Émile Colliot(12 January 1824,

Chaumont, Haute-Marne Chaumont () is a Communes of France, commune of France, and the capital (or ''préfecture'') of the Haute-Marne department. , it has a population of 21,847. The city stands on the river Marne (river), Marne and is situated on the Paris-Est–Mu ...

– 24 January 1881) was a French

playwright A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes plays. Etymology The word "play" is from Middle English pleye, from Old English plæġ, pleġa, plæġa ("play, exercise; sport, game; drama, applause"). The word "wright" is an archaic English ...

and poet of the 19th century. His

plays Play most commonly refers to: * Play (activity), an activity done for enjoyment * Play (theatre), a work of drama Play may refer also to: Computers and technology * Google Play, a digital content service * Play Framework, a Java framework * Pla ...

were presented at many Parisian stages of his time, including the

Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques The Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques was a theatre in Paris in the 19th and 20th centuries. Opened first in 1832 in the site of the old Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique on the Boulevard du Temple, under Frédérick Lemaître it became a noted venue ...

, the

Théâtre des Délassements-Comiques Théâtre des Délassements-Comiques is a name that was used for a number of different theatres in Paris from 1785 to 1890. First (boulevard du Temple, 1785–1799) The first Délassements-Comiques was a small theatre on the boulevard du Temple, ...

, and the

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 It owes its creation to the theatre director Mademoiselle ...

Works

*1848: ''Amour et folie'', drama in three acts *1848: ''La Mort d'André Vesale'',

soliloquy A soliloquy (, from Latin ''solo'' "to oneself" + ''loquor'' "I talk", plural ''soliloquies'') is a monologue addressed to oneself, thoughts spoken out loud without addressing another. Soliloquies are used as a device in drama to let a character ...

in 1 act and in verses *1849: ''Bruxelles, père, fils et compagnie'', actualité vaudeville à grand spectacle, in 1 act and 2 tableaux *1849: ''Clara ou la Double épreuve'',

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 *1849: ''Empereur et Savetier'', historical vaudeville in 1 act *1849: ''Le Jugement de Dieu'', drama vaudeville in 1 act *1849: ''La Politique des femmes'', vaudeville in 1 act *1850: ''Plaisir et charité'', vaudeville in 1 act *1851: ''400,000 francs pour vingt sous'', vaudeville in 1 act, with

Émile Lefebvre Émile Lefebvre was a French playwright and chansonnier of the 19th century whose plays were performed at the Théâtre des Délassements-Comiques, and at the Théâtre des Variétés. Œuvres *181: ''400,000 francs pour vingt sous'', vaudevill ...

*1851: ''Dans l'autre monde'', rêverie vaudeville in 2 acts and 3 tableaux, with Émile Lefebvre *1851: ''Un fameux numéro'', vaudeville in 1 act, with

Paul Faulquemont Pierre-Charles Lamarle also known as Paul Faulquemont or Paul de Faulquemont (Metz, 14 October 1805 (22 vendémiaire an XIV – 19th arrondissement of Paris, 15 Decembre 1872) was a 19th-century French playwright and journalist. Biography It ...

and Hippolyte Lefebvre *1852: ''Alice, ou L'ange du foyer'', comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act, with Saint-YvesRead online
at Gallica. *1852: ''L'Ami de la maison'', comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act, with Émile Lefebvre *1852: ''L'Ami François'', comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act, with Achille Bourdois *1852: ''La Course à la veuve'', folie-vaudeville in 1 act, with Bourdois *1853: ''La Chanson du marteau'', song *1853: ''Les Ombres blanches'', poetry, with Jules Bertrand *1853: ''La Dernière heure d'un avare'',

in 1 act *1853: ''Le Mari par régime'', comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act, with Bourdois and Lapointe *1853: ''Mêlez-vous de vos affaires'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Bourdois and Lapointe *1853: ''Les Moustaches grises'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Bourdois and Lapointe *1854: ''A la recherche d'un million'', comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act, with Armand Lapointe *1854: ''Un Provincial qui se forme'', comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act, with Lapointe *1857: ''De l'Avenir du clergé catholique'' *1858: ''Hommage à S. M. Napoléon III d'un moyen d'obtenir le pain et le loyer à bon marché'' *1859: ''Les Deux maniaques'',

in 1 act, with

Adolphe Choler Adolphe Joseph Choler (1821 – 19 January 1889) was a French playwright and librettist who was born in and died in Paris. He was Saint-Agnan Choler's brother. His plays were presented on the most important Parisian venues of the 19th century: T ...

and Lapointe *1864: ''A qui la pomme ?'', fantaisie in 1 act *1864: ''Une Chanson de Béranger'', vaudeville in 4 acts and 5 tableaux, with Bourdois *1864: ''Les Femmes du sport'', tableau de mœurs, de salon et d'écurie, in 4 acts, with Bourdois *1866: ''La Vie à la vapeur'', vaudeville fantastique in 4 acts and 6 tableaux, with Bourdois *1872: ''Pour la France, s'il vous plaît !'',

monologue In theatre, a monologue (from el, μονόλογος, from μόνος ''mónos'', "alone, solitary" and λόγος ''lógos'', "speech") is a speech presented by a single character, most often to express their thoughts aloud, though sometimes a ...

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1824 births 1881 deaths 19th-century French dramatists and playwrights 19th-century French poets People from Chaumont, Haute-Marne {{France-poet-stub