Antonin Ernest d'Avrecourt, also known under the pseudonym Ernest-Georges Petitjean, was a French playwright of the 19th century, mostly known for his

comedies 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 origin ...

and

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 ...

s. 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 * P ...

, signed under several

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s, were performed on the most important Parisian stages of his time:

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 ...

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 Renaissance The name Théâtre de la Renaissance has been used successively for three distinct Parisian theatre companies. The first two companies, which were short-lived enterprises in the 19th century, used the Salle Ventadour, now an office building on t ...

etc.

Works

*1831: ''Fifi Lecoq, ou Une visite domiciliaire'', anecdote contemporaine, mêlée de couplets, with Philippe-Amédée Roustan *1831: ''La Future de province, ou les Informations'',

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

Dumanoir Philippe François Pinel, known as Dumanoir (31 July 1806 – 16 November 1865), was a French playwright and librettist. Biography Dumanoir was born in Capesterre-Belle-Eau, Guadeloupe. He was the son of Mrs. Pinel-Dumanoir, whose family plante ...

*1833: ''Poète et maçon'',

in 1 act, 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 Eugène Roche *1833 : ''Le Cadet de famille'',

in 1 act, with Léon Lévy Brunswick and

Louis-Émile Vanderburch Louis-Émile Vanderburch (30 September 1794 – 30 March 1862) was a 19th-century French writer and playwright. The painter Dominique Joseph Vanderburch (1722–1785) was his grandfather. Biography After he started a career in teaching as a p ...

*1836: ''Madame Peterhoff'', vaudeville anecdote in 1 act, with

Charles de Livry Charles Sanguin, marquis de Livry (Paris 1802 – Enghien 14 October 1867) was a 19th-century French playwright. After he made a career in the military, he became famous in the theatre. His plays, often signed Charles, were presented on the most ...

*1836: ''Une spéculation'',

in 1 act, with Dumanoir and E. Roche *1837: ''Absent et présent'', comedy in 1 act, mixed with distincts *1837: ''L’Épée de mon père'', comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act, with

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: ''Les parens de la fille'', comedy in 1 act and in prose, with

Félix Arvers Félix Arvers (July 23, 1806 – November 7, 1850) was a French poet and dramatist, most famous for his poem ''Un secret''. Born in Paris, Arvers abandoned his law career aged 30 to concentrate on theatre. His plays gained moderate success in th ...

and Ernest-Georges Petitjean *1841: ''Les Vieilles amours'', vaudeville in 1 act, with F. Arvers and Petitjean *1842: ''Les Ressources de Jonathas'', comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act, with

Charles Varin Charles Voirin, called Varin, (20 January 1798 (1er pluviôse an VI) – 24 April 1869) was a 19th-century French playwright. He also wrote under the pen names V. Warin and Victor. Biography Destined by his father to the profession of nota ...

*1844 : ''Les anglais en voyage'', vaudeville in one act, with F. Arvers *1848: ''La Fiancée du prince'', comedie en vaudevilles in 3 acts, with

Arsène de Cey Arsène de Cey, real name François-Arsène Chaise de Cahagne (2 March 1806 - 20 November 1887) was a French playwright and novelist. A civil servant at the Ministry of Public Works (1858), his plays were performed on the most important Parisian ...

and Petitjean *1849: ''Lord Spleen'', with Arvers and Petitjean *1850: ''Le Banquet de camarades'', with Arvers and Petitjean *1854: ''Monsieur de La Palisse'', vaudeville in 1 act, with

Pierre Carmouche Pierre Carmouche (9 April 1797 - 9 December 1868) was a French playwright and chansonnier. He wrote more than 200 successful plays, comedies, comédies en vaudevilles and texts for opéras comiques, in collaboration with diverse authors - Brazi ...

Eugène Nyon Eugène Nyon (16 March 1812 – 29 January 1870 Archives numérisées de la Ville de Paris, état-civil du 18ème arrondissement, registre des décès de 1870, acte n° 281, vue 6/3) was a French Vaudeville, vaudevillist and writer, particularl ...

and Petitjean *1857: ''Le Pot de fer et le pot de terre'', vaudeville in 1 act, with

Alfred Desroziers Alfred Desroziers, full name André Jules Alfred Desroziers, (26 January 1807 – 9 March 1870) was a French poet, playwright, and librettist His plays were presented on the several Parisian stages of the 19th century, including the Théâtre ...

and Petitjean *1858: ''Le Chapitre de la toilette'', comedy in 1 act, with

Édouard Lafargue Édouard Edmond Lafargue (1803 in Langon – 1 February 1884 in Paris) was a French playwright. His plays have been performed on the most important Parisian stages of the 19th century: Théâtre du Palais-Royal, Théâtre du Gymnase dramatique, ...

and Petitjean *1862: ''Le Domestique de ma femme'', comédie en vaudeville in 1 act, with Lafargue and Petitjean *1862 : ''Essai sur les institutions romaines sous la République et sous l'Empire'' *1862 : ''Étude sur la Pléiade et sur son influence'' 19th-century French dramatists and playwrights Year of birth missing Year of death missing {{France-playwright-stub