Romain Coolus
French writer
Romain Coolus
Born René Max Weill
25 May 1868Died 9 September 1952(1952-09-09) (aged 84) Occupation(s) Author, screenwriter, dramatist
René Max Weill (25 May 1868 – 9 September 1952), who used the pseudonym Romain Coolus , was a French novelist , dramatist and film scriptwriter .[ 1]
Biography
Portrait by Édouard Vuillard (1906)
Works
Theater
1893 : Le Ménage Brésile (first play), one-act comedy, at Théâtre Libre d'Antoine
1896 : Raphaël , three-act comedy, premiered at Théâtre de l'Œuvre by Lugné-Poë
1897 : L'Enfant malade , four-act play, au Théâtre des Escholiers.
1898 : Lysiane , five-act play, premiered at Théâtre de la Renaissance
1899 : Cœur blette , two-act comedy, Théâtre Antoine
1900 : Le Marquis de Carabas , three-act comédie-bouffe in verses
1901 : Les Amants de Sazy , premiered at the Théâtre du Gymnase
1901 : Rue Spontini
1902 : Lucette , three-act comedy, premiered at the Théâtre du Gymnase
1903 : Yvonne dîne en ville
1903 : Antoinette Sabrier , 3-act play, in prose, Théâtre du Vaudeville , premiered at the Comédie-Française with a mise-en-scène by René Alexandre
1903 : Kangaroo , one-act comedy
1903 : Les Pieds qui remuent
1905 : Petite Peste , three-act- play, premiered at Théâtre du Vaudeville , then at the Théâtre de la Renaissance , film version in 1938
1906 : L'Enfant chérie
1907 : Cœur à cœur , 3-act- comedy, Théâtre Antoine
1908 : Les Rendez-vous strasbourgeois , one-act opéra-bouffe , music by Charles Cuvillier , Comédie-royale
1909 : Effets d'optique , 2-act comedy
1909 : Mirette a ses raisons , one-act comedy, Comédie-royale
1909 : Quatre fois sept, vingt-huit , three-act- comedy, Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens
1909 : Le Risque
1910 : Une femme passa , 3-act- comedy, premiered at Théâtre de la Renaissance
1910 : Les Bleus de l'amour , 3-act comedy, premiered at Théâtre de l'Athénée , film version in 1918
1910 : Les Jeux de l'amour et de la conférence , one-act comedy
1911 : La Revue des X , with Gaston Arman de Caillavet , Francis de Croisset , Albert Guinon , Max Maurey , Jacques Richepin , Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens
1912 : L'Autruche
1912 : La Côte d'amour , three-act comedy
1913 : Les Roses rouges , three-act play, premiered at Théâtre de la Renaissance
1914 : L'Amour buissonnier , two-act comedy, premiered at Théâtre de la Renaissance
1920 : L'Éternel masculin , three-act comedy, premiered at Théâtre Michel
1921 : Le Paradis fermé , three-act comedy, with Maurice Hennequin , premiered at Théâtre de l'Athénée [ 2]
1922 : La Sonnette d'alarme , three-act comedy, with Maurice Hennequin, premiered at Théâtre de l'Athénée[ 2]
1922 : Diane au bain , four-act play, with Maurice Hennequin, at Théâtre des Nouveautés
1924 : Né un dimanche , three-act comedy
1925 : Les Baisers de Panurge , three-act comedy, with André Rivoire , premiered at the Comédie-Caumartin
1925 : La Fifille à sa mémère , one-act comedy, premiered au Grand Guignol
1926 : Les Vacances de Pâques , comedy
1927 : La reine de Biarritz , three-act play, with Maurice Hennequin, at Théâtre Antoine , adapted to the cinema in 1934
1927 : Pas une secousse , operetta in three acts, with Blanche Alix, distics by Victor Alix and Henri Jacques, music by Victor Alix, premiered at Monte-Carlo
1928 : La Guêpe , three-act comedy, premiered at Théâtre Femina
1930 : Pardon, Madame , three-act comedy, with André Rivoire , premiered at Théâtre Michel
1931 : Mad
1932 : Boby-Chéri , three-act operette , with Jacques Ardot (lyrics), music by Victor Alix, premiered at Théâtre de la Scala
1934 : Fragonard , musical comedy with three acts and four scenes, with André Rivoire (libretto), music by Gabriel Pierné , premiered in Paris at Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin
1934 : Mandrin , four-act operetta, with André Rivoire (libretto), music by Joseph Szulc , premiered in Paris at Théâtre Mogador
Film scripts
1909 : Le Roman d'une bottine et d'un escarpin , directed by Georges Monca ,
1909 : Le Chien de Montargis , directed by Georges Monca
1917 : Les Bleus de l'amour , adapted and directed by Henri Desfontaines , after Coolus's play premiere in 1910
1927 : Antoinette Sabrier , directed by Germaine Dulac , after Coolus's play premiere in 1905.
1932 : Les Bleus de l'amour , second adaptation, directed by Jean de Marguenat , after Coolus's play premiere in 1910
1934 : The Queen of Biarritz , directed by Jean Toulout , after Coolus's and Hennequin's play premiered in 1927.
1935 : La Sonnette d'alarme , directed by Christian-Jaque , after Coolus's and Hennequin's play premiered in 1922.
1938 : Petite Peste , directed by Jean de Limur , after Coolus's play premiered in 1905.
References
^ Philippe Marcerou (2004). André Antoine, fondateur et directeur du Théâtre Antoine (in French). Paris: Atelier national de reproduction des thèses. p. 1162. , page 372
^ a b Eugène Montfort (1920). Vingt-cinq ans de théâtre (in French). Paris: Librairie de France.
Bibliography
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