Mélesville

Mélesville, actually Anne -Honoré- Joseph Duveyrier ( born December 13, 1787 Paris, † November 7, 1865 in Marly -le- Roi, Yvelines ) was a French dramatist and lawyer.

Life

Mélesville was a son of the writer Honoré -Nicolas -Marie Duveyrier and his wife Marie Adélaïde Lespardat; his half-brother was Charles Duveyrier.

Mélesville studied at the Sorbonne Law and worked on successful completion some time as a lawyer. Already during his studies he wrote shorter works and 1811 he was with his play L' oncle rival very successful debut. When he could repeat this success, he gave in 1814 at his day job and devoted all his time to writing.

Mélesville died five weeks before his 78th birthday on November 7, 1865 in Marly- le- Roi and found his final resting place.

Reception

Since the writing of plays was not highly regarded, published out of respect for his family all of his works under his pseudonym. His oeuvre includes nearly 350 titles and covers everything from vaudeville and comedy to serious drama and melodrama.

Many of his plays were created in collaboration with colleagues such as Jean -François Bayard, Nicolas Brazier, Pierre Carmouche, Théophile Marion Dumersan, Léon Laya and Emmanuel Théaulon. One of his works, which he co-authored with Charles- Gaspard Delestre - Poirson and Eugène Scribe, published under the Kollektivpseudonym Amédée de Saint -Marc. For the composer Adolphe Adam and Daniel -François- Esprit Auber Mélesville wrote several librettos.

Works (selection)

  • Le bourg de mestre Saardam ou les deux Pierre. Comedie en 3 actes. Paris in 1818 (along with Jean Toussaint Merle; Music by Nicolas Albert Schaffner; ballet by Jean -Baptiste Blanche ) The Mayor of Saardam. Comedy in two acts. 1818
  • She is insane. Drama in two acts. Bloch, Berlin, 1867.
  • After sunset. Comedy in one act. Reclam, Leipzig 1880 ( translated by Louis Angely ).
  • The Feensee. Great romantic opera in five acts with dance. Fashion, Berlin, 1879.
  • The secretary and the cook. Comedy in one act. Reclam, Leipzig 1880 ( Translated by Carl Blum).
  • The transformed cat. Songs play in one act Berlin 1902.
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