Pierre-Ulric Dubuisson (French pronunciation:[pjɛʁylʁikdybɥisɔ̃]; 23 January 1746 in
Laval, Mayenne – 24 March 1794) was an 18th-century French actor, playwright and theatre director.
Sympathetic to the
Hébertists he was denounced by Robespierre as having intended to sow discord among the Jacobins and was tried by the Revolutionary Court. He was sentenced to death and guillotined with other Hébertists on 24 March 1794 at the age of 48 years.
Works
Theatre
1778: L'École des pères, ou les Effets de la prévention,
Cap-Français, 21 March
1792: Les Talismans, opera in 3 acts, Théâtre des Amis de la Patrie, 12 January
1792: Flora, opera in 3 acts, Théâtre des Amis de la Patrie, 4 February
1794: Zélia, ou le Mari à deux femmes, drama in three acts mingled with music, after
Goethe, music by
Prosper-Didier Deshayes, Théâtre des Amis de la Patrie, 3 June
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undated: Stella, drama in 3 acts, mingled with music, after Goethe,
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Varia
1771: Le Tableau de la volupté, ou les Quatre parties du jour, poem in free verse.
1778: Abregé de la Révolution de l'Amérique anglaise, depuis le commencement de l'année 1774 jusqu'au premier janvier 1778,
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1785: Nouvelles considérations sur St-Domingue, en réponse à celles de M.
H. D..
1785: Lettres critiques et politiques sur les colonies et le commerce des villes maritimes de France, adressées à
G.-T. Raynal, with Dubucq,
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