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

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and

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Biography

A lawyer and member of

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, he collaborated among others to ''

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'' and to '' La France'' and became managing director of the Théâtre du Palais Royal (1907-1910) then of the Scala (1914-1918). His

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were presented on the most important Parisian stages of the 19th and begin of the 20th century including the

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, the

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, the Palais Royal, the

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, the Bataclan, and

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. 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

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or Jeannette Levasseur.

Works

;Theatre * ''La Noce à Génie'', 1885 * ''Il a des bottes !'',

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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-

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in 1 act and 2 Tableaux, 1902 * ''Family-Hôtel'', vaudeville in 3 acts, with Paul Gavault and Eugène Millou, 1902 * ''Reims s'expose'', revue in 1 acti and 3 Tableaux, 1903 * ''Veinard !'', vaudeville-opérette in 2 acts and 5 tableaux, 1904 * ''Le Chasseur de canards'', comedy in 1 act, 1905 * ''Don Juan moderne'', vaudeville in 1 act, 1905 * ''Pâquerette'',

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, with Léon Abric, 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

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

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, 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 Gustave Goublier, 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

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, 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 André Mauprey (19 August 1881 – 3 February 1939) was a French writer, composer, librettist, and actor. He helped to popularize ''The Three Penny Opera,'' and was the first to translate many of its songs into French. Working with Robert de M ...

, 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 Alfred Marchand, 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

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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