Lambert-Thiboust (25 October 1827 – 10 July 1867) was a 19th-century French playwright.
Biography
Lambert-Thiboust began his career as a comedian. He won a prize for tragedy at the
Paris Conservatoire
The Conservatoire de Paris (), also known as the Paris Conservatory, is a college of music and dance founded in 1795. Officially known as the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (CNSMDP), it is situated in the avenue ...
in 1848 and briefly pursued acting at the
Théâtre de l'Odéon. His first play, ''L'Hôtel Lambert'', a one-act comedy, was presented at the Odeon the same year. In 1850, his three-act play ''L'Homme au petit manteau bleu'', gained real success.
During the next 20 years, alone and with such collaborators as
Alfred Delacour
Alfred Delacour or Alfred-Charlemagne Delacour, real name Pierre-Alfred Lartigue, (3 September 1817 – 31 March 1883 ) was a 19th-century French playwright and librettist.
Biography
In addition to his occupation as a physician, which he prac ...
,
Théodore Barrière
Théodore Barrière (1823 – 16 October 1877), French playwright, was born in Paris.
He belonged to a family of map engravers which had long been connected with the war department, and spent nine years in that service himself. The success o ...
,
Clairville,
Adrien Decourcelle,
Henri de Kock,
Paul Siraudin,
Ernest Blum
Ernest Blum (15 August 1836 – 18 September 1907) was a French playwright.
Biography
He made his debut as a writer at the age of sixteen with ''Une femme qui mord''. As a journalist, he was associated with ''Le Charivari'', '' Le Rappel'', '' L ...
,
Eugène Grangé and
Frédéric Charles de Courcy, he wrote a hundred plays, comedies,
vaudevilles and dramas, many of which were successful.
Honors
*
Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur
The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon B ...
au titre du Ministre de la Maison de l'Empereur et des Beaux-Arts (12 August 1864 decree). Parrain :
Camille Doucet
Camille Doucet (16 May 1812 in Paris – 1 April 1895 in Paris) was a French poet and playwright.
Biography
Camille Doucet was born on 16 May, 1812, in Paris, France.
He was a solicitor's clerk and notary, the secretary of Baron Fain in the ...
, of the
Académie françaiseDécret
on the base Léonore
''Base Léonore'', or the Léonore database, is a French database
In computing, a database is an organized collection of data stored and accessed electronically. Small databases can be stored on a file system, while large databases are hoste ...
.
Selected works
* 1848: ''L'Hôtel Lambert'', comedy in 1 act Théâtre de l'Odéon (5 March)
* 1850: ''L'Homme au petit manteau bleu'', play in 3 acts
* 1850: ''Les Trois Dondon'', 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 Alfred Delacour
Alfred Delacour or Alfred-Charlemagne Delacour, real name Pierre-Alfred Lartigue, (3 September 1817 – 31 March 1883 ) was a 19th-century French playwright and librettist.
Biography
In addition to his occupation as a physician, which he prac ...
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 ...
(10 July)
* 1850: ''Les Rubans d'Ivonne'', comedy in 1 act mixed with song with Henri de Kock, Théâtre de la Gaîté (28 September)
* 1851: ''Le Diable'', drama in 6 acts with Delacour, Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin (26 April)
* 1851: ''La Corde sensible'', comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act with Clairville, Théâtre du Vaudeville (8 October)
* 1852: ''Paris qui dort'', scènes de la vie nocturne in 5 acts with Delacour, music by Pierre-Julien Nargeot and Auguste Bazille, Théâtre des Variétés (21 February)
* 1853: ''Les Filles de marbre'', drama in 5 acts mingled with singing with Théodore Barrière
Théodore Barrière (1823 – 16 October 1877), French playwright, was born in Paris.
He belonged to a family of map engravers which had long been connected with the war department, and spent nine years in that service himself. The success o ...
Théâtre du Vaudeville (17 May)
* 1853: ''Les Mystères de l'été'', comédie en vaudevilles in 5 acts with Delacour, music by Nargeot, Théâtre des Variétés (9 June)
* 1853: ''Les Enfers de Paris'', in 5 acts with Roger de Beauvoir Théâtre des Variétés (16 September)
* 1853: ''L'Amour, qué qu'c'est que ça ?'', comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act with Clairville and Delacour Théâtre des Variétés (6 April)
* 1853: ''Diane de lys et de camélias, ou la Femme du monde légère, liée à un homme bilieux qui n'entend pas la plaisanterie'', great parody in 3 little tableaux with Delacour Théâtre des Variétés (7 December)
* 1854: ''Les Oiseaux de la rue'', scènes populaires in 3 acts and 4 tableaux with Delacour Théâtre des Variétés (6 January)
* 1854: ''Le Cabaret du Pot-Cassé'', comédie en vaudevilles in 3 acts with Clairville, music by Jules Bariller, Théâtre du Vaudeville (22 September)
* 1855: ''Le Quart de monde, ou le Danger d'une particulière pleine de malice pour un individu vraiment impressionnable'', parody du demi-monde, étude réaliste mêlée de couplets et d'effets de style with Clairville, Théâtre des Variétés (18 April)
* 1855: ''Un bal d'Auvergnats'', comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act with Paul Siraudin and Delacour, 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
...
(5 April)
* 1855: ''Je dîne chez ma mère'', comedy in 1 act mingled with couplets with Decourcelle, Théâtre du Gymnase-Dramatique (31 December)
* 1856: ''Le Tueur de lions'', comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act with Lehmann, Théâtre du Palais-Royal (15 February)
* 1856: ''Madame Lovelace'', play in 3 acts, Théâtre du Vaudeville (22 February)
* 1857: ''Les Princesses de la rampe'', comedy in 2 acts mingled with singing with Léon Beauvallet, music by Nargeot, Théâtre des Variétés (26 February)
* 1859: ''Rosalinde ou Ne jouez pas avec l'amour'', comedy in 1 act with Aurélien Scholl, Théâtre du Gymnase (1 July)
* 1860: ''La Fille du diable'', féerie
''Féerie'', sometimes translated as "fairy play", was a French theatrical genre known for fantasy plots and spectacular visuals, including lavish scenery and mechanically worked stage effects. ''Féeries'' blended music, dancing, pantomime, and ...
-vaudeville in 5 acts and 8 tableaux with Clairville and Siraudin, music by Nargeot, 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 ...
(9 June)
* 1860: ''La Petite Pologne'', drama in 5 acts with Ernest Blum
Ernest Blum (15 August 1836 – 18 September 1907) was a French playwright.
Biography
He made his debut as a writer at the age of sixteen with ''Une femme qui mord''. As a journalist, he was associated with ''Le Charivari'', '' Le Rappel'', '' L ...
, Théâtre de la Gaîté (29 June)
* 1861: ''Le Crétin de la montagne'', drama in 5 acts and eight tableaux with Eugène Grangé, Théâtre de la Gaîté (3 June)
* 1862: ''Un mari dans du coton'', comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act, Théâtre des Variétés (6 April)
* 1862: ''Les Poseurs'', comedy in 3 acts with Jules Duval, Théâtre des Variétés (17 March)
* 1863: ''Le Secret de Miss Aurore'', drama in 5 acts and 8 tableaux with Bernard Derosne, music by Degroot, Théâtre du Châtelet
The Théâtre du Châtelet () is a theatre and opera house, located in the place du Châtelet in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France.
One of two theatres (the other being the Théâtre de la Ville) built on the site of a ''châtelet'', a ...
(3 July)
* 1864: ''L'homme n'est pas parfait'', tableau populaire in 1 act, Théâtre des Variétés
The Théâtre des Variétés is a theatre and "salle de spectacles" at 7–8, boulevard Montmartre, 2nd arrondissement, in Paris. It was declared a monument historique in 1974.
History
It owes its creation to the theatre director Mademoiselle ...
(1 January)
* 1865: ''Les Jocrisses de l'amour'', comedy in 3 acts, with Théodore Barrière, 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
...
(31 January)
* 1865: ''Le Supplice d'un homme'', comédie en vaudevilles in 3 acts, with Grangé, Théâtre du Palais-Royal (12 July)
* 1865: ''La Marieuse'', comedy in 2 acts, with Charles de Courcy, Théâtre du Gymnase (17 October)
* 1865: ''La Voleuse d'enfants'', drama in 5 acts and 8 tableaux, with Grangé, 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 ...
(6 May)
* 1866: ''La consigne est de ronfler'', comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act mingled with couplets, with Grangé, Théâtre du Palais-Royal (1 February)
References
Bibliography
* Pierre Larousse
Pierre Athanase Larousse (23 October 18173 January 1875) was a French grammarian, lexicographer and encyclopaedist. He published many of the outstanding educational and reference works of 19th-century France, including the 15-volume '' Grand di ...
, ''Grand dictionnaire universel du XIXe siècle'', tome quinzième, 1876, page 122
External links
Lambert-Thiboust
on
Lambert-Thiboust
sur ''Les Archives du spectacle''
Guide bibliographique de la littérature française de 1800 à 1906/T
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19th-century French dramatists and playwrights
Writers from Paris
1827 births
1867 deaths
Burials at Montmartre Cemetery