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Eugène Labiche (1815–1888)
Labiche, Eugène (lä-bēsh’). An important French comedy-writer; born in Paris, May 5, 1815; died there, Jan. 23, 1888. Of over 100 comedies, vaudevilles, farces, the best are: ‘The Italian Straw Hat’ (1851); ‘The Misanthrope and the Auvergnat’ (1853); ‘Eye Powder’ (with Martin, 1862); ‘Célimare the Well-Beloved’ (1863); ‘Cagnotte’ (1864); ‘One Foot in Crime’ (with Choler, 1866); etc. ‘Dramatic Works,’ 10 vols., 1878–79. He wrote a number of pieces in collaboration.