Maxime Boucheron, real name René Maximilien (9 March 1846 – 10 November 1896), was a French playwright and chansonnier.
An employee at the Préfecture de Paris, he became an editor at Le Figaro where he was responsible for the theatre critics. His comic operas, vaudevilles, operettas and other works, written from the 1870s to the 1890s, were performed on the most significant Parisian stages of his time, including Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques, Théâtre de la Renaissance and Théâtre des Variétés.
He is buried at the Père Lachaise Cemetery (47th division).
1878 : Le Droit du seigneur, opéra comique in 3 acts, with Paul Burani1879 : Le Billet de logement, opéra-comique in 3 acts, with Paul Burani1880 : Le Ménage Popincourt, vaudeville in 1 act, with Raymond1880 : Le Voyage en Amérique, fantaisie, operetta in 4 acts, with Raymond1882 : Le Petit parisien, opéra comique in 3 acts, with Burani1883 : L'Ami d'Oscar, opéra comique in 1 act1883 : Le Bouquet de violettes, opéra comique in 1 act, with Georges Grisier1887 : Chanson du Point du jour, lyrics by Boucheron and Grisier, music by André Martinet1888 : Cocard et Bicoquet, comedy-vaudeville in 3 acts, with Hippolyte Raymond1888 : La divine comédie... française1888 : La Légende du magyar, opéra comique in 3 acts1888 : Mimi, vaudeville en 3 actes, with Raymond1890 : La D'moiselle, du téléphone, lyrics by Maxime Boucheron, music by André Martinet1890 : Le Roi des bonneteurs, Marpon et Flammarion1891 : Le Mitron, vaudeville-operetta in 3 acts, with Mars1891 : Maldonne, comédie-bouffe in 1 act1891 : Miss Helyett, operetta in 3 acts, 18911892 : Sainte Freya, opéra comique in 3 acts, music by Edmond Audran1892 : Article de Paris, operetta in 3 actes, music by Audran1894 : Les Forains, operetta in 3 acts, with Antony Mars, music by Louis Varney1895 : La Duchesse de Ferrare, opéretta in 3 actes, music by Audran1895 : Le Pèlerinage, comedy in 4 acts, with Maurice Ordonneau1896 : Tante Agnès, operetta bouffa in 2 acts
