Félix-Auguste Duvert (12 January 1795 – 19 October 1876) was a 19th-century
French playwright and
vaudevillist
Vaudeville (; ) is a theatrical genre of variety entertainment born in France at the end of the 19th century. A vaudeville was originally a comedy without psychological or moral intentions, based on a comical situation: a dramatic composition ...
.
Biography
Félix-Auguste Duvert was first a soldier. A volunteer in 1811 among the riflemen of the young guard, he then was part of a regiment of
dragoons that he left only after the dismissal of the
Armée de la Loire
The Armée de la Loire was a French army of the Franco-Prussian War. It was formed in October 1870 by Léon Gambetta, interior minister and minister for war in the Government of National Defence, then taking refuge in Tours after the Frenc ...
.
In 1823, he made his debut as a playwright at the
Théâtre du Gymnase dramatique with ''Les Frères de lait'', a one-act
comédie en vaudeville cowritten with
Édouard Nicole. He would afterwards collaborate primarily with
Paul Duport
Nicolas-Paul Duport (22 April 1798 – 26 December 1866) was a French dramatist and librettiste who also wrote under the pen names M. P. D., Paulin and Erbert.
Theatre
* 1824 : ''Le Beau-frère, ou la Veuve à 2 maris'', comédie-vaudeville in ...
,
Saintine,
Étienne Arago
Étienne Vincent Arago (9 February 1802 – 7 March 1892) was a French writer and politician, and co-founder (with Maurice Alhoy) of the newspaper ''Le Figaro''.
Early life
Arago was born in Perpignan, the youngest of the four Arago brothers. H ...
,
Charles Dupeuty and
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 ...
. But from 1830, his name was inseparably linked to that of his son in law,
Augustin de Lauzanne. The latter's share in the development of their works was the backbone of the
plot
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* Plot (narrative), the story of a piece of fiction
Music
* ''The Plot'' (album), a 1976 album by jazz trumpeter Enrico Rava
* The Plot (band), a band formed in 2003
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* ''Plot ...
, the outlining of the characters and imagination of the ''
quiproquos''. The duo would produce a very great number of successful "follies" for over forty years.
Duvert also wrote the lyrics of many songs. He is buried at
Père Lachaise Cemetery
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(54th division).
Works
Theatre
*1823: ''Les Frères de lait'', one-act
comédie en vaudeville, with
Nicole and Dubay,
Gymnase-Dramatique (8 February)
*1823: ''Le Mort vivant ou les Suites d'un cartel'', one-act comédie en vaudevillewith Nicole,
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, Piis and Barré, mainly put on "petites pièces mêlées de couplets sur des airs connus", including vaudevilles.
Af ...
(6 December)
*1824: ''Une visite en prison'', one-act comédie en vaudeville with Nicole, Vaudeville (24 July)
*1824: ''Le Jour des noces ou la Lettre initiale'', one-act comédie en vaudeville with Nicole, Vaudeville (14 October)
*1824: ''Le Dernier des Romains'', prologue, Vaudeville (4 November)
*1824: ''Les Habits d'emprunt'', one-act vaudeville with Nicole, Vaudeville (4 November)
*1824: ''Ma femme se marie'', one-act vaudeville with
Vianadt, Vaudeville (11 December)
*1825: ''Kettly ou le Retour en Suisse'' one-act vaudeville with
Paulin, Vaudeville (28 January)
*1825: ''L'Homme de confiance'', one-act vaudeville with
Bernard
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The name is attested from at least the 9th century. West Germanic ''Bernhard'' is composed from the two elements ''bern'' "bear" and ''hard'' "brav ...
, Vaudeville (13 June)
*1825: ''La Comédie à la campagne'', two-act
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 ...
after ''L'impresario in angustie'' (1786) by
Cimarosa,
Théâtre de l'Odéon (16 August)
*1825: ''La Dernière Heure de liberté'', one-act comédie en vaudeville, with
Paulin,
Théâtre de Madame (20 August)
*1826: ''Joseph II ou l'Inconnu au cabaret'', comédie en vaudeville, with
W. Lafontaine W. Lafontaine (10 July 1796 in Moscow – 1859 in the 10th arrondissement of Paris) was a 19th-century French playwright.
Biography
This was probably the pseudonym of Jean Baptiste Joseph Lafontaine who made himself called "Wanincka" (short for ...
and
Leroy
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* Le R ...
, Vaudeville (25 February)
*1826: ''La Sourde-muette ou la Dame au voile vert'', one-act comédie en vaudeville with
Xavier, Vaudeville (20 April)
*1826: ''Oréno ou le Bon Nègre'', one-act vaudeville, with Xavier and Paulin, Vaudeville (7 June)
*1827: ''Odéina ou la Canadienne'', one-act comédie en vaudeville with Xavier, Vaudeville (1 February)
*1827: ''Le Jeune Maire'', two-act comédie en vaudeville, with Xavier and
Dupeuty, Théâtre de Madame (21 May)
*1827: ''L'Eau de jouvence'', one-act opéra comique imitated from the German, with Xavier, Odéon (13 October)
*1828: ''Les Enfans trouvés'', two-act comédie en vaudeville, with Xavier and Dupeuty, Vaudeville (30 January)
*1828: ''Le Page de Woodstock'', one-act comédie en vaudeville, with Xavier and Dupeuty, Vaudeville (8 March)
*1828: ''M. Rossignol ou le Prétendu de province'', one-act folie-vaudeville, with
de Tully and W.Lafontaine,
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 Mademoisell ...
(21 April)
*1828: ''La Matinée aux contre-temps'', one-act comédie en vaudeville, with
Desvergers
Desvergers, real name Armand-Sacré Chapeau, (1794 – 3rd arrondissement of Paris 26 June 1851 ) was a 19th-century French playwright
Biography
Little is known about Desvergers's life except the few lines that were dedicated to him by the medi ...
and
Victor,
Théâtre des Nouveautés
The Théâtre des Nouveautés ("Theatre of the New") is a Parisian theatre built in 1921 and located at 24 boulevard Poissonnière (Paris, 9th arr.). The name was also used by several earlier Parisian theatre companies and their buildings, begin ...
(16 July)
*1828: ''Dix ans de constance'', one-act comédie en vaudeville, with Xavier, Nouveautés (11 August)
*1828: ''La Saint-Valentin ou le Collier de perles'', comédie-vaudeville en un acte with Paulin, théâtre de Madame (3 October)
*1829: ''La Couturière'', three-act comedy, mingled with couplets, with Desvergers and
Varin, Nouveautés (28 October)
*1829: ''Sir Jack ou qui est-ce qui veut se faire pendre ?'', histoire burlesque in three episodes, with Desvergers and Varin, Nouveautés (9 June)
*1830: ''Harnali ou la Contrainte par cor'', parody in five scenes of ''
Hernani'', with
Lauzanne, Vaudeville (30 March)
*1830: ''La Famille de l'apothicaire ou la Petite Prude'', one-act vaudeville, with Desvergers and Varin, Vaudeville (12 July)
*1830: ''27, 28 et 29 juillet, tableau épisodique des
trois journées'' with
Étienne Arago
Étienne Vincent Arago (9 February 1802 – 7 March 1892) was a French writer and politician, and co-founder (with Maurice Alhoy) of the newspaper ''Le Figaro''.
Early life
Arago was born in Perpignan, the youngest of the four Arago brothers. H ...
, Vaudeville (17 August)
*1830: ''Bonaparte, lieutenant d'artillerie, ou 1789 et 1800'', two-act historical comedy, mingled with couplets, with Xavier and Saint-Laurent, Vaudeville (9 October)
*1830: ''La Ligue des femmes, ou le Bal et la Faction'', « tableau civil et militaire » in one act, with Xavier, Vaudeville (4 December)
*1830: ''Cagotisme et Liberté, ou les Deux Semestres'',
revue
A revue is a type of multi-act popular theatrical entertainment that combines music, dance, and sketches. The revue has its roots in 19th century popular entertainment and melodrama but grew into a substantial cultural presence of its own du ...
in two parts, with
Ernest
Ernest is a given name derived from Germanic word ''ernst'', meaning "serious". Notable people and fictional characters with the name include:
People
* Archduke Ernest of Austria (1553–1595), son of Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor
*Ernest, ...
and
Étienne
Étienne, a French analog of Stephen or Steven, is a masculine given name. An archaic variant of the name, prevalent up to the mid-17th century, is Estienne.
Étienne, Etienne, Ettiene or Ettienne may refer to:
People
Scientists and inventor ...
, Vaudeville (31 December)
*1831: ''Heur et Malheur'', vaudeville, with
Basset and Lauzanne, Vaudeville (19 April)
*1831: ''M. Chapolard ou le Lovelace dans un grand embarras'', one-act comédie en vaudeville, with Lauzanne and Paulin, Variétés (25 June)
*1831: ''La Famille improvisée'', « scènes épisodiques », with Dupeuty and
Brazier
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, Vaudeville (5 July)
*1831: ''Marionnette'', parody in 5 acts and in verse of ''
Marion Delorme
Marion Delorme (3 October 1613 – 2 July 1650) was a French courtesan known for her relationships with the important men of her time.
Biography
She was the daughter of Jean de Lou, sieur de l'Orme, president of the treasurers of France in Ch ...
'', with de Dupeuty, Vaudeville (29 August)
*1831: ''Le Fils du colonel'', one-act drama, mingled with couplets, with Henry, Vaudeville (31 October)
*1832: ''Mademoiselle Marguerite'', one-act vaudeville, with Xavier, Vaudeville (2 February)
*1832: ''Perruque et Chandelles'', one-act vaudeville, with Lauzanne, Vaudeville (26 April)
*1832: ''La Moustache de Jean-Bart'', one-act vaudeville-anecdote, with Desvergers and
Vanderburch,
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 ...
(15 August)
*1832: ''Le Marchand de peaux de lapin ou le Rêve'', « invraisemblance » in 3 parts, with Lauzanne, Variétés (16 October)
*1832: ''Les Cabinets particuliers'', one-act folie-vaudeville, with Xavier, Vaudeville (23 October)
*1833: ''Le Singe et l'Adjoint'', one-act folie-vaudeville, with Henry, Palais-Royal (7 February)
*1833: ''Prosper et Vincent'', two-act vaudeville, with Lauzanne, Variétés (7 November)
*1834: ''Un scandale'', one-act folie-vaudeville, with Lauzanne, Palais-Royal (18 January)
*1834: ''Le Huron ou les Trois Merlettes'', one-act folie philosophique, with Xavier and Lauzanne after
Voltaire
François-Marie Arouet (; 21 November 169430 May 1778) was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher. Known by his '' nom de plume'' M. de Voltaire (; also ; ), he was famous for his wit, and his criticism of Christianity—es ...
, Variétés (4 February)
*1834: ''Pécherel l'empailleur'', one-act vaudeville, with Lauzanne, Vaudeville (28 April)
*1834: ''Jacquemin, roi de France'', comedy mingled with songs in two acts, with Lauzanne, Vaudeville (8 September)
*1834: ''La Filature'', three-act comédie en vaudeville, with Lauzanne, Palais-Royal (28 October)
*1834: ''La Vie de Napoléon racontée dans une fête de village'', scène épisodique, with
Tousez, Palais-Royal (9 November)
*1835: ''Cornaro, tyran pas doux'', translation in four acts and in verse of
Angelo, Tyrant of Padua'' with Dupeuty, Vaudeville (18 May)
*1835: ''Le Jugement de Salomon'', one-act vaudeville, with Lauzanne, Variétés (3 November)
*1836: ''Elle n'est plus !'' (sequel of ''Simple histoire''), one-act comédie en vaudeville, with Lauzanne,
Théâtre de la Gaîté (22 January)
*1836: ''Le Hottentot'', three-part folie-vaudeville, with Lauzanne,
Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Antoine (2 February)
*1836: ''Monsieur et Madame Galochard'', one-act vaudeville, with Xavier and Lauzanne, Vaudeville (6 February)
*1836: ''La Fille de la favorite'', three-act historical comedy, with Lauzanne,
Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin (11 February)
*1836: ''Actéon et le Centaure Chiron'',
farce
Farce is a comedy that seeks to entertain an audience through situations that are highly exaggerated, extravagant, ridiculous, absurd, and improbable. Farce is also characterized by heavy use of physical humor; the use of deliberate absurdity or ...
, with
Théaulon andt
de Leuven, Palais-Royal (19 March)
*1836: ''Renaudin de Caen'', ctwo-act comédie en vaudeville, with Lauzanne imitated from
Calderón, Vaudeville (24 March)
*1836: ''Capitaine de voleurs'', two-act comédie en vaudeville, with Xavier and Lauzanne, Vaudeville (14 November)
*1836: ''Le Mari de la dame de chœurs'', two-act vaudeville, with
Bayard
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* Bayard, ...
, Vaudeville (12 December)
*1837: ''La Laitière et les Deux Chasseurs, ou l'Ours, le Ballon, la Grenouille et le Pot au lait'', « chose fort ancienne, imitée de défunt
Duni et de ci-devant
Anseaume », with Xavier and Lauzanne, Palais-Royal (6 February)
*1837: ''Michel, ou Amour et Menuiserie'', four-act comédie en vaudeville, with Lauzanne and
Jaime
Jaime is a common Spanish and Portuguese male given name for Jacob (name), James (name), Jamie, or Jacques. In Occitania Jacobus became ''Jacome'' and later ''Jacme''. In east Spain, ''Jacme'' became ''Jaime'', in Aragon it became ''Chaime'', and i ...
, Variétés (16 February)
*1837: ''Paul et Pauline'', two-act comédie en vaudeville, with Lauzanne, Palais-Royal (5 June)
*1837: ''Mina ou la Fille du bourgmestre'', two-act comédie en vaudeville, with Lauzanne, Vaudeville (4 July)
*1838: ''Bijou ou l'Enfant de Paris'', four-act féerie mingled with comédie en vaudevilles, with
Pixérécourt and Brazier,
Cirque-Olympique (31 January)
*1838: ''Impressions de voyage'', two-act vaudeville, with Xavier and Lauzanne, Vaudeville (13 June)
*1838: ''Les Étrennes de ma barbe'', à -propos vaudeville in one act, with Lauzanne, Palais-Royal (31 December)
*1839: ''La Femme de ménage'', one-act folie, with Xavier and Lauzanne, Palais-Royal (7 March)
*1839: ''Le Plastron'', two-act comedy mingled with spong, with Xavier and Lauzanne, Vaudeville (27 April)
*1841: ''Un monsieur et une dame'', comédie en vaudeville, with Xavier and Lauzanne, Vaudeville (27 February)
*1841: ''La SÅ“ur de Jocrisse'', one-act vaudeville, with
Varner, Palais-Royal (17 July)
*1841: ''Un monstre de femme'', one-act comédie en vaudeville, with Varner and Lauzanne, Vaudeville (10 September)
*1842: ''Le Grand Palatin'', three-act comédie en vaudeville, with Lauzanne and
Le Roux, Vaudeville (22 January)
*1842: ''Carabins et carabines'', two-act vaudeville, with Xavier and Lauzanne, Variétés (23 April 1842)
*1842: ''L'Omelette fantastique'', one-act vaudeville, with Boyer, Palais-Royal (22 August 1842)
*1842: ''Les Informations conjugales'', one-act vaudeville, with Lauzanne and Jaime, Variétés (7 November 1842)
*1843: ''Les Égarements d'une canne et d'un parapluie'', folie-vaudeville, with Lauzanne, Palais-Royal (28 January)
*1843: ''Les Soupers de carnaval'', folie mingled with couplets, with Varin and
de Kock, Théâtre du Palais-Royal (26 February).
[�]
Les Soupers de carnaval
», ''Annales dramatiques'', Paris, 1843, p.63.
*1843: ''Entre ciel et terre'', pochade-vaudeville, with Lauzanne, Palais-Royal (25 April)
*1843: ''Jocrisse en famille'', one-act folie-vaudeville, with Lauzanne, Palais-Royal (28 June)
*1843: ''L'Homme blasé'', two-act vaudeville, with Lauzanne, Vaudeville (18 November)
*1844: ''La Bonbonnière ou Comme les femmes se vengent'', one-act vaudeville, with Lauzanne, Palais-Royal (1 February)
*1844: ''Trim ou la Maîtresse du roi'', two-act vaudeville, with Lauzanne, Variétés (16 March)
*1845: ''Le Pot aux roses'', one-act comédie en vaudeville, with Boyer, Palais-Royal (31 October)
*1845: ''L'ÃŽle de Robinson'', one-act vaudeville, with Lauzanne, Vaudeville (3 November)
*1845: ''Riche d'amour'', one-act comédie en vaudeville, with Xavier and Lauzanne, Vaudeville (20 November)
*1845: ''Le Marchand de marrons'', two-act comédie en vaudeville, with Lauzanne, Gymnase-Dramatique (22 December)
*1846: ''Beaugaillard ou le Lion amoureux'', one-act vaudeville imitated from a fable by
La Fontaine
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, with Xavier and Lauzanne, Vaudeville (5 February)
*1846: ''La Planète à Paris'', revue in three acts and 4 tableaux, with J. Gabriel and Dupeuty, Vaudeville (12 December)
*1847: ''Le Docteur en herbe'', two-act comédie en vaudeville, with Lauzanne, Palais-Royal (1 April)
*1847: ''Ce que femme veut...'', two-act comédie vaudeville, with Lauzanne, Vaudeville (14 April)
*1848: ''La Clef dans le dos'', one-act comédie en vaudeville, with Lauzanne and Duport, Gymnase-Dramatique (12 February)
*1848: ''Hercule Belhomme'', one-act comédie en vaudeville, with Lauzanne, Gymnase-Dramatique (30 March)
*1849: ''La Poésie des amours et...'', two-act comédie en vaudeville, with Lauzanne, Vaudeville (1 March)
*1849: ''Un cheveu pour deux têtes'', one-act comedy mingled with couplets, with de Varner and Lauzanne,
Théâtre Montansier (11 May)
*1849: ''Malbranchu, greffier au plumitif'', two-act comédie en vaudeville, with Xavier and Lauzanne, Vaudeville (26 November)
*1849: ''La Fin d'une république ou Haïti en 1849'', à -propos-vaudeville in one act, with Lauzanne, Vaudeville (18 December)
*1850: '' À la Bastille'', one-act vaudeville, with Xavier and Lauzanne, Variétés (6 May)
*1850: ''Le Pont cassé'', one-act comédie en vaudeville, with Lauzanne, Variétés (10 October)
*1850: ''Supplice de Tantale'', one-act comédie-vaudeville, with Lauzanne, Variétés (31 October)
*1851: ''Les Malheurs heureux'', one-act comédie-vaudeville, with Lauzanne and
La Rounat, Variétés (3 May)
*1852: ''Une queue rouge'', comédie en vaudeville, two acts in 3 parts, with Lauzanne, Variétés (17 January)
*1852: ''Le Puits mitoyen'', one-act folie-vaudeville, with Lauzanne, Variétés (25 January)
*1852: ''Le Roi des drôles'', three-act comedy mingled with song, with Lauzanne, music by
Nargeot, Variétés (3 August)
*1853: ''Une jolie jambe'', one-act vaudeville, with Lauzanne, Vaudeville (13 March)
*1854: ''Un père de famille'', one-act comédie en vaudeville, with Lauzanne, Gymnase-Dramatique (22 February)
*1855: ''Le Diable'', two-act vaudeville, with Lauzanne, Variétés (12 January)
*1856: ''Riche de cœur'', one-act comédie en vaudeville, with Lauzanne, Gymnase-Dramatique(26 September)
*1858: ''Le Hanneton du Japon'', one-act comédie en vaudeville, with Lauzanne, Palais-Royal (27 March)
*1858: ''Macaroni d'Italie'', one-act vaudeville, with Lauzanne and H. L***, Variétés (12 April)
*1858: ''En revenant de Pondichéry'', two-act comedy, mingled with couplets, with Lauzanne, Palais-Royal (2 December)
*1859: ''Voyage autour de ma chambre'', one-act opéra comique, with Xavier and Lauzanne, music by
Albert Grisar,
Opéra-Comique
The Opéra-Comique is a Paris opera company which was founded around 1714 by some of the popular theatres of the Parisian fairs. In 1762 the company was merged with – and for a time took the name of – its chief rival, the Comédie-Italienn ...
(12 August)
Other
* 1830 : ''Les Havrais, cantate adressée aux habitans du
Havre'', paroles de Duvert
* 1830 : ''La Parisienne'', chant national d’É. Arago, Duvert et Varin, « au profit des blessés et des familles des citoyens morts en combattant pour la liberté les 27, 28 et 29 juillet »
References
Bibliography
* Édouard Noël et Edmond Stoullig, �
Félix-Auguste Duvert», ''
Les Annales du théâtre et de la musique
''Les Annales du Théâtre et de la Musique'' ("The Annals of Theatre and Music") was an annual French periodical which covered French dramatic and lyric theatre for 42 years, from 1875 to 1916. The volumes also covered concert series and ne ...
'', year 1876,
Paul Ollendorff
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Christianity
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, Paris, 1877, , at
Gallica.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Duvert, Felix-Auguste
19th-century French dramatists and playwrights
French lyricists
1795 births
Writers from Paris
1876 deaths
Burials at Père Lachaise Cemetery