Jules-Henry de Tully (1 May 1798 – 12 July 1846) was a French

librettist A libretto (Italian for "booklet") is the text used in, or intended for, an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata or musical. The term ''libretto'' is also sometimes used to refer to the text of major litu ...

and playwright.

Life

A deputy Commissioner of the king at the

Monnaie de Paris The Monnaie de Paris (Paris Mint) is a government-owned institution responsible for producing France's coins. Founded in AD 864 with the Edict of Pistres, it is the world's oldest continuously running minting institution. In 1973, the mint reloc ...

, a member of the Société Lyrique, an administrator of the Théâtre du Luxembourg, he was co-founder of the Théâtre Beaumarchais (1835) with Théodore Ferdinand Vallou de Villeneuve. His theatre plays, often signed with the collective pseudonym ''Charles Henri'' were presented on the most famous Parisian stages of the 19th century, including the

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 ...

, the Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Antoine, and the

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 ...

. An editor at ''La Psyché'', he also authored several songs.Quérard, op.cit.

Works

*1822: ''Les Dames Martin, ou le Mari, la femme et la veuve'',

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 1 act, with Gabriel-Alexandre Belle *1825: ''L'Exilé'', vaudeville in 2 acts, after ''

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'' by

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, with

Théodore Anne Théodore Anne (7 April 1797 – 12 August 1869) was a French playwright, librettist, and novelist. Engaged in the army in 1814, until the July Revolution of 1830 he was a member of the compagnie de Noailles then, still faithful to the Bourbons, ...

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 ...

*1827: ''Le Mari par intérim'', comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act, with Fulgence de Bury and Charles Nombret Saint-Laurent *1827: ''L'Orpheline et l'héritière'', comédie en vaudevilles en 2 acts, with Théodore Anne *1828: ''M. Rossignol, ou le Prétendu de province'', folie-vaudeville en 1 act, with Félix-Auguste Duvert *1829: ''L'humoriste'', vaudeville in 1 act, with

Fulgence de Bury Fulgence de Bury, real name: Joseph Désiré Fulgence de Bury (1 March 1785 – 23 June 1845) was a 19th-century French playwright. A civil servant in the administration, he became known under the pen name Fulgence. His theatre plays were presen ...

and

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 ...

*1831: ''Le Fils du colonel'', drama in 1 act, mingled with couplets *1831: ''La Plus belle nuit de la vie'', comédie en vaudeville in 1 act, with Desvergers and

Charles Varin Charles Voirin, called Varin, (20 January 1798 (1er pluviôse an VI) – 24 April 1869) was a 19th-century French playwright. He also wrote under the pen names V. Warin and Victor. Biography Destined by his father to the profession of nota ...

*1833: ''Le Singe et l'adjoint'', folie-vaudeville in 1 act, with Duvert *1836: ''L'Amour et l'homoeopathie'', vaudeville in 2 acts, with Adolphe Jadin and Alphonse Salin *1837: ''Le Chemin de fer de Saint-Germain'', A-propos-vaudeville in 1 act, with Jean Pierre Charles Perrot de Renneville *1837: ''Zizine, ou l'École de déclamation'', vaudeville in 1 act *1939: ''Le Plus court chemin'', comedy in 1 act, mingled with couplets *1840: ''Misère et génie'', drama in 1 act, with A. Desroziers *1841: ''La Mère et l'enfant se portent bien'', comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act, with

Alfred Desroziers Alfred Desroziers, full name André Jules Alfred Desroziers, (26 January 1807 – 9 March 1870) was a French poet, playwright, and librettist His plays were presented on the several Parisian stages of the 19th century, including the Théâtre ...

and

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 ...

*1844: ''Les fils de télémaque'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Jautard *1848: ''Les Fils de Télémaque'', vaudeville in 1 act, with

Armand-Numa Jautard Armand-Numa Jautard was a 19th-century French playwright and chansonnier who died after 1872. he was still a member of the Société des auteur dramatiques in 1872. His plays were performed on the most important Parisian stages of the 19th centur ...

*1867: ''Qu'est c'que ça me fait, ou tout est pour le mieux'', comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act, (posthumous)

Bibliography

Joseph-Marie Quérard Joseph Marie Quérard (25 December 1797 – 3 December 1865) was a French bibliographer. He was born at Rennes, where he was apprenticed to a bookseller. Sent abroad on business, he remained in Vienna from 1819 to 1824, where he drew up the fi ...

, Félix Bourquelot, Charles Louandre, ''La littérature française contemporaine. XIXe siècle'', 1857, p. 506-507 * Philippe Chauveau, ''Les théâtres parisiens disparus: 1402-1986'', 1999, p. 101, 367

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tully, Henri de French librettists 19th-century French dramatists and playwrights Writers from Paris 1798 births 1846 deaths