Paul Siraudin


Pierre-Paul-Désiré Siraudin was a French playwright and librettist.
He also used the pen names Paul de Siraudin de Sancy, Paul Siraudin de Sancy and M. Malperché.

Biography

He wrote many plays, mainly comedies and vaudevilles written in collaboration, notably with Alfred Delacour and Lambert-Thiboust. He also authored librettos for successful operettas and opéras-comiques, including La fille de Madame Angot in collaboration with Clairville and Victor Koning with music by Charles Lecocq.
In 1860, Siraudin opened a confectionery shop — the Maison Siraudin — at the corner of the Rue de la Paix and the Place Vendôme. Siraudin's sweets were "renowned all the world over"; for example, Siraudin's Perles des Pyrénées, consisting of perfumed sugar, are mentioned in Joris-Karl Huysmans' novel À rebours.

Works