- Edmond Gondinet
Edmond Gondinet (
March 7 1828 ,Laurière –November 19 1888 ,Neuilly-sur-Seine ) was a Frenchplaywright and librettist. This author, nearly forgotten today, produced forty plays of which several were successful. He collaborated withAlphonse Daudet andEugène Labiche , among others.Plays
*"Trop curieux" (1863), comedy in one act performed for the first time in Paris at the
Comédie Française on June 25, 1863. (Calmann Lévy, publisher)
*"Les Victimes de l'argent" (1865), comedy in three acts, performed for the first time in Paris in theThéâtre du Gymnase on June 15, 1865. (Calmann Lévy, publisher)
*"Les Révoltées" (1865), three-act comedy in verse, performed for the first time in Paris inThéâtre du Gymnase on November 30, 1865 (Théâtre Complet III-2)
*"La Cravate blanche" (1867), one-act comedy in free verse, performed for the first time in Paris in theThéâtre du Gymnase on July 23, 1867 (Théâtre Complet I-3)
*"Le Comte Jacques" (1868), three-act comedy, performed for the first time in Paris in theThéâtre du Gymnase on January 25, 1868 (Calmann Lévy, publisher)
*"Les Grandes Demoiselles" (1868), one-act comedy, performed for the first time in Paris in theThéâtre du Gymnase on March 10, 1868 (Théâtre Complet II-2)
*"Gavaud, Minard et Cie" (1869), three-act comedy, performed for the first time in Paris in theThéâtre du Palais-Royal on April 17, 1869 (Théâtre Complet I-1)
*"Le Plus Heureux des Trois" (1870), three-act comedy, in collaboration with Eugène Labiche, performed for the first time in Paris in theThéâtre du Palais-Royal on January 11, 1870 (Théâtre Complet III-1)
*"Fin courant" (1870), in collaboration with Albert Wolff.
*"Christiane" (1871), four-act comedy, performed for the first time in Paris in theThéâtre Français on December 20, 1871 (Théâtre Complet I-2)
*"Paris chez lui" (1872), three-act comedy, performed for the first time in Paris in theThéâtre du Gymnase on March 12, 1872 (Calmann Lévy, publisher).
*"Panazol" (1873), one-act comedy in verse, performed for the first time in Paris in theThéâtre du Vaudeville on June 10, 1873 (Calmann Lévy, publisher).
*"Le Chef de division" (1873), three-act comedy, performed for the first time in Paris in theThéâtre du Palais-Royal on November 15, 1873 (Théâtre Complet IV-2)
*"Libres !" (1873), drama in five acts and eight scenes, performed for the first time in Paris in theThéâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin on November 22, 1873 (Théâtre Complet V-2)
*"Gilberte" (1874), four-act comedy, performed for the first time in Paris in theThéâtre du Gymnase on September 19, 1874, in collaboration withRaymond Deslandes (Calmann Lévy, publisher).
*"Le Homard" (1874), Vaudeville in one act, Bethléem, p. 470 (I), performed for the first time in Paris in theThéâtre du Palais-Royal on April 2, 1874 (Théâtre Complet IV-1)
*"Le Panache" (1875), satire of government employees, three-act comedy, performed for the first time in Paris in theThéâtre du Palais-Royal on October 12, 1875 (Théâtre Complet II-1)
*"Le Pélican Bleu" (1876), one-act comedy, performed for the first time in Paris in theThéâtre des Variétés on February 4, 1876. This play is only a setting from "Le Chef de division". It was intended to be used as a curtain raiser, and was never printed.
*"Professeur pour dames" (1877), one-act comedy, performed for the first time in Paris in theThéâtre des Variétés on April 4, 1877. This play was never printed.
*"Le Tunnel" (1877), one-act comedy, performed for the first time in Paris in theThéâtre du Palais-Royal on March 16, 1877 (Théâtre Complet II-4)
*"Les Convictions de papa" (1877), one-act comedy, Bethléem, p. 453 (III), performed for the first time in Paris in theThéâtre du Palais-Royal on April 13, 1877 (Théâtre Complet III-4)
*"Le Club" (1877), three-act comedy, performed for the first time in Paris in theThéâtre du Vaudeville on November 22, 1877 in collaboration withFélix Cohen (Théâtre Complet III-3)
*"La Belle Madame Donis" (1877), four-act comedy, performed for the first time in Paris in theThéâtre du Gymnase on December 29, 1877, in collaboration withHector Malot , from whose novel the play was adapted (Calmann Lévy, publisher).
*"Les Vieilles Couches" (1878), three-act comedy, performed for the first time in Paris in theThéâtre du Palais-Royal on March 20, 1878 (Calmann Lévy, publisher).
*"Les Cascades" (1878), one-act comedy, performed for the first time in Paris in theThéâtre du Gymnase on November 18, 1878 (Calmann Lévy, publisher).
*"Tant plus ça change" (1878), three-act vaudeville-revue, performed for the first time in Paris in theThéâtre du Palais-Royal on December 28, 1878 (Calmann Lévy, publisher), in collaboration withPierre Véron
*"Les Tapageurs" (1879), three-act comedy, performed for the first time in Paris in theThéâtre du Vaudeville on Paril 19, 1879 (Théâtre Complet V-3)
*"Jonathan" (1879), three-act comedy,performed for the first time in Paris in theThéâtre du Gymnase on September 27, 1879, in collaboration withFrançois Oswald andPierre Giffard (Théâtre Complet II-3)
*"Le Nabab" (1880), five-act comedy, performed for the first time in Paris in theThéâtre du Vaudeville on January 30, 1880, in collaboration withAlphonse Daudet etPierre Elzéar . Though published (Calmann-Lévy, publisher), this play is not signed by Edmond Gondinet.
*"Les Grands Enfants" (1880), three-act comedy, performed for the first time in Paris in theThéâtre du Vaudeville on October 7, 1880 in collaboration withPaul de Nargaliers (Théâtre Complet IV-3)
*"Les Braves gens" (1880), four-act comedy, performed for the first time in Paris in theThéâtre du Gymnase on December 3, 1880 in collaboration withPierre Wolff (Calmann-Lévy, publisher)
*"L'alouette" (1881), one-act comedy, performed for the first time in Paris in theThéâtre du Gymnase-Dramatique on February 14, 1881, in collaboration with Albert Wolff (Théâtre Complet IV-4)
*"Un Voyage d'agrément" (1881), three-act comedy, performed for the first time in Paris in theThéâtre du Vaudeville on June 3, 1881, in collaboration withAlexandre Bisson (Théâtre Complet V-1)
*"Une Soirée parisienne" (1881), three-act fantasy, performed for the first time in Paris in theThéâtre des Variétés on November 9, 1881, in collaboration withErnest Blum . This play was never printed.
*"Le Volcan" (1882), three-act comedy, performed for the first time in Paris in theThéâtre du Palais-Royal on March 25, 1882, in collaboration withFrançois Oswald andPierre Giffard . This play was never printed.
*"Tête de linotte" (1882), three-act comedy, performed for the first time in Paris in theThéâtre du Vaudeville on September 11, 1882, in collaboration withThéodore Barrière (Théâtre Complet I-4)
*"Peau Neuve" (1883), three-act comedy, performed for the first time in Paris in theThéâtre du Palais-Royal on March 6, 1883, in collaboration withDebrit . This play was never printed.
*"Les Affolés" (1883), four-act comedy, performed for the first time in Paris in theThéâtre du Vaudeville October 8, 1883 in collaboration withPierre Véron . (Calmann-Lévy, publisher),
*"Clara Soleil" (1885), three-act comedy, performed for the first time in Paris in theThéâtre du Vaudeville on February 6, 1885, in collaboration withPierre Sivrac (Théâtre Complet VI-2)
*"Le Baron de Carabasse" (1885), three-act comedy, performed for the first time in Paris in theThéâtre du Palais-Royal on December 10, 1885, in collaboration withÉmile Bergerat . This play was never printed.
*"Le Parisien" (1886), three-act comedy, performed for the first time in Paris in theThéâtre Français on January 23, 1885 (Théâtre Complet VI-1)
*"Dégommé" (1887), three-act comedy, performed for the first time in Paris in theThéâtre du Gymnase on September 30, 1887. This play was never printed.Librettos
*"Le Roi l’a dit" (1873), comic opera, performed for the first time in Paris in the
Théâtre de l’Opéra Comique on May 24, 1873, with another run beginning in the same theater on June 3, 1885, with music byLéo Delibes (Théâtre Complet V-1)
*"Le Dada" (1876), three-act vaudeville, performed for the first time in Paris sur leThéâtre des Variétés on February 18, 1876, in musical collaboration withJules Costé . This play was never printed.
*"Le Grand Casimir" (1879), three-act, performed for the first time in Paris in theThéâtre des Variétés on January 11, 1879, in collaboration withJules Prével andAlbert de Saint-Albin (libretto), andCharles Lecocq (music). Though published (Calmann-Lévy, publisher), this play is not signed by Edmond Gondinet.
*"Les Voltigeurs de la 32ème" (1880), three-act comic opera, performed for the first time in Paris in theThéâtre de la Renaissance on January 7, 1880. In collaboration withGeorges Duval (libretto), andRobert Planquette (music) (Calmann-Lévy, publisher)
*"Jean de Nivelle" (1880), three-act comic opera, performed for the first time in Paris in theOpéra-Comique on March 8, 1880. In collaboration withPhilippe Gille (libretto) andLéo Delibes (music) (Calmann-Lévy, publisher)
*"Lakmé " (1883), three-act comic opera, performed for the first time in Paris in theOpéra-Comique on April 14, 1883. In collaboration withPhilippe Gille (libretto),Léo Delibes (music) (Calmann-Lévy, publisher)
*"Mam’zelle Gavroche" (1885), three-act operetta, performed for the first time in Paris in theThéâtre des Variétés on January 24, 1885, in collaboration withErnest Blum etAlbert de Saint-Albin (libretto), Florimond Ronger alias Hervé (music). This libretto was never printed.Ballet scenario
*"Viviane" (1886), five-act ballet spectacular, performed for the first time in Paris in the
Eden-Théâtre on October 28, 1886, in collaboration withRaoul Pugno (music). (Heugel, publisher)
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