Augustin-Théodore de Lauzanne

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Augustin-Théodore de Lauzanne around 1840

Augustin-Théodore de Lauzanne, Chevalier de Vaux-Roussel , also Auguste de Lauzanne (born November 4, 1805 in Vernelle / Évry-Grégy-sur-Yerre ; † October 15, 1877 in Paris ), was a French playwright and vaudevillist .

Life

At the age of 13 Lauzanne came to Paris from his hometown, where he began to deal with literature and theater. He was introduced to the playwright Félix-Auguste Duvert through an acquaintance , who at the time had already written several plays. From this first meeting, not only did a close friendship develop - Lauzanne married Duvert's daughter - but above all a very fruitful collaboration between the two.

Lauzanne made his theatrical debut on March 23, 1830 with a vaudeville in the form of a burlesque parody of the drama Hernani by Victor Hugo under the title Harnali, ou la Contrainte par cor . He developed into the preferred employee of his mentor Duvert and this joint effort produced a large number of stage works over a period of around 50 years. Duvert and Lauzanne were seen as a team so much that they became famous under the name "Duvert et Lauzanne".

Augustin-Théodore de Lauzanne was awarded the Order of the Légion d'honneur in 1853 . His tomb is in the Père-Lachaise cemetery in Paris .

Works (excerpts)

All the works listed were written by "Duvert et Lauzanne":

  • 1830: Harnali ou la Contrainte par cor , Vaudeville parody in five pictures
  • 1832: Le Marchand de peaux de lapin ou le Rêve , “Invraisemblance” (improbability, unbelievability) in three acts
  • 1834: Le Huron ou les Trois Merlettes , “Folie philosophique” (philosophical madness) in one act, with Xavier-Boniface Saintine ; after a play by Voltaire
  • 1836: Elle n'est plus! , Comédie-vaudeville in one act
  • 1837: Mina ou la Fille du bourgmestre , Comédie-vaudeville in two acts
  • 1839: La Femme de ménage , “Folie” (madness) in one act
  • 1841: Un monstre de femme , Comédie-vaudeville in one act
  • 1843: L'Homme blasé , Vaudeville in two acts
  • 1844: La Bonbonnière ou Comme les femmes se vengent , Vaudeville in one act
  • 1849: La Fin d'une république ou Haïti en 1849 , contemporary vaudeville in one act
  • 1851: Les Malheurs heureux , Comédie-vaudeville in one act
  • 1858: En revenant de Pondichéry , comedy with song in two acts
  • 1859: Voyage autour de ma chambre , comic opera in one act, with Xavier-Boniface Saintine; Music by Albert Grisar , world premiere on August 12 at the Opéra-Comique

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ This piece was the model for Johann Nestroy's posse Der Zerrissene (1844)

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personal data
SURNAME Lauzanne, Augustin-Théodore de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Augustin-Théodore de Lauzanne, chevalier de Vaux-Roussel; Lauzanne, Auguste de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French playwright and vaudevillist
DATE OF BIRTH November 4, 1805
PLACE OF BIRTH Vernelle, Evry-Grégy-sur-Yerre
DATE OF DEATH October 15, 1877
Place of death Paris