The plays listed below premiered at the Grand Guignol Theatre between the years of 1900 and 1909. The original French title of the play is listed first in color, followed by a rough English translation (in parentheses), the genre, and the playwright(s). While the list is extensive, it is not necessarily complete. If you know of any corrections or additions, feel free to email us.

1900
A Saint-Lazare! (To Saint-Lazare!) drama, Régine Martial and Camille Clermont
Dans la haute (On High) comedy, Alfred Edwards
Elle est bien…bonne (She Is Well… Good) 'fantastie,' Georges Montignac
Galimard interpelle! (Galimard Challenges!) comedy, Jean Drault
Giggnolette à l'Exposition (Giggnolette at the Exposition) 'fantasie-revue,' Unknown
La Coopérative (The Cooperative) comedy, Jean Marni
La Fiole (The Flask) comedy, Max Maurey
L'Aile (The Wing) comedy, Jean Marni
L'Ange gardien (The Guardian Angel), Unknown
Le Coeur révélateur (The Tell-Tale Heart) drama, Georges Maurevert (after Edgar Allan Poe)
Le Pendu (The Hanging), Eugène Bourgeois
Le Post-scriptum (The Postscript) comedy, André de Lorde
L'Envers d'un ruban (The Back of the Ribbon) comedy, Marc Bonis-Charancle
Les Amours d'un fauteuil roulant (The Wheelchair Lovers) melodrama, Tristan Bernard
Malbos (Malbos) comedy, Henri Fèvre
Monsieur Camille (Mr. Camille) comedy, Léon Miral
Scruples (Scruples) comedy, Octave Mirbeau
Totette (Totette) 'fantasie,' Pol Heric
Un début dans la monde (The Beginning of the World) comedy, Max Maurey
Une affair de mœurs (An Affair of Manners) drama, Charles Esquier

1901
Adèle est grosse! (Adèle is Fat!) comedy, Henri Beaujot
Adultère (Adultery) comedy, Lucien Puech
Amants (Lovers) comedy, Octave Mibeau
Carrier, Horloger-bijoutier (Carrier, Clock Maker-Jeweler) drama, Jean Berleux
César (Caesar) comedy, Jean Marni
Détente de nerfs (Relaxation of the Nerves) comedy, Richard O'Monroy
La Dormeuse (The Sleeper) drama, Andre de Lorde
La Gaffe (The Blunder) comedy, Victor d'Auriac and Raoul Colonna
L'Affaire Moncel (The Moncel Affair) drama, G. Mitchell
Le Cyprin ou la Précaution inutile (The Cypriot, or The Useless Precaution) comedy, Charles Martel
Le Vol (The Flight) drama, André Barde
L'Enfant Do… (The Baby Do…) comedy, Franc-Nohain
L'Heure de "La Partie" (The Hour of "The Party") comedy, Maurice Beaucourg
L'Heureux Auteur (The Happy Author) comedy, Jean Marni
Maison de rendez-vous (Rendez-Vous House) drama, André Barde
M'man! (Mommy) comedy, José Germain
Son poteau! (Its Post!) comedy, Oscar Méténier and Raoul Ralph
Un frère (A Brother) comedy, Elie de Bassan
Une déposition (A Deposition) comedy, M. Xanrof

1902
Défunt grand-papa (Late Gandpapa) comedy, Claude Berton
Faudrait s'entendre! (We've Got To Get Going!) comedy, Georges Nanteuil
La Coopérative (The Cooperative) comedy, Jean Marni
La Lettre chargée (The Loaded Letter) ,saynète,' Georges Courteline
La Maison hantée (The Haunted House) drama, Marc Bonis-Charancle
La Marchande de pommes (The Apple Seller) 'farce en vers,' Hugues Delorme
La Recommandation (The Recommendation) comedy, Max Maurey
La Valse du mobilier (The Furniture Waltz) pantomime, Charles Quinel and René Dubreuil
La Vieille (The Old Woman) drama, André de Lorde (after Guy Maupassant)
L'Accident (The Accident) drama, Louis Valona and André Talmours
Le Gréviculteur (The Strike Monger) comedy, Jean Drault
Le Groom (The Groom) 'saynète', Jules Levy
Le Pont d'Avignon (The Bridge of Avignon) comedy, Eugène Héros and Noël Villiers
Le Retour (The Return), Marcel Manchez (after Guy Maupassant)
Résignation (Resignation) comedy, E. Fournière
Un beau mariage (A Good Match) comedy, Gabriel Timmory and Jean Manoussi
Une perle (A Pearl) comedy, Henri Pagat

1903
Cloridon, Flipot, successeurs (Cloridon, Flipot, Successors) comedy, Jean Drault
Deux heures du matin…Quartier Marbeuf (2 a.m. … Marbeuf Quarter) drama, Jean Lorrain and Gustave Coquiot
Entôlage (no translation) comedy, Daniel Jourda
Fait divers (News in Brief) comedy, Jacques Lemaire and Victor Genest
Héritiers Heirs, André de Lorde (after Guy Maupassant)
Hue! Cocotte! (Boo! Casserole!) comedy, Georges Nanteuil and Albert Faverne
Jules ou les Nèfles de l'Alaska (Jules, or the Medlars of Alaska) comedy, M.K. Rosenval
La Fétiche (The Fetish) comedy, Max Maurey
La Mineure (The Miner) comedy, Jean Jullien
La voiture versée (The Overturned Car) comedy, Georges Courteline
L'Aventure (The Adventure) comedy, Max Maurey
Le Mois de Marie (The Month of Mary) comedy, Georges Nanteuil
Le Systéme du Dr Goudron et Pr Plume (The System of Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether) drama, André de Lorde (after Edgar Allan Poe)
Le Vernis (The Varnish) comedy, L. de Lagarde and A. Royer
Les Demi-Veuves (The Half-Widows) comedy, Hurcourt and F. de Rouvray
Mille regrets! (A Thousand Regrets!) comedy, Hugues Delorme and Francis Gally
Mon tailleur (My Tailor) comedy, Alfred Capus
Monsieur Lamblin (Mr. Lambin) comedy, Georges Ancey
Pendant l'orage (During the Storm) drama, Thalasso and Quillarbet
Petite Bonne sérieuse (Serious Little Maid) comed,y Gabriel Timmory and Jean Manoussi
Pour la République! (For the Republic!) comedy, Elie de Bassan
Une barbe ("A Beard" or "An Endless Tale") comedy, Ernest Laut and Jean Rochon

1904
Casino, hôtel, jeux, etc. (Casino, Hotel, Games, etc.) comedy, Hughes Delmore, Armand Numés
Dans les prisons (In the Prisons) 'fantasie,' Lucien Gleize and Xavier Roux
Hôtel de l'Ouest, chambre 22 (Hotel of the West, Room 22) drama, Jean Lorrain, Gustave Coquiot
Hymènèe (no translation) comedy, G. Fragerolle
Interview (Interview farce), Octave Mirbeau
La Dernière Torture (The Final Torture) drama, André de Lorde and Eugène Morel
La Femme de César (The Wife of Caesar) comedy, A. Delilia and Serge Basset
La Question des huiles (The Question of Oils) comedy, Jean Drault
Le Désir (The Desire) drama, Binet-Valmer
Le Meilleur (Ami The Best Friend) comedy, Robert Dieudonné
Le Planton (The Orderly) comedy, Georges Dama
Le Vieux de la rouquine (The Old Red Head) drama, Charles Foleÿ
Les Deux Bosses (The Two Bumps) 'conte oriental,' Charles Esquier (after Félix Duquesnel)
Lulu-Jojo (Lulu-Jojo) comedy, Pierre Sonnièe
Mademoiselle Adolphine, commère (Miss Adolphine, Gossip) comedy, Nozière
Mais quelqu'un troubla la fête (But Someone Disturbed the Party) comedy, Louis Marsolleau
Monsieur Parent (Mr. Parent) comedy, Firmin Gémier (after Guy Maupassant
Par charité (For Charity) comedy, Guido de Soria and Jean Gonnouilhou
Pomme de terre (Potato) comedy, Gabriel Timmory and Jean Manoussi

1905
Aristide (Aristide) comedy, Max Maurey and Xavier Roux
Ce Cochon de Morin (This Pig of Morin) comedy, Gabriel Montoya and Jean d'Aguzan
Chemin de ronde (Covered Way) drama, Robert Francheville
Cyprienne (Woman from Cypress) comedy, Jean Drault
Gardiens de phare (Guardians of the Lighthouse) drama, Paul Autier and Paul Cloquemin
La Folie blanche (The White Madness) drama, Henri-René Lenormand
La Maisonnette (The Small House) comedy, William Busnach and Ferdinand Bloch
La Mascarade interrompue (Masquerade Interrupted) drama, la baronne Hélène de Zuylen de Nyevelt (after Edgar Allan Poe)
La Terreur du Sébasto (The Terror of Sébasto) comedy, Elie de Bassan
L'Affaire Pascuit (The Pascuit Affair) comedy, Georges Courteline and Piere Weber
Le Coup des bibelots (The Coup of the Curious) comedy, Pierre Montrel
Le Point d'honneur (The Point of Honor) comedy, Marc Bonis-Charancle
L'École des jeunes filles (The School for Young Girls) comedy, Jean Lorrain
Les Mèmoire des dates (The Diaries) comedy, Félix Galipaux and Edmond Guiraud
L'Obsession (The Obsession) drama, André de Lorde and Alfred Binet
Madame Pucelet (Mrs. Pucelet) comedy, H. Hirsch
Monegenod (Monegenod) comedy, Marcel Gerbidon
Nitchevo (Nitchevo) drama, Jean Sartène
Pâquerette (Daisy) 'saynète,' Eugène Héros and Léon Abric
Trop Tard! (Much Too Late!) comedy, Xavier Roux
Un peu de musique (A Little Music) comedy, Crosner (after Eugénie Fourrier)
Une erreur judiciaire (A Miscarriage of Justice) comedy, Charles Esquier

1906
Après l'opéra (After the Opera) drama, Georges Docquois
Baraterie (The Cargo Fraud *alternate "The Churner's") drama, André de Lorde
Bloomfield et Cie (Bloomfield and Co.) comedy, Léon Frapié
Dans un fauteuil (In an Armchair) comedy, Arthur Byl and Ernest Gerny
La Revenante (Returning) drama, Jean d'Aguzan
La Veuve (The Widow) comedy, Eugène Héros and Léon Abric
Le Boulet (The Ball) drama, Maurice Level and Jacques Mounier
Le Martyr de la rue Pigalle (The Martyr of Pigalle Street) comedy, Marcel Gerbidon
Le Planteur de Chicago (The Farmer from Chicago) comedy, Gabriel Timmory (after Mark Twain)
Le Rouge est mis (The Red is in Place) comedy, Johannès Gravier
Le Truc de Simplicet (The Simple Trick) comedy, Serge Basset
L'Ecole des tapeurs (The School for Typists) comedy, Villepreux
Les Cas de Mme Flan (The Case of Mrs. Flan) comedy, Marc Bonis-Charancle
Les Trois Messiurs du Harve (The Three Men from Le Harves) drama, Léo Marchès, Clèment Vautel
Renseignements! (Information!) comedy, Sauerwein (after Marcel Prévost)
Une arriviste (An Ambitious Man) comedy, Miguel Zanacoïs
Une conquête (A Conquest) comedy, Jean Lorrain and Charles Esquier
Une lecture (A Lecture) comedy, Adrien Vély

1907
Au Rat Mort, Cabinet 6 (With the Dead Rat, Cabinet 6) drama, André de Lorde and Pierre Chaine
Aveugle! (Blind!) drama, Charles Hellem and Pol d'Estoc
Chez Nini (At Nini's) comedy, Ferdinand Bloch
En plongée (In Diving) drama, E. M. Laumann and Paul Oliver
La Femme aux deux profils (The Woman with Two Profiles) comedy, Auguste Petyt, Joseph Poncet
La Feuille de présence (The Attendance Sheet) comedy, André Mycho and A. Nordène
La Petite Fille (The Little Girl) drama, André de Lorde and Pierre Chaine
La Petite Maison d'Auteuil (The Little House of Auteuil) drama, R. Scheffer and G. Lignereux
La Suicidette (The Little Suicide) comedy, Johannès Gravier
Le Bon Gîte (The Good Lodge) comedy, Louis Marsolleau and Henri François
Le Diplôme (The Diploma) comedy, Augustin Thierry and Eugène Berteaux
Les Opérations du professeur Verdier (The Operations of Professor Verdier) comedy, Elie de Bassan
Monsieur Jean (Mr. Jean) comedy, M. Nanteuil
Monsieur Platon (Mr. Platon) comedy, P. Giafféri
Perroquets perdus (Lost Parrots) comedy, Alfred Edwards
Sol Hyams, brocanteur (Sol Hyams, Pawnbroker) drama, Jean Bernac (after W. Jacobs)

1908
Cent Lignes émues (Hundred Moved Lines) comedy, Charles Torquet
L'Angoisse (Anguish) drama, Pierre Mille and Ceylia de Vylars
Le Bec de gaz (The Gas Burner) comedy, Robert Dieudonné
Les Bâtons dans les roues (The Spokes in the Wheels) comedy, Robert Dieudonné
Les Donnadieu (no translation) comedy, Maurice de Féraudy and Jean Kold
Les Nuits du Hampton-Club (The Nights at the Hampton Club) drama, André Mouëzy-Éon (after Robert-Louis Stevenson)
Les Puits #4 (The Wells #4) drama, Augustin Thierry and Eugène Berteaux
L'Invalidation (The Invalidation) drama, Pierre Montrel
Lydie et Léontine (Lydie and Léontine) comedy, P. Giafféri
Nuit d'Illyrie (Night of Illyra) drama, E. M. Laumann and Paul Oliver
Tics (Tics) comedy, René Berton
Une Leçon à la Salpêtrière (A Lesson at the Salpêtrière) drama, André de Lorde and Alfred Binet
Une présentation (A Presentation) comedy, Elie de Bassan

1909
Appassionato (Passionate) comedy, Maurice de Féraudy
Ce Bon Docteur (This Good Doctor) comedy, René Berton
Depuis six mois (Since Six Months Ago) comedy, Max Maurey
Gudule (no translation) comedy, Yves Mirande
Justice est faite (Justice is Don)e comedy, Maurice Prax and Gabriel Tallet
La Grande Mort (The Great Death) drama, Henri-René Lenormand and Jean d'Aguzan
La Halte (The Halt) comedy, F. de Nion
La Porte close (The Closed Door) drama, Robert Francheville
L'Ami des deux (The Friend of Both) comedy, Henry Caen
L'Attentat (The Attack) drama, Léo Marchès and Gaston-Charles Richard
Le Beau Lothario (The Beautiful Lothario) comedy, Henry Caen
Le Bigame (The Bigamist) comedy, Léo Marchès and Clèment Vautel
Le Délégué de la 3 section (The Delegate from Section 3) drama, Charles Garin
Le Jeu de l'amour et des beaux-arts (The Game of Love and Fine Arts) comedy, Urbain Gohier and Jean Drault
L'Horrible Expérience (The Horrible Experiment) drama, André de Lorde and Alfred Binet
Madame Agathe (Mrs. Agathe) comedy, Armand Lévy and Léon Sazié
Madame Amélie (Mrs. Amelie) comedy, Yves Mirande
Un concert chez les fous (A Concert in the Madhouse) drama, André de Lorde and Charles Foleÿ
Vitriolé (Vitriolized) comedy, Pierre Montrel

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