Dumanoir

Engraving of Dumanoir 1839

Philippe François Pinel, known as Dumanoir (31 July 1806 – 16 November 1865) was a French playwright and librettist.

Biography

Dumanoir was born in Capesterre-Belle-Eau, Guadeloupe. He was the son of Mrs. Pinel-Dumanoir, whose family planted the palm trees lining the Allée Dumanoir in Guadeloupe.[1] He left Guadeloupe in 1816. Dumanoir wrote in the theatrical genre of Comédie en vaudeville. He was director of the Théâtre des Variétés from 1837 to 1839. He wrote in 1844, in collaboration with Adolphe d'Ennery, an eponymous drama about Don César de Bazan, one of the characters in Ruy Blas by Victor Hugo.

He died in Pau, France.

List of major works[2]

Plays

Opera and ballet

References

  1. ↑ Allée Dumanoir – pinel.org
  2. ↑ OpenLibrary – dumanoir
  3. ↑ Les Premières Armes de Richelieu
  4. ↑ Ma maîtresse et ma femme
  5. ↑ La Case de l'oncle Tom

Sources


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