The plays listed below premiered at the Grand Guignol Theatre between the years of 1910 and 1919. 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.
1910
Condoléances (Condolences)
comedy, Paul Arosa
Dans les soutes (In the Compartments)
drama, E. M. Laumann
Entre eux (Between Them) comedy,
Max Maurey
Figures de cire (Wax Figures(
drama, André de Lorde and Georges Montignac
La Lutte ou la vie… de château
(The Fight, or The Life… At Home) comedy, P. Giafféri
Le Pharmacien (The Pharmacist)
comedy, Max Maurey
Le Philanthrope (The Philanthropist)
comedy, Robert Francheville and Jacques Roullet
L'Éclaboussure (The Splash)
comedy, Paul Géraldy
Sabotage (Sabotage) drama, Charles
Hellem, William Valcros and Pol d'Estoc
Saturnin (Saturnin) comedy,
Édouard Thurus
Un malin (A Crafty Person) comedy,
Yves Mirande
Un peu d'idéal (A Little
Ideal) comedy, Urbain Gohier
Alcide Pépie (Alcide
Pépie) comedy, Armand Massard and Alfred Vercourt
1911
Après vous, capitaine!
(After You, Captain!) comedy, René Berton
Atelier d'aveugles (Workshop
for the Blind) drama, Lucien Descaves
Dichotmie (Dichotomy) drama,
André Mouëzy-Éon
Hioung-Pe-Ling ou l'Alouette sanglante
(Hioung-Pe-Ling, or the Bloody Alouette) drama, Charles
Garin
La Fée déçue
(The Disappointed Fairy) comedy, Johannès Gravier
Le Bon Droit (The Good Law)
comedy, Robert Spitzer and Paul Géraldy
Le Chauffeur (The Chauffeur)
comedy, Max Maurey
Les Mines de Ganeffontein (The
Mines of Ganeffontein) comedy, Elie de Bassan
Roméo ou les Coïncidences
(Romeo, or Coincidences) comedy, F.H. Michel
1912
Je vous présente Mme Duport…une
femme charmante (May I Introduce You To Mrs. Duport…a
Charming Woman) comedy, André Mycho
La Bienfaitrice (The Lady Benefactor)
comedy, P. Giafféri
La Chambre d'à-côté
(The Room Next Door) comedy, Robert Dieudonné
La Matérialisation de Miss
Murray (The Materialization of Miss Murray) comedy,
F. de Nion
La Poire en deux (The Pear
in Two) comedy, Alfred Edwards
L'Attaché (The Attache)
comedy, Gabriel Tallet
Le Baiser dans la nuit (The
Kiss in the Night) drama, Maurice Level
Le Beau Régiment (The
Beautiful Regiment) drama, Robert Francheville
Le Carnaval de Puce et Plock
(The Carnival of Puce and Plock) comedy, Moriss and Marcus
Bernard
Le Chemin de ronde (The Patroled
Path) drama, Robert Francheville
Le Devoir (The Duty) comedy,
Pierre Valdagne
Le Grand Match (The Great Match)
comedy, André Leroy and Paul Cartoux
Le Grand Oiseau (The Large Bird)
comedy, Pierre Jeanniot and André Muller
Le Rapide de 22 heures (The
10:00 PM Express) comedy, P. Giafféri and Raymond
Duez
Le Sacrifice (The Sacrifice)
comedy, Jean d'Aguzan (after Duvernois)
Les Ingrats (The Ingrates) comedy,
Jean Martel
L'Esprit souterrain (The Underground
Spirit) drama, Henri-Rene Lenormand (after Dostoïevski)
L'homme qui a vu le diable (The
Man Who Saw the Devil) drama, Gaston Leroux
L'Obsédé (The
Obsessed) drama, Théodore Lascaris (after André
de Lorde)
Sous la lumière rouge
(Under the Red Light) drama, Maurice Level and Étienne
Rey
Une nuit d'amour (A Night of
Love) comedy, Maurice Hennequin and Serge Basset
Une place de libre (A Free
Place) comedy, Léon Michel (after Henri Duvernois)
1913
Dans la Pouchkinskaïa
(In Pouchkinskaïa) drama, Gaston-Charles Richard
La Buvette (The Snack Bar)
comedy, Pierre Mantrel
La Clef sous la porte (The
Key Under the Door) comedy, André Mycho
La Délaissée
(The Forsaken) comedy, Max Maurey
La Petite Dame en blanc (The
Little Lady in White) comedy, P. Giafféri
La Siège de Berlin (The
Siege of Berlin) drama, Charles Hellem and Pol d'Estoc
L'Affaire Zézette (The
Zézette Affair) comedy, Adrien Vély and Léon
Miral
Le Bonheur (Happiness) comedy,
Pierre Veber
Le Croissant noir (The Black
Crescent) drama, Jean Lailler
Le Joli Garçon (The
Pretty Boy) comedy, André Mycho
Le Thanatographe (The Thanatograph)
drama, André Verières
Le Triangle (The Triangle)
comedy, Alfred Sutro
Madame Blanchard (Mrs. Blanchard)
comedy, André de Lorde
Mirette a ses raissons (Mirette
Has Her Reasons) comedy, Romain Coolus
S.O.S. (S.O.S.) drama, Charles
Muller and Maurice Level
Terres chaudes (Hot Earth)
drama, Henri-Rene Lenormand
Une femme charmante (A Charming
Woman) comedy, André Mycho
1914
Au joli coin (On the Pretty
Corner) comedy, Frédéric Boutet
La Cellule blanche (The White
Cell) drama, Léo Marchès and Gaston-Charles
Richard
La Séductrice (The Seductress),
Robert Dieudonné
Lâchez tout! (Release
All!) comedy, Armand Massard and Alfred Vercourt
Le Petit Babouin (The Small
Baboon) comedy, André Mycho
Le Successeur (The Successor)
comedy, André Beury
Les Morts étranges d'Albury
(The Strange Deaths at Albury) drama, Albert Jean
Monsieur Lambert, marchand de tableaux(
Mr. Lambert, Merchant of Tables) comedy, Max Maurey
1915
La Nuit de Nöel (The Christmas
Night) comedy, Henri Kéroul and Georges Lefaure
La Petite Bossue (The Little
Hunchback) comedy, André Mycho
Le Mystère de la maison noire
(The Mystery of the Black House) drama, André de
Lorde and Henri Bauche
Le truc à Jeannot (The
Trick on Jeannot) comedy, Serge Veber (after Daudet)
On demande une femme de ménage
(Call for a Cleaning Lady) comedy, Delphi-Fabrice
1916
Ah! Quelle averse! (Ah! What
a Downpour!) comedy, André Leroy and Paul Cartoux
Atavisme (Atavism) drama, George
de Wissant
Bon souper, bon gîte et …
(Good Supper, Good Lodging and…) comedy, Charles Bys
Fécondité (Fruitfulness)
farce, E. Joullot
In extremis (no translation)
drama, Lecalire and P. Bertrand
La Grande Épouvante
(The Great Terro)r drama, André de Lorde
La Lanterne (The Lantern) comedy,
Marcel Sérano
La Maison dans la brume (The
House in the Fog) drama, Géo Dallix and René
Jeanne
La Marque de la bête
(The Mark of the Beast) drama, E.M. Laumann (after Kipling)
La Ventouse (The Suction Cup)
comedy, Marcel Nancey and Jean Manoussi
L'amour passe (Love Passes)
comedy, André Bisson
L'Anniversaire (The Anniversary)
comedy, Fred Rolland and Henri Macheu
Le Bout du nez (The End of
the Nose) comedy, Robert Franchville
Le Château de la mort lente
(The Castle of Slow Death) drama, André de Lorde
and Henri Bauche
Le Court-Circuit (The Short-Ciruit)
comedy, Benjamin Rabier and Eugène Joullot
Le Cyclope (The Cyclops) comedy,
Robert Franchville
Le Document 528-V (Document
528-V) drama, Henri Lesneveu
Le Grain de poivre (The Peppercorn)
comedy, Marcel Gerbidon
Le Laboratoire des hallucinations
(The Laboratory of Hallucinations) drama, André de
Lorde and Henri Bauche
Le Masque (The Mask) drama,
Jesse and Harwood (adapted by John Raphaël)
L'Expérience du Dr Lorde
(The Experiment of Dr. Lorde) drama, Yorril Haneswick and
P. de Wattyne (after Cyril Berger)
L'homme qui fut aimé
(The Man Who Was Loved) comedy, M. Armory
Monsieur Maxime (Mr. Maxime)
comedy, Pierre Mantrel
Nuit Blanche (Sleepless Night)
drama, Victor Goursat
Prisonniers des hommes bleu
(Prisoners of the Blue Men) drama, M.C. de Champsoin
Quart de ville de Paris (One
Quarter of Paris) comedy, Johannès Gravier and José
Bérys
Un an aprés (One Year
After) comedy, Louis Thomas
Un péché de jeunesse
(A Sin of Youth) comedy, Pierre Veber
Une femme «un peu là»
(A Wife "A Little Here") comedy, Paul Bonhomme
and Paul Ruez
Une partie de manille (A Party
from Manila) drama, Serge Basset
Une rage d'amour (A Rage of
Love) comedy, Alphonse de Beil
1917
Catherine Goulden (Catherine
Goulden) drama, E.M. Laumann
Corvée de marianne (Marianne's
Drudgery) comedy, Serge Pierre
Isolons-nous, Gustave! (Leave
Us Alone, Gustave!) comedy, André Mouëzy-Éon
La Dernière Grisette
(The Last Grisette) comedy, Pierre Veber
La Fugue de Mmme Caramon (
Miss Caramon Runs Away) drama, Pierre Jeanniot
La Jours de Thésèse
(The Days of Thésèse) comedy, Guy de Pierrefeux
(after Guy de Téramond)
La Maison des ténèbres
(The House of Shadows) drama, Charles Hellem and Pol d'Estoc
La Petite Maud (Little Maud)
comedy, Guy de Téramond
La Recrue (The Recruit) comedy,
André Bisson
L'Amant de paille (The Lover
of Straw) comedy, Maxime Girard and Jules Clinchard
L'Amateur (The Amateur) comedy,
Joseph Leroux and Gualbert Guinchard
L'Angélus (The Chime)
drama, Alévy and Marcel Nadaud
L'Autre (The Other) drama,
Jean Sartène
Le Baiser mortel (The Mortal
Kiss), Eugène Morel
Le Cas de Mme Luneau (The Case
of Mrs. Luneau) comedy, Maurice Vaucaire (after Maupassant)
Le Jeudi de Monsieur (Monsieur's
Thursday) comedy, Paul Bonhomme
Le Poison noir (The Black Poison0
drama, Jean Bernac and Albert Jean (after Poe)
Le Voyage à deux (The
Voyage for Two) comedy, Jean-Jaques Bernard
Les Monstres (The Monsters)
drama, Jean Bernac and Alain Monjardin
Les Yeux de Warmeloo (The Eyes
of Warmeloo) drama, Yorril Haneswick and P. de Wattyne
Permission de détente
(At Ease) comedy, André Mouëzy-Éon and
Jean Marèle
Prends une femme ménage!
(Get a Maid!) comedy, Delphi-Fabrice
Sujet léger (Light Subject)
comedy, Charles Torquet
Taïaut! (Taïaut!)
drama, Maurice Level
Un héritage (A Heritage)
comedy, Yves Mirande
Un marriage par procuration
(A Marriage By Proxy) comedy, Félix Galipaux
Un réveillon au Père-Lachaise
(A Midnight Supper at Père-Lachaise) comedy, Pierre
Veber and Henry Gorsse
1918
Direct au cœur (Directly
in the Heart) comedy, Félix Guitran
Fidélité (Fidelity)
comedy, Pierre Montrel
Il faut toujours fermer les persiennes
(The Shutters Should Always Be Closed) comedy, Yves Mirande
and Henri Géroule
Jacqueline (Jacqueline) comedy,
M. Robyns
La Chute de la maison Usher
(The Fall of the House of Usher) drama, E.M. Laumann (after
Poe)
Le Crime (The Crime) drama,
Maurice Level
Le Viol (The Rape) drama, Jean
d'Astorg
Les Francs-fileurs (The Franc-Spinners)
comedy, André Mouëzy-Éon
Les Inséparables (The
Inseparable Ones) comedy, N. Ségur
L'homme qui a tué la douleur
(The Man Who Killed Pain) drama, H. Legrand
Mon frère de lait (My
Foster Brother) comedy, Pierre Palau
1919
Celles qu'on regrette (Those
Which One Regrets) comedy, André de Lorde
Dead-Heat (Dead-Heat) comedy,
Dominique Bonnaud and Léon Michel
G.Q.G. d'amour (G.Q.G. of Love)
drama, Pierre Rehm
Hara-Kiri (Hari-Kari) drama,
Jean Sartène and Pierre Day
La Découverte du Dr Malocry
(The Discovery of Dr. Malcory) drama, Paul Milliet and G.
Mauvert
La Peau (The Skin) comedy,
Marcel Nancey and A. Birabeau
La Perle fausse (The False
Pearl) comedy, Régis Gignoux
La Vénus masquée
(The Masked Venus) comedy, Camillo Antona-Traversi
L'Ame de l'ennemi ( The Soul
of the Enemy) comedy, Pierre Veber
L'Atroce Volupté (The
Atrocious Pleasure) drama, Georges Neveux
Le Macchabée du rez-de-chaussée
(The Stiff from the Ground Floor) comedy, Charles Foleÿ
and Guy de Téramond
Littérature (Literature)
comedy, Léo Marchès
Madame, je vous aime! (Madam,
I Love You!) comedy, Serge Veber
Monsieur Bixiou (Mr. Bixiou)
comedy, Max Maurey and Robert Chauvelot (after Daudet)
Nounouche (Nounouche) comedy,
Morandes (after Henri Duvernois)
Une nuit au bouge (A Night
in a Dive) drama, Charles Méré