Henry Lyonnet,

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Alfred Copin, (1853 - 4 February 1933) was a French writer. He is mostly known for his studies on the

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, and specifically for his ''Dictionnaire des comédiens français''.

Main works

under the name Alfred Copin : * ''Histoire des comédiens de la troupe de Molière'', Paris, L. Frinzine, 1886. * ''Études dramatiques. Talma et la Révolution'', Paris, L. Frinzine, 1887. * ''Études dramatiques. Talma et l'Empire'', Paris, L. Fruizine, 1887. * ''Les Maisons historiques de Paris'', Paris, A. Dupret, 1888. Under the

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Henry Lyonnet : * ''À travers l'Espagne inconnue'', Barcelone, Richardin, R. Lamm et Cie, 1896. * ''Le Théâtre hors de France. 1 série : Le Théâtre en Espagne'', Paris, P. Ollendorff, 1897. * ''Le Théâtre hors de France. 2 série : Le Théâtre au Portugal'', Paris, P. Ollendorff, 1898. * ''Le Théâtre hors de France. 3 série : Le Théâtre en Italie'', Paris, P. Ollendorff, 1900. * ''Le Théâtre hors de France. 4 série : Pulcinella et compagnie, le théâtre napolitain'', Paris, P. Ollendorff, 1901. * ''Dictionnaire des comédiens français (ceux d'hier). Biographie, bibliographie, iconographie'', Genève, Bibliothèque de la Revue universelle internationale illustrée, 1902-1908, 2 vol. ** Other edition : Paris, Librairie de l'art du théâtre, (1904), 2 vol. ** Reimpression : Genève, Slatkine, 1969, 2 tomes en 1 vol. * ''La Mort de Jocrisse'', comedy in 1 act, Paris, Librairie Molière, 1904. * ''Le Premier de l'An d'un cabot, véridique aventure en 1 acte'', s.l., 1909. * ''Les "Premières" de Molière'', Paris, Delagrave, 1921. * ''Les "Premières" de P. Corneille'', Paris, Delagrave, 1923. * ''Les "Premières" de Jean Racine'', Paris, Delagrave, 1924. * ''Les "Premières" d'Alfred de Musset'', Paris, Delagrave, 1927. * ''"Le Cid" de Corneille'', Paris, E. Malfère, 1929. * ''Cervantès'', Nancy-Paris-Strasbourg, Berger-Levrault, 1930. * ''Les Comédiennes'', Paris, M. Seheur, 1930. * ''"La Dame aux camélias" d'Alexandre Dumas'', Paris, Société française d'éditions littéraires et techniques, 1930. * ''Les "Premières" de

Victor Hugo Victor-Marie Hugo (; 26 February 1802 – 22 May 1885) was a French Romantic writer and politician. During a literary career that spanned more than sixty years, he wrote in a variety of genres and forms. He is considered to be one of the great ...

'', Paris, Delagrave, 1930. {{DEFAULTSORT:Lyonnet, Henry 19th-century French writers 20th-century French dramatists and playwrights Theatre in France Historians of theatre 1853 births 1933 deaths