A great-grandson of the painterPhilippe-Auguste Hennequin, Maurice Hennequin was the son ofAlfred Hennequin (1842–1887), himself a playwright, who created a kind ofvaudeville, with a complex plot but rigorously structured, nicknamed "hennequinade"[2] The young Maurice began in the world of theater at the age of 19 in 1882, sometimes helped by his father during his early years.
In a 45-year long career, he gave nearly a hundred plays, mostlycomedies andvaudevilles, written either alone or in collaboration. Many of these works experienced vivid success, such asLe Système Ribadier, written in collaboration withGeorges Feydeau, orVous n'avez rien à déclarer ?, quoted by one character in the playA Flea in Her Ear by Feydeau, and twice adapted for film. Some of his plays even experienced real triumph, likeLe Monsieur de cinq heures with 568 performances,[3] which was considerable in his time.
1885:L'oiseau bleu, one-act comedy, premiered at theThéâtre de la Renaissance in Paris on 10 October
1885:Le sous-préfet de Nanterre, comedie in one act
1885:La Guerre joyeuse,opéra comique in three acts, adapted by Alfred and Maurice Hennequin, music byJohann Strauss
1886:Trop de vertu !, play in three acts by Alfred and Maurice Hennequin, first presented in Paris at theThéâtre du Palais-Royal, on 27 January
1886:Monsieur Irma, comedy in one act, premiered in Paris at the Théâtre de la Renaissance on 16 April.[5]
1887:Les Vacances du mariage, comedy in three acts, with Albin Valabrègue, premiered at theThéâtre des Menus-Plaisirs in Paris on 12 February.[6]
1887:Les Oiseaux de passage, comedy in one act, premiered at the Théâtre du Parc in Brussels on 30 April.[7]
1887:Le Marquis de Kersalec, comedy in one act
1888:Un mariage au téléphone, comedy in one act, first performed in Brussels at theThéâtre du Vaudeville on 31 January.[8]
1889:Une Nuit orageuse
1889:Madame reçoit, comédie enfantine
1889:Pour un hanneton, comédie enfantine
1890:Un prix Montyon, comédie-vaudeville in three acts, with Albin Valabrègue, presented for the first time in Paris at theThéâtre du Palais-Royal in December.[9]
1891:La Petite Poucette, vaudeville-opérette in three acts and five tableaux, withMaurice Ordonneau, music by Raoul Pugno, premiered at theThéâtre de la Renaissance in Paris on 5 March
Sa Majesté l'Amour,operetta in three acts, with Antony Mars, first presented at theEldorado on 24 December
1897:Les Fêtards, operetta in three acts, music byVictor Roger,libretto by Antony Mars and Maurice Hennequin, created for the first time in Paris at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal on 28 October.[16]
1898:Le Terre-Neuve, comedy in three acts, withAlexandre Bisson, premiered in Paris at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal on 26 February
1898:Place aux femmes !, comedy in four acts, with Albin Valabrègue, premiered in Paris at theThéâtre du Palais-Royal on 8 October.[17]
1898:Le Voyage autour du Code, play in four acts, with Paul Bilhaud andGeorges Duval
1898:Le Remplaçant, comedy in three acts, with Georges Duval and William Busnach
1899:Coralie et Cie, play in three acts, with Albin Valabrègue, presented for the first time in Paris at theThéâtre du Palais-Royal on 30 November.[18]
1901:M'amour, comedy in three acts withPaul Bilhaud, premiered in Paris at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal on 22 January.[19]
1901:Nelly Rozier, comedy en three acts, with Paul Bilhaud, premiered in Paris at theThéâtre des Nouveautés on 10 December.[20]
1901:Le Coup de fouet, comédie en vaudevilles in three acts, with Paul Bilhaud and Georges Duval
1903:La Famille Boléro, play in three acts, with Paul Bilhaud, premiered in Paris at the Théâtre des Nouveautés on 13 February.[21]
1903:Heureuse !, comedy in three acts, with Paul Bilhaud, first presented in Paris at theThéâtre du Vaudeville on 26 February.[22]
1904:Les Dragées d'Hercule, play in three acts, with Paul Bilhaud, first performed in Paris at theThéâtre du Palais-Royal on 15 January.[23]
1904:La Gueule du loup, comedy in three acte, with Paul Bilhaud, first presented in Paris at the Théâtre des Nouveautés on 28 October.[24]
1905:Le Gant, comedy in one act, with Paul Bilhaud, premiered in Paris at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal on 22 April.[25]
1905:Florette & Patapon, play in three acts, withPierre Veber, first presented in Paris at the Théâtre des Nouveautés on 20 October.[26]
1906:Totote et Boby, comedy in one act, first performed in Paris at theThéâtre du Palais-Royal on 3 October.[27]
1906:Vous n'avez rien à déclarer ?, play in three acts, with Pierre Veber, first presented in Paris at theThéâtre des Nouveautés on 6 October.[28]
1907:Vingt jours à l'ombre, play in three acts, with Pierre Veber, presented for the first time in Paris at the Théâtre des Nouveautés on 20 November.[29]
1910:Tais-toi, mon cœur !, play in three acts, with Pierre Veber, premiered in Paris at theThéâtre du Palais-Royal on 6 April.[34]
1910:Yette, comedy in one act, first presented in Paris at theThéâtre des Capucines on 13 October.[35]
1911:Une heure après, je le jure, comedy in one act, with Georges Mitchell, présented for the first time in Paris at theThéâtre des Capucines on 12 October.[36]
1911:Aimé des femmes, comedy in three acts, with Georges Mitchell
1916:Madame et son filleul, comedy in three acts, withPierre Veber
1916:La Petite Dactylo, with Georges Mitchell
1917:Le Compartiment des dames seules, play in three acts, with Georges Mitchell, first performed in Paris at theThéâtre du Palais-Royal on 27 November.[40]
1920:Et moi, j'te dis qu'elle t'a fait d'l'œil, play in three acts, with Pierre Veber
