Max Raoul

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Max Raoul or Vandière, real name Raoul François Chapais, (c.1770 – Paris 5 March 1839) was a 19th-century French playwright.

A former employee at the customs in Rouen, his plays were presented on several Parisian stages of the 19th century, including the Théâtre du Palais-Royal, the Théâtre du Gymnase-Dramatique, and the Théâtre du Vaudeville.

Works[edit]

  • 1804: La Voix du parterre
  • 1817: L'Original et la copie, tales
  • 1821: L'Amant bossu, comédie-vaudeville in 1 act, with Eugène Scribe and Mélesville
  • 1827: Recette pour marier sa fille, comédie-vaudeville in 1 act, with Mélesville
  • 1832: Une Affaire d'honneur, comédie-vaudeville in 1 act
  • 1832: La Prise de voile, drama in 2 acts, mingled with songs
  • 1834: Le Château d'Urtuby, opéra comique in 1 act, with Gabriel de Lurieu and Henri-Montan Berton
  • 1835: Dolly ou Le cœur d'une femme, drama in 3 acts, with Thomas Sauvage and de Lurieu
  • 1839: Mme de Brienne, drama in 2 acts, with Saint-Yves

Bibliography[edit]

  • Joseph Marie Quérard, Les supercheries littéraires dévoilées: Galérie des auteurs apocryphes, 1847, p. 30
  • J-M Quérard, La France littéraire, 1857, p. 97