Emmanuel François Varez called E. F. Varez (17 October 1780 – 8 September 1866) was an early 19th-century French playwright and novelist. Born in the

1st arrondissement of Paris The 1st arrondissement of Paris (''Ier arrondissement'') is one of the 20 arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, this arrondissement is colloquially referred to as ''le premier'' (the first). It is governed locally toge ...

, Varez was a

dramaturge A dramaturge or dramaturg is a literary adviser or editor in a theatre, opera, or film company who researches, selects, adapts, edits, and interprets scripts, libretti, texts, and printed programmes (or helps others with these tasks), consults auth ...

at the

Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique The Théâtre de l’Ambigu-Comique (, literally, Theatre of the Comic-Ambiguity), a former Parisian theatre, was founded in 1769 on the boulevard du Temple immediately adjacent to the Théâtre de Nicolet. It was rebuilt in 1770 and 1786, but in ...

and the Théâtre de la Gaîté and his plays were presented, with some exceptions, on the stages of these two theatres. He died in the

16th arrondissement of Paris The 16th arrondissement of Paris (''XVIe arrondissement'') is one of the 20 arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, this arrondissement is referred to as ''seizième''. The arrondissement includes part of the Arc de T ...

Works

* ''Le Gourmand puni'', comedy in 1 act, 1803 * ''La Fille coupable, repentante'',

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, 1804 * ''Une journée de Frédéric II, roi de Prusse'', comédie-anecdote, in 1 act and in prose, 1804 * ''Le Criminel invisible'', novel, 2 vol, Lacourière, 1807 * ''Frédéric de Guéréhard, duc de Lorraine'', novel, 2 vol, Masson, 1808 * ''L'Homme de la forêt'', novel, 2 vol, Collin, 1808 * ''Métusko, ou les Polonais'', melodrama in 3 acts, extravaganza, from the novel by

Pigault-Lebrun Charles-Antoine-Guillaume Pigault de l'Espinoy, better known as Pigault-Lebrun, (8 April 1753 – 24 July 1835) was a French novelist, playwright, and Epicureanism, Epicurean. Victor Hugo references Pigault-Lebrun in chapter I part 8 of Les Misé ...

, with Séville, 1808 * ''Frédéric duc de Nevers'', melodrama in 3 acts, with Jean-Baptiste Mardelle, 1810, music by

Henry Darondeau Henry Benoît François Darondeau (born as "d'Arondeau") (28 February 1779 – 30 July 1865) was a 19th-century French composer and piano teacher. Life Henry Darondeau was born in Strasbourg, Alsace, the son of the Munich-born French composer Ben ...

* ''Hilberge l'amazone, ou les Monténégrins'', pantomime in 3 acts, with

Jean-Guillaume-Antoine Cuvelier Jean-Guillaume-Antoine Cuvelier (15 January 1766 – 25 May 1824) was a French playwright, nicknamed the Crébillon of melodrama. He first entered the military career then turned to theatre and was a rival of René Charles Guilbert de Pixéréco ...

, 1810 * ''Herminie ou la Chaumière allemande'', melodrama in 3 acts, extravaganza, 1812 * ''Laissez-moi faire, ou la Soubrette officieuse'', vaudeville in 1 act, with

Armand Séville Charles-Victor Armand called Armand Séville (? – 1847) was a 19th-century French journalist, novelist, chansonnier, poet and playwright. A collaborator of the ''Journal de Paris'', a member of the Soupers de Momus, he was one of the co-founde ...

, 1813 * ''Une vengeance de l'amour'', ballet-pantomime in 1 act, extravaganza, 1813 * ''Vive la paix ! ou le Retour au village'', impromptu in 1 act, mingled with songs and danses, with Coupart, 1814 * ''Le Troubadour portugais'', melodrama in 3 acts, extravaganza, 1815 * ''Voilà notre bouquet ! ou le Cabinet littéraire'', impromptu-vaudeville in 1 act, with Coupart, 1815 * ''Retournons à Paris'', comedy in 1 act, mingled with vaudevilles, with Aimé Desprez, 1817 * ''Les Deux fugitifs'', comedy in 2 acts, 1818 * ''Calas'', drama in 3 acts and in prose, with

Victor Ducange Victor Henri-Joseph Brahain du Cange (or Ducange) (November 24, 1783October 15, 1833) was a French novelist and dramatist, born at the Hague, where his father was secretary to the French embassy. Dismissed from the civil service at the Restoration, ...

, 1819 * ''L'Ours et l'enfant, ou la Fille bannie'', mimodrame in 3 acts, with Cuvelier, 1819 * ''Le Mari confident'', comédie-vaudeville in 1 act, with Overnay and Jean-François-Constant Berrier, 1820 * ''Sigismond, ou les Rivaux illustres'', melodrama in 3 acts and extravaganza, 1820 * ''Le Baptême, ou la Double fête'', vaudeville in 1 act, with

Antoine-Marie Coupart Antoine-Marie Coupart (13 June 1780 – 19 October 1864) was an early 19th-century French playwright and chansonnier, as well as a dramaturge at the Théâtre du Palais Royal (1831–1864). Biography At first an employee in the administration ...

, 1821 * ''La Famille irlandaise'', melodrama in 3 acts, with

Théodore Nézel Théodore Nézel (25 February 1799 – 23 May 1854) was a 19th-century French playwright and librettist. An employee at the ministry of public instruction, he was appointed managing director of the Théâtre du Panthéon in 1838. His plays, ofte ...

, 1821 * ''Adieu la Chaussée-d'Antin'', comedy in 1 act, mingled with couplets, with Hippolyte Magnien, 1822 * ''Élodie, ou la Vierge du monastère'', melodrama in 3 acts, 1822 * ''L'Inconnu, ou les Mystères'', melodrama in 3 acts, 1822 * ''Un trait de bienfaisance, ou la Fête d'un bon maire'', à-propos in 1 act 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 Coupart, 1822 * ''La Poule aux œufs d'or, ou l'Amour et la fortune'', comédie-féerie in 1 act, mingled with vaudevilles, 1823 * ''Entre chien et loup'', comedy in 1 act and in prose, with Magnien, 1824 * ''La Fête d'automne'', tableau villageois in 1 act mingled with vaudevilles, with Coupart and Jacquelin, 1824 * ''Le Retour d'un brave'', vaudeville in 1 act for the King's day, with Coupart and Jacquelin, 1824 * ''Le Petit postillon de Fimes, ou Deux fêtes pour une'', historical à-propos in 1 act, with Coupart and Jacquelin, 1825 * ''Le Jour fatal'', novel, Bouquin de La Souche, 1826 * ''Le Fils de l'invalide'', one-act play, mingled with couplets, with Coupart, 1826 * ''La Demoiselle et la paysanne'', comedy in 1 act and in prose, with Théodore Nézel, 1828 * ''Les lanciers et les marchandes de modes'', one-act play, mingled with couplets, 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 ...

, Nézel and Overnay, 1828 * ''La Comédie au château'', one-act play, mingled with couplets, with Coupart and

Jacques-André Jacquelin Jacques-André Jacquelin (18 March 1776 – 13 August 1827) was a French playwright, lyricist, chansonnier, goguettier and poet. Biography A chief clerk at the Ministry of War, he became inspector of secondary theaters of Paris. Jacquelin aut ...

, 1829 * ''John Bull, ou le Chaudronnier anglais'', play in 2 acts, with Nezel and

Armand Joseph Overnay Armand Joseph Overnay (1 November 1798 – 14 September 1869) was a 19th-century French chansonnier and playwright. He was a son of the chansonnier Nicolas Jean Marie Overnay (born in 1769), one of the members of the Soupers de Momus, and an ex ...

, 1830 * ''Tout pour ma fille'', drame-vaudeville in 3 acts, mingled with couplets, with Charles Henri Ladislas Laurençot,

Lubize Lubize, real name Pierre-Michel Martin or Martin-Lubize (21 February 1798 (3 ventôse an VI)

and Petit, 1832 * ''Le Tartufe de village'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Lubize and Petit, 1833 * ''Chambre à louer'', comédie-vaudeville in 1 act, 1834 * ''Le Château d'Oppenheim'', novel, Bibliothèque de romans nouveaux, 1834 * ''Une partie de campagne'', novel, Bibliothèque des romans nouveaux, 1834 * ''Le Fils de Ninon'', drama in 3 acts, mingled with songs, with Jacques-Arsène-François-Polycarpe Ancelot et

Hippolyte Rimbaut Hippolyte Louis Rimbaut (1818–1888) was a 19th-century French playwright. A collaborator with ''Le Temps'', his plays were presented on the most important Parisian stages of the first half of the 19th century, including the Théâtre du Panthéo ...

, 1834 * ''Eustache'', folie-vaudeville in 1 act, 1839

Bibliography

* Joseph Marie Quérard, ''La France littéraire'', vol. 10 (VAB-ZYG), 1839, p. 52–54. * J. M. Quérard, ''Les Supercheries littéraires dévoilées'', vol. 5 (1853), p. 396. {{DEFAULTSORT:Varez, E. F. 1780 births 1866 deaths 19th-century French dramatists and playwrights 19th-century French novelists Writers from Paris