Henri Horace Meyer (17 May 1801 – 2 February 1870) was a 19th-century French dramatist and novelist. Managing director of the Théâtre de la Gaîté from 1839 to 1847, his plays were presented on the most important Parisian stages of his time including the Théâtre du Gymnase-Dramatique, the

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 ...

, and the Théâtre de la Gaîté. In 1839, he witnessed the attack on 12 and 13 May. ''Cour des pairs. Attentat des 12 et 13 mai 1839'',
Read his testimony online

Works

*1834: ''Le Doigt de Dieu'', drama in 1 act *1836: ''Amazampo, ou la Découverte du quinquina'', drama in 4 acts and 7

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*1836: ''L'Empereur et le soldat, ou le 5 mai 1821'', souvenirs contemporains *1837: ''La fille d'un militaire'', comédie-vaudeville in 2 acts, with

Laurencin Laurencin, real name Paul-Aimé Chapelle, (10 January 1806 - 9 December 1890) was a French playwright and librettist. He authored numerous theatre plays, vaudevilles and operettas, most of them in collaboration. '' Le 66'' and '' Monsieur et ...

*1837: ''Richard Moor'', drama in 4 acts, preceded by ''Une heure trop tard'',

prologue A prologue or prolog (from Greek πρόλογος ''prólogos'', from πρό ''pró'', "before" and λόγος ''lógos'', "word") is an opening to a story that establishes the context and gives background details, often some earlier story that ...

in 1 act *1838: ''Samuel le marchand'', drama in 5 acts, with

Louis Gabriel Montigny Louis Gabriel Montigny (3 December 1784 – 10 January 1846 Emmanuel Dupaty, ''Discours prononcé par M. Emmanuel Dupaty aux funérailles de M. Louis-Gabriel Montigny, chef de bataillon en retraite'', 1846) was a 19th-century French playwright an ...

*1838: ''Candinot, roi de Rouen'',

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in 2 acts, with Hugues Bouffé, Charles-Hippolyte Dubois-Davesnes and Eugène Moreau *1839: ''Le Sylphe d'or'', pièce fantastique in 3 acts, preceded by a prologue, with Montigny *1840: ''La Famille Dulaure'', drame-vaudeville in 1 act *1840: ''Un moment d'ambition, ou Plus de peur que de mal'', comédie-vaudeville in 1 act *1844: ''Le Mannequin du prince'', drame-vaudeville in 3 acts, with

Benjamin Antier Benjamin Antier, real name Benjamin Chevrillon, (21 March 1787 – 25 April 1870), was a 19th-century French playwright. An author of melodramas and vaudevilles written in collaboration with other dramatists, he is mostly known for his drama ''L ...

*1850: ''Le sac à malices'', féerie in 3 acts and 25 tableaux *1854: ''Harry-le-Diable'', historical drama in 3 acts, with

Narcisse Fournier Narcisse Louis Pierre Fournier (24 November 1803 – 24 April 1880) was a French journalist, novelist and playwright. Life He began his literary career aged 22 with two pieces, ''les Secrets de Cœur'' and ''la Poupée''. From then on he prod ...

*1854: ''La Partie de piquet'', comédie-vaudeville in 1 act, with Fournier *1855: ''Jocelin le garde-côte'', drama in 5 acts, with Fournier *1855: ''Le Mal de la peur'', comedy in 1 act *1855: ''Penicaut le somnambule'', comédie-vaudeville in 1 act, with Fournier *1857: ''Le Beau-père'', comedy in 1 act *1858: ''M. Candaule, ou le Roi des maris'', comédie-vaudeville in 1 act, with Fournier *1860: ''Le Chef de la Bande Noire'', novel *1860: ''Une voix du ciel'', comedy in 1 act, with Fournier *1861: ''Les Traboucayres, ou les chauffeurs de la montagne'', drama in 5 acts and 9 tableaux, with Fournier *1861: ''Chassé-croisé'', comedy in 1 act, with Fournier *1861: ''La Fille de l'armurier ou les Pays-Bas en 1482'', novel *1862: ''Le portefeuille rouge'', drama in 5 acts with a prologue, with Fournier *1863: ''Le Père Lefeutre'', comédie-vaudeville in 4 acts, with Fournier *1863: ''Les ruines du château noir'', drama in 9 tableaux, including a prologue, with Fournier *1865: ''Le Supplice de Paniquet'', comedy in 1 act, with Fournier and Gustave Bondon *1876: ''Les Dumacheff, ou le Cocher fidèle'', parodie de la pièce de l'Odéon : ''Les Danicheff'', in 1 act and 2 tableaux, with Émile Desbeaux, posth.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Meyer, Henri Horace 19th-century French dramatists and playwrights 19th-century French novelists French theatre managers and producers 1801 births Writers from Brussels 1870 deaths