Adolphe Jadin (4 May 1794 – 2 November 1867) was a French journalist, chansonnier,

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 ...

and playwright, the son of Louis Emmanuel Jadin. A bodyguard for

Louis XVIII Louis XVIII (Louis Stanislas Xavier; 17 November 1755 – 16 September 1824), known as the Desired (), was King of France from 1814 to 1824, except for a brief interruption during the Hundred Days in 1815. He spent twenty-three years in ...

, then for

Charles X Charles X (born Charles Philippe, Count of Artois; 9 October 1757 – 6 November 1836) was King of France from 16 September 1824 until 2 August 1830. An uncle of the uncrowned Louis XVII and younger brother to reigning kings Louis XVI and Lou ...

, captain in the cavalry, 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 * P ...

were performed on the most important Parisian stages of the 19th century: the Théâtre Beaumarchais,

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 ...

, Théâtre national de l'Opéra-Comique,

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

*1814: ''Serment français'', 1814 *1823: ''Fanfan et Colas, ou les frères de lait'', opéra comique *1825: ''Ronde en l'honneur du sacre de Charles dix'', music by

Louis-Emmanuel Jadin Louis-Emmanuel Jadin (21 September 1768 – 11 April 1853) was a French composer, pianist and harpsichordist. Jadin was born in Versailles. He learned piano from his brother Hyacinthe Jadin and later worked at the Théâtre de Monsieur. His fir ...

*1826: ''Le Pari'',

vaudeville Vaudeville (; ) is a theatrical genre of variety entertainment born in France at the end of the 19th century. A vaudeville was originally a comedy without psychological or moral intentions, based on a comical situation: a dramatic composition ...

in 1 act, with

Théodore Anne Théodore Anne (7 April 1797 – 12 August 1869) was a French playwright, librettist, and novelist. Engaged in the army in 1814, until the July Revolution of 1830 he was a member of the compagnie de Noailles then, still faithful to the Bourbons, ...

*1829: ''Le Vieux marin, ou Une campagne imaginaire'', vaudeville in 2 acts, with Théodore Anne and

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 o ...

*1830: ''Quoniam'',

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 songs.Barnes 2001. Evolution The an ...

in 2 acts *1831: ''Le Carnaval et les arrêts, ou La Famille impromptu'', folie-vaudeville in 1 act *1832: ''Souvenirs de France et d'Écosse'' *1836: ''L'Amour et l'homéopathie'', vaudeville in 2 acts, with

Henri de Tully Jules-Henry de Tully (1 May 1798 – 12 July 1846) was a French librettist and playwright. Life A deputy Commissioner of the king at the Monnaie de Paris, a member of the Société Lyrique, an administrator of the Théâtre du Luxembourg, he ...

, 1836 *undated: ''Auprès de toi toute ma vie !'', nocturne for 2 voices, music by

*undated: ''La Fête du roi !'', music by L. Jadin *undated: ''La fille du pauvre'', romance, music by Auguste Andrade *undated: ''Fuyer cette Beauté cruelle !'', romance, music by L. Jadin *undated: ''Gentille Adèle !'', song, music by L. Jadin *undated: ''Trois Nocturnes à 2 voix'', music by L. Jadin *undated: ''Album lyrique composé de douze romances, chansonnettes & nocturnes'', with twelve lithographies by Jules David

Bibliography

* Sainte-Preuve, ''Biographie universelle et portative des contemporains'', vol.2, 1836, *

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 ...

, ''L'année littéraire et dramatique: 1858-1868'', 1868,

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19th-century French dramatists and playwrights French librettists French chansonniers Writers from Paris 1794 births 1867 deaths {{France-journalist-stub