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Théodore Barrière
1825–1877
A sharp, prolific voice of 19th-century French theater, he built his reputation on lively comedies and social satire. His best-known work, "Les Faux Bonshommes," helped make him one of the notable dramatists of the Second Empire era.
2 Audiobooks
La tête de Martin: Comédie en un acte
by Eugène Grangé, Théodore Barrière, Adrien Decourcelle
Enon rahat : Huvinäytelmä 3:ssa näytöksessä
by Théodore Barrière
About the author
Born in Paris, Théodore Barrière was a French playwright who came from a family of map engravers and spent several years working in the war department before turning fully to the stage. Early success with vaudeville opened the door to a long theater career and showed where his real talent lay.
Barrière became known for writing popular dramas and comedies, often in collaboration with other writers. He is especially remembered for Les Faux Bonshommes, often described as one of his most important plays, and for helping adapt Henry Murger's bohemian world for the stage in Scènes de la vie de bohème.
His work was admired for its energy, theatrical skill, and satirical edge. Writing in the heart of 19th-century Parisian theater, he developed a reputation as a versatile dramatist whose plays captured the manners and tensions of his time.