Max Raoul or Vandière, real name Raoul François Chapais, (c.1770 – Paris 5 March 1839) was a 19th-century French

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. A former employee at the

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, his plays were presented on several Parisian stages of the 19th century, including the Théâtre du Palais-Royal, the Théâtre du Gymnase-Dramatique, and the Théâtre du Vaudeville.

Works

*1804: ''La Voix du parterre'' *1817: ''L'Original et la copie'', tales *1821: ''L'Amant bossu'', comédie-vaudeville in 1 act, with Eugène Scribe and Mélesville *1827: ''Recette pour marier sa fille'', comédie-vaudeville in 1 act, with Mélesville *1832: ''Une Affaire d'honneur'', comédie-vaudeville in 1 act *1832: ''La Prise de voile'', drama in 2 acts, mingled with songs *1834: ''Le Château d'Urtuby'',

opéra comique ''Opéra comique'' (; plural: ''opéras comiques'') is a genre of French opera that contains spoken dialogue and arias. It emerged from the popular '' opéras comiques en vaudevilles'' of the Fair Theatres of St Germain and St Laurent (and to a l ...

in 1 act, with

Gabriel de Lurieu Gabriel de Lurieu (real name Gabriel-Zéphirin Gonyn de Lurieu; Paris, 28 October 1799 (7 brumaire year VIII) – Paris, 5 February 1889 ) was a French author and playwright. His brother Jules-Joseph-Gabriel de Lurieu (1792–1869), with whom ...

and

Henri-Montan Berton Henri-Montan Berton (17 September 1767 – 22 April 1844) was a French composer, teacher, and writer, mostly known as a composer of operas for the Opéra-Comique. Career Henri-Montan Berton was born the son of Pierre Montan Berton.Charlton ...

*1835: ''Dolly ou Le cœur d'une femme'', drama in 3 acts, with

Thomas Sauvage Thomas-Marie-François Sauvage (1794 - May 1877) was a French dramatist, theatre director and critic. He collaborated with Adolphe Adam (an ''opéra comique'' in two acts ''Le Toréador'', 1849), Albert Grisar (''Gilles ravisseur'', 1838 ; ''L'Ea ...

and de Lurieu *1839: ''Mme de Brienne'', drama in 2 acts, with Saint-Yves

Bibliography

* Joseph Marie Quérard, ''Les supercheries littéraires dévoilées: Galérie des auteurs apocryphes'', 1847, * J-M Quérard, ''La France littéraire'', 1857, {{DEFAULTSORT:Raoul, Max 19th-century French dramatists and playwrights Year of birth missing 1839 deaths