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E. F. Varez

1780 – 1866

French playwright and writer

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Lived 1780 – 1866 (aged 85). E. F. Varez was a French playwright and writer.

Emmanuel François Varez called E. F. Varez (17 October 1780 – 8 September 1866) was an early 19th-century French playwright and novelist.

Born in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, Varez was a dramaturge at the Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique and the Théâtre de la Gaîté and his plays were presented, with some exceptions, on the stages of these two theatres.

He died in the 16th arrondissement of Paris.

Works

Le Gourmand puni, comedy in 1 act, 1803 La Fille coupable, repentante, melodrama in 3 acts, extravaganza, 1804 Une journée de Frédéric II, roi de Prusse, comédie-anecdote, in 1 act and in prose, 1804 Le Criminel invisible, novel, 2 vol, Lacourière, 1807 Frédéric de Guéréhard, duc de Lorraine, novel, 2 vol, Masson, 1808 L'Homme de la forêt, novel, 2 vol, Collin, 1808 Métusko, ou les Polonais, melodrama in 3 acts, extravaganza, from the novel by Pigault-Lebrun, with Séville, 1808 Frédéric duc de Nevers, melodrama in 3 acts, with Jean-Baptiste Mardelle, 1810, music by Henry Darondeau Hilberge l'amazone, ou les Monténégrins, pantomime in 3 acts, with Jean-Guillaume-Antoine Cuvelier, 1810 Herminie ou la Chaumière allemande, melodrama in 3 acts, extravaganza, 1812 Laissez-moi faire, ou la Soubrette officieuse, vaudeville in 1 act, with Armand Séville, 1813 Une vengeance de l'amour, ballet-pantomime in 1 act, extravaganza, 1813 Vive la paix ! ou le Retour au village, impromptu in 1 act, mingled with songs and danses, with Coupart, 1814 Le Troubadour portugais, melodrama in 3 acts, extravaganza, 1815 Voilà notre bouquet ! ou le Cabinet littéraire, impromptu-vaudeville in 1 act, with Coupart, 1815 Retournons à Paris, comedy in 1 act, mingled with vaudevilles, with Aimé Desprez, 1817 Les Deux fugitifs, comedy in 2 acts, 1818 Calas, drama in 3 acts and in prose, with Victor Ducange, 1819 L'Ours et l'enfant, ou la Fille bannie, mimodrame in 3 acts, with Cuvelier, 1819 Le Mari confident, comédie-vaudeville in 1 act, with Overnay and Jean-François-Constant Berrier, 1820 Sigismond, ou les Rivaux illustres, melodrama in 3 acts and extravaganza, 1820 Le Baptême, ou la Double fête, vaudeville in 1 act, with Antoine-Marie Coupart, 1821 La Famille irlandaise, melodrama in 3 acts, with Théodore Nézel, 1821 Adieu la Chaussée-d'Antin, comedy in 1 act, mingled with couplets, with Hippolyte Magnien, 1822 Élodie, ou la Vierge du monastère, melodrama in 3 acts, 1822 L'Inconnu, ou les Mystères, melodrama in 3 acts, 1822 Un trait de bienfaisance, ou la Fête d'un bon maire, à-propos in 1 act mingled with couplets, with Coupart, 1822 La Poule aux œufs d'or, ou l'Amour et la fortune, comédie-féerie in 1 act, mingled with vaudevilles, 1823 Entre chien et loup, comedy in 1 act and in prose, with Magnien, 1824 La Fête d'automne, tableau villageois in 1 act mingled with vaudevilles, with Coupart and Jacquelin, 1824 Le Retour d'un brave, vaudeville in 1 act for the King's day, with Coupart and Jacquelin, 1824 Le Petit postillon de Fimes, ou Deux fêtes pour une, historical à-propos in 1 act, with Coupart and Jacquelin, 1825 Le Jour fatal, novel, Bouquin de La Souche, 1826 Le Fils de l'invalide, one-act play, mingled with couplets, with Coupart, 1826 La Demoiselle et la paysanne, comedy in 1 act and in prose, with Théodore Nézel, 1828 Les lanciers et les marchandes de modes, one-act play, mingled with couplets, with Benjamin Antier, Nézel and Overnay, 1828 La Comédie au château, one-act play, mingled with couplets, with Coupart and Jacques-André Jacquelin, 1829 John Bull, ou le Chaudronnier anglais, play in 2 acts, with Nezel and Armand Joseph Overnay, 1830 Tout pour ma fille, drame-vaudeville in 3 acts, mingled with couplets, with Charles Henri Ladislas Laurençot, Lubize and Petit, 1832 Le Tartufe de village, vaudeville in 1 act, with Lubize and Petit, 1833 Chambre à louer, comédie-vaudeville in 1 act, 1834 Le Château d'Oppenheim, novel, Bibliothèque de romans nouveaux, 1834 Une partie de campagne, novel, Bibliothèque des romans nouveaux, 1834 Le Fils de Ninon, drama in 3 acts, mingled with songs, with Jacques-Arsène-François-Polycarpe Ancelot et Hippolyte Rimbaut, 1834 Eustache, folie-vaudeville in 1 act, 1839

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Frequently asked questions

Who was E. F. Varez?

French playwright and writer

When was E. F. Varez born?

E. F. Varez was born on 17 October 1780 in Paris.

When did E. F. Varez die?

E. F. Varez died on 8 September 1866 in Paris.

What was E. F. Varez's occupation?

E. F. Varez was a playwright and writer.

What nationality was E. F. Varez?

E. F. Varez was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: E. F. Varez

· Wikidata: Q24063445

· DBpedia: E. F. Varez

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