Henri Crisafulli

Henri Xavier François Pierre Crisafulli (29 June 1827, Naples – 5 March 1900, Paris age 62) was a 19th-century French playwright and novelist.

Crisafulli studied at collège Charlemagne in Paris. He made his theatre debut in 1855. In addition to his plays, he also wrote novels in collaboration with Gustave Aimard and translated from Dutch. He is buried at Montmartre Cemetery.

Theatre 1855: César Borgia, with Édouard Devicque, Théâtre de l'Ambigu 1856: Marie Stuart en Écosse, with Édouard Devicque, Ancien Cirque 1857: Les Deux Faubouriens, with Édouard Devicque 1858: Girofle Giroflà, with Édouard Devicque 1861: Ernest Ramel, with Édouard Devicque, Théâtre du Vaudeville 1863: Le Démon du jeu, Théâtre du Gymnase 1864: Mr et Mme Fernel, from the novel by Louis Ulbach, comédie en vaudeville 1865: Le Passé de M. Jouanne, Gymnase 1866: Le Fou d’en face, one-act comedy 1867: La Chouanne, from the novel by Paul Féval, Ambigu 1868: Les Loups et les Agneaux, five-act comedy 1869: Autour du lac, one-act comedy 1873: Les Postillons de Fougerolles, five-act drama 1873: La Falaise de Penmarck, five-act drama 1875: L’Idole, five-act drama 1876: L’Affaire Coverley, five-act dram Lord Harrington, five-act comedy 1879: Les Petites Lionnes, three-act comedy, with Paul Sipière 1879: Le Petit Ludovic, three-act comedy, with Victor Bernard 1881: Le Bonnet de coton, five-act comedy, with Victor Bernard 1881: Les Noces d’argent, play in three acts, with Victor Bernard 1887: Une perle, three-act play 1883: Le Vertigo, opéra bouffe with Henry Bocage.

Short stories and novels 1866–1867: Les Invisibles de Paris, with Gustave Aimard, 5 vol. 1867: Les Compagnons de la lune, with Gustave Aimard, Amyot, Paris, in-18. 1872: Le Roi Marthe, Bureaux de l’administration du Figaro, Paris, in-8°

Translations 1878: Max Havelaar, Van der Hoeven en Buys, Rotterdam, 2 vol.