Paris, Thursday.
The death is announced of M. Pailleron, the well-known French dramatist. Edouart Jules Henri Pailleron, who was born in 1834, was at first employed as a clerk in a notary's office. In 1860 he published a volume of satirical verses entitled, "Les Parasites," and a one-act play, "Le Parasite," which was produced with some success at the Odeon. This was rapidly followed by "Le Mur Citoyeo" and "Le Dernier Quartier," also in verse, which were even more successful, the latter a piece of clever and delicate work representing the conclusion of a honeymoon, being received with special favour. M. Pailleron's success as playwright was now assured, but his first prose play, "Le Second Mouvement," met with a very cool reception. He quickly retrieved his reputation, however, with the "Monde ou l'on S'Amuse," again in prose, and the "Faux Menages," in which he returned to verse. One of the greatest of M. Pailleron's subsequent successes was "Le Monde ou Ton S'Ennuie" written in 1881, and in the following year its author was elected member of the Academy. He had already received the decoration of the Legion of Honour, and in 1889 he was promoted to the rank of officer of that order. Although most of M. Pailleron's productions were comedies, he also wrote one or two dramas, the most important being "Helene" and a number of poems.
The Irish Times, April 21st, 1899.