Occupation Playwright, librettist | ||
Full Name François Victor Armand Dartois de Bournonville Born 3 Octobre 1788 Beaurains (Oise) Died 28 March 1867, Paris, France People also search for Emmanuel Théaulon, Achille d'Artois | ||
Armand d'Artois (3 Octobre 1788 – 28 March 1867) was a 19th-century French playwright and librettist, and also Achille d'Artois's brother.
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Biography
Aimed at the bar, he first worked by an attorney but the success of his play Les Finacés in 1808, decided him to devote entirely to literature. In 1814, he joined the guards of the king of Belgium and left the military service after receiving the Legion of Honour in 1818.
A very prolific author, he wrote under various collective pseudonyms such as Emmanuel, with Emmanuel Arago, M. Sapajou, with Francis baron d'Allarde and Gabriel de Lurieu. Managing director of the Théâtre des Variétés from 1830 to 1836, he also directed Le Nain couleur de rose, a political, literary and moral newspaper from 15 September 1815 to 5 May 1816 and collaborated with La Foudre by Alphonse de Beauchamp.
His plays were presented on some of the most important Parisian stages of the XIXth century: Théâtre du Vaudeville, Théâtre des Variétés, Théâtre des Nouveautés, Théâtre du Palais-Royal, Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques, etc.
Works
He also authored several songs.