Augustin-Théodore de Lauzanne, chevalier de Vaux-Roussel (4 November 1805 – 15 October 1877) was a 19th-century French playwright.
Biography
Aged 13, Lauzanne came to Paris where he grew up and developed an interest in literature and especially theater. One day, a friend gave him a letter of recommendation to the playwright
Félix-Auguste Duvert, who already had some theatre plays given on stage. "I once knew in a boarding house a Mr Lauzanne, who loved me very much, and made me jump on his lap, Duvert said the young man. - He was my father, answered the other." From this day were born relationships that were soon to change into true friendship. The knots of this affection were further strengthened by the marriage of Lauzanne with Duvert's only daughter.
Lauzanne made his debut in theatre with a
parody in
burlesques verse of the drama Hernani: Harnali, ou la Contrainte par cor (23 March 1830), interpreted by
Étienne Arnal which ran many times on stage.
Lauzanne then became Duvert's preferred collaborator and the duo enjoyed many successes. The best welcomed plays include: M. Chapotard (1831) ; L’Assassin (1833) ; La Filature (1834) ; M. et Mme Mochard (1836) ; La Femme de ménage (1839) ; Riche d’amour, Beaugaillard, ou le Lion amoureux et Capitaine de voleurs (1846) ; La Poésie des amours (1849) ; À la Bastille, Le Pont cassé et Supplice de Tantale (1850), etc.
1836: Monsieur et Madame Galochard, one-act vaudeville by Xavier, Duvert and Lauzanne, Théâtre du vaudeville (6 February)
1836: La Fille de la favorite, three-act historical comedy by Duvert and Lauzanne,
Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin (11 February)
1836: Renaudin de Caen, two-act comédie en vaudeville by Duvert and Lauzanne imitated from
Calderón, Théâtre du vaudeville (24 March)
1836: Capitaine de voleurs, two-act comédie en vaudeville by Xavier, Duvert and Lauzanne, Théâtre du vaudeville (14 November)
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 » by Xavier, Duvert and Lauzanne, Théâtre du Palais-Royal (6 February)
1837: Michel, ou Amour et Menuiserie, four-act comédie en vaudeville by Duvert, Lauzanne and
Adolphe Jaime, Théâtre des Variétés (16 February)
1837: Paul et Pauline, two-act comédie en vaudeville by Duvert and Lauzanne, Théâtre du Palais-Royal (5 June)
1837: Mina ou la Fille du bourgmestre, two-act comédie en vaudeville by Duvert and Lauzanne, Théâtre du vaudeville (4 July)
1838: Impressions de voyage, two-act vaudeville by Xavier, Duvert and Lauzanne, Théâtre du vaudeville (13 June)
1838: Les Étrennes de ma barbe, à-propos vaudeville in one act by Duvert and Lauzanne, Théâtre du Palais-Royal (31 December)
1839: La Femme de ménage, one-act folie by Xavier, Duvert and Lauzanne, Théatre du Palais-Royal (7 March)
1839: Le Plastron, two-act comedy mingled with song by Xavier, Duvert and Lauzanne, Théâtre du vaudeville (27 April)
1841: Un monsieur et une dame, comédie en vaudeville by Xavier, Duvert and Lauzanne, Vaudeville (27 February)
1841: Un monstre de femme, one-act comédie en vaudeville by Varner, Duvert and Lauzanne, Théâtre du Vaudeville (10 September)
1842: Le Grand Palatin, three-act comédie en vaudeville by Duvert, Lauzanne and
Le Roux, Théâtre du Vaudeville (22 January)
1842: Carabins et carabines, two-act vaudeville by Xavier, Duvert and Lauzanne, Théâtre des Variétés (23 April)
1842: Les Informations conjugales, one-act vaudeville by Duvert, Lauzanne and Jaime, Théâtre des Variétés (7 November)
1843: Les Égarements d'une canne et d'un parapluie, folie-vaudeville by Duvert and Lauzanne, Théâtre du Palais-Royal (28 January)
1843: Entre ciel et terre, pochade-vaudeville de Duvert et Lauzanne, Palais-Royal (25 April)
1843: Jocrisse en famille, one-act folie-vaudeville by Duvert and Lauzanne, Théâtre du Palais-Royal (28 June)
1843: L'Homme blasé, two-act vaudeville by Duvert and Lauzanne, Théâtre du Vaudeville (18 November)
1844: La Bonbonnière ou Comme les femmes se vengent, one-act vaudeville by Duvert and Lauzanne, Théâtre du Palais-Royal (1 February)
1844: Trim ou la Maîtresse du roi, two-act vaudeville by Duvert and Lauzanne, Théâtre des Variétés (16 March)
1845: L'Île de Robinson, one-act vaudeville by Duvert and Lauzanne, Théâtre du Vaudeville (3 November)
1845: Riche d'amour, one-act comédie en vaudeville by Xavier, Duvert and Lauzanne, Théâtre du Vaudeville (20 November)
1845: Le Marchand de marrons, two-act comédie en vaudeville by Duvert and Lauzanne,
Théâtre du Gymnase-Dramatique (22 December)
1846: Beaugaillard ou le Lion amoureux, one-act vaudeville imitated from a fable by
La Fontaine by Xavier, Duvert and Lauzanne, Théâtre du Vaudeville (5 February)
1847: Le Docteur en herbe, two-act comédie en vaudeville by Duvert and Lauzanne, Théâtre du Palais-Royal (1 April)
1847: Ce que femme veut..., two-act comédie en vaudeville by Duvert and Lauzanne, Théâtre du Vaudeville (14 April)
1848: La Clef dans le dos, one-act comédie en vaudeville by Duvert, Lauzanne and
Paul Duport, Théâtre du Gymnase-Dramatique (12 February)
1848: Hercule Belhomme, one-act comédie en vaudeville by Duvert and Lauzanne, Théâtre du Gymnase-Dramatique (30 March)
1849: La Poésie des amours et..., two-act comédie en vaudeville by Duvert and Lauzanne, Théâtre du Vaudeville (1 March)
1849: Un cheveu pour deux têtes, one-act comédie mingled with
couplets by Varner, Duvert and Lauzanne,
Théâtre Montansier (11 May)
1849: Malbranchu, greffier au plumitif, two-act comédie en vaudeville by Xavier, Duvert and Lauzanne, Théâtre du Vaudeville (26 November)
1849: La Fin d'une république ou Haïti en 1849, one-act à-propos-vaudeville by Duvert and Lauzanne, Théâtre du vaudeville (18 December)
1850: À la Bastille, one-act vaudeville by Xavier, Duvert and Lauzanne, Théâtre des Variétés (6 May)
1850: Le Pont cassé, one-act comédie en vaudeville by Duvert and Lauzanne, Théâtre des Variétés (10 October)
1850: Supplice de Tantale, one-act comédie en vaudeville by Duvert and Lauzanne, Théâtre des Variétés (31 October)
1851: Les Malheurs heureux, one-act comédie en vaudeville by Duvert, Lauzanne and
Charles de La Rounat, Théâtre des Variétés (3 May)
1852: Une queue rouge, two-act comédie en vaudeville, in 3 parts by Duvert and Lauzanne, Théâtre des Variétés (17 January)
1852: Le Puits mitoyen, one-act folie-vaudeville by Duvert and Lauzanne, Théâtre des Variétés (25 January)
1852: Le Roi des drôles, three-act comedy mingled with song by Duvert and Lauzanne, music by
Pierre-Julien Nargeot, Théâtre des Variétés (3 August)
1853: Une jolie jambe, one-act vaudeville by Duvert and Lauzanne, Vaudeville (13 March)
1854: Un père de famille, one-act comédie en vaudeville by Duvert and Lauzanne, Gymnase-Dramatique (22 February)
1855: Le Diable, two-act vaudeville by Duvert and Lauzanne, Variétés (12 January)
1856: Riche de cœur, one-act comédie en vaudeville by Duvert and Lauzanne, Gymnase-Dramatique (26 September)
1858: Le Hanneton du Japon, one-act comédie en vaudeville by Duvert and Lauzanne, Palais-Royal (27 March)
1858: Macaroni d'Italie, one-act vaudeville by Duvert, Lauzanne and H. L***, Variétés (12 April)
1858: En revenant de Pondichéry, two-act comedy mingled with couplets by Duvert and Lauzanne, Palais-Royal (2 December)
Augustin-Théodore de Lauzanne, chevalier de Vaux-Roussel (4 November 1805 – 15 October 1877) was a 19th-century French playwright.
Biography
Aged 13, Lauzanne came to Paris where he grew up and developed an interest in literature and especially theater. One day, a friend gave him a letter of recommendation to the playwright
Félix-Auguste Duvert, who already had some theatre plays given on stage. "I once knew in a boarding house a Mr Lauzanne, who loved me very much, and made me jump on his lap, Duvert said the young man. - He was my father, answered the other." From this day were born relationships that were soon to change into true friendship. The knots of this affection were further strengthened by the marriage of Lauzanne with Duvert's only daughter.
Lauzanne made his debut in theatre with a
parody in
burlesques verse of the drama Hernani: Harnali, ou la Contrainte par cor (23 March 1830), interpreted by
Étienne Arnal which ran many times on stage.
Lauzanne then became Duvert's preferred collaborator and the duo enjoyed many successes. The best welcomed plays include: M. Chapotard (1831) ; L’Assassin (1833) ; La Filature (1834) ; M. et Mme Mochard (1836) ; La Femme de ménage (1839) ; Riche d’amour, Beaugaillard, ou le Lion amoureux et Capitaine de voleurs (1846) ; La Poésie des amours (1849) ; À la Bastille, Le Pont cassé et Supplice de Tantale (1850), etc.
1836: Monsieur et Madame Galochard, one-act vaudeville by Xavier, Duvert and Lauzanne, Théâtre du vaudeville (6 February)
1836: La Fille de la favorite, three-act historical comedy by Duvert and Lauzanne,
Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin (11 February)
1836: Renaudin de Caen, two-act comédie en vaudeville by Duvert and Lauzanne imitated from
Calderón, Théâtre du vaudeville (24 March)
1836: Capitaine de voleurs, two-act comédie en vaudeville by Xavier, Duvert and Lauzanne, Théâtre du vaudeville (14 November)
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 » by Xavier, Duvert and Lauzanne, Théâtre du Palais-Royal (6 February)
1837: Michel, ou Amour et Menuiserie, four-act comédie en vaudeville by Duvert, Lauzanne and
Adolphe Jaime, Théâtre des Variétés (16 February)
1837: Paul et Pauline, two-act comédie en vaudeville by Duvert and Lauzanne, Théâtre du Palais-Royal (5 June)
1837: Mina ou la Fille du bourgmestre, two-act comédie en vaudeville by Duvert and Lauzanne, Théâtre du vaudeville (4 July)
1838: Impressions de voyage, two-act vaudeville by Xavier, Duvert and Lauzanne, Théâtre du vaudeville (13 June)
1838: Les Étrennes de ma barbe, à-propos vaudeville in one act by Duvert and Lauzanne, Théâtre du Palais-Royal (31 December)
1839: La Femme de ménage, one-act folie by Xavier, Duvert and Lauzanne, Théatre du Palais-Royal (7 March)
1839: Le Plastron, two-act comedy mingled with song by Xavier, Duvert and Lauzanne, Théâtre du vaudeville (27 April)
1841: Un monsieur et une dame, comédie en vaudeville by Xavier, Duvert and Lauzanne, Vaudeville (27 February)
1841: Un monstre de femme, one-act comédie en vaudeville by Varner, Duvert and Lauzanne, Théâtre du Vaudeville (10 September)
1842: Le Grand Palatin, three-act comédie en vaudeville by Duvert, Lauzanne and
Le Roux, Théâtre du Vaudeville (22 January)
1842: Carabins et carabines, two-act vaudeville by Xavier, Duvert and Lauzanne, Théâtre des Variétés (23 April)
1842: Les Informations conjugales, one-act vaudeville by Duvert, Lauzanne and Jaime, Théâtre des Variétés (7 November)
1843: Les Égarements d'une canne et d'un parapluie, folie-vaudeville by Duvert and Lauzanne, Théâtre du Palais-Royal (28 January)
1843: Entre ciel et terre, pochade-vaudeville de Duvert et Lauzanne, Palais-Royal (25 April)
1843: Jocrisse en famille, one-act folie-vaudeville by Duvert and Lauzanne, Théâtre du Palais-Royal (28 June)
1843: L'Homme blasé, two-act vaudeville by Duvert and Lauzanne, Théâtre du Vaudeville (18 November)
1844: La Bonbonnière ou Comme les femmes se vengent, one-act vaudeville by Duvert and Lauzanne, Théâtre du Palais-Royal (1 February)
1844: Trim ou la Maîtresse du roi, two-act vaudeville by Duvert and Lauzanne, Théâtre des Variétés (16 March)
1845: L'Île de Robinson, one-act vaudeville by Duvert and Lauzanne, Théâtre du Vaudeville (3 November)
1845: Riche d'amour, one-act comédie en vaudeville by Xavier, Duvert and Lauzanne, Théâtre du Vaudeville (20 November)
1845: Le Marchand de marrons, two-act comédie en vaudeville by Duvert and Lauzanne,
Théâtre du Gymnase-Dramatique (22 December)
1846: Beaugaillard ou le Lion amoureux, one-act vaudeville imitated from a fable by
La Fontaine by Xavier, Duvert and Lauzanne, Théâtre du Vaudeville (5 February)
1847: Le Docteur en herbe, two-act comédie en vaudeville by Duvert and Lauzanne, Théâtre du Palais-Royal (1 April)
1847: Ce que femme veut..., two-act comédie en vaudeville by Duvert and Lauzanne, Théâtre du Vaudeville (14 April)
1848: La Clef dans le dos, one-act comédie en vaudeville by Duvert, Lauzanne and
Paul Duport, Théâtre du Gymnase-Dramatique (12 February)
1848: Hercule Belhomme, one-act comédie en vaudeville by Duvert and Lauzanne, Théâtre du Gymnase-Dramatique (30 March)
1849: La Poésie des amours et..., two-act comédie en vaudeville by Duvert and Lauzanne, Théâtre du Vaudeville (1 March)
1849: Un cheveu pour deux têtes, one-act comédie mingled with
couplets by Varner, Duvert and Lauzanne,
Théâtre Montansier (11 May)
1849: Malbranchu, greffier au plumitif, two-act comédie en vaudeville by Xavier, Duvert and Lauzanne, Théâtre du Vaudeville (26 November)
1849: La Fin d'une république ou Haïti en 1849, one-act à-propos-vaudeville by Duvert and Lauzanne, Théâtre du vaudeville (18 December)
1850: À la Bastille, one-act vaudeville by Xavier, Duvert and Lauzanne, Théâtre des Variétés (6 May)
1850: Le Pont cassé, one-act comédie en vaudeville by Duvert and Lauzanne, Théâtre des Variétés (10 October)
1850: Supplice de Tantale, one-act comédie en vaudeville by Duvert and Lauzanne, Théâtre des Variétés (31 October)
1851: Les Malheurs heureux, one-act comédie en vaudeville by Duvert, Lauzanne and
Charles de La Rounat, Théâtre des Variétés (3 May)
1852: Une queue rouge, two-act comédie en vaudeville, in 3 parts by Duvert and Lauzanne, Théâtre des Variétés (17 January)
1852: Le Puits mitoyen, one-act folie-vaudeville by Duvert and Lauzanne, Théâtre des Variétés (25 January)
1852: Le Roi des drôles, three-act comedy mingled with song by Duvert and Lauzanne, music by
Pierre-Julien Nargeot, Théâtre des Variétés (3 August)
1853: Une jolie jambe, one-act vaudeville by Duvert and Lauzanne, Vaudeville (13 March)
1854: Un père de famille, one-act comédie en vaudeville by Duvert and Lauzanne, Gymnase-Dramatique (22 February)
1855: Le Diable, two-act vaudeville by Duvert and Lauzanne, Variétés (12 January)
1856: Riche de cœur, one-act comédie en vaudeville by Duvert and Lauzanne, Gymnase-Dramatique (26 September)
1858: Le Hanneton du Japon, one-act comédie en vaudeville by Duvert and Lauzanne, Palais-Royal (27 March)
1858: Macaroni d'Italie, one-act vaudeville by Duvert, Lauzanne and H. L***, Variétés (12 April)
1858: En revenant de Pondichéry, two-act comedy mingled with couplets by Duvert and Lauzanne, Palais-Royal (2 December)