Hector Monréal

Hector Monréal (17 July 1839 – 20 May 1910) was a French illustrator, chansonnier and playwright, mostly known for his song Frou-frou.

A draftsman at the French Ministry of War, he left this position in 1862 to engage as an actor for the Théâtre Montmartre (1862-1864). He then became a cartoonist at Le Petit journal where he made the summary-signs posted every morning at the newspaper's door. He then embarked into theatrical writing with Henri Blondeau. For forty years, their plays will be interpreted on the most important Parisian stages of the 19th century: Théâtre des Variétés, Théâtre du Château-d'Eau, Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques etc.

Several of his songs were recorded and interpreted by Suzy Delair, Berthe Sylva, Bourvil or Line Renaud inter alia

Works

 * 1863: Les Oranges de mon étagère, chansonnette, music by Henri Cellot
 * 1865: Ça n'coûte que deux sous ! grrrrande revue du moment déroulée tous les soirs par Heudebert au Café-concert du boulevard du Temple, with Blondeau
 * 1867: Les Garçons charcuitiers !, poésie bachique et mélodique
 * 1867: Les Marchands de bois, vaudeville in 1 act, with Saint-Yves
 * 1867: Le Trombonne guérisseur (chanté dans les concerts de Paris)
 * 1868: Les Hannetons de l'année, revue in 3 acts and 8 tableaux, including a prologue, with Blondeau
 * 1868: Tapez-moi là-d'ssus !..., revue in 4 acts eand 8 tableaux, including 1 prologue, with Blondeau
 * 1870: V'là les bêtises qui recommencent, revue in 4 acts and 8 tableaux, with Blondeau
 * 1872: Qui veut voir la lune ?, revue fantaisie in 3 acts and 8 tableaux, with Blondeau
 * 1872: Paris dans l'eau, vaudeville aquatique in 4 acts, with Blondeau
 * 1872: Une poignée de bêtises, revue in 2 acts and 3 tableaux, with Blondeau
 * 1872: La Veuve Malbrough, operetta in 1 act, with Blondeau
 * 1873: La Nuit des noces de la Fille Angot, vaudeville in 1 act, with Blondeau
 * 1873: Les Pommes d'or, operetta féerie in 3 acts and 12 tableaux, with Blondeau, Henri Chivot and Alfred Duru
 * 1874: La Comète à Paris, revue in 3 acts and 10 tableaux, with Henri Blondeau
 * 1874: Ah ! c'est donc toi Mme la Revue !..., revue in 3 acts and dix tableaux, with Blondeau
 * 1875: Pif-Paf, féerie in 5 acts, including 1 prologue and 20 tableaux, with Blondeau and Clairville
 * 1875: La revue à la vapeur, actualité parisienne in 1 act and 3 tableaux, with Blondeau and Paul Siraudin
 * 1876: L'Ami Fritz-Poulet, parodie à la fourchette, mêlée de chansons à boire et à manger, en deux services, deux entremets et un dessert, with Blondeau
 * 1877: Les Environs de Paris, voyage d'agrément in 4 acts and 8 tableaux, with Blondeau
 * 1883: Une nuit de noces, folie-vaudeville in 1 act, with Blondeau
 * 1884: Au clair de la lune, revue in 4 acts and 8 tableaux, with Blondeau and Georges Grisier
 * 1885: Pêle-mêle gazette, revue in 4 acts and 7 tableaux, with Blondeau and Grisier
 * 1885: La Serinette de Jeannot, vaudeville in 1 act, with Blondeau
 * 1885: Les Terreurs de Jarnicoton, vaudeville-pantomime in 1 act, with Blondeau
 * 1886: Paris en général, revue in 4 acts and 10 tableaux, with Blondeau and Grisier
 * 1886: Le Petit Canuchon, vaudeville in 4 acts, with Grisier
 * 1887: Mam'zelle Clochette, vaudeville in 1 act, with Blondeau
 * 1887: Paris-cancans, revue in 3 acts and 8 tableaux, with Blondeau
 * 1887: La Petite Francillon, little parody in 1 little prologue, 3 littles acts eand 2 littles intermissions, with Blondeau and Alphonse Lemonnier
 * 1888: Paris-boulevard, revue in 3 acts, 8 tableaux, with Blondeau
 * 1889: Paris Exposition, revue inn 3 acts, 9 tableaux, with Blondeau
 * 1891: Paris port de mer, revue in 3 acts, 7 tableaux, with Blondeau
 * 1892: Les Variétés de l'année, revue in 3 acts and 9 tableaux, with Blondeau
 * 1893: Les Rouengaines de l'année, revue in 3 acts (7 tableaux including a prologue), with Ernest Morel
 * 1894: La Revue sans gêne, revue in 3 acts, 9 tableaux, with Blondeau and Alfred Delilia
 * 1894: Vive Robinson !, duo sans accords, with Blondeau and Delilia, music by Lucien Collin
 * 1895: Tout Paris en revue, revue in 3 acts and 9 tableaux, with Blondeau
 * 1896: Une Semaine à Paris, revue in 3 acts (11 tableaux), with Blondeau
 * 1897: Paris qui marche, revue in 3 acts, 10 tableaux, with Blondeau
 * 1897: Paris sur scène, revue in 3 acts, 8 tableaux, with Blondeau
 * 1898: Folies-Revue, revue in 3 acts, 9 tableaux
 * 1900: Madame Méphisto, pièce à spectacle, in 2 acts and 5 tableaux, with Blondeau
 * 1901: La Nouvelle bonne, vaudeville in 1 act
 * 1901: Paris-joujoux, revue in 2 acts and 6 tableaux, with Blondeau
 * 1903: Le Cirque Ponger's, bouffonnerie with extravaganza in 1 act
 * 1903: Paris qui chante, revue féerie in 2 acts and 12 tableaux, with Blondeau
 * 1903: Olympia, revue in 4 tableaux, with Blondeau
 * 1904: On demande une étoile, scènes de la vie de théâtre, with Blondeau
 * 1909: Une Affaire arrangée, comedy in 1 act, with Ferdinand Bloch