or ''Against the Grain'') is an 1884 novel by the French writer Joris-Karl Huysmans. The narrative centers on a single character: Jean des Esseintes, an eccentric, reclusive, ailing aesthete. The last scion o ...

'' (1884).

Works

* 1842: ''La Vendetta'' 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 ...

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 ...

* 1849: ''E. H.'' with Eugène Moreau and Alfred Delacour, Théâtre Montansier (7 April)This ''

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 one act was translated into the Russian language in 1849 by under the title ''Аз и ферт'' (''Az et Fert''); the Russian version was filmed in 1946, 1981, and 2001. * 1850: ''Le Courrier de Lyon'' by Eugène Moreau, Paul Siraudin and Alfred Delacour, Théâtre de la Gaîté * 1852: '' Le Misanthrope et l'Auvergnat'' by

Eugène Labiche Eugène Marin Labiche (; 6 May 181522 January 1888) was a French dramatist. He remains famous for his contribution to the vaudeville genre and his passionate and domestic pochades. In the 1860s, he reached his peak with a series of successe ...

, Paul Siraudin and Lubize,

Théâtre du Palais-Royal The Théâtre du Palais-Royal () is a 750-seat Parisian theatre at 38 rue de Montpensier, located at the northwest corner of the Palais-Royal in the Galerie de Montpensier at its intersection with the Galerie de Beaujolais. Brief history O ...

* 1853: ''Le Bourreau des crânes'' by Paul Siraudin and Édouard Lafargue, Théâtre du Palais-Royal * 1855: ''Un bal d'auvergnats'' by Paul Siraudin, Alfred Delacour and Lambert-Thiboust, Théâtre du Palais-Royal * 1856: ''La Queue de la poële'' by Paul Siraudin and Alfred Delacour, Théâtre du Palais-Royal * 1858: ''Le Fils de la belle au bois dormant'' by Lambert-Thiboust, Paul Siraudin and Adolphe Choler, Théâtre du Palais-Royal * 1860: ''La Pénélope normande'' by Alphonse Karr, Paul Siraudin and Lambert-Thiboust,

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 ...

* 1860: ''La Pénélope à la mode de Caen'' by Eugène Grangé, Paul Siraudin and Lambert-Thiboust, Théâtre du Palais-Royal * 1860: ''La Fille du diable'' by Clairville, Paul Siraudin and Lambert-Thiboust, Théâtre des Variétés * 1860: ''Le Favori de la favorite'' by Paul Siraudin and Auguste Villemot, Théâtre de

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* 1864: ''Les Femmes sérieuses'' and Paul Siraudin, Alfred Delacour and

Ernest Blum Ernest Blum (15 August 1836 – 18 September 1907) was a French playwright. Biography He made his debut as a writer at the age of sixteen with ''Une femme qui mord''. As a journalist, he was associated with ''Le Charivari'', '' Le Rappel'', '' L ...

, Théâtre du Palais-Royal * 1869: ''Le Mot de la fin'' by Clairville and Paul Siraudin, Théâtre des Variétés * 1869: ''Paris-Revue'' by Clairville, Paul Siraudin and William Busnach, Théâtre du Chatelet * 1872: ''La Revue n'est pas au coin du quai'' by Paul Siraudin,

and Clairville, Théâtre des Variétés * 1873: ''

'' de Paul Siraudin, Clairville and Victor Koning, music by

, Théâtre des Folies Dramatiques * 1875: ''La Revue à la vapeur'' by Paul Siraudin, Henri Blondeau and Hector Monréal, Théâtre des Variétés

References

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