Gustave Lemoine

Born in 1802 and dying in 1885, Gustave Lemoine was a French playwright, lyricist, and songwriter whose career stretched across much of the 19th century. Library and music reference sources consistently connect him with both the stage and printed song repertory, showing how active he was in the literary and musical life of his time.

His name appears on a large number of theatrical works and songs, including comedies, dramas, vaudevilles, and opera-comique pieces. He also collaborated with well-known writers and composers, among them Eugène Scribe and Loïsa Puget, which suggests he worked close to the heart of Parisian popular performance culture.

For readers today, Lemoine is an interesting reminder of how fluid authorship could be in 19th-century France: one writer might move from spoken theater to lyrics for publication and performance with ease. The surviving catalogs of his works point to a remarkably productive career rather than a single famous title.