Ferdinand de Villeneuve
Ferdinand de Villeneuve (5 June 1801 – 27 September 1858) was a 19th-century French playwright. Short biography He made his debut in the theatre at the age of 21 by partnering with Charles Dupeuty, and began to be successful from 1823 onwards. In 1825, he founded the newspaper La Nouveauté with Dupeuty, Amable de Saint-Hilaire and Musnier Desclozeaux, a publication which became a daily. Co-director of the Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin with Anténor Joly from December 1835, he then directed, still with Joly, the Théâtre de la Renaissance in 1838 with its own funds. His plays were presented on several 19th-century Parisian stages, including the Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques, the Théâtre du Palais-Royal, the Théâtre du Vaudeville, and the Théâtre des Variétés. The painter and photographer Julien Vallou de Villeneuve was his brother. Works 1822: L'Arracheur de dents, one-act folie-parade, mingled with couplets, with Charles Dupeuty 1822: Fille et garçon, ou la Petite orpheline, one-act comédie-vaudeville, with Dupeuty 1822: Le Premier prix, ou les Deux artistes, comédie-vaudeville in 1 act, with Dupeuty 1823: L'Actrice, comédie-vaudeville in 1 act, with Dupeuty 1823: Mon ami Christophe, comédie-vaudeville in 1 act, with Dupeuty and W. Lafontaine 1823: Le Oui des jeunes filles, comédie-vaudeville in