Saint-Yves (1808–1871) Explained

Saint-Yves
Birth Name:Ernest-Antoine-Edmond-Édouard Déaddé
Birth Date:9 November 1808
Occupation:Playwright
Years Active:1832 – 1870

Saint-Yves (9 November 1808[1] – 23 July 1871[2]) was the pen name of Édouard Déaddé, a 19th-century French playwright.

Short biography

He was born Ernest-Antoine-Edmond-Édouard Déaddé in Paris. An employee at the Interior ministry, he became known as vaudevilliste under the pen name Saint-Yves and published numerous articles in the Revue et gazette musicale under the pseudonym D.A.D. His numerous plays were presented on the most important Parisian stages of his time, including the Théâtre du Panthéon, the Théâtre des Variétés, the Théâtre du Palais-Royal, the Théâtre de l'Ambigu, the Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques, and the Théâtre de la Gaîté. Several collaborative projects were discussed with Honoré de Balzac but none were realized.[3]

He was the managing director of the Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Antoine from 31 December 1839 to January 1841.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. http://canadp-archivesenligne.paris.fr/archives_etat_civil/avant_1860_fichiers_etat_civil_reconstitue/fecr_visu_img.php?registre=V3E_N_0623&type=ECRF&&bdd_en_cours=etat_civil_rec_fichiers&vue_tranche_debut=AD075ER_V3E_N_00623_00051_C&vue_tranche_fin=AD075ER_V3E_N_00623_00101_C&ref_histo=77266&cote=V3E/N Archives reconstituées de la Ville de Paris, fiche n° 15/51
  2. Digital archives of the City of Paris, civil status of the 9th district, register of 1871 deaths, act n° 2324 (vue 1/31). http://canadp-archivesenligne.paris.fr/archives_etat_civil/1860_1902_actes/aec_visu_img.php?registre=V4E_03482&type=AEC&&bdd_en_cours=actes_ec_1871_1882&vue_tranche_debut=AD075EC_V4E_03482_0035&vue_tranche_fin=AD075EC_V4E_03482_0065&ref_histo=4318&cote=V4E The act states that he was single born in Paris and was aged sixty-two years nine months.
  3. Œuvres complètes de M. de Balzac, vol.23, 1971, p.580
  4. Wild 1989, p. 364.