Saint-Yves (9 November 1808 – 23 July 1871) was the pen name of Édouard Déaddé, a 19th-century French
playwright
A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes plays.
Etymology
The word "play" is from Middle English pleye, from Old English plæġ, pleġa, plæġa ("play, exercise; sport, game; drama, applause"). The word "wright" is an archaic English ...
.
Short biography
He was born Ernest-Antoine-Edmond-Édouard Déaddé in Paris. An employee at the Interior ministry, he became known as vaudevilliste under the
pen name
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Saint-Yves and published numerous articles in the ''Revue et gazette musicale'' under the pseudonym D.A.D.
His numerous
plays
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* Play (theatre), a work of drama
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were presented on the most important Parisian stages of his time, including the
Théâtre du Panthéon
The Théâtre du Panthéon was a theatre building in Paris, at 96 (now 46) rue Saint-Jacques ( 5th arrondissement). It opened in 1832 and closed in 1844. It was named after the nearby Panthéon.
History
It was built in 1831 on the remains of the ...
, the
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 ...
, the
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 ...
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 ...
, and the Théâtre de la Gaîté. Several collaborative projects were discussed with
Honoré de Balzac
Honoré de Balzac ( , more commonly , ; born Honoré Balzac;Jean-Louis Dega, La vie prodigieuse de Bernard-François Balssa, père d'Honoré de Balzac : Aux sources historiques de La Comédie humaine, Rodez, Subervie, 1998, 665 p. 20 May 179 ...
but none were realized.
He was the managing director of the Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Antoine from 31 December 1839 to January 1841.Wild 1989, p. 364.
Works
* ''Odette, ou la Petite reine'', chronique-vaudeville du temps de Charles VI, 1832
* ''Le te deum et le de profundis'', one-act comédie en vaudeville, with Benjamin Antier and Victor Ratier, 1832
* ''Léonie, ou les Suites de la colère'', 1833
* ''Une matinée à Vincennes, ou le Conciliateur'', comédie en vaudeville in 1 act, 1834
* ''Le souper du diable'', vaudeville in 1 act, 1834
* ''Un pélerinage'', comédie-vaudeville in 1 act, 1835
* ''La Préface de Gil Blas'',
one-act play
A one-act play is a play that has only one act, as distinct from plays that occur over several acts. One-act plays may consist of one or more scenes. The 20-40 minute play has emerged as a popular subgenre of the one-act play, especially in writi ...
, 1835
* ''Casque en cuir et pantalon garance'', with Xavier Veyrat, 1836
* ''Le Maugrabin, drame mêlé de chants'', 1836
* ''La fille du Danube, ou Ne m'oubliez pas'', drame-vaudeville in 2 acts and
extravaganza
An extravaganza is a literary or musical work (often musical theatre) usually containing elements of burlesque, pantomime, music hall and parody in a spectacular production and characterized by freedom of style and structure. It sometimes also ha ...
, with Veyrat, 1836
* ''Les Gitanos, ou le Prince et le chevrier'', historical comedy in 1 act mingled with song, 1836
* ''La Caisse d'épargne'', comédie-vaudeville in 1 act, with Édouard Delalain, 1836
* ''Le Début de Talma'', comédie-vaudeville in 1 act, 1836
* ''Rosette, ou Promettre et tenir'', comédie en vaudeville in 2 periods, with Alexandre de Lavergne, 1836
* ''L'Amour d'une reine'', drama in 3 acts, 1837
* ''Le Forgeron'', drame-vaudeville in 1 act, with Delalain, 1837
* ''Les ombres chinoises'', comédie vaudeville in 2 acts, 1837
* ''Les marchands de bois'', vaudeville in 1 act, with
Hector Monréal
Hector Monréal (17 July 1839 – 20 May 1910) was a French illustrator, chansonnier and playwright, mostly known for his song '' Frou-frou''.
A draftsman at the French Ministry of War, he left this position in 1862 to engage as an actor for the ...
, 1837
* ''Tabarin, ou un Bobêche d'autrefois'', fantaisie in 1 act, mingled with song, 1837
* ''Les Regrets'', vaudeville in 1 act, with X. Veyrat, 1837
* ''Rose et Colas, ou Une pièce de Sedaine'', comédie en vaudeville in 2 acts, with Delalain and Victor Ratier, 1838
* ''Le Mariage d'orgueil'', comédie en vaudeville in 2 acts, with
Adolphe d'Ennery
Adolphe Philippe d'Ennery or Dennery (17 June 181125 January 1899) was a French playwright and novelist.
Life
Born in Paris, his real surname was Philippe. He obtained his first success in collaboration with Charles Desnoyer in ''Émile, ou le ...
, 1838
* ''Une histoire de voleurs'', drame vaudeville in 1 act, with Delalain, 1838
* ''Turcs et bayadères, ou le Bal de l'Ambigu'', folie de carnaval in 2 tableaux mingled with couplets, with
Amable de Saint-Hilaire
Amable Vilain de Saint-Hilaire (born 30 November 1799) was a French dramatist whose plays have been performed on the most important Parisian stages of the 19th century: Théâtre du Vaudeville, Théâtre des Variétés, Théâtre de la Renaissance ...
, 1838
* ''Sous la Régence'', comédie en vaudeville in 1 act, with Delalain, 1838
* ''La Fabrique'', drame-vaudeville in 3 acts, with Édouard Delalain, 1839
* ''Mme de Brienne'', drama in 2 acts, with Max Raoul, 1839
* ''Béatrix'', drama in 4 acts, 1839
* ''Madame de Brienne'', drama in 2 acts and in prose, 1839
* ''La Tarentule'', imitation du ballet de l'Opéra, in 2 acts, mingled with song and dance, 1839
* ''Les Oiseaux de Bocace'', vaudeville, with Desroziers, 1840
* ''Cocorico ou La poule de ma tante'', vaudeville in 5 acts, with
Michel Masson
Auguste-Michel-Benoît Gaudichot pseudonym: Michel Masson (31 July 1800 – 12 thermidor an VIII- – 23 April 1883) was a French playwright, journalist and novelist of the 19th century.
Biography
A worker's son, he began acting at age 10 and ...
and
Ferdinand de Villeneuve
Ferdinand de Villeneuve (5 June 1801 – 27 September 1858) was a 19th-century French playwright.
Short biography
He made his debut in the theatre at the age of 21 by partnering with Charles Dupeuty, and began to be successful from 1823 onwar ...
, 1840
* ''L'Autre ou les Deux maris'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Alfred Desroziers, 1840
* ''Dinah l'Egyptienne'', drama in 3 acts mingled with song, with Louis Lefebvre, 1840
* ''Le Piège à loup'', vaudeville in 1 act, with X. Veyrat, 1841
* ''Au vert galant !'', vaudeville in 2 acts, with Angel, 1842
* ''Eva ou le Grillon du foyer'', comédie en vaudeville in 2 acts, with Choler, 1842
* ''Les Femmes et le secret'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Delalain, 1843
* ''Le Saut périlleux'', vaudeville in 1 act, 1843
* ''Les Naufrageurs de Kérougal'', drama in 4 acts, extravaganza with Auguste-Louis-Désiré Boulé and Jules Chabot de Bouin, 1843
* ''La Perle de Morlaix'', drame-vaudeville in 3 acts, with Édouard Delalain and Hippolyte Hostein, 1843
* ''La Tête de singe'', vaudeville in 2 acts, with Dumanoir and Desroziers, 1844
* ''Brancas le rêveur'', comédie en vaudeville in 1 act, with Alexandre de Lavergne, 1845
* ''L'Homme aux trente écus'', comédie en vaudeville in 1 act, with Édouard Brisebarre, 1845
* ''Mademoiselle Bruscambille'', comédie en vaudeville in 1 act, 1845
* ''Le fils du diable'', drama in 5 acts and 11 tableaux, with
Paul Féval
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, 1847
* ''Le Pot au lait'', fable by
La Fontaine
Jean de La Fontaine (, , ; 8 July 162113 April 1695) was a French fabulist and one of the most widely read French poets of the 17th century. He is known above all for his ''Fables'', which provided a model for subsequent fabulists across Euro ...
, set in action, 1847
* ''Impressions de ménage'', comédie en vaudeville in 1 act, with Brisebarre, 1847
* ''Mademoiselle Grabutot'', vaudeville in 1 act, with
Adolphe Choler
Adolphe Joseph Choler (1821 – 19 January 1889) was a French playwright and librettist who was born in and died in Paris. He was Saint-Agnan Choler's brother.
His plays were presented on the most important Parisian venues of the 19th century: T ...
, 1847
* ''Le Protégé de Molière'', comedy in 1 act, in verses, 1848
* ''La république de Platon'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Choler, 1848
* ''Candide ou Tout est pour le mieux'', tale mingled with couplets in 3 acts and 5 tableaux, with Clairville et Choler, 1848
* ''Les Barricades de 1848'', opéra patriotique in 1 act and 2 tableaux, with Brisebarre, 1848
* '' Une chaine anglaise'', comédie en vaudeville in 3 acts, with
Eugène Labiche
Eugene is a common male given name that comes from the Greek εὐγενής (''eugenēs''), "noble", literally "well-born", from εὖ (''eu''), "well" and γένος (''genos''), "race, stock, kin".Histoire de rire'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Labiche, 1848
* ''Mademoiselle Carillon'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Angel, 1849
* ''Le Baron de Castel-Sarrazin'', comédie en vaudeville in 1 act, with Clairville and
Alfred Desroziers
Alfred Desroziers, full name André Jules Alfred Desroziers, (26 January 1807 – 9 March 1870) was a French poet, playwright, and librettist
His plays were presented on the several Parisian stages of the 19th century, including the Théâtre ...
, 1849
* ''Le Congrès de la paix'', à-propos in 1 act, mingled with couplets, with Clairville, 1849
* ''Une femme exposée'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Angel, 1849
* '' Les manchettes d'un vilain'', comédie en vaudeville in 2 acts, with Labiche and
Auguste Lefranc
Pierre-Charles-Joseph-Auguste Lefranc (2 February 1814 – 15 December 1878) was a 19th-century French playwright and journalist.
Biography
After secondary studies in Mâcon, he moved to Paris in order to attend law school. There he met Eugèn ...
, 1849
* ''Le Marin de la garde'',
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, 1849
* ''La Paix du ménage'', comédie en vaudeville in 1 act, with Choler, 1849
* ''La baronne Bergamotte'', comédie en vaudeville in 2 acts, with X.-B. Saintine, 1850
* ''Les Étoiles, ou le Voyage de la fiancée'', vaudeville fantastique in 3 acts and 6 tableaux, 1850
* ''Le Rossignol des salons'', comédie en vaudeville in 1 act, with
Xavier de Montépin
Xavier Henri Aymon Perrin, Count of Montépin (10 March 1823 in Apremont, Haute-Saône – 30 April 1902 in Paris) was a popular French novelist.''Merriam Webster's Biographical Dictionary'' (1995)
The author of serialised novels (feuilletons) ...
, 1850
* ''La Jeunesse de Louis XIV (1648)'', vaudeville anecdotique, 1851
* ''La Fille de Frétillon'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Choler, 1851
* ''Belphégor'', vaudeville fantastique in 1 act, with Choler and
Dumanoir
Philippe François Pinel, known as Dumanoir (31 July 1806 – 16 November 1865), was a French playwright and librettist.
Biography
Dumanoir was born in Capesterre-Belle-Eau, Guadeloupe. He was the son of Mrs. Pinel-Dumanoir, whose family plante ...
, 1851
* ''La Mort aux rats'', folie-vaudeville in 1 acti, 1851
* ''Le Mari d'une jolie femme'', comédie en vaudeville in 1 act, with Choler, 1851
* ''Alice, ou L'ange du foyer'', comédie en vaudeville in 1 act, with Émile Colliot, 1852
* ''Marie Simon'', drama in 5 acts, with
Jules-Édouard Alboize de Pujol
Jules-Édouard Alboize de Pujol (1805, Montpellier – 9 April 1854, Paris) was a French historian and playwright. Director of the Théâtre de l'Atelier in Montmartre, Alboize Pujol wrote several dramas and comedies, either alone or in collabo ...
and Choler, 1852
* ''L'Amour au daguerréotype'', vaudeville in 1 act, with
Charles Varin
Charles Voirin, called Varin, (20 January 1798 (1er pluviôse an VI) – 24 April 1869) was a 19th-century French playwright.
He also wrote under the pen names V. Warin and Victor.
Biography
Destined by his father to the profession of nota ...
, 1853
* ''Le Mariage au bâton'', comédie en vaudeville in 1 act, with Xavier Eyma, 1853
* ''L'héritage de ma tante'', comédie en vaudeville in 1 act, with Choler, 1854
* ''Le cousin Verdure'', comédie en vaudeville in 1 act, with Pierre Zaccone, 1855
* ''Flaneuse'', vaudeville in 1 act, 1855
* ''Zerbine'', tableau bouffe, with Octave Féré, 1856
* ''La chanteuse de marbre'', with O.Féré, 1857
* ''Le Nez d'argent'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Choler and
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 ...
, 1857
* ''La belle Gabrielle'', with O. Féré, 1857
* ''Les Chevaliers errants. Zohra la Morisque'', with O. Féré, 1857
* ''Pianella'',
operetta
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in 1 act, with O. Féré, 1860
* ''Un bal sur la tête'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Victor Bernard and
Paul Siraudin
Pierre-Paul-Désiré Siraudin (18 December 1812 – 8 September 1883) was a French playwright and librettist.
He also used the pen names Paul de Siraudin de Sancy, Paul Siraudin de Sancy and M. Malperché.
Biography
He wrote many plays, mai ...
, 1860
* ''Comme on gâte sa vie'', comédie en vaudeville in 3 acts, with Choler, 1860
* ''Le sou de Lise'', operetta in 1 act, with Zaccone, 1860
* ''Les Trabucayres'', with O.Féré, 1862
* ''Le Comte de Bonneval, histoire du siècle dernier'', with O. Féré, 1863
* ''Détournement de majeure'', vaudeville in 1 act, with V. Bernard, and P. Siraudin, 1863
* ''Les Quatre femmes d'un pacha'', with O. Féré, 1864
* ''Splendeurs et misères d'un renégat'', with O. Féré, 1864
* ''Le Baron de Trenck'', with Octave Féré, 1865
* ''Un mariage royal'', with O. Féré, 1865
* ''Une femme dégelée'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Choler and Clairville, 1865
* ''Les Chevaliers d'aventures'', with O.Féré, 1865
* ''Les Amours du comte de Bonneval'', with Octave Féré, 1866
* ''Louise de Guzman'', with O. Féré, 1866
* ''Les Quatre femmes d'un pacha'', with O. Féré, 1867
* ''Mademoiselle Pacifique'', comédie en vaudeville in 1 act, with Choler, 1868
* ''L'Anneau de la veuve'', 1870
* ''Le mari de la tzarine'', with O. Féré, 1891 (posthumous)
Notes
Bibliography
* Joseph M. Quérard, Charles Louandre, ''La littérature française contemporaine'', 1848, (p. 157) read online
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Pierre Larousse
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