Armand-Numa Jautard was a 19th-century French playwright and chansonnier who died after 1872. he was still a member of the Société des auteur dramatiques in 1872. 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:

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 f ...

, Théâtre de l'Odéon,

Théâtre du Palais-Royal The Théâtre du Palais-Royal () is a 750-seat Parisian theatre at 38 rue de Montpensier, located at the northwest corner of the Palais-Royal in the Galerie de Montpensier at its intersection with the Galerie de Beaujolais. Brief history ...

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 ...

etc.

Works

*1835: ''Deux pour un, ou le Bigame'',

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 one act *1842: ''La Peur du mal'',

comedy Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term o ...

in 1 act, mingled with couplets, with

Albéric Second Pierre Albéric Second, (17 June 1817 - 2 June 1887 Max Revel *1844: ''L'École d'un fat'', comedy in one act and in prose, with Marie de L'Épinay *1848: ''Les Fils de Télémaque'', vaudeville in 1 act, 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 ...

*1851: ''Les Giboulées'', vaudeville in 1 act, with

Amédée de Jallais Amédée de Jallais (17 December 1826 – 31 January 1909) was a 19th-century French playwright, operetta librettist and chansonnier. Biography The son of a lieutenant colonel in the guards, he studied at the College Bourbon then entered in ...

*1851: ''Un Monsieur qui n'a pas d'habit'',

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, with Montjoye *1852: ''Un Mari d'occasion'', comedy in one act, with Lucas *1852: ''L'Original et la copie'', comedy in 1 act and in verses, with Gustave Harmant, 1852 *1853: ''Un Fils malgré lui'', foly-vaudeville in two acts, with

Armand Montjoye Armand Montjoye, real name Jules Joseph Montjoye, (Paris, 8 February 1816 – Paris, 13 January 1871) was a 19th-century French painter and playwright. Biography A son of the dancer Louis-Stanislas Montjoie (1789 – 1865), a student of Jean-D ...

, 1853 *1854: ''L'Esprit familier'', comédie en vaudevilles in one act, with

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 ...

, 1854 *1854: ''La Fille mousquetaire'', anecdote du temps de Louis XIV, in two acts, mingled with songs, with Lucas, 1854 *1854: ''Un Roi malgré lui'',

in two acts, with Montjoye *1858: ''Rompons !'', operetta bouffe in 1 act, with de Jallais *1859: ''La Chanson de Margot'', vaudeville in two acts *1862: ''Les Deux dots'', comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act, with

Alfred Desroziers Alfred Desroziers, full name André Jules Alfred Desroziers, (26 January 1807 – 9 March 1870) was a French poet, playwright, and librettist His plays were presented on the several Parisian stages of the 19th century, including the Théâtre ...

*undated: ''Blanche et Marie'', romance

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 '' Grand di ...

, ''Grand dictionnaire universel du XIXe siècle'', 1866,

References

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