François-Louis Crosnier (12 May 1792 – 1 September 1867) was a French theatre manager,

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, and

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, who used the

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Edmond Crosnier.

Biography

Born François-Louis Croisnu, he was the son of Louis Croisnu, who adopted the name Crosnier,Tamvaco 2000, pp. 918–919. and Marie-Barbe Constantin, concierges of the Opera, who kept the post for over 35 years. François-Louis first married Françoise-Charlotte-Félix Berville Vallouy and in second nuptials, Marie-Joséphine Alcasar, who was the widow of Casimir-Anne-Marie Broussais, the son of François Broussais. Early in life he became a playwright, whose plays were performed on the most important Parisian stages of the 19th century, including the Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin, the Théâtre de la Gaîté, the Théâtre de l'Odéon, and the

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. However, failing to achieve great success and acquiring a large fortune through marriage, he abandoned playwriting for other endeavours.

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in the

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, he became managing director of the Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin (1830-1832), the

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(1834-1845) and the

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(1854-1856), and a politician, as conseiller général of the (1845-1867), président of the

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(1849-1866), and

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in the

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(1852–1867). He was very successful managing the Opéra-Comique, a theatre in full-blown financial crisis when he took over in 1834. He brought the theatre back to prosperity by staging a large number of successful works, among the most remarkable being ''Lestocq'' and '' Le cheval de bronze'' by

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, '' L'éclair'' by

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, ''Les chaperons blancs'' by Auber, ''Sarah'' by Albert Grisar, the ''

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, '' L'ambassadrice'' and '' Le domino noir'' by Auber, ''Le brasseur de Preston'' by Adam, ''

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, and ''Zanetta'', '' Les diamants de la couronne'', ''Le duc d'Olonne'', and ''La sirène'' by Auber. He died at Lisle, in the château de l'Épau, near

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, the town where he was mayor, on 1 September 1867 (acte n° 4, vue 442/469 du registre) and is buried in the

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in a chapel of the 15th division, where he lies alongside his father and his two spouses.

Works

*1816 : ''Le Huit juillet, ou Trois fêtes pour une'',

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in 1 act *1817 : ''La Pièce en perce'', comedy in 1 act, mixed with vaudevilles, with Armand Croizette *1820 : ''Paris, le 29 septembre 1820'',

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mixed with couplets, with Desprez *1820 : ''La pièce d'emprunt ou le compilateur'', comedy in 1 act, mixed with vaudevilles, with Amable de Saint-Hilaire *1821 : ''Les Ermites'', comédie-vaudeville in 1 act, with

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and

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*1821 : ''Jocrisse paria'', tragédie burlesque in 1 act in verses, with

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*1822 : ''Le Meurtrier, ou le Dévouement filial'', hidtorical melodrama in 3 acts, à spectacle, with Amable de Saint-Hilaire *1823 : ''Le Contrebandier'',

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in 3 acts à spectacle *1823 : ''Le Mariage à la turque'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Desprez *1823 : ''L'École du scandale'', play in 3 acts and in prose, imitée de Sheridan, with de La Salle *1824 : ''Le Mauvais sujet'', comedy in 1 act, mixed with couplets, with Dupetit-Méré *1824 : ''Minuit, ou la Révélation'', melodrame in 3 acts, à show, with Dupetit-Méré *1825 : ''La fille du musicien'', drama in three acts, with Alexandre de Ferrière *1825 : ''Le Canal Saint-Martin'', vaudeville in 1 act, with de La Salle *1825 : ''Le Voyage à Reims'', vaudeville in 2 tableaux, with de la Salle *1825 : ''L'Étrangère'', melodrama in 3 acts, with Frédéric Dupetit-Méré *1826 : ''Le Caissier'', drama in 3 acts, with

Armand-François Jouslin de La Salle Armand-François Jouslin de La Salle (15 September 1794 – 1 July 1863) was a French lawyer, journalist, dramatist and theatre director. Jouslin de La Salle was administrator of the Comédie-Française from 1832 to 1837, and then of the théât ...

*1826 : ''La Fête du village, ou le Cadran de la commune'', vaudeville in 1 act, with de la Salle *1826 : ''Le Contumace'', melodrama in 3 acts, à spectacle, with de La Salle *1827 : ''Louise'', drama in 3 acts and in prose, with Dupetit-Méré and Jean-Baptiste Pellissier *1827 : ''Mandrin'', melodrama in 3 acts, with Benjamin Antier and

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Distinction

* Commandeur of the

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Notes

Bibliography

* * * * * Tamvaco, Jean-Louis (2000). ''Les Cancans de l'Opéra. Chroniques de l'Académie Royale de Musique et du théâtre, à Paris sous les deux restorations'' (2 volumes, in French). Paris: CNRS Editions. .

External links

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