Théodore Barrière (1823 – 16 October 1877), French playwright, was born in

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. He belonged to a family of map engravers which had long been connected with the war department, and spent nine years in that service himself. The success of a

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he had performed at the

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and which was immediately snapped up for the repertory of the

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, showed him his real vocation. During the next thirty years he signed, alone or in collaboration, over a hundred plays; among the most successful were: *''La Vie de bohème'' (1849), adapted from Henri Murger’s book with the novelist's help *''Manon Lescaut'' (1851) *''Les Filles de marbre'' (1853) (subsequently adapted into English as ''The Marble Heart'' by Charles Selby)(27 May 1854)
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''The Musical World'', Vol. 32, No. 21, p. 352 *''Les Faux Bonshommes'' (1856) with Ernest Capendu *''L’Héritage de Monsieur Plumet'' (1858) *''Les Gens nerveux'' (1860), with

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*''Malheureux vaincus'' (1865), which was forbidden by the censor *''Le Gascon'' (1878). Barrière died in Paris.

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