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Hippolyte Hostein

1814 – 1879

French theatre director

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Lived 1814 – 1879 (aged 64). Hippolyte Hostein was a French theatre director, playwright, theatre manager and dramaturge.

Hippolyte Hostein (14 September 1814 – 8 September 1879) was a French playwright, theatre director and theatre manager.

Biography Boen in Paris, he successively directed the Théâtre Historique (1847-1850), the Théâtre de la Gaité (1849-1858), the Cirque-Olympique (1858-1862), the Théâtre du Châtelet (1862-1864/1865-1869), the Théâtre du Château-d'eau (1868-1869), the Théâtre de la Renaissance (1873-1875) and the Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique (1875). He also published cronicles in Le Figaro and Le Constitutionnel

Works Theatre Le Miracle des roses, drama in sixteen scenes, with Antony Béraud, 1844 Les Sept Ans de S. A. Mgr le Prince impérial, cantata on a music by Adolphe de Groot, premiered at the Théâtre du Châtelet 16 March 1863 L'Affaire Lerouge, drama in five acts and eight scenes after Émile Gaboriau, premiered at the Théâtre du Château-d'eau 2 May 1872

Texts 1843: Les Contes bleus de ma nourrice, A. Desesserts, Paris 1848: Réforme théâtrale suivie d'Esquisse d'un projet de loi sur les théâtres, A. Desesserts 1867: La Liberté des théâtres, Librairie des auteurs, Paris 1878: Historiettes et souvenirs d'un homme de théâtre, E. Dentu, Paris

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Who was Hippolyte Hostein?

French theatre director (1814–1879)

When was Hippolyte Hostein born?

Hippolyte Hostein was born on 14 October 1814 in Strasbourg.

When did Hippolyte Hostein die?

Hippolyte Hostein died on 8 September 1879 in Paris.

What was Hippolyte Hostein's occupation?

Hippolyte Hostein was a theatre director, playwright, theatre manager and dramaturge.

What nationality was Hippolyte Hostein?

Hippolyte Hostein was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Hippolyte Hostein

· Wikidata: Q3136068

· DBpedia: Hippolyte Hostein

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