Robert Charvay
Robert Charvay (5 March 1858 – 30 December 1925) is the pen name of Adrien Lefort, a French dramatist and journalist who worked for the daily Écho de Paris,[1][2] where he signed his papers with the nickname Le Nain jaune (lit. 'the yellow dwarf').[3]
He was the son of Charlotte Jeanne Judlin (1820–1883) and the French lyrical singer Jules Lefort (1822–1898). His parents divorced in 1872.
Works as dramatist
[edit]- Le Fiancé de Thylda, operetta buffa in 3 acts, written with Victor de Cottens, music by Louis Varney, 1900 ; remade under the title Le Voyage avant la noce
- L'Enfant du miracle, comedy buffa in 3 acts written with Paul Gavault, 1903
- Papa Mulot, three acts dramatic comedy, 1904
- Mademoiselle Josette, My Woman, four acts comedy written with Paul Gavault, 1906
- Monsieur Pickwick, burlesque comedy in five acts, 1911
Screen adaptations
[edit]His comedy Mademoiselle Josette, My Woman[4] has been adapted four times on the screen:
- Mademoiselle Josette, ma femme (1914) by André Liabel
- Mademoiselle Josette, ma femme (1926) by Gaston Ravel
- Mademoiselle Josette, ma femme (1933) by André Berthomieu
- Mademoiselle Josette, ma femme (1951) by André Berthomieu
References
[edit]- ^ Leroux, Gaston (2012-01-31). Le Mystère de la chambre jaune (in French). Le Livre de Poche. ISBN 978-2-253-08972-8.
- ^ Leroux, Gaston (2012-03-08). The Phantom of the Opera. OUP Oxford. ISBN 978-0-19-162381-3.
- ^ "Adrien Lefort (1856-1925)". Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ Powrie, Phil (2009-01-19). Pierre Batcheff and Stardom in 1920s French Cinema. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 978-0-7486-2960-2.
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