Occupation Playwright Movies Billeting Order | Years active 1885 – 1923 | |
Born 22 October 1861 Vence Died 17 February 1915, Paris, France | ||
Antony Mars (22 October 1861 – 17 February 1915) was a French playwright
Contents
Biography
After he studied at a high school in Marseille, Antony March became a lawyer's clerk then an employee at the Compagnie des chemins de fer de l'Est. En 1882, he collaborated with several newspapers: La Cocarde, Le Mot d'ordre, Le Réveil (1882-1884).
A friend of Paul Morisse and Raymond Bonheur, he made his debut in theatre in Le Havre in 1885 with Les Droits de la femme. He obtained many successes in his time but today his most famous play remains Les Surprises du divorce written in 1888 with Alexandre Bisson.
Works
He left a great number of plays, staged on the most famous Parisian venues: Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens, Théâtre de la Renaissance, Théâtre de Cluny, théâtre du Palais-Royal, théâtre du Gymnase or else Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques, often presented again in the 1910s-1950s.