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Léon Beauvallet, full name Pierre-Léon-Charles Beauvallet, (22 August 1828 Archives reconstituées de la Ville de Paris, fiche 75/101
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, playwright and
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. Author of numerous
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, most of them written in collaboration, as well as
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s published in ''Le Passe-Temps'' before publication in print, he is best known for being part of the troupe who accompanied
Rachel Félix Elisabeth Félix (21 February 1821 – 3 January 1858), better known only as Mademoiselle Rachel or simply Rachel, was a French actress. She became a prominent figure in French society, and was the mistress of, among others, Napoleon III, Pri ...
to the United-States and Cuba in 1855. The account he gave of this odyssey, first published in ''
Le Figaro ''Le Figaro'' () is a French daily morning newspaper founded in 1826. It is headquartered on Boulevard Haussmann in the 9th arrondissement of Paris. The oldest national newspaper in France, ''Le Figaro'' is one of three French newspapers of r ...
'' under the title ''Rachel et le Nouveau-Monde'', had some success and was translated into English upon its release in 1856. Léon Beauvallet was Pierre-François Beauvallet's son and Frantz Beauvallet's father, both dramatists.


Works


Theatre

*''Le Roi de Rome'', drama in 5 acts and 10
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, with
Charles Desnoyer Charles-Louis-François Desnoyer, or Desnoyers, (6 April 1806 – 6 February 1858) was a 19th-century French actor, playwright and theatre manager. He also wrote under the pen name Anatole de Beaulieu. Short biography He made his debut as act ...
,
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 ...
, 13 June 1850 *''Les Femmes de Gavarni'', « scènes de la vie parisienne », 3 actes and a masquerade mingled with couplets, with
Th̩odore Barri̬re Th̩odore Barri̬re (1823 Р16 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 ...
and
Adrien Decourcelle Adrien Decourcelle (28 October 1821 – 6 August 1892) was a 19th-century French writer and playwright. Pierre-Henri-Adrien Decourcelle wrote about 70 plays between 1845 and 1855, comedies and Comédie en vaudeville written most of the time in ...
,
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 ...
, 3 June 1852 *''Sur Terre et sur mer'', comedy in 1 act mingled with song, Ambigu-Comique, 22 January 1854 *''Le Paradis perdu'', drama in 5 acts mingled with song, with Henry de Kock, Théâtre Beaumarchais, 9 September 1854 *''La Mariée est trop belle'', comédie-vaudeville in 1 act, with Henry de Kock,
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 ...
, 25 June 1855 *''Le Guetteur de nuit'', opérette bouffe in 1 act, with
Amédée de Jallais Amédée de Jallais (17 December 1826 – 31 January 1909) was a 19th-century French playwright, operetta librettist and chansonnier. Biography The son of a lieutenant colonel in the guards, he studied at the College Bourbon then entered in ...
,
Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens The Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens () is a Parisian theatre founded in 1855 by the composer Jacques Offenbach for the performance of opéra bouffe and operetta. The current theatre is located in the 2nd arrondissement at 4 rue Monsigny with a ...
, 30 August 1856 *''Les Princesses de la rampe'', comedy in 2 acts mingled with song, with
Lambert-Thiboust 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 in 1848 and briefly pursued acting at th ...
, Variétés, 26 February 1857 *''Je ne mange pas de ce pain-là'', comédie-vaudeville in 1 act, with Marcel Nouvière, Palais-Royal, 4 September 1857 *''La Filleule du chansonnier'', drama in 3 acts mingled with song, with Saint-Agnan Choler after the songs by
Pierre-Jean de Béranger Pierre-Jean de Béranger (19 August 178016 July 1857) was a prolific French poet and chansonnier ( songwriter), who enjoyed great popularity and influence in France during his lifetime, but faded into obscurity in the decades following his deat ...
, Ambigu-Comique, 1 November 1857 *''Ninon et Ninette'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Amédée de Jallais and Marcel Nouvière,
Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques The Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques was a theatre in Paris in the 19th and 20th centuries. Opened first in 1832 in the site of the old Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique on the Boulevard du Temple, under Frédérick Lemaître it became a noted venue f ...
, 5 October 1858 *''Les Moissonneurs de Rome'', drama in 1 act, Théâtre des Jeunes-Artistes, 26 April 1864 *''Le Crime de Faverne'', drama in 5 acts and 7 tableaux, with Théodore Barrière, Ambigu-Comique, 6 February 1868 *''Le Sacrilège'', drama in 5 acts, eight tableaux, with Théodore Barrière, Ambigu-Comique, 23 Octobre 1868 *''Les Quatre Henri, ou la Destinée'', historical drama in 6 acts, Ambigu-Comique, 5 June 1869 *''Bruxelles qui rit'', revue-
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 ...
in 5 acts and 18 tableaux, with Marc Leprévost,
Théâtre royal du Parc The Royal Park Theatre (french: Théâtre royal du Parc, nl, Koninklijk Parktheater) is a theatre in Brussels, Belgium. It is located at 3, Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat, on the edge of Brussels Park, facing the Belgian House of Parliament (Palace ...
, Bruxelles, 6 February 1870 *''Le Fils d'une comédienne'', drama in 5 acts by Léon and Frantz Beauvallet,
Théâtre de Cluny The théâtre de Cluny or théâtre Cluny was an entertainment venue located at 71 boulevard Saint-Germain in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, inaugurated in 1864 and closed in 1989. Productions (selection) * 1869 : '' Le Juif Polonais'', oper ...
, 17 December 1873 *''L'Amant de la lune'', drama in 5 acts and 7 tableaux, with Paul de Kock, Ambigu-Comique, 17 May 1874 *''Les Femmes de Paul de Kock'', pièce fantastique in 5 acts and 9 tableaux by Léon and Frantz Beauvallet,
Théâtre Déjazet The Théâtre Déjazet is a theatre on the boulevard du Temple (popularly known as the ' boulevard du crime’) in the 3rd arrondissement of Paris, France. It was founded in 1770 by Comte d'Artois who later was crowned Charles X. It was then clos ...
, 17 June 1874 *''Le Tour du monde en 80 minutes'', « voyage fantaisiste » in 3 acts and 5 tableaux, Théâtre Déjazet, 15 November 1874 *''Auguste Manette'', drama in 5 acts and 6 tableaux, with Alexis Bouvier, Théâtre des Arts, 26 January 1875 *''La Mère Gigogne'', play in 5 acts and 10 tableaux mingled with song, with Victor Koning, Théâtre du Château-d'Eau, 5 February 1875 *''Le Papillon du Marais'', comedy in 1 act, mingled with song by Léon and Frantz Beauvallet, Athénée-Comique, 1 October 1876 *''La Vicomtesse Alice'', drama in 5 acts and 8 tableaux, with
Albéric Second Pierre Albéric Second, (17 June 1817 - 2 June 1887 Théâtre des Nations, 28 September 1882


Texts

;Novels *1864:''Les Drames de Montfaucon'' *1870: ''Les Pendus de Montfaucon : Les Mystères de la rue des Marmousets'' *1871: ''Les Pendus de Montfaucon : Les Secrets du capitaine Buridan'' *1872: ''Les Nuits royales'', suite des ''Secrets du capitaine Buridan'' *1879:
Suce-canelle, ou les Trois Faubouriennes
', with Frantz Beauvallet and Saint-Vrin, at Gallica *1881:
Le Crime de la place Saint-Jacques
', roman de mœurs contemporaines, with Frantz Beauvallet, at Gallica *1888: ''Milord l'Arsouille'' *1893: ''Mlle d'Artagnan'', with Frantz Beauvallet ;Other *1856:
Rachel et le Nouveau-Monde, promenade aux États-Unis et aux Antilles
', at Gallica *1861: ''Les Femmes de Murger'', with
Louis Lemercier de Neuville Louis Lemercier de Neuville or La Haudussière, real name Louis Lemercier, (2 July 1830 – 1918) was a French puppeteer, journalist, columnist, playwright and storyteller. He created the French ''Théâtre de Pupazzi''. Biography Louis was th ...
*1862: ''Les Femmes de Victor Hugo'', with Charles Valette


References


Bibliography

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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 ...
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Léon Beauvallet
», ''Grand dictionnaire universel du XIXe siècle'', tome 2, Paris, 1867, (p. 452), at Gallica


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