Frédéric de Courcy, born Frédéric Charlot de Courcy[1] (16 August 1796, Paris – 6 May 1862, Paris) was a French dramatist, poet and
chansonnier.
Life
The son of Augustin Charlot de Courcy and Adélaïde Vallet, in 1826 he became sous-chef of
La Poste's personnel department (under
Jean-Baptiste Tenant de Latour).
1820: La Cloyère d'huitres, ou les Deux Briquebec, onr-act comédie en vaudevilles by Pierre Carmouche, Frédéric de Courcy and Jean-Toussaint Merle,
Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin, (25 January)
1820: La Petite Corisandre, one-act comédie en vaudevilles by
Henri Dupin, Frédéric de Courcy and Carmouche, Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin, 11 October)
1822: Le Coq de village, tableau-vaudeville by
Charles-Simon Favart avec des changements de Carmouche et Frédéric de Courcy, Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin, (16 July)
1822: La Réconciliation ou la Veille de la Saint-Louis, one-act tableau-vaudeville by Carmouche, Frédéric de Courcy and
Ferdinand Laloue, Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin, (23 August)
1823: Les Deux Aveugles
1824: Ourika ou l'Orpheline africaine, drama in one act and in prose by Frédéric de Courcy and Jean-Toussaint Merle, music by
Charles-Guillaume Alexandre, Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin, (3 April)
1825: In vino veritas, one-act comédie en vaudevilles by
Saint-Ange Martin, Frédéric de Courcy and Carmouche, Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin, 24 April
1832: Le Courrier de la malle, one of the first appearances of the famous character
Joseph Prudhomme, played by the character's creator
Henry Monnier
1835: Les Infortunes de Jovial, huissier chansonnier, voyage en trois actes et 6 tableaux mingled with singing, dances and body catching, by
Emmanuel Théaulon and Frédéric de Courcy,
Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques, (22 October)
1836: Les Chansons de Desaugiers by Frédéric de Courcy and Emmanuel Théaulon,
Théâtre du Palais-Royal
1837: Crouton, chef d'école, ou le Peintre véritablement artiste, tableau in one act mingled with couplets by Emmanuel Théaulon,
Gabriel de Lurieu and Frédéric de Courcy,
Théâtre des Variétés, (11 April)
1851: Le Vol à la roulade
Le Voyage à Vienne, etc.
Until his death, he lived with his partner Adélaïde Alexandrine Verteuil. They never married, and had two sons – Alexandre Frédéric, known as an illustrator, and dramatist
Charles Henry.
Sources
Wikisource has original text related to this article:
Frédéric de Courcy, born Frédéric Charlot de Courcy[1] (16 August 1796, Paris – 6 May 1862, Paris) was a French dramatist, poet and
chansonnier.
Life
The son of Augustin Charlot de Courcy and Adélaïde Vallet, in 1826 he became sous-chef of
La Poste's personnel department (under
Jean-Baptiste Tenant de Latour).
1820: La Cloyère d'huitres, ou les Deux Briquebec, onr-act comédie en vaudevilles by Pierre Carmouche, Frédéric de Courcy and Jean-Toussaint Merle,
Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin, (25 January)
1820: La Petite Corisandre, one-act comédie en vaudevilles by
Henri Dupin, Frédéric de Courcy and Carmouche, Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin, 11 October)
1822: Le Coq de village, tableau-vaudeville by
Charles-Simon Favart avec des changements de Carmouche et Frédéric de Courcy, Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin, (16 July)
1822: La Réconciliation ou la Veille de la Saint-Louis, one-act tableau-vaudeville by Carmouche, Frédéric de Courcy and
Ferdinand Laloue, Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin, (23 August)
1823: Les Deux Aveugles
1824: Ourika ou l'Orpheline africaine, drama in one act and in prose by Frédéric de Courcy and Jean-Toussaint Merle, music by
Charles-Guillaume Alexandre, Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin, (3 April)
1825: In vino veritas, one-act comédie en vaudevilles by
Saint-Ange Martin, Frédéric de Courcy and Carmouche, Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin, 24 April
1832: Le Courrier de la malle, one of the first appearances of the famous character
Joseph Prudhomme, played by the character's creator
Henry Monnier
1835: Les Infortunes de Jovial, huissier chansonnier, voyage en trois actes et 6 tableaux mingled with singing, dances and body catching, by
Emmanuel Théaulon and Frédéric de Courcy,
Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques, (22 October)
1836: Les Chansons de Desaugiers by Frédéric de Courcy and Emmanuel Théaulon,
Théâtre du Palais-Royal
1837: Crouton, chef d'école, ou le Peintre véritablement artiste, tableau in one act mingled with couplets by Emmanuel Théaulon,
Gabriel de Lurieu and Frédéric de Courcy,
Théâtre des Variétés, (11 April)
1851: Le Vol à la roulade
Le Voyage à Vienne, etc.
Until his death, he lived with his partner Adélaïde Alexandrine Verteuil. They never married, and had two sons – Alexandre Frédéric, known as an illustrator, and dramatist
Charles Henry.
Sources
Wikisource has original text related to this article: