A draftsman at the French Ministry of War, he left this position in 1862 to engage as an actor for the
Théâtre Montmartre (1862-1864). He then became a cartoonist at Le Petit journal where he made the summary-signs posted every morning at the newspaper's door. He then embarked into theatrical writing with
Henri Blondeau.
For forty years, their plays will be interpreted on the most important Parisian stages of the 19th century:
Théâtre des Variétés, Théâtre du Château-d'Eau,
Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques etc.
1874: La Comète à Paris, revue in 3 acts and 10 tableaux, with
Henri Blondeau
1874: Ah ! c'est donc toi Mme la Revue !..., revue in 3 acts and dix tableaux, with Blondeau
1875: Pif-Paf,
féerie in 5 acts, including 1 prologue and 20 tableaux, with Blondeau and
Clairville
1875: La revue à la vapeur, actualité parisienne in 1 act and 3 tableaux, with Blondeau and
Paul Siraudin
1876: L'Ami Fritz-Poulet, parodie à la fourchette, mêlée de chansons à boire et à manger, en deux services, deux entremets et un dessert, with Blondeau
1877: Les Environs de Paris, voyage d'agrément in 4 acts and 8 tableaux, with Blondeau
1883: Une nuit de noces, folie-vaudeville in 1 act, with Blondeau
1884: Au clair de la lune, revue in 4 acts and 8 tableaux, with Blondeau and
Georges Grisier
1885: Pêle-mêle gazette, revue in 4 acts and 7 tableaux, with Blondeau and Grisier
1885: La Serinette de Jeannot, vaudeville in 1 act, with Blondeau
1885: Les Terreurs de Jarnicoton, vaudeville-pantomime in 1 act, with Blondeau
1886: Paris en général, revue in 4 acts and 10 tableaux, with Blondeau and Grisier
1886: Le Petit Canuchon, vaudeville in 4 acts, with Grisier
1887: Mam'zelle Clochette, vaudeville in 1 act, with Blondeau
1887: Paris-cancans, revue in 3 acts and 8 tableaux, with Blondeau
1887: La Petite Francillon, little parody in 1 little prologue, 3 littles acts eand 2 littles intermissions, with Blondeau and
Alphonse Lemonnier
1888: Paris-boulevard, revue in 3 acts, 8 tableaux, with Blondeau
1889: Paris Exposition, revue inn 3 acts, 9 tableaux, with Blondeau
1891: Paris port de mer, revue in 3 acts, 7 tableaux, with Blondeau
1892: Les Variétés de l'année, revue in 3 acts and 9 tableaux, with Blondeau
1893: Les Rouengaines de l'année, revue in 3 acts (7 tableaux including a prologue), with Ernest Morel
1894: La Revue sans gêne, revue in 3 acts, 9 tableaux, with Blondeau and
Alfred Delilia
1894: Vive Robinson !, duo sans accords, with Blondeau and Delilia, music by Lucien Collin
1895: Tout Paris en revue, revue in 3 acts and 9 tableaux, with Blondeau
1896: Une Semaine à Paris, revue in 3 acts (11 tableaux), with Blondeau
1897: Paris qui marche, revue in 3 acts, 10 tableaux, with Blondeau
1897: Paris sur scène, revue in 3 acts, 8 tableaux, with Blondeau
1898: Folies-Revue, revue in 3 acts, 9 tableaux
1900: Madame Méphisto, pièce à spectacle, in 2 acts and 5 tableaux, with Blondeau
1901: La Nouvelle bonne, vaudeville in 1 act
1901: Paris-joujoux, revue in 2 acts and 6 tableaux, with Blondeau
1903: Le Cirque Ponger's, bouffonnerie with extravaganza in 1 act
1903: Paris qui chante, revue féerie in 2 acts and 12 tableaux, with Blondeau
1903: Olympia, revue in 4 tableaux, with Blondeau
1904: On demande une étoile, scènes de la vie de théâtre, with Blondeau
1909: Une Affaire arrangée, comedy in 1 act, with Ferdinand Bloch
Bibliography
Pierre Larousse, Nouveau Larousse illustré, supplément, 1906, p. 385 et Larousse mensuel illustré, volume 1, 1910, p. 758
Silvio D'Amico, Enciclopedia dello spettacolo, volume 5, 1962, p. 125
A draftsman at the French Ministry of War, he left this position in 1862 to engage as an actor for the
Théâtre Montmartre (1862-1864). He then became a cartoonist at Le Petit journal where he made the summary-signs posted every morning at the newspaper's door. He then embarked into theatrical writing with
Henri Blondeau.
For forty years, their plays will be interpreted on the most important Parisian stages of the 19th century:
Théâtre des Variétés, Théâtre du Château-d'Eau,
Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques etc.
1874: La Comète à Paris, revue in 3 acts and 10 tableaux, with
Henri Blondeau
1874: Ah ! c'est donc toi Mme la Revue !..., revue in 3 acts and dix tableaux, with Blondeau
1875: Pif-Paf,
féerie in 5 acts, including 1 prologue and 20 tableaux, with Blondeau and
Clairville
1875: La revue à la vapeur, actualité parisienne in 1 act and 3 tableaux, with Blondeau and
Paul Siraudin
1876: L'Ami Fritz-Poulet, parodie à la fourchette, mêlée de chansons à boire et à manger, en deux services, deux entremets et un dessert, with Blondeau
1877: Les Environs de Paris, voyage d'agrément in 4 acts and 8 tableaux, with Blondeau
1883: Une nuit de noces, folie-vaudeville in 1 act, with Blondeau
1884: Au clair de la lune, revue in 4 acts and 8 tableaux, with Blondeau and
Georges Grisier
1885: Pêle-mêle gazette, revue in 4 acts and 7 tableaux, with Blondeau and Grisier
1885: La Serinette de Jeannot, vaudeville in 1 act, with Blondeau
1885: Les Terreurs de Jarnicoton, vaudeville-pantomime in 1 act, with Blondeau
1886: Paris en général, revue in 4 acts and 10 tableaux, with Blondeau and Grisier
1886: Le Petit Canuchon, vaudeville in 4 acts, with Grisier
1887: Mam'zelle Clochette, vaudeville in 1 act, with Blondeau
1887: Paris-cancans, revue in 3 acts and 8 tableaux, with Blondeau
1887: La Petite Francillon, little parody in 1 little prologue, 3 littles acts eand 2 littles intermissions, with Blondeau and
Alphonse Lemonnier
1888: Paris-boulevard, revue in 3 acts, 8 tableaux, with Blondeau
1889: Paris Exposition, revue inn 3 acts, 9 tableaux, with Blondeau
1891: Paris port de mer, revue in 3 acts, 7 tableaux, with Blondeau
1892: Les Variétés de l'année, revue in 3 acts and 9 tableaux, with Blondeau
1893: Les Rouengaines de l'année, revue in 3 acts (7 tableaux including a prologue), with Ernest Morel
1894: La Revue sans gêne, revue in 3 acts, 9 tableaux, with Blondeau and
Alfred Delilia
1894: Vive Robinson !, duo sans accords, with Blondeau and Delilia, music by Lucien Collin
1895: Tout Paris en revue, revue in 3 acts and 9 tableaux, with Blondeau
1896: Une Semaine à Paris, revue in 3 acts (11 tableaux), with Blondeau
1897: Paris qui marche, revue in 3 acts, 10 tableaux, with Blondeau
1897: Paris sur scène, revue in 3 acts, 8 tableaux, with Blondeau
1898: Folies-Revue, revue in 3 acts, 9 tableaux
1900: Madame Méphisto, pièce à spectacle, in 2 acts and 5 tableaux, with Blondeau
1901: La Nouvelle bonne, vaudeville in 1 act
1901: Paris-joujoux, revue in 2 acts and 6 tableaux, with Blondeau
1903: Le Cirque Ponger's, bouffonnerie with extravaganza in 1 act
1903: Paris qui chante, revue féerie in 2 acts and 12 tableaux, with Blondeau
1903: Olympia, revue in 4 tableaux, with Blondeau
1904: On demande une étoile, scènes de la vie de théâtre, with Blondeau
1909: Une Affaire arrangée, comedy in 1 act, with Ferdinand Bloch
Bibliography
Pierre Larousse, Nouveau Larousse illustré, supplément, 1906, p. 385 et Larousse mensuel illustré, volume 1, 1910, p. 758
Silvio D'Amico, Enciclopedia dello spettacolo, volume 5, 1962, p. 125