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Maurice Donnay
Charles Maurice Donnay (12 October 1859 – 31 March 1945) was a French dramatist.
Biography.
Donnay was born of middle-class parents in Paris in 1859. His father was a railway engineer and initially Donnay followed a similar profession, studying at the École centrale des arts et manufactures in 1882.
With Alphonse Allais, Donnay started by writing material for the celebrated cabaret "le Chat noir".
Donnay made his serious debut as a dramatist on the little stage of the Chat Noir
: "L'École des cocottes" by Paul Armont and Marcel Gerbidon, théâtre Michel
- 1919 : "La Chasse à l'homme" by Maurice Donnay, théâtre des Variétés
- 1922 : "La Belle Angevine" by Maurice Donnay and André Rivoire, théâtre des Variétés
- 1922 : "La Petite Chocolatière" by Paul Gavault, théâtre des Variétés
- 1922 : "Le Blanc et le noir" by Sacha Guitry, théâtre des Variétés
- 1923 : "L'École des cocottes" by Paul Armont and Marcel Gerbidon