Ferdinand Laloue (1794 in Passy – 27 September 1850) was a French dramatist, librettist and theatre producer. Administrator of the Théâtre du Cirque-Olympique, he also was director of the Hippodrome and the théâtre des Délassements comiques. His onerous plays with fastuous settings were performed on the most important Parisian stages (

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 ...

Théâtre du Châtelet The Théâtre du Châtelet () is a theatre and opera house, located in the place du Châtelet in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France. One of two theatres (the other being the Théâtre de la Ville) built on the site of a ''châtelet'', a ...

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 ...

etc.).

Works

* ''Le Fort de la halle'',

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 ...

in 1 act, with

Michel-Nicolas Balisson de Rougemont Michel-Nicolas Balisson, baron de Rougemont (27 February 1781 - 16 July 1840), was a French journalist, novelist and dramatist. Biography His family comes from Sourdeval, in Normandy. He invented the ''mot de Cambronne''.Jacques Logie, Waterlo ...

and

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 - Braz ...

, 1821 * ''Le Petit Georges, ou la Croix d'honneur'', comedy in 1 act, 1821 * ''La Bataille de Bouvines, ou le Rocher des tombeaux'', mimodrame in 3 acts, with René Perin, 1822 * ''L'Arabe hospitalier'', melodrama in 1 act, 1822 * ''La diligence attaquée, or L'auberge des Cévennes'', with Constant Ménissier and Ernest Renaud, 1822 * ''La Fille à marier ou La Double éducation'',

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 (song), vaudeville songs.Barnes 2001. ...

in 1 act, with Ménissier and Saint-Hilaire, 1822 * ''La guerre ou la parodie de la paix'', burlesque tragedy in five acts in verses, with Théaulon and

Armand d'Artois Armand d'Artois (3 October 1788 – 28 March 1867) was a 19th-century French playwright and librettist, and also Achille d'Artois's brother. Biography Trained for the bar, he first worked as an attorney but the success of his play ''Les Fin ...

, 1822 * ''L'Oiseleur et le pêcheur, ou la Bague perdue'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Carmouche and X.-B. Saintine, 1822 * ''La Réconciliation, ou la Veille de la Saint-Louis'', tableau-vaudeville in 1 act, with Carmouche and Frédéric de Courcy, 1822 * ''Les deux forçats'', folie en 1 acte, with Ménissier and Renaud, 1823 * ''Les Invalides, ou Cent ans de gloire'', tableau militaire in 2 acts, mingled with couplets, with

Jean-Toussaint Merle Jean-Toussaint Merle (10 June 1785– 27 February 1852) was a French playwright and journalist. Biography Merle had a good education at the Central School of the department of Hérault before arriving in Paris in 1803. At first an employee at ...

, 1823 * ''Le Dévouement filial, ou Marseille en 1720'', mimodrame in 1 act, with Henri Simon, 1823 * ''Le Fermier d'Arcueioisl'', vaudeville in 1 act, with

Nicolas Brazier Nicolas Brazier (17 February 1783, Paris - 18 February 1838) was a French chansonnier and vaudevillist. Life Son of a boarding school master and author of school manuals, Brazier's education was however strongly neglected due to the French Revo ...

and Carmouche, 1823 * ''Le Roulier'', mimodrame in 3 acts, with Ménissier and Saint-Hilaire, 1823 * ''Les Marchands forains, ou le Mouton'', vaudeville in 1 act, 1823 * ''La Saint-Louis au bivouac'', scènes militaires, mingled with couplets, with Merle and Simon, 1823 * ''Le commissionnaire'', with Pierre-Jean Aniel,

Eugène Cantiran de Boirie Eugène Cantiran de Boirie, real name Jean-Bernard-Eugène Cantiran de Boirie, (22 October 1785 – 14 December 1837) was a French dramatist. Boirie was the son of a chief clerk of the stewardship of Paris, who at the time of the Revolution, spen ...

and Constant Ménissier, 1824 * ''Le Conscrit'', vaudeville in 1 act, with

and Antoine Jean-Baptiste Simonnin, 1824 * ''L'homme de 60 ans ou la petite entêtée'', comedy vaudeville in 1 act, with Armand d'Artois and Simonnin, 1824 * ''Melmoth, ou l'Homme errant'', mimodrame in 3 acts, with Saint-Hilaire, 1824 * ''Le Porteur d'eau'', mimodrame in 3 acts, with Théaulon and Simonnin, 1824 * ''Le soldat et le perruquier'',

in 1 act, with

and Simonnin, 1824 * ''Les Deux cousins'', comédie en vaudevilles in 3 acts, with

Paul Duport Nicolas-Paul Duport (22 April 1798 – 26 December 1866) was a French dramatist and librettiste who also wrote under the pen names M. P. D., Paulin and Erbert. Theatre * 1824 : ''Le Beau-frère, ou la Veuve à 2 maris'', comédie-vaudeville in ...

and

Amable de Saint-Hilaire Amable Vilain de Saint-Hilaire (born 30 November 1799) was a French dramatist whose plays have been performed on the most important Parisian stages of the 19th century: Théâtre du Vaudeville, Théâtre des Variétés, Théâtre de la Renaissance ...

, 1825 * ''Monsieur Charles, or Une matinée à Bagatelle'', comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act, with Merle, 1825 * ''Le Valet en bonne fortune, ou les Amies de pension'', comedy in 1 act, mingled with couplets, with Simonnin, 1825 * ''L'Égoïste par régime'',

in 1 act, with Charles de Longchamps, 1826 * ''Le Vieillard d'Ivry, or 1590 and 1825'', vaudeville in 2 tableaux, with

Marc-Antoine Désaugiers Marc-Antoine Désaugiers (1742 – 10 September 1793) was a French composer of numerous operas as well as a cantata on the storming of the Bastille and several pieces of sacred music. He was born in Fréjus. He studied music there but was largely ...

Jean Coralli Jean Coralli (15 January 1779 – 1 May 1854) was a French ballet dancer and choreographer, best known for collaborating with Jules Perrot in creating ''Giselle'' (1841), the quintessential Romantic ballet of the nineteenth century. Early life ...

and Merle, 1825 * ''Le Prisonnier amateur'', comedy mingled with couplets, with Armand d'Artois,

Alexis Decomberousse Alexis Decomberousse, full name Alexis Barbe Benoît Decomberousse, (13 January 1793 – 22 November 1862) was a 19th-century French playwright and vaudevillist. His plays were presented on the most important Parisian stages of the 19th centur ...

and Frédérick Lemaître, 1826 * ''Le Vieux pauvre, ou le Bal et l'incendie'', melodrama in 3 acts, with

Charles Dupeuty Charles Désiré Dupeuty (6 February 1798 – 20 October 1865), was a 19th-century French librettist and playwright. Biography After he studied at the Lycée Impérial, he enrolled in the army during the Hundred Days then worked as an employ ...

and

Ferdinand de Villeneuve Ferdinand de Villeneuve (5 June 1801 – 27 September 1858) was a 19th-century French playwright. Short biography He made his debut in the theatre at the age of 21 by partnering with Charles Dupeuty, and began to be successful from 1823 onwar ...

, 1826 * ''Le Bon père'', comedy in 1 act, with Achille and Armand d'Artois, 1827 * ''L'Ami intime'', comedy in 1 act, with

Emmanuel Théaulon Marie-Emmanuel-Guillaume-Marguerite Théaulon de Lambert (14 August 1787, Aigues-Mortes – 16 November 1841) was a French playwright. A customs inspector, then an inspector of military hospitals, he composed an ''Ode'' on the birth of the King o ...

and

Achille d'Artois Louis Charles Achille d'Artois de Bournonville (17 March 1791 - 2 December 1868) was a French writer, libretist and dramatist. Biography A very prolific librettist, his plays have been performed on the most important Parisian stages during hi ...

, 1828 * ''Le Cousin Giraud'', comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act, with

and Simonnin, 1828 * ''L’Éléphant du roi de Siam'', play in 3 acts and 9 parts, with Adolphe Franconi,

Léopold Chandezon Léopold Chandezon (died 17 July 1846) was a French playwright and librettist of the 19th century whose plays have been presented on the most famous Parisian stages of his time: Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique, Théâtre de la Gaîté (rue Papin), Th ...

and

Albert Monnier Albert Monnier, (22 July 1815 Auguste Le Poitevin de L'Égreville Auguste Le Poitevin de L’Égreville or Saint-Alme, (Paris, 1791 – Paris, 31 August 1854) was a 19th-century French homme de lettres and playwright. The son of the actor known under the name de Resicourt, he made his literary debut in 1821 in li ...

, 1830 * ''Les Lions de Mysore'', three-act play with 7 tableaux, 1831 * ''Mingrat'', melodrama in 4 acts, 1831 * ''Dgenguiz-Khan or La conquête de la Chine'', 1837 * ''Le géant ou David et Goliath'', biblical play in 4 acts and 9 tableaux, with Bourgeois, 1838 * ''Le Sac à charbon, ou le Père Jean'', comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act, with Carmouche, 1838 * ''Le Lion du désert'', play in three acts and six tableaux, with Fabrice Labrousse, 1839 * ''Bélisario, ou L'opéra impossible'', with Carmouche, 1839 * ''Le Bambocheur'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Carmouche, 1839 * ''Les Pêcheurs du Tréport'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Bourgeois, 1839 * ''Les Pilules du diable'',

féerie ''Féerie'', sometimes translated as "fairy play", was a French theatrical genre known for fantasy plots and spectacular visuals, including lavish scenery and mechanically worked stage effects. ''Féeries'' blended music, dancing, pantomime, and ...

in 3 acts and 20 tableaux, with Bourgeois, 1839 * ''L'Uniforme du grenadier'', tableau militaire in 1 act, with de Courcy, 1839 * ''Le mirliton enchanté'', 1840 * ''L'orangerie de Versailles'', comédie en vaudevilles in 3 acts, with Bourgeois, 1840 * ''Mazagran, bulletin de l'armée d'Afrique'', play in 3 acts, 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 ...

, 1840 * ''La Ferme de Montmirail (episodes from 1812 to 1814)'', pièce militaire in 3 acts and 4 tableaux, with Labrousse, 1840 * ''Le Dernier vœu de l'Empereur'', 5 tableaux, with Labrousse, 1841 * ''Anita la bohémienne'', vaudeville in three acts, with

, 1841 * ''Le Marchand de bœufs'', vaudeville in 2 acts, with Bourgeois, 1841 * ''M. Morin'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Labrousse, 1841 * ''Murat'', play in 3 acts and 14 tableaux, with Labrousse, 1841 * ''Pauline ou Le Châtiment d'une mère'', drama in 3 acts, with Labrousse, 1841 * ''Le Prince Eugène et l'Impératrice Joséphine'', 1842 * ''Le Chien des Pyrénées'', play in 2 acts and 6 tableaux, with Labrousse, 1842 * ''Un rêve de mariée'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Bourgeois, 1842 * ''Don quichotte et Sancho Pança'', play in 2 acts and 13 tableaux, with Bourgeois, 1843 * ''Le Palais-royal et la Bastille'', drame-vaudeville in 4 acts, with Labrousse, 1843 * ''Brisquet ou L'héritage de mon oncle'', with Théodore Nézel, 1843 * ''Le Vengeur, action navale de 1794'', play in 3 acts, with Labrousse, 1843 * ''La Corde de pendu'',

in 3 acts and 19 tableaux, 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 ...

, 1844 * ''L'Empire'', play in three acts and 18 tableaux, with Labrousse, 1845 * ''Louis XVI et Marie-Antoinette'', drama in 6 acts and 10 tableaux, with Labrousse, 1849 * ''Rome'', drama in 5 acts and 12 tableaux, with Labrousse, 1849

Bibliography

* Joseph Marie Quérard, Félix Bourquelot, Charles Louandre, ''La littérature française contemporaine. XIXe siècle'', 1852, (p. 560
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* Guy Dumur, ''Histoire des spectacles'', 1965, (p. 1864)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Laloue, Ferdinand 19th-century French dramatists and playwrights Librettists 1794 births 1850 deaths