Raphaël Adam
Raphaël Adam (21 July 1860 – after 1940)[1] was a 19th–20th-century French chansonnier and playwright.
A prolific chansonnier of the interwar period, his theatre plays were presented on the most significant Parisian stages of his time including the Théâtre du Gymnase, the , and the Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques.
Works[]
- Theatre
- 1890: Prête-moi ton habit, comedy in 1 act
- 1891: Le Borgne, drama in 5 acts
- 1896: Ta femme engraisse, comedy in 1 act
- 1897: Les Ramoneurs, drama in 5 acts and 7 tableaux
- 1899: L'Hôtesse, one-act play, in verse
- 1901: Le Clown, drama in 5 acts and 7 tableaux
- 1911: Les Truands, opéra comique in 3 acts and 4 tableaux
- 1912: Le Prince Bonheur, opéra comique in 3 acts
- 1914: L'Évadé, drama in 5 acts and 7 tableaux
- 1917: Le Budget de l'amour, comedy in 1 act, with Joseph Vassivière
- 1924: Je suis un loup !, scène dramatique, music by Paul Maye
- 1932: Babaou, musical theatre, with Louis-Jacques Boucot, music by Pierre Chagnon and Fred Pearly
- undated: Une Plage d'amour, operetta in 2 acts, with Eugène Joullot
- Songs
- 1885: "Un Baiser!", ditty, lyrics by Georges Laure and Raphaël Adam, music by Charles d'Orvict
- 1888: "Larmes d'amour!", song, lyrics by Raphaël Adam, music by Gaston Maquis
- 1911: "Lolita l'Andalouse", song
- 1911: "Willie de Chicago", lyrics by Raphaël Adam and Joë, music by Paul Knox
- 1911: "L'Amour brisé", sung waltz, lyrics by Raphaël Adam, music by
- 1911: "L'Amour me fait peur!", sung waltz, lyrics by Raphaël Adam, music by René Casabianca
- 1911: "Nita l'Argentine", song, music by Casabianca
- 1912: "C'est rien!", song
- 1912: "Non, je ne te crois plus!", sung waltz, lyrics by Raphaël Adam, music by Ulysse Rebatet
- 1912: "Gilda", Italian song, lyrics by Franz Gravereau and Raphaël Adam., music by Cléon Triandaphyl
- 1912: "La petite Branche Keurie", lyrics by Raphaël Adam, music by Maxime Guitton
- 1913: "Bonsoir, chéri!", song - waltz, music by Octave Lamart
- 1913: "Soyez bons pour les ouvriers !", monologue, lyrics by Raphael Adam, music by Octave Lamart
- 1913: "Tu partis!... Tu revins!...", song, music by Lamart
- 1914: "Joli Baby", melody, lyrics by Raphaël Adam, music by Georges Blangy and Clément Jenner
- 1914: "Le savez-vous ?", waltz melody, music by Blangy and Jenner
- 1914: "Sur la Rive fleurie!", song, music by Blangy and Jenner
- 1915: "L'Angelus d'Alsace", melody, lyrics by Raphaël Adam and Gaston Gross, music by Louis Billaut
- 1915: "C'était très chic le Tangs!", satirical song, lyrics by Raphaël Adam and Gaston Gross, music by Louis Billaut
- 1915: "Dormez en Paix, soldats!", poem, music by Louis Billaut
- 1915: "Sur les Bras des mamans", poem by Raphaël Adam, music by Louis Billaut
- 1915: "La Liberté au dessus de tout!", march and Allied patriotic song, lyrics by Raphaël Adam and Gaston Gross, music by Louis Billaut
- 1915: "La Voix de la Lorraine!", song, lyrics by Raphaël Adam and Gaston Gross, music by Léopold Danty
- 1915: "C'est pour la France!", patriotic song, lyrics by Raphaël Adam and Jean Meudrot, music by Louis Billaut
- 1915: "Le Plumet du Saint-Cyrien", lyrics by Raphaël Adam, music by René de Buxeuil
- 1915: "C'était très chic le tango!", satirical song, with Gross, music by Billaut
- 1915: "L'oiseau sans ailes", slow waltz, music by Blangy and Jenner
- 1916: "La Danse pour la vie ou la Danseuse masquée ou Madeleine", song
- 1923: "Le Régiment de l'avenir", voice and piano, lyrics by Raphaël Adam, music by Ernest Vital Louis Gillet
- 1924: "La Louve", voice and piano, lyrics by Raphaël Adam, music by Joseph Sieulle
- 1926: "Marche des petites reines", voice and piano
- 1936: "Le Chêne géant", voice and piano, lyrics by Raphaël Adam, music by Édouard Van Malderen
- 1936: "Dix sous d'jetons", voice and piano, music by Van Malderen
- 1937: "Chez les Papous!", sung fox-trot for orchestra with leading piano
References[]
- ^ Auteur, acteur, M. Raphaël Adam nous parle des anciens théâtres de Paris. Le Petit Parisien, 12 January 1940, p. 4, available at Gallica.(in French) Retrieved 29 December 2018.
Bibliography[]
- Florian Bruyas, Histoire de l'opérette en France, 1855-1965, 1974, p. 523
Categories:
- French chansonniers
- 19th-century French dramatists and playwrights
- 20th-century French dramatists and playwrights
- 1860 births