Charles-Maurice Descombes, real name Jean Charles François Maurice, (26 March 1782 – 7 September 1869) was a 19th-century French playwright, theatre critic and writer.

Biography

François Guizot François Pierre Guillaume Guizot (; 4 October 1787 – 12 September 1874) was a French historian, orator, and statesman. Guizot was a dominant figure in French politics prior to the Revolution of 1848. A conservative liberal who opposed the a ...

's private secretary, literary critic, founder, owner, printer, chief editor and director of the ''Le Camp-volant'' (1819-1820), the ''Journal des théâtres, de la littérature et des arts'' (1820-1823), the ''Le Coureur des spectacles'' (1842-1849), he was managing editor of the ''Courrier des théâtres, de la littérature, des arts, des modes'' from 12 April 1823 to 14 May 1842 and of the ''Nouvelles des théâtres, de la littérature et des arts'' from 13 July 1842 to 17 September 1842. An author of theoretical works on theater, he showed himself a staunch opponent of the romantic school. His

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were presented on the most important Parisian stage of his time including the Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin and the Théâtre de l'Impératrice. He married Geneviève Isabelle Vauvilliers on 8 August 1811."Paris, France, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1792-1930," database on Ancestry.com.
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Works

*1805: ''Les Consolateurs'', comedy in 1 act and in verses *1805: ''Le Parleur éternel'', comedy in 1 act and in verses *1807: ''Gibraltar'',

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in 3 acts *1807: ''La Cigale et la fourmi'', comedy in 1 act and in

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*1807: ''Les Trois manières'', comedy in 1 act and in verses *1810: ''Le Luxembourg'', comédie-tableau, in 1 act, in prose *1818: ''Le Misanthrope, en opéra-comique'', comedy in 1 act, in verses *1822: ''M. Benoît, ou l'Adoption'', historical drama in 3 acts, in prose *1823: ''La Lettre anonyme'', comedy in 1 act and in prose, with

Henri Franconi Henri Franconi, full name Jean Gérard Henri Franconi, (4 November 1779 – 22 July 1849) was a French playwright and circus performer of the early 19th century. A son of Antonio Franconi, in 1807 he became with his brother Laurent director of t ...

*1823: ''Le Petit clerc'', comédie vaudeville in 1 act, with Paul Auguste Gombault *1832: ''Esquisse de quelques scènes de l'intérieur de la Bourse, pendant les journées des 28, 29, 30 et 31 juillet dernier'' *1832: ''A Louis-Philippe, roi, Charles-Maurice, homme de lettres'',

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*1850: ''La Vérité-Rachel, examen du talent de la première tragédienne du théâtre français'' *1852: ''Un grand malheur ! par un rentier à 600 francs'' *1856: ''Histoire anecdotique du théâtre, de la littérature et de diverses impressions contemporaines, tirée du coffre d'un journaliste, avec sa vie à tort et à travers'', 2 vols. *1859: ''Le Théâtre-Français, monument et dépendances'' *1860: *1863: ''Feu le Boulevard du Temple, résurrection épistolaire'' *1864: ''Tablettes d'un gentilhomme sous Louis XV, faits inédits'' *1865: ''Théâtre, histoire, anecdotes, mots, épaves'' *1868: ''Poésies diverses'', poems

Bibliography

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 contemporains'', vol.2, 1870, (p. 1233-1234)
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Paul Ginisty Paul Ginisty (4 April 1855 – 5 March 1932) was a French writer, columnist and journalist. A regular columnist at ''Gil Blas'', he met Guy de Maupassant who would dedicate him his short story '. From 1896 to 1906, he was theatre manager for the ...

, ''Anthologie du journalisme du XVIIe siècle à nos jours'', 1922, (p. 374) * Patrick Berthier, ''Le théâtre au XIXe siècle'', 1986, (p. 22) * Jean-Louis Tamvaco, Ivor Forbes Guest, ''Les cancans de l'Opéra'', 2000, (p. 929)

References

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