Émile de Najac
Comte Émile de Najac (December 1828 – 11 April 1889) was a French
Biography
Émile de Najac was born in
Works
Always writing with a co-author, Najac provided librettos for several
For the non-musical theatre, Najac was known for his comedies. For the Théâtre du Gymnase he collaborated with Alfred Hennequin on Bébé (1877) and Petite Correspondance (1878), both comédies in three acts, followed by Nounou (comédie, five acts, 1879). He wrote, or co-wrote four plays for the Théâtre du Palais-Royal: Les Provinciales à Paris (comédie, four acts, with Pol Moreau, 1878); Divorçons (comédie, three acts, with Sardou, 1880); Elle et lui (comédie, three acts, 1885); Bijou et Bouvreuil (vaudeville, three acts, with Albert Millaud) and On le dit (comédie, three acts, with Charles Raymond, 1888).[2]
For the Théâtre des Variétés Najac wrote Le Chant du coq (comédie, one act, 1879, and collaborared with Millaud on Le Fiacre 117 (comédie, three acts,1886); La Noce à Nini (vaudeville, three acts, 1887); and La Japonaise, (comédie-vaudeville, four acts, 1888). For the Théâtre de la Renaissance the two co-wrote L'Hypnotisé (comédie, three acts, 1888).[2]
Divorçons remains in the French theatrical repertoire, and was the basis for two films by Ernst Lubitsch: Kiss Me Again (1925) and That Uncertain Feeling.[8]
References and sources
References
- ^ Listing of de Najac family
- ^ a b c d Larousse, Pierre. "Najac (Émile, comte de)", Grand dictionnaire universel du XIXe siècle. Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 27 August 2020
- ^ a b Lamb, Andrew. "Jonas, Emile",Grove Music Online, Oxford University Press 2002. Retrieved 27 August 2020 (subscription required)
- ^ Wagstaff, John. "Deffès, Pierre-Louis", Grove Music Online, Oxford University Press 2002. Retrieved 27 August 2020 (subscription required)
- ^ Ferrier et al "La vie mondaine". Internet Archive. Retrieved 27 August 2020
- ^ Forbes, Elizabeth. "Roi malgré lui, Le" Grove Music Online, Oxford University Press 2002. Retrieved 27 August 2020 (subscription required)
- ^ Smith, Christopher. "Najac, Comte Emile de", Grove Music Online, Oxford University Press 2002. Retrieved 27 August 2020 (subscription required)
- ^ Adam, p. 703
Sources
- Adam, Thomas (2005). Germany and the Americas: Culture, Politics and History. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-85109-628-2.