Occupation Playwright
Novelist | Books Berthe Sigelin | |
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Born 11 February 1831 Paris Died 1 June 1898, Asnières-sur-Seine, France | ||
Édouard Cadol (11 February 1831 – 1 June 1898) was an 19th-century French playwright and novelist.
Biography
An employee at Chemins de Fer du Nord, Cadol soon left his position to dedicate himself entirely to literature. He made his debut as a critic in small newspapers such as the Courrier de Paris and the Journal de Francfort. He became secretary of the editorial board of Le Temps, wrote the drama chronicle in l’Esprit public, was one of the cofounders of l’Esprit français, published short stories in L'Univers, Le Monde illustré, l’Estafette, le Nord, while working in collaboration for theaters of the suburbs and the boulevards.
The brilliant success of his comedy, Les Inutiles, which reached 200 consecutive performances in 1868, established his reputation as a playwright. Therefore, many pieces went out of his pen. His novels include Rose, splendeurs et misères de la vie théâtrale (1873) and Hortense Maillot (1885).
Cadol also collaborated with Jules Verne on theatrical versions of some fiction, such as Around the World in Eighty Days, which degenerated into a polemic and Un neveu d’Amérique (A Nephew from America, 1873).