Hippolyte Hostein
French theatre director
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| Intro | French theatre director | |
| Places | France | |
| is | Theater professional Writer Theatre director Playwright | |
| Work field | Arts Film, TV, Stage & Radio Literature | |
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| Birth | Paris | |
| Death | 8 September 1879Paris |
The details
Biography
Hippolyte Hostein (14 September 1814 – 8 September 1879) was a French playwright, theatre director and theatre manager.
Biography
He successively directed the Théâtre Historique (1847-1850), the Théâtre de la Gaité (1849-1858), the Cirque-Olympique (1858-1862), the Théâtre du Châtelet (1862-1864/1865-1869), the Théâtre du Château-d'eau (1868-1869), the Théâtre de la Renaissance (1873-1875) and the Théâtre de l'Ambigu (1875). He also published cronicles in Le Figaro and Le Constitutionnel
Works
- Theatre
- Le Miracle des roses, drama in sixteen tableaux, with Antony Béraud, 1844
- Les Sept Ans de S. A. Mgr le Prince impérial, cantata on a music by Adolphe de Groot, premiered at the Théâtre du Châtelet 16 March 1863
- L'Affaire Lerouge, drama in five acts and eight tableaux after Émile Gaboriau, premiered at the Théâtre du Château-d'eau 2 May 1872
- Texts
- 1843: Les Contes bleus de ma nourrice, A. Desesserts, Paris
- 1848: Réforme théâtrale suivie d'Esquisse d'un projet de loi sur les théâtres, A. Desesserts
- 1867: La Liberté des théâtres, Librairie des auteurs, Paris
- 1878: Historiettes et souvenirs d'un homme de théâtre, E. Dentu, Paris