Georges-Louis-Jacques Labiche (26 October 1772 – 21 May 1853), better known as Georges Duval, was an early 19th-century French playwright.

Biography

Duval was originally expected to become a priest, but the

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occurred when he was 17. Afterwards he joined a

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and began at the same time writing plays for small theaters.

Gustave Vapereau Louis Gustave Vapereau (4 April 1819 – 18 April 1906) was a French writer and lexicographer famous primarily for his dictionaries, the ''Dictionnaire universel des contemporains'' and the ''Dictionnaire universel des littérateurs''. Biography ...

, ''Dictionnaire universel des littératures'', t.1, Paris, Hachette, 1876, p. 687 From 1805 to 1835, he was employed in public service as an office manager at the Interior Ministry, which left him time to devote to playwriting under the pen name Georges Duval. Working especially for small theaters, for which he wrote 70 plays, Duval composed a large number of Comédie en vaudevilles, including many in collaboration with Gouffé, Vieillard, Dumersan, Desaugiers, Dorvigny,

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, Dossion, P. G. A. Bonel,

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Works

Theatre

*1798: ''Clément Marot'', with

Armand Gouffé Armand Gouffé (22 March 1775 – 19 October 1845) was a 19th-century French poet, chansonnier, goguettier and vaudevillist. Career Hired as an employee in the Finance Ministry, he became chief deputy. Afflicted with a delicate health and in ...

, an VII ; *1799: ''Vadé à la grenouillère'', folie poissarde, with Armand Gouffé, an VIII ; *1799: ''Garrick double, ou les acteurs anglais'', with Armand Gouffé, an VIII ; *1799: ''Piron à Beaune'', with Armand Gouffé, an VIII ; *1800: ''L’Auberge de Calais'', with P. G. A. Bonel and Dorvigny, an IX ; *1800: ''Midi, ou un coup d’œil sur l’an VIII'', with Frédéric Gaëtan, an IX ; *1800: ''Fagotin, ou l’espiègle de la l’isle Louvier'', an IX ; *1801: ''Le Val-de-Vire, ou le Berceau du vaudeville'', with Armand Gouffé, an XI ; *1801: ''Clémence Isaure'', with Armand Gouffé, an XI ; *1801: ''Philippe le Savoyard, ou l’origine des ponts-neufs'', with

René de Chazet René de Chazet, full name René André Polydore Balthazar Alissan de Chazet, (23 October 1774 – 23 August 1844) was a French playwright, poet and novelist. Short biography The son of an annuities controller, parent of Mackau, the ambassador ...

and Gouffé ; *1802: ''Parchemin, ou le greffier de Vaugirard'' ; *1803: ''Jean Bart'', with F. Ligier and Servière ; *1804: ''L’Anguille de Melun'' ; *1805: ''Jeanneton colère'', with Servière ; *1805: ''M. Vautour, ou le Propriétaire sous les scellés'' ; *1805: ''Ildamor et Zuléma, ou l’étendard du prophète'' ; *1805: ''La Pièce qui n’en est pas une'', with P. G. A. Bonel and Servière ; *1806: ''L’Auteur soi-disant'', comedy in 1 act and in verse, given at théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin ; *1806: ''Chapelle et Bachaumont'', with Vieillard *1808: ''Le Retour au comptoir ou l’Éducation déplacée'' ; *1809: ''Malherbe'', with Vieillard ; *1810: ''Monsieur Mouton, ou le déjeuner d’un marchand de laine'', with Auguste Coster ; *1812: ''Mon cousin Lalure'', with Edmond Amelot; *1812: ''La Mouche du coche, ou Monsieur Fait-tout'', with Dossion ; *1814: ''Une Journée à Versailles, ou le Discret malgré lui'', comedy in 3 acts and in prose, given at Théâtre de l'Odéon ; *1815: ''La Soirée des Tuileries'' *1816: ''Le Chemin de Fontainebleau'', with Rochefort ; *1817: ''Werther ou les égarements d’un cœur sensible'', with Rochefort, witty parody of the novel by

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; *1823: ''Les Cancans, ou les cousines à Manette'', 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 - Braz ...

and

Armand-François Jouslin de La Salle Armand-François Jouslin de La Salle, (15 September 1794 – 1 July 1863) was a French lawyer, journalist, dramatist and theatre director. Jouslin de La Salle was administrator of the Comédie-Française from 1832 to 1837, and then of the théâ ...

; *1824: ''La Pénélope de la cité, ou le Mentor de la jeunesse'', with Rochefort and Jouslin de La Salle ; *1826: ''Le Mari impromptu, ou la coutume anglaise'', in 3 actes ; *1827: ''Les Contrebandiers, ou le vieux gabelou'', with Rochefort ; *1830: ''L’Adjoint dans l’embarras, ou le pamphlet''.

History

* ''Dictionnaire abrégé des mythologies de tous les peuples policés ou barbares, tant anciens que modernes'', Paris,

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, 1800, in-12 ; * ''Souvenirs de la terreur de 1788 à 1793'', Paris, Werdet, 1841-1842 ; * ''Souvenirs thermidoriens'', Paris, V. Magen, 1843.

Other

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Frédérick Lemaître Antoine Louis Prosper "Frédérick" Lemaître (28 July 1800 – 26 January 1876) was a French actor and playwright, one of the most famous players on the celebrated Boulevard du Crime. Biography Lemaître, the son of an architect, was bo ...

et son temps, 1800-1876'', Paris, Tresse, 1876.

Bibliography

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, ''Manuel du bibliographie normand'', t.1er, Rouen, A. Le Brument, 1858, (p. 416).

References

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Georges Duval
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