Charles Joseph Édouard Potier, called Charles (

Bordeaux Bordeaux ( , ; Gascon oc, Bordèu ; eu, Bordele; it, Bordò; es, Burdeos) is a port city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department, Southwestern France. It is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the prefect ...

, 1806 –

Asnières-sur-Seine Asnières-sur-Seine () is a commune in the Hauts-de-Seine department and Île-de-France region of north-central France. It lies on the left bank of the river Seine, some eight kilometres from the centre of Paris in the north-western suburbs of ...

, 28 April 1870) was a 19th-century French actor and playwright. A son of Charles-Gabriel Potier, an actor at 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 ...

(1826), 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 ...

than at the

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, his plays were presented on the most significant Parisian stages of his time including the

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, Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques,

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Works

* ''Les 20000 francs'', drama in 1 act mingled with songs, with Auguste-Louis-Désiré Boulé, 1832 * ''La Fille du bourreau'', folie-vaudeville in 1 act, with Boulé, 1833 * ''Le Peloton de fil'', moralité in 1 act, mingled with couplets, 1834 * ''Parce que, ou la Suite de ''Pourquoi ?'' '',

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 1 act, with Boulé, 1835 * ''Fanchette, ou l'Amour d'une femme'', drama-vaudeville in 2 acts, with Boulé, 1836 * ''Le Facteur, ou la Justice des hommes'', drama in 5 acts, with Boulé and

Charles Desnoyer Charles-Louis-François Desnoyer, or Desnoyers, (6 April 1806 – 6 February 1858) was a 19th-century French actor, playwright and theatre manager. He also wrote under the pen name Anatole de Beaulieu. Short biography He made his debut as act ...

, 1838 * ''La Sœur de l'ivrogne'', drama-vaudeville in 1 act, with Désiré Gautier, 1839 * ''L'Amie et l'amant, ou La confiance du mari'', comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act, with Hippolyte Rimbaut, 1840 * ''Le Bijoutier de Nuremberg, ou Elle me console'', drama in 3 acts, with Adolphe Guénée, 1840 * ''Le Maître à tous'', comedy in 2 acts mingled with singing, with Antony Béraud, 1840 * ''Léon, Georges et Marie, ou les Deux amours'', comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act, with Félix Dutertre de Véteuil, 1841 * ''Le Marchand d'habits'', drama in 5 acts, with Desnoyer, 1841 * ''Les Deux Joseph'', comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act, with Nyon, 1842 * ''Tic, tac ! tic tac ! ou les Deux mariées'', folie-vaudeville in 1 act, 1843 * ''À la belle étoile'', comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act, with Édouard Brisebarre, 1844 * ''Estelle et Némorin'', pastorale bouffonne in 2 acts, mingled with singing, with Michel Delaporte, 1844 * ''Le Mal du pays'', drama-vaudeville in 3 parts, with Brisebarre, 1846 * ''Le Retour du conscrit'', comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act, 1846 * ''Bal et bastringue'', comédie en vaudevilles in 3 acts, with Brisebarre, 1847 * ''Deux loups de mer'', comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act, with Brisebarre, 1847 * ''Sans dot !'', comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act, with Brisebarre, 1847 * ''Tantale'', comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act, with Brisebarre, 1847 * ''Élevés ensemble'', comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act, with

Narcisse Fournier Narcisse Louis Pierre Fournier (24 November 1803 – 24 April 1880) was a French journalist, novelist and playwright. Life He began his literary career aged 22 with two pieces, ''les Secrets de Cœur'' and ''la Poupée''. From then on he prod ...

, 1848 * ''L'Été de la Saint-Martin'', comedy in 1 act, mingled with couplets, with Brisebarre, 1848 * ''Le Voyage de Nanette'', drame-vaudeville in 3 acts and 4 tableaux, with Brisebarre, 1848 * ''Adrienne de Carotteville, ou La reine de la fantaisie'', parody in un act of the 17th, 33th, 78th, 93th, 96th, 112th, 129th, and 168th episodes of the ''Juif errant'', with Eugène Nyon and Brisebarre, 1849 * ''Les Fredaines de Troussard'', comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act, with Brisebarre and Commerson, 1849 * ''Qui se dispute s'adore'', proverb in 1 act, with Henry de Kock, 1850 * ''Un Coin du Palais de Cristal'', à-propos-vaudeville in 1 act and 2 tableaux, with Théodore Faucheur, 1851 * ''Une Soirée agitée'', comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act, with Faucheur, 1852 * ''Le Bonhomme Dimanche'',

revue A revue is a type of multi-act popular theatrical entertainment that combines music, dance, and sketches. The revue has its roots in 19th century popular entertainment and melodrama but grew into a substantial cultural presence of its own dur ...

- féerique in 4 acts and 20 tableaux, 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 ...

and

Jules Renard Pierre-Jules Renard (; 22 February 1864 – 22 May 1910) was a French author and member of the Académie Goncourt, most famous for the works '' Poil de carotte'' (Carrot Top, 1894) and ''Les Histoires Naturelles'' (Nature Stories, 1896). Among ...

, 1853 * ''Le Carton vivant'', comédie en vaudevilles in 2 acts, with Alexandre Flan, 1853 * ''Un Homme seul'', comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act, with Faucheur, 1853 * ''Un Monsieur seul'', comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act, with Faucheur, 1853 * ''Où peut-on être mieux ?'', comédie en vaudevilless in 1 act, with

Paulin Deslandes Paul Deslandes, full name Nicolas Théodore Paulin Deslandes, (1806 – 25 April 1866) was a 19th-century French playwright. A singer at the Opéra Comique where he made his debut 3 April 1832, his plays were presented on the most important Par ...

, 1853 * ''Le Forgeron de Gretna-Green'', comédie en vaudevilles in 2 acts, with Flan, 1854 * ''Où passerai-je mes soirées ?'', comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act, with Gaston de Montheau, 1854 * ''Voilà ce qui vient de paraître'',

of the year 1854, in 3 acts and 16 tableaux, with Adolphe Guénée, 1854 * ''La Dame aux trois maris'', comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act, with Guénée, 1855 * ''Dzing ! Boum ! Boum !'', revue de l'Exposition, in 3 acts and 16 tableaux, with Guénée, 1855 * ''L'Enfant du petit monde'', comédie en vaudevilles in 3 acts, with Guénée, 1855 * ''Vous allez voir ce que vous allez voir'', revue of the year 1855, in 3 acts and 16 tableaux, with Guénée, 1855 * ''Allons-y gaiment'', revue of the year 1856, in 3 acts and 14 tableaux, with Guénée, 1856 * ''Les Dragées du 16 mars'', à-propos mingled with couplets, with Guénée, 1856 * ''Si j'étais riche'', comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act, with Guénée, 1856 * ''En avant, marche !'', revue of the year1857, in 3 acts and 16 tableaux, ''La Guerre des saisons'', prologue, with Guénée, 1857 * ''Petit Bonhomme vit encore'',

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 15 tableaux, 1857 * ''Le Premier feu'', comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act, with Guénée, 1857 * ''Jacquot Renchéri'', parody in 3 tableaux, of the ''Fils naturel'', with Émile Abraham, 1858 * ''La Jeunesse du jour'', play mingled with songs, in 3 acts and 6 tableaux, with Eugène de Fère, 1858 * ''Tout Paris y passera'', revue of the year 1858, in 3 acts and 14 tableaux, preceded by ''Paris sur scène'', prologue, with Guénée, 1858 * ''Vingt ans ou la Vie d'un séducteur'', drame-vaudeville in 5 acts, with Deslandes, 1858 * ''L'Éventail de Géraldine'', comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act, with Ernest Mouchelet and Edgard Chanu, 1859 * ''Le Doigt dans l’œil'', revue of the year 1860, in 3 acts and 20 tableaux, with Dunan Mousseux, 1860 * ''Les Leçons de Betzy'', comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act, with Abraham, 1860 * ''Les Piliers de café'', drame-vaudevilles in 4 acts, with Abraham and Eugène Hugot, 1861 * ''Les Trois ivresses'', comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act, 1863

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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, (p. 1520) * Alfred Mézières, ''Lettres, sciences, arts: Encyclopédie universelle du XXe'', 1908, (p. 209) * Henry Lyonnet, ''Dictionnaire des comédiens français (ceux d'hier)'', 1910 * Guy Dumur, ''Histoire des spectacles'', 1965, (p. 1893) {{DEFAULTSORT:Potier, Charles 19th-century French male actors French male stage actors 19th-century French dramatists and playwrights Male actors from Bordeaux 1806 births 1870 deaths Writers from Bordeaux