Eugène Héros (14 August 1860 – 11 December 1925) was a French

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Biography

A lawyer and member of Le Chat noir, he collaborated among others to '' Le Figaro'' and to '' La France'' and became managing director of the Théâtre du Palais Royal (1907-1910) then of the Scala (1914-1918). His plays were presented on the most important Parisian stages of the 19th and begin of the 20th century including the Théâtre des Variétés, the Théâtre de Cluny, the Palais Royal, the Théâtre de la Renaissance, the

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, and Bobino. A founder of the magazine ''Le Gueux'' (1891-1892), several of his songs were published in ''La Rampe'' and '' Gil-Blas'' illustrated, from 1892 to 1900. They were performed among others by Jean Sablon or Jeannette Levasseur.

Works

;Theatre * ''La Noce à Génie'', 1885 * ''Il a des bottes !'', revue in 3 tableaux, with Georges Bertal, 1888 * ''En livrée'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Achille Mélandri, 1889 * ''Le Roi Claquette'',

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in 1 act, music by Félix Chaudoir, 1890 * ''Les Étrennes de M. Trouillard'', folie-opérette in 1 act, music by Gangloff, 1891 * ''Le Fils de Madame Blum'',

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, 1891 * ''La Partie de baccara'', comédie-vaudeville in 1 act, 1891 * ''L'Héritier'', opérette-bouffe in 1 act, music by Gangloff, 1892 * ''Leur bonheur !'', comédie-vaudeville in 1 act, with

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, 1895 * ''La Tziganie dans les ménages'', play in 1 act and 2 tableaux, with Adolphe Jost, 1897 * ''Qui va à la chasse'', operetta in 1 act, with

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, music by Duhem, 1898 * ''Nostalgie'', drama in 1 act, with Trébla, 1900 * ''Sa Crotte !'', comédie-vaudeville in 1 act, with Harry Blount, 1900 * ''Fleurissez-vous, Mesdames !'', with Gavault, 1901 * ''Le Pont d'Avignon'', comédie-vaudeville, with Noël Villiers, 1902 * ''Le Cartel'', comédie-vaudeville in 1 act, 1902 * ''Chez qui ?'', revue- féerie in 1 act and 2 Tableaux, 1902 * ''Family-Hôtel'', vaudeville in 3 acts, with

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, 1905 * ''Il est ignoble avec Bouchard !'', vaudeville in 1 act, 1906 * ''Les Suites d'un premier mai'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Flers, 1906 * ''La Veuve'', one-act play, with Abric, 1906 * ''La Revue du centenaire'', with Flers, music by Alfred Fock, 1907 * ''Ah ! Moumoute !'', folie-opérette in 2 acts and 6 tableaux, with P.-L. Flers, 1907 * ''Dans les vieux pots'', comedy in 1 act, with Trébla, 1907 * ''Salu...e !'', revue in 2 acts and 8 tableaux, with Flers, 1907 * ''Les Tribulations d'un gendre'', 1908 * ''A l'Alcazar... de la fourchette'', drama extravaganza in 4 tableaux, undated * ''L'Arbitre'', saynète comique, with Léon Garnier, undated * ''Le Coup du gendarme'', pantomime, undated * ''La Femme sans bras'', monologue, with Ernest Gerny, undated * ''Paris-Boycotte'', revue in 2 acts and 5 tableaux, undated * ''La Revue roulante'', in 2 acts and 4 tableaux, undated * ''Le Circuit du Ceste'', opérette revue féerie vaudeville in 2 acts and 17 tableaux, with Flers, undated * ''Penses tu !'', revue in 2 acts and 8 tableaux, undated ;Songs * ''Mon p'tit Salé'', berceuse argotique, music by Henri Chatau, 1891 * ''Ah ! c' que j' m'embête !'', music by Léopold Gangloff, 1892 * ''Ballade du ventre'', song, music by Henri Albertini, 1892 * ''Les trois Chemises !'', song, music by Gangloff, 1892 * ''Les Bibis !'', music by Gangloff, 1892 * ''Les Pousse-cailloux !'', music by Gangloff, 1893 * ''Çà vous coûte si peu !'', song, music by Gangloff, 1894 * ''La Cigarière'', Spanish song, music by Eugène Dédé fils, 1894 * ''Libre Échange !'', song, music by Fragson, 1894 * ''Lingaling'', chansonnette, music by Eugène Dédé fils, 1894 * ''La Prière du gueux !'', poem by Eugène Héros,

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by Léopold Gangloff, 1894 * ''Nos Parents !'', histoire biblique, music by Gangloff, 1895 * ''La Rosse'', song, music arranged by Jules Lasaïgues, after the English song ''La Didily Idily'' de C.-M. Rodney, 1895 * ''Ah ! Viens !'', chanson valse, music by

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, 1896 * ''Contrastes !'', song, music by Ernest Lerwile, 1896 * ''La Michonnette'', music by

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, 1896 * ''Pik et Ponk et Poo !'', chanson-scie tirée de l'anglais, lyrics by Eugène Héros, music arranged by Gaston Maquis, 1896 * ''La Queue du diable'', pièce fantastique in 2 acts, with Léon Garnier, 1896 * ''Ce qu'elles coûtent !'', chansonnette comiques, music by Félix Chaudoir, 1897 * ''Revanche !'', music by Jean Varney, 1897 * ''Les Honnêtes Gens !'', song, music by Harry Fragson, 1897 * ''Paris-London !'', monologue song, music by Fragson, 1897 * ''L'Ange'', music by Émile Duhem, 1898 * ''Vision !'', mélodie, poem by Eugène Héros, music by André Pradels, 1898 * ''Voyage de noces'', rondeau, music by Émile Bonnamy, 1898 * ''Toutes les mêmes !'', music by Félicien Vargues, 1899 * ''Les Huit Reflets !'', chansonnette, music by Émile Spencer, 1900 * ''Premier Baiser !'', valse chantée sur les motifs de ''l'Ange qui passe'', lyrics by Eugène Héros, music by William Salabert, 1900 * ''Viv' l'Exposition !'', music by William, 1900 * ''Laissez glaner !'', music by

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, 1901 * ''Inutile Beauté !'', poem by Eugène Héros, music by Paul Fauchey, 1902 * ''Ludo Ratz. Je ne veux pas !'', valse chantée, music by Louis Bernard-Saraz, 1902 * ''Jeu de Massacre !'', chansonnette, lyrics by Eugène Héros and Jean Varney, music by Émile Lassailly, 1902 * ''Tout passe !'', valse chantée, lyrics by Paul Gavault and Eugène Héros, music by Rodolphe Berger, 1902 * ''Avec difficile !'', valse chantée, poem by Eugène Héros, music by Paul Fauchey, 1903 * ''J'ai trois Fleurs dans mon jardin !'', poem by Eugène Héros, music by Louis Auguin, 1903 * ''Le Pisteur !'', chansonnette, music by Bertrand Diodet, 1903 * ''La Bien-aimée !'', valse chantée, music by Paul Wachs, 1904 * ''L'Amour obligatoire'', chansonnette, after the American march '' Anona'' by Vivian Grey, lyrics by P.-L. Flers et Heros, music arranged by Charles Thony, 1906 * ''Margotin marche'', song on the motives of ''The British Patrol'' by G. Ash, lyrics by Héros and André Mauprey, music by Mauprey and Thony, 1906 * ''Baisers fleuris'', valse, poem by Eugène Heros, music by Youssef Khan Nazare-Aga, 1908 * ''Hop ! eh ! ah ! di ! ohe !'', popular song, with Flers, music by Auguste Bosc, 1910 * ''Bal du Moulin Rouge'', undated * ''Pourquoi ne pas m'aimer ?'', valse chantée sur les motifs de la ''Valse bleue'' (sans accords), music by Alfred Margis, undated * ''P'tit cochon'', music by Fragson, undated ;Autres * ''Le Brésil à l'Exposition universelle de 1889'', with

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, 1889 * ''Suppression de l'Assistance publique'', 1890 * ''La Grosse Marie'', 1896 * ''Les Lyriques'', poems, 1898 * ''Le Théâtre du Palais Royal de la Montansier à la fin du siècle. Notes et souvenirs'', 1901 * ''Le Théâtre anecdotique, petites histoires de théâtre'', foreword by Tristan Bernard and Paul Gavault, 1912 * ''Les Parodies'', undated

Bibliography

* ''Revue des lectures'', vol.14, 1926, (p. 194) (obituary) * Russell Parsons Jameson, ''Rire et sourire'', 1926,(p. 19) Eugène Héros se confie dans cet ouvrage à l'auteur. * Serge Dillaz, ''La Chanson sous la troisième République'', 1991 (p. 267)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Heros, Eugene French chansonniers 19th-century French dramatists and playwrights 20th-century French dramatists and playwrights French theatre managers and producers 1860 births Writers from Paris 1925 deaths