He studied law (obtaining his doctorate in 1866),[1] but turned his energies to literature and in 1865 published a volume of poetry entitled Fantaisies de jeunesse.
Under the pseudonym Oronte, he wrote articles for La Gazette de Hollande and La Revue de poche which he founded with Abel d’Avrecourt.
For his daily articles in Le Figaro, where he covered parliamentary affairs, he also used the pseudonyms[3]La Bruyère, Saint-Simon, Paul Hémery, Lafontaine and Baron Grimm.
1882: Lili, comédie-vaudeville in 3 acts, with Alfred Hennequin et
Ernest Blum, first performed in Paris at the
Théâtre des Variétés on 11 January 1882
1891: Le Fiacre 117, play in three acts, with
Émile de Najac
Music
1873: La Quenouille de verre: opéra-bouffe en 3 actes, music by
Grisart
1878: Niniche, comédie-vaudeville in three acts, with
Alfred Hennequin, music by Marius Boullard, first performed at the
Théâtre des Variétés on 15 February 1878
1879: La Femme à papa, comédie-opérette in three acts, with Alfred Hennequin, music by
Hervé, first performed at the
Théâtre des Variétés on 3 December 1879.
1881: La Roussotte, comédie-vaudeville in three acts and a prologue, music by Lecocq, Hervé, etc.