Charles-Victor Armand called Armand Séville (? – 1847) was a 19th-century French journalist, novelist,

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 ...

poet A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator ( thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems (oral or writte ...

and

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 ...

. A collaborator of the ''

Journal de Paris The ''Journal de Paris'' (1777–1840) was the first daily French newspaper.(7 October 2014)The first French daily: Journal de Paris History of JournalismAndrews, ElizabethBetween Auteurs and Abonnés: Reading the Journal de Paris, 1787–1789 '' ...

'', a member of the Soupers de Momus, he was one of the co-founders of the (1834) or , of which he became general secretary. Chief editor of the ''Mentor'' (1824), 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 * Pla ...

were presented on the most significant Parisian stages of the 19th century:

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 ...

, Théâtre de la Gaité, etc. He published his novels under the

pen name A pen name, also called a ''nom de plume'' or a literary double, is a pseudonym (or, in some cases, a variant form of a real name) adopted by an author and printed on the title page or by-line of their works in place of their real name. A pen na ...

Pascal Thorre.

Works

*1801: ''Le Quaterne'',

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, in prose *1804: ''Le Café du ventriloque'', folie-vaudeville in 1 act, in prose *1805: ''Un quart d'heure dramatique'', folie-vaudeville *1805: ''J'essaie'',

monologue In theatre, a monologue (from el, μονόλογος, from μόνος ''mónos'', "alone, solitary" and λόγος ''lógos'', "speech") is a speech presented by a single character, most often to express their thoughts aloud, though sometimes a ...

mixed with vaudevilles *1805: ''Le Porte-feuille galant'', a collection dedicated to the ladies *1806: ''Le Dernier Bulletin, ou 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 ...

mixed with vaudevilles *1806: ''Métusko, ou les Polonais'',

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 ...

in 3 acts, extravaganza *1811: ''Grammaire française'', with

Charles François Lhomond Charles François Lhomond (; 1727 – December 31, 1794) was a French priest, grammarian, and educator who was a native of Chaulnes, Somme. He attended classes at the Collège d'Inville in Paris, where he subsequently became dean of the schoo ...

*1813: ''Laissez-moi faire, ou la Soubrette officieuse'', vaudeville in 1 act *1813: ''Précis de l'histoire de France, depuis l'établissement de la monarchie jusqu'au règne de Napoléon Ier'' *1814: ''Salut au Roi'', with Casimir Ménestrier and

Paul Ledoux Paul Ledoux (8 August 1914 – 6 October 1988) was a Belgian astrophysicist best known for his work on stellar stability and variability. With Theodore Walraven, he co-authored a seminal work on stellar oscillations. In 1964 Ledoux was awa ...

*1814: ''L'Élan du cœur, hommage au roi Louis XVIII'', with Ménestrier *1814: ''Chansonnier des joyeux'' *1815: ''L'Habit de cour, ou le Moraliste de nouvelle étoffe'' *1817: ''Elémens de la grammaire Française'', with Lhomond *1826: ''La Liquidation'',

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 (song), vaudeville songs.Barnes 2001. ...

in 1 act and in prose, with

Benjamin Antier Benjamin Antier, real name Benjamin Chevrillon, (21 March 1787 – 25 April 1870), was a 19th-century French playwright. An author of melodramas and vaudevilles written in collaboration with other dramatists, he is mostly known for his drama ''L ...

*1826: ''La Famille Girard, ou les Prisonniers français'', tableau militaire-anecdote in 1 act, with Louis Portelette *1826: ''Le Forçat libéré'', mélodrama in three acts, with

Francis Cornu Francis Cornu (4 October 1794 – 7 March 1848) was a French playwright. Biography After he made excellent studies in Paris, he lost his father and at the young age of 17, had to work for a living. He entered as an employee at the prefecture ...

*1833: ''Les Bariolés'', novel, 2 vols. *1834: ''L'Orme aux loups'', novel

Bibliography

Joseph-François Joseph-François is a given name, and may refer to: * Joseph-François Armand (1820-1903), Canadian politician * Joseph-François de Payan (1759-1852), French political figure * Joseph-François Deblois (1797-1860), Canadian lawyer, judge and polit ...

Louis-Gabriel Michaud Louis-Gabriel Michaud (19 January 1773, Castle Richemont – 8 March 1858) was a French writer, historian, printer, and bookseller. He was notable as the compiler of ''Biographie Universelle'' (1811–). Life He became a lieutenant on 15 July ...

, ''Biographie universelle, ancienne et moderne'', 1849, *

Joseph Marie Quérard Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the mo ...

, ''Les supercheries littéraires dévoilées'', vol.5, 1853, * Violette Leduc, Antony Méray, ''Bibliographie des chansons, fabliaux...'', 1859, 19th-century French dramatists and playwrights 19th-century French journalists French male journalists 19th-century French novelists 19th-century French poets French chansonniers Year of birth missing 1847 deaths 19th-century male writers 18th-century births {{France-novelist-stub