Alphonse Lemonnier


Alphonse Lemonnier, full name Alphonse Hippolyte Lemonnier, was a 19th-century French journalist, novelist, chansonnier and playwright.

Biography

He made his comedian debut at the Cirque-Olympique before he became theatrical columnist for many newspapers.
The founder of the Moniteur des théâtres et des plaisirs, the Parisien illustré and La Vie thermale, he was the publication director of the Paris-mondain and Colombine periodics.
Stage manager of the Théâtre des Variétés, then successively director of the Théâtre des Délassements-Comiques, the Théâtre du Château-d'eau and the Théâtre Déjazet, he later was managing director of the Alhambra and the Comédie-Mondaine in Brussels.
His plays were presented on the most important Parisian stages of his time, including the Théâtre Déjazet, the Théâtre de la Gaîté and the Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques.

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