Félix Cohen
Aristide Félix Cohen (31 December 1831 – 17 February 1896) was a French dramatist and author.
Félix Cohen | |
|---|---|
| Born | Aristide Félix Cohen 31 December 1831 Marseilles, Kingdom of France |
| Died | 17 February 1896 (aged 64) Paris, French Third Republic |
| Occupation | Dramatist, author |
| Language | French |
| Relatives | Jules Cohen (brother) |
He was made auditor of the Conseil d'État on 28 May 1855, and held this position until 1865.[1] His works include Étude sur les impôts et sur les budgets des principaux États de l'Europe (1865); Le club (1877); La flamboyante (1884), a comedy in three acts, written in collaboration with Paul Ferrier and Albin Valabrègue; Frappant!, a story in verse after the Provençal poet Gustave Bénédit (1887); La revanche du mari (1890), a vaudeville; Marion (1892), a comedy; and Le duc Jean (1893).[1] F. C. Burnand adapted from La flamboyante the comedy The Saucy Sally,[2] first performed at the Opera House in Southport in 1890.[3]
Publications
- Cohen, Félix (1865). Étude sur les impôts et sur les budgets des principaux États de l'Europe (in French). Paris: Paris Guillaumin et Cie.
- Gondinet, Edmond; Cohen, Félix (1878). Le club; comédie en trois actes (in French). Paris: Michel Lévy Frères.
- Ferrier, Paul; Cohen, Félix; Valabrègue, Albin (1884). La flamboyante; comédie en trois actes (in French). Paris: Tresse.
- Ferrier, Paul; Cohen, Félix; Valabrègue, Albin (1884). The Blazer; Comedy in Three Acts. London: Farquharson Roberts & Phillips.
- Cohen, Félix (1887). Frappant! Conte en vers, imité de Bénédit (poète provençal) (in French). Paris: Paul Ollendorff.
- Cohen, Félix (1893). Brevet élémentaire; monologue (in French). Paris: Paul Ollendorff.
- Cohen, Félix; Grenet-Dancourt, Ernest (1890). La Revanche du mari; comédie en trois actes (in French). Paris: Paul Ollendorff.
- Cohen, Félix (1892). Marion; comédie en un acte (in French). Paris: Paul Ollendorff.
- Perret, Paul; Cohen, Félix (1893). Le duc Jean (in French). Paris: Calmann-Lévy.
- Perret, Paul; Cohen, Félix (1894). La duchesse Jean (in French). Paris: Calmann-Lévy.
References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Singer, Isidore; Weill, Julien (1903). "Cohen, Félix". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 5. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 146.
- Singer, Isidore; Weill, Julien (1903). "Cohen, Félix". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 5. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 146.
- Wearing, J. P. (2014). The London Stage 1890–1899: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel (2nd ed.). Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 331. ISBN 978-0-8108-9282-8.
- Ledger, Edward, ed. (1893). "New Pieces Produced at the Provincial Theatres". The Era Almanack and Annual: 66.