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, particularly known for his historical novels and educational stories for young people.
His most famous story is ''Le Colon de Mettray'', set in the
Mettray Penal Colony
Mettray Penal Colony, situated in the small village of Mettray, in the French département of Indre-et-Loire, just north of the city of Tours, was a private reformatory, ''without walls'', opened in 1840 for the rehabilitation of young male delinq ...
. Eugène Nyon also collaborated with several magazines, including ''Revue pour tous'', under the name Amédée Achard, and the '' Journal des dames et des modes'', which he contributed Parisian chronicles under the name "Countess of Sabran" and of which he was the director for a time. In the theater, his most famous collaborator was
Eugène Labiche
Eugene is a common male given name that comes from the Greek εὐγενής (''eugenēs''), "noble", literally "well-born", from εὖ (''eu''), "well" and γένος (''genos''), "race, stock, kin".Montmartre Cemetery
The Cemetery of Montmartre (french: link=no, Cimetière de Montmartre) is a cemetery in the 18th arrondissement of Paris, France, that dates to the early 19th century. Officially known as the Cimetière du Nord, it is the third largest necropolis ...
(26th division).
Works
*1842: ''Les Pérégrinations, escapades et aventures de Claude La Ramée et de son cousin Labiche'', 1842 Texte en ligne /small>
*1843: ''Les Dots'', nouvelles
*1844: ''Les Dévouements''
*1844: ''Gloire et noblesse''
*1845: ''Le Colon de Mettray'' Texte en ligne /small>
*1845: ''Les Cieutat, ou le Siège de Villeneuve d'Agen sous Henri III''
*1846: ''Âme et grandeur''
*1846: ''Le Français en Écosse, ou le Page de Jacques V'', histoire du XVIe
*1861: ''Les Nobles Filles''
*1861: ''Contes et nouvelles. Gloire et noblesse. Les Dots''
*1862: ''Les Cœurs d'or''
*1863: ''Grandeur et décadence d'une capote rose''
*1863: ''La Reine de Jérusalem''
*1863: ''Les Enfants de Mérovée'', récits historiques du Ve au VIIe, Texte en ligne /small>
*1863: ''Le Fils du gouverneur, ou le Siège de Villeneuve d'Agen sous Henri III''
*1864: ''Splendeur et misères d'un dictionnaire grec, souvenirs de pension''
*1864: ''Moumoute et Carnage''
*1865:''Les Aventures de Joachim et de son ami Diego''
*1867: ''Paul et Jean''
;Theatre
*''Monsieur Jouvenot, ou les Cartes de visite'', comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act, Paris, Théâtre de la Gaîté, 31 December 1837
*''Le Premier succès de Jean-Baptiste'', comédie en vaudevilles in 2 acts, Paris,
Théâtre des Délassements-Comiques Théâtre des Délassements-Comiques is a name that was used for a number of different theatres in Paris from 1785 to 1890.
First (boulevard du Temple, 1785–1799)
The first Délassements-Comiques was a small theatre on the boulevard du Temple, ...
, 2 November 1841
*''Les Noces de Jocrisse'', folie-vaudeville in 2 acts, with Édouard Brisebarre, Paris,
Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques
The Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques was a theatre in Paris in the 19th and 20th centuries. Opened first in 1832 in the site of the old Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique on the Boulevard du Temple, under Frédérick Lemaître it became a noted venue f ...
, 22 February 1842
*''L'Écuyer tranchant'',
comedy
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 o ...
in 1 act, mixed with song, with Édouard Brisebarre, Paris,
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 ...
, 22 May 1842
*''Les Deux Joseph'', comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act, with
Charles Potier
Charles Joseph Édouard Potier, called Charles (Bordeaux, 1806 – Asnières-sur-Seine, 28 April 1870) was a 19th-century French actor and playwright.
A son of Charles-Gabriel Potier, an actor at the Théâtre des Variétés (1826), the Théâtr ...
, Paris, Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques, 26 May 1842
*''Deux paires de bretelles'', comédie en vaudevilles in 2 acts, with Édouard Brisebarre, Paris, Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques, 3 February 1844
*''Le Zéro'', comedy in 1 act, mixed with song, with Édouard Brisebarre, Paris,
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 ...
, 10 March 1844
*''La Révolte des Marmouzets'', comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act, with Édouard Brisebarre, Paris, Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique, 1 July 1845
*''Les Murs ont des oreilles'', comédie en vaudevilles in 2 acts, mixed with songs, with
Auguste Anicet-Bourgeois
Auguste Anicet, later Auguste Anicet-Bourgeois (25 December 1806 – 12 January 1871) was a French dramatist. He was born in Paris.
The first play to bear his name is ''L'Ami et le mari, ou le Nouvel Amphitryon'', a vaudeville in one act. It ...
Eugène Labiche
Eugene is a common male given name that comes from the Greek εὐγενής (''eugenēs''), "noble", literally "well-born", from εὖ (''eu''), "well" and γένος (''genos''), "race, stock, kin".Charles Varin, Paris, Théâtre du Gymnase, 21 November 1845
*''La Modiste au camp'', folie-vaudeville in 1 act, with Édouard Brisebarre, Paris, Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques, 2 April 1846
*''La Baronne de Blignac'', comédie en vaudevilles 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 ...
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
...
, 17 June 1846
*''Roch et Luc'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Édouard Brisebarre, Paris,
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 ...
, 16 November 1846
*''Les Trois paysans'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Édouard Brisebarre, Paris, Théâtre des Variétés, 9 May 1847
*''Secours contre l'incendie'', comedy mixed with distincts, in 1 act, with Auguste Lefranc, Paris, Théâtre du Palais-Royal, 6 July 1847
*''La Rose de Provins'', vaudeville in 1 act, Paris, Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques, 12 February 1848
*''Un Turc pris dans une porte'', scènes de la vie nocturne, with Édouard Brisebarre, Paris, Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques, 17 February 1849
*''Adrienne de Carotteville, ou la Reine de la fantaisie'', parody in 1 act of the ''Juif Errant'', with Édouard Brisebarre and Charles Potier, Paris, Théâtre des Délassements-Comiques, 2 July 1849
*'' Rue de l'Homme-Armé, numéro 8 bis'', comédie en vaudevilles in 4 acts, with Eugène Labiche, Paris, Théâtre des Variétés, 24 September 1849
*''Les Vignes du Seigneur'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Édouard Brisebarre, Paris, Théâtre Montansier, 18 January 1850
*''Le Baiser de l'étrier'', scènes de la vie de garçon, with Édouard Brisebarre, Paris, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 19 April 1850
*'' En manches de chemise'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Eugène Labiche and Auguste Lefranc, Paris, Théâtre du Palais-Royal, 8 August 1851
*''Histoire d'une rose et d'un croque-mort'', drama in 5 acts, with Édouard Brisebarre, Paris, Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique, 16 August 1851
*''Drinn-Drinn'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Édouard Brisebarre and Charles Labie, Paris, Théâtre des Variétés, 13 September 1851
*''Le Pour et le contre'', comedy in 1 act and in prose, with Jean Lafitte, Paris, Théâtre-Français, 22 January 1852
*''Le Laquais d'un nègre'', comédie en vaudevilles in 4 acts, with Édouard Brisebarre, Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques, 27 January 1852
*''Histoire d'une femme mariée'', drama in 3 acts, mixed with songs, with Édouard Brisebarre, Paris, Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique, 19 October 1852
*''Monsieur le Vicomte'',
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 2 acts, with Jules de Prémaray, Paris, Théâtre des Variétés, 10 January 1853
*''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 ...
and Davrecour, Paris, Théâtre des Variétés, 11 May 1854
*''Théodore, désespoirs nocturnes d'un célibataire'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Édouard Brisebarre, 1854 Text on line /small>
*''L'Hiver d'un homme marié'', scènes de la vie conjugale, in 1 act, with Édouard Brisebarre, Paris, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 2 June 1855
*''Les Gens de théâtre'', scènes de la vie dramatique in 5 parts, with Édouard Brisebarre, Paris, Théâtre de l'Odéon, 29 January 1857
*''Le Coq de Micylle'', comedy in 2 acts, in verses, with Henry Trianon, Paris, Théâtre-Français, 7 May 1868.