Marie-Jules-Émile Moreau (8 December 1852 – 27 December 1922), better known as Émile Moreau, was a 19th-century 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

librettist A libretto (Italian for "booklet") 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 litu ...

Biography

Aged 17 he volunteered for the Franco-Prussian War in 1870 and participated to the Côte-d'Or and Armée de l'Est campaigns with general Bourbaki. In 1887 he was awarded a poetry prize by the

Académie française An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary education, secondary or tertiary education, tertiary higher education, higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membershi ...

for ''Pallas Athénée''. The composer

Paul Vidal Paul Antonin Vidal (16 June 1863 – 9 April 1931) was a French composer, conductor and music teacher mainly active in Paris.Charlton D. Paul Vidal. In: ''The New Grove Dictionary of Opera.'' Macmillan, London and New York, 1997. Life and caree ...

won the first

prix de Rome The Prix de Rome () or Grand Prix de Rome was a French scholarship for arts students, initially for painters and sculptors, that was established in 1663 during the reign of Louis XIV of France. Winners were awarded a bursary that allowed them t ...

in 1883 with his cantata ''Le Gladiateur'' on a libretto by Moreau, and

Auguste Chapuis Auguste Chapuis (25 April 1858 – 6 December 1933) was a 19th/20th century French composer, organist, and professor. He was a student with César Franck. The in the 20th arrondissement of Paris was named after him when he died in 1933. He was ...

the prix Rossini in 1886 with ''Les Jardins d'Armide''. He has sometimes been confused with Émile Moreau,Anu Kumar
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Quartz India. Retrieved on 9 March 2017. the French businessman who was one of the co-founders of the Indian bookstore chain A. H. Wheeler & Co.

Theatre

*1877: ''Parthénice'', à-propos in 1 act and in verse,

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*1883: ''Corneille et Richelieu'', à-propos in 1 act and in verse, Comédie-Française *1885: ''Matapan'', comedy in 3 acts and in verse *1887: ''Protestation'', à-propos in verse, Comédie-Française *1890: ''Le Drapeau'', drama in 5 acts with Ernest Depré,

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, Piis and Barré, mainly put on "petites pièces mêlées de couplets sur des airs connus", including vaudevilles. Af ...

*1890: ''Cléopâtre'' with

Victorien Sardou Victorien Sardou ( , ; 5 September 18318 November 1908) was a French dramatist. He is best remembered today for his development, along with Eugène Scribe, of the well-made play. He also wrote several plays that were made into popular 19th-centur ...

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Xavier Leroux Xavier Henry Napoleón Leroux (11 October 1863 – 2 February 1919) was a French composer and a teacher at the Paris Conservatory. He was married to the famous soprano Meyrianne Héglon (1867–1942). Life Born in Italy at Velletri, 30 k ...

, Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin *1891: ''L'Auberge des mariniers'', drama in 5 acts,

Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique The Théâtre de l’Ambigu-Comique (, 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 ...

*1893: '' Madame Sans-Gêne'', comedy in 3 acts and a

prologue A prologue or prolog (from Greek πρόλογος ''prólogos'', from πρό ''pró'', "before" and λόγος ''lógos'', "word") is an opening to a story that establishes the context and gives background details, often some earlier story that ...

with Victorien Sardou, Théâtre du Vaudeville *1895: ''Le Capitaine Floréal'', drama in 5 acts with Ernest Depré, Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique *1897: ''La Montagne enchantée'', pièce fantastique in 5 acts and 12 tableaux with

Albert Carré Albert Carré (born Strasbourg 22 June 1852, died Paris 12 December 1938) was a French theatre director, opera director, actor and librettist. He was the nephew of librettist Michel Carré (1821–1872) and cousin of cinema director Michel Carré ...

, music by

André Messager André Charles Prosper Messager (; 30 December 1853 – 24 February 1929) was a French composer, organist, pianist and conductor. His compositions include eight ballets and thirty opéra comique, opéras comiques, opérettes and other stage wo ...

and Xavier Leroux, Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin *1899: ''Madame de Lavalette'', drama, Théâtre du Vaudeville *1901: ''Quo vadis ?'', historical drama in 5 acts and 10 tableaux with

Louis Péricaud Louis Jean Péricaud (10 June 1835, La Rochelle – 12 November 1909, Paris) was a 19th-century French stage actor, chansonnier, playwright, theatre historian and theatre director. He was the father of actress Berthe Jalabert (1858–c.1935) an ...

after the eponymous novel by Henryk Sienkiewicz, music by

Francis Thomé Francis Thomé (18 October 1850 – 16 November 1909), was a French pianist and composer. He was born in Port Louis, Mauritius, and studied at the Paris Conservatoire with Jules Duprato and Ambroise Thomas. After leaving the Conservatoire, he bec ...

, Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin *1909: ''Le Procès de Jeanne d'Arc'', historical drama in 4 acts, Théâtre Sarah-Bernhardt *1909: ''Madame Margot'' with Charles Clairville, Théâtre Réjane *1912: ''La Reine Élisabeth'', play in 4 acts, Théâtre Sarah-Bernhardt *1920: ''Le Courrier de Lyon'', drama in 5 acts and 6 tableaux with

Paul Siraudin Pierre-Paul-Désiré Siraudin (18 December 1812 – 8 September 1883) was a French playwright and librettist. He also used the pen names Paul de Siraudin de Sancy, Paul Siraudin de Sancy and M. Malperché. Biography He wrote many plays, mai ...

and

Alfred Delacour Alfred Delacour or Alfred-Charlemagne Delacour, real name Pierre-Alfred Lartigue, (3 September 1817 – 31 March 1883 ) was a 19th-century French playwright and librettist. Biography In addition to his occupation as a physician, which he prac ...

, Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin

Bibliography

* ''Manfred Le Gant de Conradin'', Didot, 1886 * ''Le Secret de Saint Louis'', Delagrave

References

External links

''Les Archives du spectacle''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Moreau, Emile 20th-century French non-fiction writers 19th-century French dramatists and playwrights People from Yonne 1852 births 1922 deaths