Charles Sanguin, marquis de Livry (

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14 October 1867) was a 19th-century French playwright. After he made a career in the military, he became famous in the theatre. His

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, often signed Charles, were presented on the most important Parisian stages of his time including the

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 ...

, the

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 ...

, the Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin, and the Théâtre de la Gaité.

Works

*1828: ''Le Château de Monsieur le baron'',

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

Achille d'Artois Louis Charles Achille d'Artois de Bournonville (17 March 1791 - 2 December 1868) was a French writer, libretist and dramatist. Biography A very prolific librettist, his plays have been performed on the most important Parisian stages during hi ...

and de Leuven *1828: ''Le Coup de pistolet'', comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act, with Adolphe d'Houdetot *1828: ''L'École de natation'',

tableau Tableau (French for 'little table' literally, also used to mean 'picture'; tableaux or, rarely, tableaus) may refer to: Arts * ''Tableau'', a series of four paintings by Piet Mondrian titled '' Tableau I'' through to ''Tableau IV'' * ''Tableau vi ...

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, with de Leuven and Alphonse Signol *1829: ''L'Audience du juge de paix, ou le Bureau de conciliation'',

in 1 act, with Edmond Rochefort *1829: ''La Barrière du combat, ou le Théâtre des animaux'', 2 tableaux mingled with animals and couplets, with

Adolphe de Leuven Adolphe de Leuven (30 September 1802 – 14 April 1884) was a French theatre director and a librettist. Also known as Grenvallet, and Count Adolph Ribbing. He was the illegitimate son of Adolph Ribbing, who was involved in the assassination of G ...

and Julien de Mallian *1829: ''Le Tir au pistolet'', vaudeville in 1 act, in 2 tableaux, with de Leuven and Masson *1829: ''La Tyrolienne'', comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act, with de Leuven and

Emmanuel Théaulon Marie-Emmanuel-Guillaume-Marguerite Théaulon de Lambert (14 August 1787, Aigues-Mortes – 16 November 1841) was a French playwright. A customs inspector, then an inspector of military hospitals, he composed an ''Ode'' on the birth of the King o ...

*1830: ''Madame Grégoire, ou le Cabaret de la pomme de pin'', song in 2 acts, with Rochefortand

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 ...

*1830: ''Un tour en Europe'', nightmare in 5 fits, with

prologue A prologue or prolog (from Greek πρόλογος ''prólogos'', from πρό ''pró'', "before" and λόγος ''lógos'', "word") is an opening to a story that establishes the context and gives background details, often some earlier story that ...

and

epilogue An epilogue or epilog (from Greek ἐπίλογος ''epílogos'', "conclusion" from ἐπί ''epi'', "in addition" and λόγος ''logos'', "word") is a piece of writing at the end of a work of literature, usually used to bring closure to the w ...

, with Ferdinand Langlé and de Leuven *1831: ''Les Bouillons à domicile'', revue-vaudeville in 1 act, with Gabriel de Lurieu and de Villeneuve *1831: ''La Caricature, ou les Croquis à la mode'', album in 7 pochades, with de Lurieu and de Villeneuve *1831: ''Rabelais, ou le Presbytère de Meudon'', comédie-anecdote mingled with couplets, with de Leuven *1831 ''Scaramouche, ou la Pièce interrompue'', anecdote of 1669, in 2 acts, mingled with couplets, with Forges *1832: ''Le Bateau de blanchisseuses'', tableau-vaudeville in 1 act *1832: ''Mon oncle Thomas'', play in 5 acts and 6 tableaux, mingled with couplets, with

Michel Masson Auguste-Michel-Benoît Gaudichot pseudonym: Michel Masson (31 July 1800 – 12 thermidor an VIII- – 23 April 1883) was a French playwright, journalist and novelist of the 19th century. Biography A worker's son, he began acting at age 10 and ...

*1833: ''La Révolte des femmes'', vaudeville in 2 acts, with de Villeneuve *1833: ''Santeul ou Le chanoine au cabaret'' *1833: ''La Fille de Dominique'', comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act, with de Villeneuve *1833: ''Les Locataires et les portiers'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Brazier and de Villeneuve *1834: ''La Salamandre'', comédie en vaudevilles in 4 acts, with de Leuven and Philippe-Auguste-Alfred Pittaud de Forges *1834: ''Un bal de domestiques'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Ferdinand de Villeneuve *1834: ''Lionel, ou Mon avenir'',

in 2 acts, with de Villeneuve *1834: ''La Tempête, ou l'Île des bossus'', folie-vaudeville in 1 act, with Forges and de Leuven *1835: ''Les Infidélités de Lisette'', drama vaudeville in 5 acts, with Nicolas Brazier and de Villeneuve *1836: ''La Grue'', fabliau mêlé de chant, with de Villeneuve *1836: ''Roquelaure, ou l'Homme le plus laid de France'', vaudeville in 4 acts, with Léon Lévy Brunswick and de Leuven *1836: ''Madame Peterhoff'', vaudeville anecdote in 1 act, with

Antonin d'Avrecourt Antonin Ernest d'Avrecourt, also known under the pseudonym Ernest-Georges Petitjean, was a French playwright of the 19th century, mostly known for his Comedy, comedies and vaudevilles. His Play (theatre), plays, signed under several pseudonyms, ...

and Eugène Roche *1837: ''Mémoire d'une blanchisseuse'',

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 Brazier *1838: ''Mademoiselle Dangeville'', comedy in 1 act, with de Villeneuve *1841: ''Voltaire en vacances'', comédie en vaudevilles in 2 acts, with de Villeneuve *1847: ''Une vie de polichinelle'',

pantomime Pantomime (; informally panto) is a type of musical comedy stage production designed for family entertainment. It was developed in England and is performed throughout the United Kingdom, Ireland and (to a lesser extent) in other English-speaking ...

-arlequinade-

féerie ''Féerie'', sometimes translated as "fairy play", was a French theatrical genre known for fantasy plots and spectacular visuals, including lavish scenery and mechanically worked stage effects. ''Féeries'' blended music, dancing, pantomime, and ...

in 11 tableaux *1849: ''Les Épreuves'', grande pantomime-arlequinade in 13 tableaux *1849: ''Les Naufrageurs de la Bretagne'', dramatico-comic play, extravaganza mingled with

, de combats au sabre, à la hache et au poignard, in 13 tableaux *1851: ''L'Audience du Prince'', comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act, with

Auguste Anicet-Bourgeois Auguste Anicet, later Auguste Anicet-Bourgeois (25 December 1806 – 12 January 1871) was a French dramatist. He was born in Paris. The first play to bear his name is ''L'Ami et le mari, ou le Nouvel Amphitryon'', a vaudeville in one act. It ...

*1855: ''Trois têtes dans un bonnet'', vaudeville in 1 act

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'', 1873 * Camille Dreyfus, André Berthelot, ''Livry, Charles marquis de'', in ''La Grande encyclopédie : inventaire raisonné des sciences, des lettres et des arts'', vol. 22, 1886, * Alfred Mézières, ''Encyclopédie universelle du XXe'', vol. 8, 1908, * ''Bulletin de la Société de l'histoire du théâtre'', vol. 2, 1908, {{DEFAULTSORT:Livry, Charles 19th-century French dramatists and playwrights Writers from Paris 1802 births 1867 deaths