Alexandre-Joseph Le Roy de Bacre


Alexandre-Joseph Le Roy de Bacre, born in Paris, was a 19th-century French playwright.

Biography

He first made a career in the army as an officer before devoting himself to theater. He attended the military school in Ventimiglia and served as a lieutenant during the campaigns of 1792-1793 and was Dumouriez's aide-de-camp, following him during his flight to Austria. He then served Austria before returning to France where he was reincorporated in the regiment of the reigning prince of Isenburg and became his aide-de-camp.
He then served in the Napoleonic armies and participated to the last campaigns as assistant captain of the General Staff.
His plays were presented on the most important Parisian stages of the 19th century: Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin, Théâtre de la Gaité, Théâtre du Vaudeville, etc.

Works