Hugues Delorme (10 April 1868 – 20 May 1942) was a French poet, comedian, playwright and journalist.

Life

Hugues Delorme was born on 10 April 1868 at

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in the department of Marne with the name of Georges Thiebost. He first lived in

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where he worked as a journalist for several years before moving to Paris. From 1896 he frequented the cabarets of

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and became a poet, humorist, playwright and actor. He was well known at ''

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'' cabaret. He joined ''Gardénia'', a theatrical and artistic circle founded by

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. Hugues Delorme was very tall and slender, and was nicknamed ''La Voltige''. He participated with Paul Delmet, Gaston Montoya, Jacques Ferny and Marcel Legay in creating popular or sentimental songs that were mainly sung in the cabarets of Montmartre. Delorme was an editor of the journal '' Le Courrier français''. He wrote two books about cartoonists, one about

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(Sem) and the other about Carlègle (pseudonym of Charles Émile Egli). These two books were published in Paris in 1939. Delorme also wrote numerous plays, one-act pieces, reviews and some comedies and novels. He works were performed at neighborhood theaters and at café-concerts such as ''Le Coup de minuit''. During his lifetime, he was best known for his classical poetry in octosyllables. His poetry was widely published in various periodicals, but hardly any of it was published in collections. Delorme died on 20 May 1942 and lies in the 89th division of the

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. His tomb is decorated with the inscription:

Works

* 1889 ''Pierrot Amoureux'' * 1891 ''Pierrot financier'' * 1894 ''La Mort d’Orphée'' * 1900 ''La Marchande de pommes'' * 1903 ''Mille regrets!'' cowritten with

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* 1907 ''L'Homme rouge et la femme verte'', cowritten with Armand Nunès * 1907 ''Le Maître à aimer'', cowritten with

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* 1907 ''Zénaïde ou les caprices du destin'' * 1912 ''Revue de l'Olympia'', interpreted by

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* 1913 ''Et patati et patata'', cowritten with Georges Nanteuil, interpreted by

* 1914 ''La Fille de Figaro'', cowritten with

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, music

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, with Jane Marnac * 1921 ''Chanson d'amour'' (Song of Love), adapted with Léon Abric from ''

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'' (7 May 1921) * 1926 ''Divin Mensonge'', operetta in 3 acts and 6 tableaux by

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, cowritten with Alex Madis and

* 1926 ''Le Temps d'aimer'' operetta in 3 acts by

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and

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, couplets by Hugues Delorme, music

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, 7 November 1926

References

Citations Sources * * *

External links

Catulle Mendès-France, "''Le mouvement poétique française de 1867 à 1900''", éditions Ministère de l'éducation nationale, Paris : 1903Hugues Delorme et l'esprit montmartrois
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