French dramatist, theatre director and critic
Portrait by Claudius Lavergne , 1850
Thomas-Marie-François Sauvage (French pronunciation: [tɔma maʁi fʁɑ̃swa sovaʒ] ; 1794 - May 1877) was a French dramatist , theatre director and critic.
He collaborated with Adolphe Adam (an opéra comique in two acts Le Toréador , 1849), Albert Grisar (Gilles ravisseur , 1838; L'Eau merveilleuse , 1839; Les Porcherons , 1850), François Bazin (Madelon , 1852), Napoléon Henri Reber (Le Père Gaillard , 1852) and Ambroise Thomas (Angélique et Médor , 1843; an opéra bouffon or opéra bouffe Le Caïd , 1849; La Tonelli , 1853; Le Carnaval de Venise , 1857; Gilles et Gillotin , 1874).
He was managing director of the Théâtre de l'Odéon from 1827 to 1828.
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