Amedée Urbain Louis Henry Joseph Artus (28 October 1815 – 26 March 1892) was a 19th-century French conductor and composer, author of more than eight hundred incidental music pieces.Généanet, ''Amedée Urbain Louis, Henry, Joseph ARTUS''
/ref> Born in Perpignan, Amédée Arthur was the son of Joseph Pierre Artus (1791–1864) and Marie Angélique Salvo (1793–1864), both also from Perpignan. His father played the viola, and he was the older brother of Alexandre Artus, also a conductor and composer.

Works

* 1842: ''Paris la nuit'', drama in 5 acts and 8 scenes by

Charles Dupeuty Charles Désiré Dupeuty (6 February 1798 – 20 October 1865), was a 19th-century French librettist and playwright. Biography After he studied at the Lycée Impérial, he enrolled in the army during the Hundred Days then worked as an employ ...

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Eugène Cormon Pierre-Étienne Piestre, known as Eugène Cormon (5 May 1810 – March 1903), was a French dramatist and librettist. He used his mother's name, Cormon, during his career. Cormon wrote dramas, comedies and, from the 1840s, libretti; around 15 ...

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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 ...

(26 June) * 1843: ''Un Français en Sibérie'', drama in 3 acts by Charles Lafont and Noël Parfait, at Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique (27 July). * 1843: ''Les Bohémiens de Paris'', drama in 5 acts by

Adolphe d'Ennery Adolphe Philippe d'Ennery or Dennery (17 June 181125 January 1899) was a French playwright and novelist. Life Born in Paris, his real surname was Philippe. He obtained his first success in collaboration with Charles Desnoyer in ''Émile, ou le ...

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Eugène Grangé Eugène Grangé (16 December 1810 – 1 March 1887) was a French playwright, librettist, chansonnier and goguettier. Biography The son of Pierre-Joseph Basté and Louise-Thérèse Grangé, Pierre-Eugène Basté was born in rue Beautreillis ...

, at Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique (27 September) * 1844: ''Les Amants de Murcie'', drama in 5 acts and 6 scenes by Frédéric Soulié, at Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique (9 March) * 1845: ''Les Mousquetaires'', drama in 5 acts and 12 scenes by Alexandre Dumas and

Auguste Maquet Auguste Maquet (; 13 September 1813 – 8 January 1888) was a French author, best known as the chief collaborator of French novelist Alexandre Dumas, père, co-writing such works as ''The Count of Monte Cristo'' and ''The Three Musketeers''. ...

, at Théâtre de l'Ambigu (27 October) * 1846: ''La Closerie des Genêts'', drama in 5 acts and 8 scenes by Frédéric Soulié, at Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique (14 October) * 1847: ''Le Fils du diable'', drama in 5 acts and 12 scenes by

Paul Féval Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) *Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity * Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chri ...

and Saint-Yves, at Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique (24 August) * 1848: ''Le Morne-au-Diable'', drama in 5 acts and 7 scenes by

Eugène Sue Marie-Joseph "Eugène" Sue (; 26 January 18043 August 1857) was a French novelist. He was one of several authors who popularized the genre of the serial novel in France with his very popular and widely imitated ''The Mysteries of Paris'', whic ...

, directed by Saint-Ernest, at Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique (5 August). * 1849: ''Le Pardon de Bretagne'', drama in 5 acts and 7 scenes by

Marc Fournier Marc Fournier (born 12 November 1994 in Alençon) is a French former professional cyclist, who rode professionally between 2016 and 2019 for the and teams. He was named in the startlist for the 2017 Vuelta a España. Major results ;2012 : 3r ...

, at Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique (13 January) * 1853: ''Le Ciel et l'Enfer'', féérie mingled with songs and dances, in 5 acts and 20 scenes, by

Hippolyte Lucas Pierre-Hippolyte Lucas (17 January 1814 – 5 July 1899) was a French entomologist. Lucas was an assistant- naturalist at the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. From 1839 to 1842 he studied fauna as part of the scientific commission on the e ...

, Eugène Barré and

Victor Hugo Victor-Marie Hugo (; 26 February 1802 – 22 May 1885) was a French Romantic writer and politician. During a literary career that spanned more than sixty years, he wrote in a variety of genres and forms. He is considered to be one of the great ...

, at Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique (23 May). * 1854: ''Le Juif de Venise'', drama in 5 acts and 7 scenes by Ferdinand Dugué, after Shakespeare's ''

The Merchant of Venice ''The Merchant of Venice'' is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598. A merchant in Venice named Antonio defaults on a large loan provided by a Jewish moneylender, Shylock. Although classified as ...

'', at Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique (13 January) * 1857: ''Les Chevaliers du brouillard'', drama in 5 acts and 10 scenes by

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Ernest Bourget Ernest Alexandre Joseph Bourget (10 March 1814 – 2 October 1864 in Thomery (Seine-et-Oise aged 50 ) was a 19th-century French playwright, lyricist and librettist. In 1847 at the Café des Ambassadeurs, Paul Henrion, Victor Parizot and Ernest B ...

, at Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin (10 July) * 1860: ''

Le Juif errant ''The Wandering Jew'' (french: link=no, Le Juif errant) is an 1844 novel by the French writer Eugène Sue. Plot The story is entitled ''The Wandering Jew'', but the figure of the Wandering Jew himself plays a minimal role. The prologue of the ...

'', drama à grand spectacle in 5 acts and 17 scenes, with prologue and epilogue by

Arthur Dinaux Arthur Martin Dinaux (8 September 1795 – 15 May 1864) was a French journalist and antiquarian. Dinaux was born in Valenciennes. In 1822 he proposed excavation at the village of Famars, resulting in the discovery of over 30,000 Roman silver med ...

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's novel, at Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique (15 June). * 1866: ''La Bergère d'Ivry'', drama in 5 acts by

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Lambert-Thiboust Lambert-Thiboust (25 October 1827 – 10 July 1867) was a 19th-century French playwright. Biography Lambert-Thiboust began his career as a comedian. He won a prize for tragedy at the Paris Conservatoire in 1848 and briefly pursued acting at th ...

, at Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique (30 June).''La Bergère d'Ivry''
printer play s.l.n.d., . * 1868: ''Le Drame de Faverne'', drama in 5 acts and 6 scenes by

Théodore Barrière Théodore Barrière (1823 – 16 October 1877), French playwright, was born in Paris. He belonged to a family of map engravers which had long been connected with the war department, and spent nine years in that service himself. The success o ...

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Léon Beauvallet Léon Beauvallet, full name Pierre-Léon-Charles Beauvallet, (22 August 1828 – 22 March 1885) was a 19th-century French actor, playwright and novelist. Author of numerous plays, most of them written in collaboration, as well as feuilletons pu ...

, at Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique (6 February) * 1881: ''

Les Mille et Une Nuits ''Les mille et une nuits, contes arabes traduits en français'' ("The Thousand and One Nights, Arab stories translated into French"), published in 12 volumes between 1704 and 1717, was the first European version of ''The Thousand and One Nights' ...

'', féérie in 3 acts and 31 scenes by

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Paul Ferrier Paul Ferrier (29 March 1843 - September 1920) was a French dramatist, who also provided libretti for several composers, especially Varney and Serpette. Ferrier was born in Montpellier. He had already produced several comedies when in 1873 he ...

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Théâtre du Châtelet The Théâtre du Châtelet () is a theatre and opera house, located in the place du Châtelet in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France. One of two theatres (the other being the Théâtre de la Ville) built on the site of a ''châtelet'', a ...

(14 December)

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