Saint-Yves (9 November 1808 – 23 July 1871) was the pen name of Édouard Déaddé, a 19th-century French
playwright
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.
Short biography
He was born Ernest-Antoine-Edmond-Édouard Déaddé in Paris. An employee at the Interior ministry, he became known as
vaudevilliste under the
pen name
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Saint-Yves and published numerous articles in the ''Revue et gazette musicale'' under the pseudonym D.A.D.
His numerous
plays were presented on the most important Parisian stages of his time, including the
Théâtre du Panthéon
The Théâtre du Panthéon () was a theatre building in Paris, at 96 (now 46) rue Saint-Jacques (Paris), rue Saint-Jacques (5th arrondissement of Paris, 5th arrondissement). It opened in 1832 and closed in 1844. It was named after the nearby Panth ...
, the
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
The theatre owed its creation to Mademoiselle Montans ...
, the
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
O ...
, the
Théâtre de l'Ambigu, the
Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques
The Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques () was a theatre in Paris in the 19th and 20th centuries. Opened first in 1832 in the site of the old Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique on the Boulevard du Temple, under Frédérick Lemaître it became a noted ...
, and the
Théâtre de la Gaîté. Several collaborative projects were discussed with
Honoré de Balzac
Honoré de Balzac ( , more commonly ; ; born Honoré Balzac; 20 May 1799 – 18 August 1850) was a French novelist and playwright. The novel sequence ''La Comédie humaine'', which presents a panorama of post-Napoleonic French life, is ...
but none were realized.
He was the managing director of the
Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Antoine from 31 December 1839 to January 1841.
[Wild 1989, p. 364.]
Works
* ''Odette, ou la Petite reine'', chronique-vaudeville du temps de Charles VI, 1832
* ''Le te deum et le de profundis'', one-act
comédie en vaudeville, with
Benjamin Antier and
Victor Ratier, 1832
* ''Léonie, ou les Suites de la colère'', 1833
* ''Une matinée à Vincennes, ou le Conciliateur'', comédie en vaudeville in 1 act, 1834
* ''Le souper du diable'', vaudeville in 1 act, 1834
* ''Un pélerinage'', comédie-vaudeville in 1 act, 1835
* ''La Préface de Gil Blas'',
one-act play
A one-act play is a play that has only one act, as distinct from plays that occur over several acts. One-act plays may consist of one or more scenes. The 20-40 minute play has emerged as a popular subgenre of the one-act play, especially in writi ...
, 1835
* ''Casque en cuir et pantalon garance'', with
Xavier Veyrat, 1836
* ''Le Maugrabin, drame mêlé de chants'', 1836
* ''La fille du Danube, ou Ne m'oubliez pas'', drame-vaudeville in 2 acts and
extravaganza
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, with Veyrat, 1836
* ''Les Gitanos, ou le Prince et le chevrier'', historical comedy in 1 act mingled with song, 1836
* ''La Caisse d'épargne'', comédie-vaudeville in 1 act, with Édouard Delalain, 1836
* ''Le Début de Talma'', comédie-vaudeville in 1 act, 1836
* ''Rosette, ou Promettre et tenir'', comédie en vaudeville in 2 periods, with Alexandre de Lavergne, 1836
* ''L'Amour d'une reine'', drama in 3 acts, 1837
* ''Le Forgeron'', drame-vaudeville in 1 act, with Delalain, 1837
* ''Les ombres chinoises'', comédie vaudeville in 2 acts, 1837
* ''Les marchands de bois'', vaudeville in 1 act, with
Hector Monréal, 1837
* ''Tabarin, ou un Bobêche d'autrefois'', fantaisie in 1 act, mingled with song, 1837
* ''Les Regrets'', vaudeville in 1 act, with X. Veyrat, 1837
* ''Rose et Colas, ou Une pièce de Sedaine'', comédie en vaudeville in 2 acts, with Delalain and Victor Ratier, 1838
* ''Le Mariage d'orgueil'', comédie en vaudeville in 2 acts, with
Adolphe d'Ennery
Adolphe d'Ennery (; or Dennery; Adolphe Philippe; 17 June 181125 January 1899) was a French playwright and novelist.
Life
Born in Paris, his real surname was Philippe. He obtained his first success in collaboration with Charles Desnoyer in ' ...
, 1838
* ''Une histoire de voleurs'', drame vaudeville in 1 act, with Delalain, 1838
* ''Turcs et bayadères, ou le Bal de l'Ambigu'', folie de carnaval in 2 tableaux mingled with couplets, with
Amable de Saint-Hilaire
Amable Vilain de Saint-Hilaire (born 30 November 1799) was a French dramatist whose plays have been performed on the most important Parisian stages of the 19th century: Théâtre du Vaudeville, Théâtre des Variétés, Théâtre de la Renaissanc ...
, 1838
* ''Sous la Régence'', comédie en vaudeville in 1 act, with Delalain, 1838
* ''La Fabrique'', drame-vaudeville in 3 acts, with Édouard Delalain, 1839
* ''Mme de Brienne'', drama in 2 acts, with
Max Raoul Max Raoul or Vandière, real name Raoul François Chapais, (c.1770 – Paris 5 March 1839) was a 19th-century French playwright.
A former employee at the customs in Rouen, his plays were presented on several Parisian stages of the 19th century, in ...
, 1839
* ''Béatrix'', drama in 4 acts, 1839
* ''Madame de Brienne'', drama in 2 acts and in prose, 1839
* ''
La Tarentule'', imitation du ballet de l'Opéra, in 2 acts, mingled with song and dance, 1839
* ''Les Oiseaux de Bocace'', vaudeville, with Desroziers, 1840
* ''Cocorico ou La poule de ma tante'', vaudeville in 5 acts, with
Michel Masson
Auguste-Michel-Benoît Gaudichot pseudonym: Michel Masson (31 July 1800 – 12 thermidor an VIII- – 23 April 1883) was a French playwright, journalist and novelist of the 19th century.
Biography
A worker's son, he began acting at age 10 and ...
and
Ferdinand de Villeneuve, 1840
* ''L'Autre ou les Deux maris'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Alfred Desroziers, 1840
* ''Dinah l'Egyptienne'', drama in 3 acts mingled with song, with Louis Lefebvre, 1840
* ''Le Piège à loup'', vaudeville in 1 act, with X. Veyrat, 1841
* ''Au vert galant !'', vaudeville in 2 acts, with Angel, 1842
* ''Eva ou le Grillon du foyer'', comédie en vaudeville in 2 acts, with Choler, 1842
* ''Les Femmes et le secret'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Delalain, 1843
* ''Le Saut périlleux'', vaudeville in 1 act, 1843
* ''Les Naufrageurs de Kérougal'', drama in 4 acts, extravaganza with
Auguste-Louis-Désiré Boulé and
Jules Chabot de Bouin, 1843
* ''La Perle de Morlaix'', drame-vaudeville in 3 acts, with Édouard Delalain and
Hippolyte Hostein, 1843
* ''La Tête de singe'', vaudeville in 2 acts, with Dumanoir and Desroziers, 1844
* ''Brancas le rêveur'', comédie en vaudeville in 1 act, with Alexandre de Lavergne, 1845
* ''L'Homme aux trente écus'', comédie en vaudeville in 1 act, with
Édouard Brisebarre, 1845
* ''Mademoiselle Bruscambille'', comédie en vaudeville in 1 act, 1845
* ''Le fils du diable'', drama in 5 acts and 11 tableaux, with
Paul Féval
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, 1847
* ''Le Pot au lait'', fable by
La Fontaine
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, set in action, 1847
* ''Impressions de ménage'', comédie en vaudeville in 1 act, with Brisebarre, 1847
* ''Mademoiselle Grabutot'', vaudeville in 1 act, with
Adolphe Choler
Adolphe Joseph Choler (1821 – 19 January 1889) was a French playwright and librettist who was born in and died in Paris. He was Saint-Agnan Choler's brother.
His plays were presented on the most important Parisian venues of the 19th century: Th ...
, 1847
* ''Le Protégé de Molière'', comedy in 1 act, in verses, 1848
* ''La république de Platon'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Choler, 1848
* ''Candide ou Tout est pour le mieux'', tale mingled with couplets in 3 acts and 5 tableaux, with Clairville et Choler, 1848
* ''Les Barricades de 1848'', opéra patriotique in 1 act and 2 tableaux, with Brisebarre, 1848
* ''
Une chaine anglaise'', comédie en vaudeville in 3 acts, with
Eugène Labiche
Eugène Marin Labiche (; 6 May 181522 January 1888) was a French dramatist. He remains famous for his contribution to the vaudeville genre and his passionate and domestic pochades.
In the 1860s, he reached his peak with a series of successe ...
, 1848
* ''
Histoire de rire'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Labiche, 1848
* ''Mademoiselle Carillon'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Angel, 1849
* ''Le Baron de Castel-Sarrazin'', comédie en vaudeville in 1 act, with
Clairville and
Alfred Desroziers, 1849
* ''Le Congrès de la paix'', à -propos in 1 act, mingled with couplets, with Clairville, 1849
* ''Une femme exposée'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Angel, 1849
* ''
Les manchettes d'un vilain'', comédie en vaudeville in 2 acts, with Labiche and
Auguste Lefranc, 1849
* ''Le Marin de la garde'',
opéra comique
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in 1 act, 1849
* ''La Paix du ménage'', comédie en vaudeville in 1 act, with Choler, 1849
* ''La baronne Bergamotte'', comédie en vaudeville in 2 acts, with
X.-B. Saintine, 1850
* ''Les Étoiles, ou le Voyage de la fiancée'', vaudeville fantastique in 3 acts and 6 tableaux, 1850
* ''Le Rossignol des salons'', comédie en vaudeville in 1 act, with
Xavier de Montépin, 1850
* ''La Jeunesse de Louis XIV (1648)'', vaudeville anecdotique, 1851
* ''La Fille de Frétillon'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Choler, 1851
* ''Belphégor'', vaudeville fantastique in 1 act, with Choler and
Dumanoir
Philippe François Pinel (), known as Dumanoir (; 31 July 1806 – 16 November 1865), was a French playwright and librettist.
Biography
Dumanoir was born in Capesterre-Belle-Eau, Guadeloupe. He was the son of Mrs. Pinel-Dumanoir, whose family ...
, 1851
* ''La Mort aux rats'', folie-vaudeville in 1 acti, 1851
* ''Le Mari d'une jolie femme'', comédie en vaudeville in 1 act, with Choler, 1851
* ''Alice, ou L'ange du foyer'', comédie en vaudeville in 1 act, with
Émile Colliot
Émile Colliot(12 January 1824, Chaumont, Haute-Marne – 24 January 1881) was a French playwright and poet of the 19th century.
His Play (theatre), plays were presented at many Parisian stages of his time, including the Théâtre des Folies-Dram ...
, 1852
* ''Marie Simon'', drama in 5 acts, with
Jules-Édouard Alboize de Pujol
Jules-Édouard Alboize de Pujol (1805, Montpellier – 9 April 1854, Paris) was a French historian and playwright. Director of the Théâtre de l'Atelier in Montmartre, Alboize Pujol wrote several dramas and comedies, either alone or in collabo ...
and Choler, 1852
* ''L'Amour au daguerréotype'', vaudeville in 1 act, with
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 ...
, 1853
* ''Le Mariage au bâton'', comédie en vaudeville in 1 act, with
Xavier Eyma, 1853
* ''L'héritage de ma tante'', comédie en vaudeville in 1 act, with Choler, 1854
* ''Le cousin Verdure'', comédie en vaudeville in 1 act, with
Pierre Zaccone, 1855
* ''Flaneuse'', vaudeville in 1 act, 1855
* ''Zerbine'', tableau bouffe, with Octave Féré, 1856
* ''La chanteuse de marbre'', with O.Féré, 1857
* ''Le Nez d'argent'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Choler and
Alfred Delacour
Alfred Delacour or Alfred-Charlemagne Delacour, real name Pierre-Alfred Lartigue, (3 September 1817 – 31 March 1883 ) was a 19th-century French playwright and librettist.
Biography
In addition to his occupation as a physician, which he prac ...
, 1857
* ''La belle Gabrielle'', with O. Féré, 1857
* ''Les Chevaliers errants. Zohra la Morisque'', with O. Féré, 1857
* ''Pianella'',
operetta
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in 1 act, with O. Féré, 1860
* ''Un bal sur la tête'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Victor Bernard and
Paul Siraudin
Pierre-Paul-Désiré Siraudin (18 December 1812 – 8 September 1883) was a French playwright and librettist.
He also used the pen names Paul de Siraudin de Sancy, Paul Siraudin de Sancy and M. Malperché.
Biography
He wrote many plays, main ...
, 1860
* ''Comme on gâte sa vie'', comédie en vaudeville in 3 acts, with Choler, 1860
* ''Le sou de Lise'', operetta in 1 act, with Zaccone, 1860
* ''Les Trabucayres'', with O.Féré, 1862
* ''Le Comte de Bonneval, histoire du siècle dernier'', with O. Féré, 1863
* ''Détournement de majeure'', vaudeville in 1 act, with V. Bernard, and P. Siraudin, 1863
* ''Les Quatre femmes d'un pacha'', with O. Féré, 1864
* ''Splendeurs et misères d'un renégat'', with O. Féré, 1864
* ''Le Baron de Trenck'', with Octave Féré, 1865
* ''Un mariage royal'', with O. Féré, 1865
* ''Une femme dégelée'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Choler and Clairville, 1865
* ''Les Chevaliers d'aventures'', with O.Féré, 1865
* ''Les Amours du comte de Bonneval'', with
Octave Féré, 1866
* ''Louise de Guzman'', with O. Féré, 1866
* ''Les Quatre femmes d'un pacha'', with O. Féré, 1867
* ''Mademoiselle Pacifique'', comédie en vaudeville in 1 act, with Choler, 1868
* ''L'Anneau de la veuve'', 1870
* ''Le mari de la tzarine'', with O. Féré, 1891 (posthumous)
Notes
Bibliography
* Joseph M. Quérard, Charles Louandre, ''La littérature française contemporaine'', 1848, (p. 157)
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Joseph-Marie Quérard, Maulde et Renou, ''Les supercheries littéraires dévoilées'', 1852, (p. 248)* Edmond Antoine Poinsot, ''Dictionnaire des Pseudonymes'', 1869, (p. 305)
*
Gustave Vapereau
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, ''Dictionnaire universel des contemporains'', 1870, (p. 491)
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Pierre Larousse
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"Déaddé (Edouard)", vol. 3 (1898), (p. 537)
* Wild, Nicole (1989). ''Dictionnaire des théâtres parisiens au XIXe siècle: les théâtres et la musique''. Paris: Aux Amateurs de livres. . (paperback)
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19th-century French dramatists and playwrights
Writers from Paris
1808 births
1871 deaths