Armand Gouffé (22 March 1775 – 19 October 1845) was a 19th-century French poet,

chansonnier A chansonnier ( ca, cançoner, oc, cançonièr, Galician and pt, cancioneiro, it, canzoniere or ''canzoniéro'', es, cancionero) is a manuscript or printed book which contains a collection of chansons, or polyphonic and monophonic settings o ...

, goguettier and vaudevillist.

Career

Hired as an employee in the Finance Ministry, he became chief deputy. Afflicted with a delicate health and inclined to sadness, he was nevertheless one of the most joyful poets of his time, singing the wine he could not drink and brightening his refrains with names of desserts which his stomach almost forbade him to touch. The ease of his verse had him nicknamed "the Panard of the XIXth ". Gouffé was one of the first members of the dîners du Vaudeville. In 1806, with Pierre Capelle, he revived the defunct '' Caveau'', by creating the '' Caveau moderne''. This new

goguette A Goguette was a singing society in France and Belgium, and its members were called ''goguettiers''. As well as providing venues for informal solo and ensemble singing, goguettes also served as places for drinking, socialising, and recreation. Gog ...

would exist until 1817. He was a predecessor of Désaugiers and Béranger. Several of his songs were long popular as that which has for title and chorus ''Plus on est de fous, plus on rit''. He occasionally collaborated with the '' Journal des dames et des modes'' between 1800 and 1814, p. 323

Works

;Theatre *''Cange, ou le Commissionnaire bienfaisant'', trait historique in 1 act, with Pierre Villiers, Paris,

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, 31 October 1794 *''Les Bustes, ou Arlequin sculpteur'', comedy in 1 act and in prose, mingled with vaudevilles, with Pierre Villiers, Paris, Théâtre des Variétés, 7 March 1795 *''Les Deux Jocrisses, ou le Commerce à l'eau'',

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, Paris, Théâtre des Variétés, 3 January 1796 *''Nicodème à Paris, ou la Décade et le Dimanche'', vaudeville in 1 act, with J. Rouhier-Deschamps, Paris, Théâtre des Variétés, 24 January 1796 *''Médard, fils de Gros-Jean'', parodie d''Oscar, fils d'Ossian'', in 2 acts, Paris, Théâtre des Variétés, 23 June 1796 *''Nicaise'',

opéra comique ''Opéra comique'' (; plural: ''opéras comiques'') is a genre of French opera that contains spoken dialogue and arias. It emerged from the popular '' opéras comiques en vaudevilles'' of the Fair Theatres of St Germain and St Laurent (and to a l ...

in 1 act, arranged with arias, music by

Jean-Joseph Vadé Jean-Joseph Vadé (17 January 1720 – 4 July 1757) was a French chansonnier and playwright of the 18th century. Biography The son of Jacques Vadé, an innkeeper, Jean-Joseph went with his father to Paris in 1725. His studies suffered from h ...

, Paris, Théâtre des Variétés, 27 June 1796 *''Coco-Ricco'', folie-vaudeville in 1 act, Paris, Théâtre d'Émulation, 14 April 1797 *''La Nouvelle cacophonie, ou Faites donc aussi la paix'',

impromptu An impromptu (, , loosely meaning "offhand") is a free-form musical composition with the character of an ''ex tempore'' improvisation as if prompted by the spirit of the moment, usually for a solo instrument, such as piano. According to ''Allgeme ...

pacifique in 1 act, Paris, Théâtre des Variétés, 4 May 1797 *''Le Dîner d'un héros'', trait historique in 1 act, in prose,

extravaganza An extravaganza is a literary or musical work (often musical theatre) usually containing elements of burlesque, pantomime, music hall and parody in a spectacular production and characterized by freedom of style and structure. It sometimes also ha ...

, music, songs and dances, with J. Rouhier-Deschamps, Paris, Théâtre des Variétés, 24 January 1798 *''Le Chaudronnier de Saint-Flour'', comedy in 1 act, mingled with vaudevilles, with Louis-Marin Henriquez, Paris, Théâtre Louvois, 20 May 1798 *''Clément Marot'', vaudeville anecdotique in 1 act, with Georges Duval, Paris, Théâtre des Troubadours, 8 May 1799 *''Le Val-de-Vire, ou le Berceau du vaudeville'', divertissement in 1 act and in prose, mingled with vaudevilles, with Georges Duval, Paris, Théâtre des Troubadours, 7 June 1799 *''Gilles aéronaute, ou l'Amérique n'est pas loin'', comédie-parade, in 1 act, mingled with vaudevilles, with Jean-Michel-Pascal Buhan and Noël Aubin, Paris, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 24 July 1799 *''Piron à Beaune'', ânerie anecdotique in 1 act and in prose, mingled with vaudevilles, with Georges Duval, Paris, Théâtre des Troubadours, 26 August 1799 *''Vadé à la Grenouillère'', folie poissarde in 1 act and in prose, mingled with vaudevilles, with Georges Duval, Paris, Théâtre des Troubadours, 9 September 1799 *''La Journée de Saint-Cloud, ou le 19 Brumaire'', divertissement-vaudeville in 1 act and in prose, with François-Pierre-Auguste Léger and René de Chazet, Paris, Théâtre des Troubadours, 14 November 1799 *''Garrick double, ou les Deux acteurs anglais'', comedy in 1 act and in prose mingled with vaudevilles, with Georges Duval, Paris, Théâtre des Troubadours, 14 February 1800 *''Cri-cri, ou le Mitron de la rue de l'Ourcine'', folie-grivoise in 1 act and in vaudevilles, with Georges Duval, Paris, Théâtre des Variétés, 25 November 1800 *''La Revue de l'an huit'', suite de la ''Revue de l'an six'', comédie-vaudeville in 1 act, with

Michel Dieulafoy Joseph-Marie-Armand-Michel Dieulafoy (1762, Toulouse – 13 December 1823) was a French librettist and playwright. Biography He was received lawyer in Toulouse and he seemed destined to the bar where he had started. In his relatives, owners of ...

and René de Chazet, Paris, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 28 November 1800 *''Philippe le Savoyard, ou l'Origine des ponts-neufs'', divertissement in 1 act and in prose mingled with vaudevilles, with René de Chazet and Georges Duval, Paris, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 5 January 1801 *''M. Seringa, ou la Fleur des apothicaires'', parade in 1 act and in prose, mingled with vaudevilles, with Georges Duval, Paris, théâtre des Variétés, 31 May 1802 *''Marmontel'', comedy in 1 act, in prose, mingled with vaudevilles, with Tournay and Pierre-Ange Vieillard, Paris, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 23 August 1802 *''Clémence-Isaure, ou les Jeux floraux'', divertissement in 1 act and in prose mingled with vaudevilles, with Georges Duval, Paris, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 23 June 1803 *''Le Médecin turc'', opéra-bouffon in 1 act, with Pierre Villiers, music by

Nicolas Isouard Nicolas Isouard (also known as ''Nicolò'', ''Nicolò Isoiar'' or ''Nicolò de Malte''; 18 May 1773 – 23 March 1818) was a Maltese-born French composer. Biography Born in Porto Salvo, Valletta, Malta, Isouard studied in Rabat or Mdina with Fra ...

, Paris,

Théâtre de l'Opéra-Comique The Salle Favart, officially the Théâtre de l'Opéra-Comique, is a Paris opera house and theatre, the current home of the Opéra-Comique. It was built from 1893 to 1898 in a neo-Baroque style to the designs of the French architect Louis Berni ...

, 19 November 1803 *''Cassandre-Agamemnon et Colombine-Cassandre'', parody of ''Agamemnon'', in 1 act, in prose, mingled with vaudevilles, with

Desfontaines-Lavallée François-Georges Fouques Deshayes (1733, Caen - 25 November 1825), known as Desfontaines or Desfontaines-Lavallée, was a French writer and playwright. Before the French Revolution he worked as a royal censor, secretary and librarian. He coopera ...

and Pierre-Yves Barré, Paris, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 2 December 1803 *''Les Pépinières de Vitry, ou le Premier de mai'', divertissement in 1 act, in prose, mingled with vaudevilles, with Jean-Baptiste Radet, Paris, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 1 May 1804 *''Le Bouffe et le Tailleur'', opéra-bouffon in 1 act, with Pierre Villiers, music by

Pierre Gaveaux Pierre Gaveaux (9 October 1761 – 5 February 1825) was a French operatic tenor and composer, notable for creating the role of Jason in Cherubini's ''Médée'' and for composing '' Léonore, ou L’amour conjugal'', the first operatic version of t ...

, Paris,

, 21 June 1804 *''L'Intrigue dans la hotte'', vaudeville in 1 act, with

Antoine Simonnin Antoine Simonnin, full name Antoine-Jean-Baptiste Simonnin, (Paris, 11 January 1780 – Paris, 14 May 1856) was a 19th-century French writer and dramatist. Simonnin wrote, alone or in collaboration, more than 200 comédies en vaudeville, parodies ...

, Paris, Théâtre des Variétés, 8 February 1806 *''Rodomont, ou le Petit Don Quichotte'',

melodrama A modern melodrama is a dramatic work in which the plot, typically sensationalized and for a strong emotional appeal, takes precedence over detailed characterization. Melodramas typically concentrate on dialogue that is often bombastic or exces ...

héroï-comique in 3 acts, with Pierre Villiers and

Nicolas Brazier Nicolas Brazier (17 February 1783, Paris - 18 February 1838) was a French chansonnier and vaudevillist. Life Son of a boarding school master and author of school manuals, Brazier's education was however strongly neglected due to the French Revo ...

, Paris, Théâtre de la Gaîté, 7 March 1807 *''Le Mariage de Charles Collé, ou la Tête à perruque'', vaudeville n 1 act, with Nicolas Brazier and Antoine Simonnin, Paris, Théâtre des Variétés, 18 October 1809 *''Le Valet sans maître, ou la Comédie sans dénouement'', bluette in less than 1 act, in prose, mingled with

couplet A couplet is a pair of successive lines of metre in poetry. A couplet usually consists of two successive lines that rhyme and have the same metre. A couplet may be formal (closed) or run-on (open). In a formal (or closed) couplet, each of the ...

s, with Pierre Villiers, Paris, Théâtre des Variétés, 28 July 1810 *''Qui l'aura ? ou l'Impromptu de village'', divertissement presented to H.R.H. the Duke of Gaëte, ministre des Finances, le jour de la fête de Mme Marie Hévin, 15 August 1813 *''M. Beldam, ou la Femme sans le vouloir'', comedy i1 act, mingled with vaudevilles, with Pierre Villiers, Paris, Théâtre des Variétés, 25 September 1816 *''M. Mouton, ou la Journée mystérieuse'', vaudeville in 1 act, with

Paul de Kock Charles Paul de Kock (May 21, 1793 in Passy, Paris – April 27, 1871 in Paris) was a French novelist. Although one of the most popular writers of his day in terms of book sales, he acquired a literary reputation for low-brow output in poor tast ...

, Paris, Théâtre de la Gaîté, 1 October 1818 *''Le Duel et le déjeuner, ou les Comédiens joués'', comédie-anecdote in 1 act and in prose, mingled with couplets, with Paul Ledoux, Paris, Théâtre des Variétés, 22 September 1818 *''Le Retour à Valenciennes, ou Rentrons chez nous'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Gabriel-Alexandre Belle, Paris, Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin, 1 December 1818 *''La Tante et la nièce, ou C'était moi'', comédie-vaudeville in 1 act, with Gabriel-Alexandre Belle, Paris, Théâtre de la Gaîté, 16 July 1824 ;Songs and poems *''Ballon d'essai, ou Chansons et autres poésies'', 1802 *''Encore un ballon, ou Chansons et autres poésies nouvelles'', 1807 *''Le Dernier ballon, ou Recueil de chansons et autres poésies nouvelles'', 1812 *''La Goguette, chansonnier de table et de société'', with

Pierre-Jean de Béranger Pierre-Jean de Béranger (19 August 178016 July 1857) was a prolific France, French poet and Chansonnier (singer), chansonnier (songwriter), who enjoyed great popularity and influence in France during his lifetime, but faded into obscurity in the ...

and

Marc-Antoine Désaugiers Marc-Antoine Désaugiers (1742 – 10 September 1793) was a French composer of numerous operas as well as a cantata on the storming of the Bastille and several pieces of sacred music. He was born in Fréjus. He studied music there but was largely ...

, 1834 *''Armand Gouffé et les tonneliers de Beaune'', collection of poems, 1885 ;Varia *''L'Esprit du Caveau, ou Choix de chansons et pièces fugitives de Collé, Piron, Gallet, Favart, L'Attaignant, etc.'', précédé d'une notice historique par Armand Gouffé, 2 vol., 1805 *''Correspondence with Joseph Sirven'', 1886

Sources

Armand Gouffé on Wikisource
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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 ...

, ''Dictionnaire universel des littératures'', Paris, Hachette, 1876, .

References

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