Pierre Véron (19 April 1831,

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- 3 November 1900, Paris) was a French writer, journalist, and librettist.

Life

In 1854 he published his first book, a volume of verse, and went on to write for and edit many prominent journals of the day. In the latter part of the 19th century he served as the editor-in-chief of both ''

Le Charivari ''Le Charivari'' was an illustrated magazine published in Paris, France, from 1832 to 1937. It published caricatures, political cartoons and reviews. After 1835, when the government banned political caricature, ''Le Charivari'' began publishing ...

'' and '' Journal Amusant''. He was the author of numerous fiction and non-fiction books chronicling and often satirizing the social

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of Parisian life. For many years his rooms in the

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were the gathering place of French literary, artistic and political figures. Véron had a keen interest in the theatre, both as a critic and as a playwright. He was the librettist for three works by

Robert Planquette Jean Robert Planquette (; 31 July 1848 – 28 January 1903) was a French composer of songs and operettas. Several of Planquette's operettas were extraordinarily successful in Britain, especially ''Les cloches de Corneville'' (1878), the length o ...

and was the co-author (with Edmond Gondinet) of several plays, including ''Les Affolés'', a four-act comedy which premiered at the

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 ...

in 1883. Véron died in Paris, the city of his birth, at the age of 67. He is buried in

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in a grave marked with a bronze portrait bust by Jean Gautherin.Pierard, Marie-Laure (2009). ''Le cimetière Montparnasse: son histoire, ses promenades, ses secrets'', p. 91. De Borée

Selected works

Librettos * ''On demande une femme de chambre'',

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 ...

in one act, composed by

(1876) *''La confession de Rosette'', operetta in one act, composed by Robert Planquette (1876) *''Le chevalier Gaston'',

opéra-comique The Opéra-Comique () is a Paris opera company which was founded around 1714 by some of the popular Théâtre de la foire, theatres of the Parisian fairs. In 1762 the company was merged with – and for a time took the name of – its chief riva ...

in one act, composed by Robert Planquette (1879) Plays *''Tant plus ça change'',

revue A revue is a type of multi-act popular theatre, theatrical entertainment that combines music, dance, and sketch comedy, sketches. The revue has its roots in 19th century popular entertainment and melodrama but grew into a substantial cultural pre ...

in 3 acts, co-written with Edmond Gondinet (1878) *''Les Affolés'', comedy in 4 acts, co-written with Edmond Gondinet (1883)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Veron, Pierre 1833 births 1900 deaths French opera librettists 19th-century French journalists French male journalists French male dramatists and playwrights 19th-century French dramatists and playwrights 19th-century French male writers

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