Édouard Devicque (1830 – 4 January 1863) was a 19th-century French playwright and novelist.
Biography
After he had presented, in collaboration with
Henri Crisafulli, his regular collaborator, a certain number of plays many of which enjoyed a great success, Devicque was better known as a playwright than as a novelist.
He made his debut in theatre in 1855 with the drama ''César Borgia'', which offered the distinction of having been received, learned and mounted in eight days ; Of all his plays, the one was the most successful. Then came the historical drama ''Marie Stuart en Écosse'', the popular drama ''Deux faubouriens'', ''le Roi Lear'', ''Giroflé-Girofla'', a drama which, despite the emotional role that was created by Mme. Doche was little appreciated by the public. Finally, the comedy ''Esther Ramel'', where
Anaïs Fargueil
Anaïs Fargueil (21 March 1819 – 8 April 1896) was a 19th-century French actress.
Biography
Anaïs Fargueil was the daughter of Paul Fargueil, a Toulouse actor that made her start on stage from the age of four. In 1825, she followed her par ...
played the lead role, was a miserable failure, and the play disappeared from the bills almost immediately after the premiere.
The complete failure of ''Esther Ramel'', succeeding promising successes, probably discouraged Devicque from theater. It is from this time that, despairing of addressing popular theaters, he began writing novels.
When he died, he left many manuscripts to Henri Crisafulli.
Theatre
*1855: ''César Borgia'', four-act drama, with Henri Crisafulli,
Théâtre de l’Ambigu, 11 December
*1856: ''Marie Stuart en Écosse'', historical drama in five acts and 12 tableaux, with Henri Crisafulli,
Cirque-Olympique
*1856: ''La Mye du roy Louis le unziesme'', one-act drama, with
Édouard Cadol
Édouard Cadol (11 February 1831 – 1 June 1898) was a 19th-century French playwright and novelist.
Biography
An employee at Chemins de Fer du Nord, Cadol soon left his position to dedicate himself entirely to literature. He made his debut as ...
, Librairie théâtrale, Paris
*1857 ''Les Deux Faubouriens'', popular drama in five acts and 8 tableaux, with Henri Crisafulli, Cirque-Olympique
*1858: ''Giroflé-Girofla'', five-act drama, with Henri Crisafulli,
Théâtre de la Gaîté
*1858: ''Le Roi Lear'', drama in five acts and 8 tableaux, Cirque-Olympique
*1861: ''Esther Ramel'', three-act comedy, with Henri Crisafulli,
Théâtre du Vaudeville
The Théâtre du Vaudeville () was a theatre company in Paris. It opened on 12 January 1792 on rue de Chartres. Its directors, Pierre-Antoine-Augustin de Piis, Piis and Yves Barré, Barré, mainly put on "petites pièces mêlées de couplets s ...
, 10 June.
Novels
*1861: ''Les Mères coupables'', F. Sartorius, Paris, in-18 ;
*1862: ''Le Fils de Jean-Jacques'', L. Sartorius, Paris, in-18 ;
*1863: ''Les Amours du Balafré'', L. de Potter, Paris, 5 vol. in-8° ;
*1863: ''Écoliers et bandits, drames du vieux quartier latin'', L. de Potter, Paris, 4 vol. in-8°.
Sources
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External links
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Data.bnf.fr
''Le Chevalier de la Reynaudie''on
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19th-century French dramatists and playwrights
19th-century French novelists
1830 births
1863 deaths