Robert de Flers

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Robert de Flers, 1921

Robert de Flers ( Robert de Pellevé de La Motte-Ango, marquis de Flers , born November 25, 1872 in Pont-l'Évêque , Département Calvados , † July 30, 1927 in Vittel ) was a French playwright and journalist .

The great-grandson of Charles Giraud and grandson of Eugène de Rozière (1820-1896) studied literature and law and prepared for a diplomatic career. His first literary works, a short story, a novella and the travelogue Vers l'Orient were created on a trip to the Orient .

Robert de Flers was a classmate of Marcel Proust at the Lycée Condorcet in Paris. De Fleurs became known as a playwright. After 1900 he wrote a number of pieces in collaboration with Gaston de Caillavet in addition to his own . After his death, Francis de Croisset (1877-1937) was his co-author. With him he wrote a. a. the libretto for the operetta Ciboulette by Reynaldo Hahn (1923).

In 1921 de Flers became literary director of Le Figaro . On June 3, 1920 he was elected to succeed Pierre de Ségur as a member of the Académie française . He was also honored as commander of the Legion of Honor.

Works

  • Vers l'Orient , travelogue, 1896
  • La courtisane Taïa et son singe vert , novella
  • Ilsée, princesse de Tripoli , 1897
  • Entre cœur et chair , 1899
  • Le Théâtre et la Ville , 1900
  • Les travaux d'Hercule (with Gaston de Caillavet), 1901
  • Le cœur a ses raisons , 1902
  • Les Sentiers de la vertu (with Gaston de Caillavet), 1903
  • Le Sire de Vergy (with Gaston de Caillavet), 1903
  • Monsieur de La Palice , 1904
  • La Montansier , 1904
  • L'ange du foyer , 1905
  • Pâris ou Le bon juge (with Gaston de Caillavet), 1906
  • Miquette et sa mère (with Gaston de Caillavet), 1906
  • La chance du mari , 1906
  • L'amour veille , 1907
  • L'Éventail , 1907
  • Fortunio , operetta (with Gaston de Caivallet, set to music by André Messager ), 1907
  • Le Roi (with E. Arène), 1908
  • L'âne de Buridan , 1909
  • Le bois sacré , 1910
  • Primerose (with Gaston de Caillavet), 1911
  • Papa , 1911
  • L'Habit vert (with Gaston de Caillavet), 1912
  • La belle aventure (with E. Rey), 1913
  • Monsieur Brotonneau , 1914
  • Beatrice , operetta (with Gaston de Caivallet, set to music by André Messager), 1914
  • La petite table , 1920
  • Le retour (with Francis de Croisset), 1920
  • Sur les chemins de la guerre , 1921
  • Hugues Delorme chez les fées , 1922
  • La langue française et la guerre , 1922
  • Les vignes du Seigneur (with Francis de Croisset), 1923
  • Ciboulette , operetta (with Francis de Croisset, set to music by Reynaldo Hahn ), 1923
  • Romance, d'apres Sheldon , 1923
  • Les Nouveaux Messieurs (with Francis de Croisset), 1925; filmed in 1929. D: Jacques Feyder
  • Le Docteur miracle (with Francis de Croisset), 1926
  • Le sentiment religieux et la science posthumously 1928
  • Les précieuses de Gênes , posthumously, 1929

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