Xavier Vérat also Xavier Veyrat (
Paris 1807 –
Saint-Saulge
Saint-Saulge () is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.
See also
*Communes of the Nièvre department
The following is a list of the 309 communes of the Nièvre department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following ...
(
Nièvre) 21 May 1876) was 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 ...
.
From 1834 to 1847, his
plays were presented on several Parisian stages of the 19th century, including the
Gymnase-Enfantin
The Gymnase-Enfantin or Gymnase des Enfants was an entertainment venue formerly located near the Passage de l'Opéra (Galerie du Baromètre, leading to the Salle Le Peletier) in the 9th arrondissement of Paris. It had a capacity of 200 spectators. ...
, the
Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques, the
Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Antoine, and the
Théâtre de la Renaissance.
Fallen into oblivion, he died destitute in 1876.
[''The Athenaeum'', numéros 2514 à 2539, 1876, p.807]
Works
*1834: ''Anna, ou la Demoiselle de compagnie'',
comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act
*1836: ''Casque en cuir et pantalon garance'', with
Saint-Yves
*1836: ''La fille du Danube, ou Ne m'oubliez pas'', drame-vaudeville in 2 acts and
extravaganza, imité du ballet de l'Opéra, with Saint-Yves
*1836: ''Le cœur d'une mère'', comédie-vaudeville in 1 act, with
Charles Ménétrier
*1836: ''Les Gitanos ou le prince et le chevrier'', historical comedy in 1 act mixed with song, with
Paul Lacroix and Saint-Yves
*1836: ''Julia ou les Dangers d'un bon mot'', comédie-vaudeville en 2 acts, with
Ange-Jean-Robert Eustache Angel
*1836: ''Le Maugrabin'', drame mêlé de chants, imité d'une chronique du XVe siècle, with Saint-Yves
*1837: ''L'Oncle d'Afrique'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Angel
*1837: ''Les Regrets'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Saint-Yves
*1838: ''Les Commères de Bercy'', vaudeville in 1 act
*1840: ''Le Mari de la fauvette'',
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 de Villeneuve
*1840: ''Les marins d'eau douce'', vaudeville in 1 act, with de Villeneuve
*1841: ''Le boulevard du crime'', vaudeville populaire in 2 acts
*1841: ''Le Piège à loup'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Saint-Yves
*1842: ''Les physiologies'', comédie-vaudeville in 1 act, with Angel
*1843: ''L'art et le métier'', comedy in 1 act and in verses, with
Victor Masselin Victor Masselin, real name Victor Jean-Baptiste Masselin, (1804 in Paris – 16 May 1855 Jules Janin, ''Almanach de la littérature du théâtre et des beaux-arts'', 1855, p.77) was a French playwright.
His plays were presented at the Gymnase-Enf ...
*1847: ''L'Homme aux 160 millions'', comédie-vaudeville en 2 acts, with Angel 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 ...
Bibliography
*
Joseph Marie Quérard, ''La littérature française contemporaine : XIX siècle'', vol.6, 1857, p. 542
References
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19th-century French dramatists and playwrights
Writers from Paris
1807 births
1876 deaths