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Bernard Lopez

1813 – 1896

French playwright

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Lived 1813 – 1896 (aged 82–83). Bernard Lopez was a French writer, playwright and librettist.

Bernard Lopez de Roberts (Paris, 1813Paris, 30 May 1896) was a 19th-century French playwright of Spanish origin.

His plays were given on the most important Parisian stages of his time, including the Théâtre du Vaudeville, the Théâtre de la Gaîté, the Théâtre des Variétés, and the Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique.

Works

1839: Le Tribut des cent vierges, drama in 5 acts, with Pujol 1840: Les Pages et les poissardes, ou la Cour et la Halle, comédie-vaudeville in 2 acts, with Edmond Rochefort 1840: Aubray le médecin, melodrama in 3 acts, with Charles Desnoyer 1842: Les Chevau-légers de la Reine, comedy in 3 acts, mingled with song, with Charles Dupeuty 1843: La Chasse aux belles-filles, ou Garçon à marier, vaudeville in 4 acts, with Laurencin 1844: Turlurette, comédie-vaudeville in 1 act 1846: Les Frères Dondaine, vaudeville in 1 act, with Charles Varin 1847: Le Phare de Bréhat, ou Un, deux et trois, comédie-vaudeville in 1 act, with Edmond de Biéville 1847: Jacques le Fataliste, comédie-vaudeville in 2 acts, with Clairville and Dumanoir 1847: Regardez mais ne touchez pas !, swashbuckling comedy, with Théophile Gautier. 1848: La Taverne du Diable, drama in 5 acts and 6 tableaux, with Pujol 1848: Mademoiselle de Choisy, comedy vaudeville in 1 act, with Henri de Saint-Georges 1848: Roger Bontemps, vaudeville in 1 act, with Clairville 1849: Les beautés de la cour, comédie-vaudeville in 2 acts, with Jules-Édouard Alboize de Pujol 1852 L'imagier de Harlem ou La découverte de l'imprimerie, drame-légende extravaganza, in 5 acts and 10 tableaux, in prose and in verse, with Joseph Méry and Gérard de Nerval 1852 Les Filles sans dot, comedy in 3 acts, in prose, with Auguste Lefranc 1852: Le Sage et le fou, comedy in 3 acts, in verse, with Méry 1854:Grégoire, vaudeville in 1 act, with Hippolyte Cogniard 1854: Thibaud l'ébéniste, comédie-vaudeville en 1 act 1855: Frère et sœur, drama in 5 acts, with Joseph Méry 1858: Les trois Nicolas, opéra comique in 3 acts, with Gabriel de Lurieu and Eugène Scribe 1859: Paris hors Paris, vaudeville in 3 acts and 4 parts, with Clairville 1860: Trottmann le touriste, comédie-vaudeville in 3 acts, with Charles Narrey 1863: La Veillée allemande, drama in 1 act, with Alexandre Dumas 1864: La Fiancée aux millions, comedy in 3 acts, in verse, with Méry 1864: Robert Surcouf, drama in 5 acts and 8 tableaux, with Eugène Grangé 1866: L'Amour est un enfant, comedy in 1 act 1866:Les Français à Lisbonne, chronique militaire in 4 acts 1870: La Rue des Marmousets, comedy in 3 acts, with Alfred Delacour 1873: L'Eau qui dort, vaudeville-proverbe in 1 act, with Charles Narrey 1876: Le Vœu inutile, comedy in 1 act, in verse 1879: Les Ricochets du divorce, comedy in 4 acts, in prose

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Important facts

Born
1813, Paris
Birth century
Died
1896, Paris
Nationality
Also known as
Bernard Lopez de Roberts

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Bernard Lopez?

French playwright

When was Bernard Lopez born?

Bernard Lopez was born in 1813 in Paris.

When did Bernard Lopez die?

Bernard Lopez died in 1896 in Paris.

What was Bernard Lopez's occupation?

Bernard Lopez was a writer, playwright and librettist.

What nationality was Bernard Lopez?

Bernard Lopez was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Bernard Lopez

· Wikidata: Q18197651

· DBpedia: Bernard Lopez

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