Fabrice Carré or Carré-Labrousse, real name Jules Fabrice, (9 July 1855 in the

6th arrondissement of Paris The 6th arrondissement of Paris (''VIe arrondissement'') is one of the 20 Arrondissements of Paris, arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, it is referred to as ''le sixième''. The arrondissement, called Luxembourg in ...

– 1921) was a 19th-century French playwright, and librettist. The dramatist Fabrice Labrousse (1806-1876) was his grandson. After studying law, he worked as a journalist before turning to the theater. He was the author, alone or in collaboration, especially with

Paul Ferrier Paul Ferrier (29 March 1843 - September 1920) was a French dramatist, who also provided libretti for several composers, especially Varney and Serpette. Ferrier was born in Montpellier. He had already produced several comedies when in 1873 he ...

, of many comédies en vaudeville and operetta librettos, the best known being ''Joséphine vendue par ses sœurs'' (1886), music by

Victor Roger Victor Roger (22 July 1853 – 2 December 1903) was a French composer. He is best known for his operettas, particularly the lighter kind known as the "vaudeville-opérette". His thirty theatre works, composed between 1880 and 1902, also include p ...

, ''L'Enlèvement de la Toledad'' (1894) and ''Monsieur Lohengrin'' (1896), music by

Edmond Audran Achille Edmond Audran (12 April 184017 August 1901) was a French composer best known for several internationally successful comic operas and operettas. After beginning his career in Marseille as an organist, Audran composed religious music and ...

Works

;Theatre * 1882: ''Une aventure de Garrick'', comedy in 1 act and in verse, with Pierre Fernay Théâtre de l'Odéon (15 March) * 1882: ''La Nuit de noces de P. L. M.'', one-act comedy,

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 ...

(10 December) * 1885: ''Un duel, s'il vous plaît !'', three-act comedy,

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 th ...

(11 November) * 1885: ''Flagrant Délit'', one-act comedy, Variétés (10 January) * 1886: ''Le Voyage au Caucase'', three-act comedy, with Émile Blavet, Renaissance (29 November) * 1887: ''Nos bons Jurés'', three-act comedy, with

, Variétés (5 December) * 1888: ''Ma femme est docteur !'' one-act comedy, Renaissance (5 Mai)Created at the casino of

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12 July 1885. * 1890: ''Le Roman d'une conspiration'', drama in 5 acts and 8 tableaux, with

Henry Fouquier Jacques François Henry Fouquier, (1 September 1838 – 25 December 1901) was a French journalist, writer, playwright and politician. He wrote for many newspapers and journals, often pseudonymously but with a style recognisably his own. He was best ...

, Théâtre de l'Ambigu (18 April) * 1891: ''Mon oncle Barbassou'', four-act fantasy comedy, with Émile Blavet, Théâtre du Gymnase (6 November) * 1895: ''Monsieur le Directeur'', three-act comedy, with

Alexandre Bisson Alexandre Bisson (9 April 1848 – 27 January 1912) was a French playwright, vaudeville creator, and novelist. Born in Briouze, Orne in Lower Normandy, he was successful in his native France as well as in the United States. Remembered as a signi ...

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 ...

(12 February) * 1896: ''Le Prix de vertu'', one-act comedy, Gymnase (21 October) * 1899: ''Ma Bru !'' three-act comedy, with

Paul Bilhaud Paul Bilhaud (31 December 1854 – 8 January 1933) was a French playwright and librettist. An old friend of the author Alphonse Allais, he is remembered along his friend as a forerunner of minimalism with his painting ''Combat de nègres pendant ...

, Odéon (3 May) * 1900: ''Une idée de mari'', three-act comedy, Gymnase (15 October) * 1900: ''Le Droit des époux'', one-act comedy, Gymnase (15 October) ;Libretti * 1883: ''Mam'zelle Irma'', one-act

operetta Operetta is a form of theatre and a genre of light opera. It includes spoken dialogue, songs, and dances. It is lighter than opera in terms of its music, orchestral size, length of the work, and at face value, subject matter. Apart from its s ...

, music by

, casino de Trouville (August) * 1886: ''Joséphine vendue par ses sœurs'', opéra bouffe in 3 acts, with

, music by Victor Roger,

Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens The Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens () is a Parisian theatre founded in 1855 by the composer Jacques Offenbach for the performance of opéra bouffe and operetta. The current theatre is located in the 2nd arrondissement at 4 rue Monsigny with an ...

(20 March) * 1887: ''Les Délégués'', vaudeville-opérette in 3 acts, with Émile Blavet, music by Antoine Banès,

Théâtre des Nouveautés The Théâtre des Nouveautés ("Theatre of the New") is a Parisian theatre built in 1921 and located at 24 boulevard Poissonnière (Paris, 9th arr.). The name was also used by several earlier Parisian theatre companies and their buildings, begin ...

(28 November) * 1889: ''Le Retour d'Ulysse'', opérette bouffe in 3 acts, music by

Raoul Pugno Stéphane Raoul Pugno (23 June 1852) was a French composer, teacher, organist, and pianist known for his playing of Mozart's works. Biography Raoul Pugno was born in Paris and was of Italian origin. He made his debut at the age of six, and with t ...

, Bouffes-Parisiens (1 February) * 1890: ''La Vocation de Marius'', vaudeville-opérette in 4 acts, with Albert Debelly, music by Raoul Pugno, Nouveautés (29 March) * 1892: ''La Femme de Narcisse'', three-act operetta, music by

Louis Varney Louis Varney (; 30 May 1844, New Orleans, Louisiana – 20 August 1908, Cauterets, France) was a French composer. Biography Louis Varney was the son of Alphonse Varney, a French conductor at the Bouffes-Parisiens and at the Grand Théâtr ...

, Théâtre de la Renaissance (14 April) * 1893: ''Mam'zelle Carabin'', three-act operetta, music by

Émile Pessard Émile Louis Fortuné Pessard (29 May 1843 – 10 February 1917) was a French composer. Pessard was born and died in Paris. He studied at the Conservatoire de Paris, where he won 1st prize in Harmony. In 1866 he won the Grand Prix de Rome with h ...

, Bouffes-Parisiens (3 November) * 1894: ''L'Enlèvement de la Toledad'', opérette bouffe in 3 acts, music by

, Bouffes-Parisiens (17 October) * 1896: ''Monsieur Lohengrin'', three-act operetta, music by Edmond Audran, Bouffes-Parisiens (30 November) * 1898: ''La Petite Tache'', vaudeville-opérette in 3 acts, music by Victor Roger, Bouffes-Parisiens (26 March) ;other * ''Rimes sans raison'', Ghio, 1882

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