Information on this page based on Bibliographie succincte des oeuvres théatrales de Jules Verne by O. Dumas, as published in Monsieur de Chimpanzé, 1981, Buletin Société Jules Verne, #57
It has been supplemented by information from other sources.
Plays that were performed during the life of Jules Verne
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| Title |
Date Written |
Date published/performed |
Les Pailles rompues [PA]
(play - comedy, 1 act in verse) |
1849 |
pub: 1850 - Beck
perf: 1850, June 12 - Théâtre historiques |
Le Colin-maillard [CV]
(play - comic opera in one act,
written with M. Carré, music by A. Hignard) |
1852 |
pub: 1853 - Michel Lévy frères
perf: 1853, April 28 - Théâtre lyriques |
Les Compagnons de la Marjolaine [CW]
(play - comic opera, 1 act,
written with M. Carré) 1853 (1855) |
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pub: 1855 - Michel Lévy frères
perf: 1855, June 6 - Théâtre lyriques |
Monsieur de Chimpanzé
(play/operetta, 1 act, music by A. Hignard) 1858 |
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perf: 1858, February 17 - Bouffes Parisiens
pub: 1981 - Bulletin Société Jules Verne, #57 |
Le Page de Madame Malbrough
(operetta, 1 act, music by F Barbier)
NOTE: attributed to Jules Verne |
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perf: 1858, October 28 - Folies-Nouvelles |
L'Auberge des Ardennes
(comic opera, 1 act, written with M. Carre, music by A. Hignard |
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pub: 1860 - Michel Lévy frères
perf: 1860, September 1 - Théâtre lyriques |
Onze jours de siège
(comedy, 3 acts, written with Ch. Wallut) |
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pub: 1861 - Michel Lévy frères
perf: 1861, June 1 - Théâtre du Vaudeville |
Un neveu d'Amérique ou Les deux Frontignac
(comedy, 3 acts) |
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pub: 1873 - Hetzel
perf: 1873, April 17 - Théâtre Cluny |
Le Tours du Monde en 80 jours
(play, 5 acts and 1 prologue, written with d'Ennery, music by J. J. Debillemont) |
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pub: 1881 - Hetzel
perf: 1874, Nov 7 - Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin |
Les Enfants du Capitaine Grant
(play, 5 acts and 1 prologue, written with d'Ennery, music by J. J. Debillemont) |
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pub: 1881 - Hetzel
perf: 1878, December 26 - Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin |
Michel Strogoff
(play, 5 acts, written with d'Ennery) |
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pub: 1881 - Hetzel
perf: 1880, November 17 - Théâtre du Châtelet |
Voyages à travers l'impossible
(play, 3 acts, written with d'Ennery, music by O. de Lagoanere) |
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pub: 1981 - J. J. Paubert
pub English:
perf: 1882, November 25 - Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin |
Kéraban le tetu
(play, 5 acts) |
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pub: Société Jules Verne
perf: 1883, September 3 - Théâtre de la Gaîté lyrique |
Mathias Sandorf
(play, 5 acts, written by W. Busnach and G. Maurens) |
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pub: 1992 - Société Jules Verne
perf: 1887, November 27 - Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique |
Plays that were NOT performed during the life of Jules Verne
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Title
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Date Written
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Date performed/published
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| Une tragédie en vers pour le théâtre des marionnettes Riquiqui de Nantes (play) |
1845
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Alexandre VI
(play - tragedy, 5 acts in verse) |
1847 |
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La Conspiration des Poudres
(play - tragedy, 5 acts in verse) |
1848 |
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De Charybde en Scylla ou Une promenade en mer
(play - vaudeville, 1 act) |
1848 |
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Le Quart d'heure de Rabelais
(play - comedy, 1 act in verse) |
1848 |
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Don Galaor
(play - synopsis only) |
1848 |
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Un drame sous Louis XV
(play - tragedy, 5 acts in verse) |
1849 |
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Ab'dallah
(play - vaudeville, in 2 acts) |
1849 |
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Le Coq de bruyere
(play - synopsis only) |
1849 |
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On a souvent besoin d'un plus petit que soi
(play - synopsis only) |
1849 |
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La Guimard
(play - comedy, 2 acts in prose) |
1850 |
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Quiridine et Quidineri
(play - in verse) |
1850 |
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La Mille et deuxieme nuit
(play - libretto for a lyrical work - music by A. Hignard) |
1850 |
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Les Savants
(play - comedy, 3 acts in verse) |
1851 |
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| Monna Lisa (or Léonard de Vinci or La Joconde) [LV] (play - comedy, 1 act in verse) 1852 |
1852 |
perf: 1874 - read at the Academy of Amiens
pub: 1974 - Cahiers de l'Herne |
Les Châteaux en Californie ou Pierre quie roule n'amasse pas mousse [CA]
(play - comedy proverb, 1 act) |
1851 |
pub: 1852 - Musee des familles
perf: 1969 - Turin, Italy |
La Tour de Monthléry
(play - drama, 3 acts in verse) |
1852 |
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Un fils adoptif
(play - comedy, written with Ch. Wallut) |
1853 |
pub: 2000 - Bulletin Société Jules Verne, #140 |
Les Heureux du jour
(play - comedy, 5 acts in verse) |
1853 |
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Guerre aux tyrans
(play - comedy, 1 act in verse) |
1854 |
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Au bord de l'adour
(play - comedy) |
1855 |
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Les Sabines
(play/operetta, written with Ch Wallut, reste 1 act) |
1857 |
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Le Pole Nord
(play, based on Captain Hatteras) |
1871 |
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Les Tribulations d'un chinois en Chine [ED]
(play - a project refused by d'Ennery) |
1888-1890 |
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