Théodore Anne (7 April 1797 – 12 August 1869) 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 ...

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 ...

, and novelist. Engaged in the army in 1814, until the

July Revolution The French Revolution of 1830, also known as the July Revolution (), Second French Revolution, or ("Three Glorious ays), was a second French Revolution after French Revolution, the first of 1789–99. It led to the overthrow of King Cha ...

of 1830 he was a member of the compagnie de Noailles then, still faithful to the Bourbons, he resigned. An editor at the journal '' La France'', a drama critic for the ''L'Union'' journal and a collaborator with ''Revue et gazette des théâtres'', he authored numerous

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which were presented on the most significant 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 la Gaité,

Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique The (, literally, Theatre of the Comic-Ambiguity), a former Parisian theatre, was founded in 1769 on the boulevard du Temple immediately adjacent to the Théâtre de Nicolet. It was rebuilt in 1770 and 1786, but in 1827 was destroyed by fire. A ...

Académie royale de musique The Paris Opera ( ) is the primary opera and ballet company of France. It was founded in 1669 by Louis XIV as the , and shortly thereafter was placed under the leadership of Jean-Baptiste Lully and officially renamed the , but continued to be kn ...

Théâtre des Nouveautés The Théâtre des Nouveautés ("Theatre of the New") is a Parisian theatre built in 1921 and located at 24 boulevard Poissonnière (Paris, 9th arr.). The name was also used by several earlier Parisian theatre companies and their buildings, begin ...

etc.

Works

*1818: ''Le Fureteur, ou l'Anti-Minerve'' *1820: ''Éloge historique du duc de Berri'' *1822: ''Le Coq de village'', tableau-vaudeville in 1 act, by

Charles-Simon Favart Charles Simon Favart (; 13 November 1710 – 12 May 1792) was a French playwright and theatre director. The Salle Favart in Paris is named after him. Biography Born in Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in F ...

, given to the theatre with modifications, with

Eugène Hyacinthe Laffillard Eugène Hyacinthe Laffillard (17 June 1779 – 5 January 1846) was a 19th-century French playwright and Chansonnier (singer), chansonnier. A president of the Société du Caveau, Caveau Moderne in 1839, he participated to numerous literary publi ...

*1824: ''Alfred, ou la Bonne Tête ! !'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Achille d'Artois *1824: ''Les Deux officiers'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Achille d'Artois *1824: ''La Rue du Carrousel, ou le Musée en boutique'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Espérance Hippolyte Lassagne *1825: ''La Saint-Henri'', divertissement, with Achille d'Artois, music by Felice Blangini *1825: ''Les Châtelaines, ou les Nouvelles Amazones'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Achille d'Arbois *1825: ''L'Exilé'', vaudeville in 2 acts, from ''

Old Mortality ''Old Mortality'' is one of the Waverley novels by Walter Scott. Set in south west Scotland, it forms, along with ''The Black Dwarf'', the 1st series of his '' Tales of My Landlord'' (1816). The novel deals with the period of the Covenanters ...

'', by

Walter Scott Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832), was a Scottish novelist, poet and historian. Many of his works remain classics of European literature, European and Scottish literature, notably the novels ''Ivanhoe'' (18 ...

, with Achille d'Artois and Henri de Tully *1825: ''L'Intendant et le garde-chasse'', vaudeville, with

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 ...

, music by Felice Blangini *1825: ''Madrid, ou Observations sur les mœurs et usages des Espagnols, au commencement du XIXe siècle'', with Mathurin-Joseph Brisset *1826: ''Le Dilettante, ou le Siège de l'Opéra'', folie-vaudeville in 5 small acts, with Jean-Baptiste Gondelier and Emmanuel Théaulon *1826: ''Le Pari'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Adolphe Jadin *1827: ''Le Courrier des théâtres, ou la Revue à franc-étrier'', folie-vaudevile in 5 relais, with Jean-Baptiste Gondelier and Emmanuel Théaulon *1827: ''La Girafe ou Une journée au jardin du Roi'', Tableau-à-propos in vaudevilles, with Gondelier and Théaulon *1827: ''L'Orpheline et l'héritière'',

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 2 acts, with Henri de Tully *1828: ''Le Barbier châtelain, ou la Loterie de Francfort'', comédie en vaudevilles in 3 acts, 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 ...

*1828: ''La Fille de la veuve'', comédie en vaudevilles in 2 acts, 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 ...

*1828: ''Lidda, ou la Servante'', comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act, with Théaulon *1829: ''Le Bandit'', plau in 2 act, mixed with songs, with Théaulon *1829: ''Jovial en prison'', comédie en vaudevilles in 2 acts, with

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 ...

and Théaulon *1829: ''Le Vieux marin, ou Une campagne imaginaire'',

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 ...

in 2 acts, with Jadin and Théaulon *1830: ''Journal de St-Cloud à Cherbourg, ou Récit de ce qui s'est passé à la suite du roi Charles X, du 26 juillet au 16 août 1830'' *1831: ''Mémoires, souvenirs et anecdotes sur l'intérieur du palais de Charles X et les événements de 1815 à 1830'' *1831: ''Le Noble et l'artisan, ou le Parent de tout le monde'', comédie en vaudevilles in 2 acts, with René Perin *1831: ''Sophie et Mirabeau, ou 1773 et 1789'', comédie en vaudevilles in 2 acts, with René Perin and Théaulon *1832: ''La prisonnière de Blaye'' *1832: ''La Baronne et le prince Catastrophe'' *1832: ''Edith Mac-Donald, histoire jacobite de 1715'' *1842: ''Le Guérillero'', opera in 2 acts, with

Ambroise Thomas Charles Louis Ambroise Thomas (; 5 August 1811 – 12 February 1896) was a French composer and teacher, best known for his operas ''Mignon'' (1866) and ''Hamlet (opera), Hamlet'' (1868). Born into a musical family, Thomas was a student at the C ...

*1844: ''Marie Stuart'', opera in 5 acts, music by

Louis Niedermeyer Abraham Louis Niedermeyer (27 April 180214 March 1861) was a Swiss and naturalized French composer. He chiefly wrote church music and a few operas. He also taught music and took over the École Choron, renamed École Niedermeyer de Paris, a schoo ...

*1844: ''Analyse de Marie Stuart, opera in 5 acts'' *1851: ''M. le Comte de Chambord à Wiesbaden, souvenirs d'août 1850'' *1851: ''Quelques Pages du passé pour servir d'enseignement au présent et d'avertissement à l'avenir'' *1852: ''La chambre rouge'', drama in 5 acts, with Auguste Maquet *1854: ''L'enfant du régiment'', drama in 5 acts, with Auguste Maquet *1855–1856 ''Histoire de l'ordre militaire de Saint-Louis, depuis son institution en 1693 jusqu'en 1830'', with Alexandre Mazas *1856: ''L'Espion du grand monde'', drama in 5 acts, from the novel by Henri de Saint-Georges *1856: ''La Folle de Savenay'' *1856: ''La Reine de Paris, épisode du temps de la Fronde'' *1857: ''L'Homme au masque d'acier'' *1858: ''Le Chef des Invisibles'' *1859: ''Les Deux Marquis'' *1859: ''Le Cordonnier de la rue de la Lune'' *1860: ''Ivan IV'' (scènes choisies par l'

Académie des beaux-arts The (; ) is a French learned society based in Paris. It is one of the five academies of the . The current president of the academy (2021) is Alain-Charles Perrot, a French architect. Background The academy was created in 1816 in Paris as a me ...

pour servir de texte au concours de composition musicale de 1860), music by

Émile Paladilhe Émile Paladilhe (3 June 1844 – 6 January 1926) was a French composer of the late romantic period. Biography Émile Paladilhe was born in Montpellier. He was a musical child prodigy, and moved from his home in the south of France to Paris to ...

*1862: ''Alain de Tinteniac'' *1863: ''Le Général Oudinot, duc de Reggio''

Bibliography

Pierre Larousse Pierre Athanase Larousse (; 23 October 18173 January 1875) was a French grammarian, lexicographer and encyclopaedist. He published many of the outstanding educational and reference works of 19th-century France, including the 15-volume . Early ...

, ''Grand dictionnaire universel du XIXe siècle'', T.1, 1866, *

Louis Gustave Vapereau Louis Gustave Vapereau (4 April 1819 – 18 April 1906) was a French writer and lexicographer famous primarily for his dictionaries, the ''Dictionnaire universel des contemporains'' and the ''Dictionnaire universel des littérateurs''. Biography ...

, ''Dictionnaire universel des contemporains'', 1869, * Silvio D'Amico, ''Enciclopedia dello spettacolo'', vol.1, 1975, * Guillaume de Bertier de Sauvigny, Alfred Fierro, ''Bibliographie critique des mémoires sur la Restauration'', 1988, * Spire Pitou, ''The Paris Opéra: an encyclopedia of operas'', 1990, * Olivier de Lagarde, ''Les noms de famille en Normandie'', 1998, {{DEFAULTSORT:Anne, Theodore 19th-century French dramatists and playwrights French opera librettists 19th-century French novelists Writers from Rouen 1797 births 1869 deaths