Charles Labie

Charles Labie was a 19th-century French playwright.

His plays were presented on the most important Parisian stages of his time, including the Théâtre du Gymnase, the Théâtre de la Gaîté, the Théâtre du Palais-Royal, the Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin, and the Théâtre des Variétés.

Biography It is thanks to Joséphin Soulary induction speech, delivered on July 11, 1882, during a public session at the Academy of Lyon, and Arts of Lyon, that we know the details of Labie’s life and work.

His plays were performed on the greatest stages in Paris—including the Théâtre de la Gaîté (rue Papin), the Théâtre du Palais-Royal, the Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin, the Théâtre des Variétés, and the Théâtre du Vaudeville—as well as in Lyon—at the Théâtre des Célestins and the Théâtre du Gymnase Marie Bell—for some forty years, from 1834 to 1875.

Works 1834: Le Commis et la grisette, one-act comédie en vaudevilles, with Paul de Kock and Charles Monier 1836: Jeune fille et roi, one-act comedy, mingled with songs, after from a short story by Mme Marceline Desbordes-Valmore, with Joanny Augier 1837: Le Cauchemar, revue of 1836 1837: La Nouvelle Héloïse, three-act drama, with Charles Desnoyer 1837: Le Cauchemar, revue lyonnaise of 1836, one-act vaudeville épisodique, with Joanny Augier 1837: Les Giboulées de mars, poisson d'avril en 11 morceaux, with Eugène de Lamerlière 1837: Micaela, ou la Folle de Marie de Bourgogne, three-act drama mingled with singing, from a short story by Alphonse Royer, with J. Augier 1837: L'Ombre de Nicolet, ou De plus fort en plus fort !, one-act vaudeville épisodique, with Desnoyer 1839: Les Femmes laides de Paris, one-act comédie en vaudevilles, with Joanny Augier 1839: La Maupin, ou Une vengeance d'actrice, one-act comédie en vaudevilles 1839: Le Mauvais sujet, one-act comédie en vaudevilles, with J.Augier and Adolphe Salvat 1840: Le Lion et le rat, two-act comédie en vaudevilles, with Saint-Amand 1841: Coucou !, one-act comédie en vaudevilles 1843: Gloire et perruque, one-act comédie en vaudevilles 1846: Les Fleurs animées, one-act comédie en vaudevilles, with Commerson and Xavier de Montépin 1846: Les Trois baisers, one-act comédie en vaudevilles, with de Montépin 1851: Drinn-Drinn, one-act comédie en vaudevilles, with Édouard Brisebarre and Eugène Nyon 1853: La Pompadour des Porcherons, one-act comédie en vaudevilles 1854: Jean Pain-Mollet, one-act comédie en vaudevilles 1856: La Cigale et la fourmi, saynète 1862: Un Merlan en bonne fortune, one-act comédie en vaudevilles, with Charles de Courcy and Varin 1865: Roland à Pont-de-Vaux, méli-mélo de grande et de petite musique in 4 acts undated: Une nuit de Venise, grand scene in 6 parts