Ernest Blum (15 August 1836 – 18 September 1907) was a 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 ...

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 Charivari'' was an illustrated magazine published in Paris, France, from 1832 to 1937. It published caricatures, political cartoons and reviews. After 1835, when the government banned political caricature, ''Le Charivari'' began publishing ...

'', '' Le Rappel'', ''

Le Gaulois ''Le Gaulois'' () was a French daily newspaper, founded in 1868 by Edmond Tarbé and Henry de Pène. After a printing stoppage, it was revived by Arthur Meyer in 1882 with notable collaborators Paul Bourget, Alfred Grévin, Abel Hermant, and E ...

'', and other publications. Many of his dramatic works were written in collaboration with Clairville, Flan, Monnier, Brisharre,

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".Raoul Toché François-Frédéric-Raoul Toché (7 October 1850 – 18 January 1895 was a French playwright and journalist. Life and career Toché was born on 7 October 1850 in Rueil, now known as Rueil-Malmaison, near Paris. As a playwright he is known for his ...

and others. The drama of ''Rose Michel'' (1877), of his own composition, ensured his place among the most successful French dramatists of the time. Among the other noteworthy vaudevilles, librettos, and dramas of this versatile writer are the following: ''Les noces de diable'' (1862), ''Rocambole'' (1864), ''

La jolie parfumeuse ''La jolie parfumeuse'' is an opéra comique in three acts of 1873 with music by Jacques Offenbach. The French language, French libretto was by Hector Crémieux and Ernest Blum. Performance history The opera was premiered at the Théâtre de la R ...

'' (1874), ''Espion du roi'' (1876), ''Le petit chaperon rouge'' (1885), ''Les femmes nerveuses'' (1888), ''La rieuse'' (1894), ''Le carillon'' (1897), ''Un soir d'hiver'' (1903) and ''Le jeu de l'amour et de la roulette'' (1905).

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* * 1836 births 1907 deaths 19th-century French dramatists and playwrights 19th-century French journalists French male journalists 19th-century French male writers {{France-journalist-stub