Joseph Isidore Samson
Joseph Isidore Samson was a 19th-century French actor and playwright.
Life
Samson was born at Saint-Denis, near Paris, the son of a restaurateur. He took first prize for comedy at the Conservatoire in 1812, married an actress with whom he had toured in France, and joined the Comédie-Française in 1826. There he remained until 1863, creating more than 250 parts.In 1829 Samson became a professor at the Conservatoire, under whom Rachel Félix, Rose Cheri, the Brohans and others were trained. He wrote several comedies, among them La Belle-Mère et le gendre, and La Famille poisson. Samson died in Paris on 28 March 1871.
Works
;Theatre- La Fête de Molière, comédie épisodique in 1 act and in verse, Paris, Théâtre de l'Odéon, 15 January 1825
- La Belle-mère et le gendre, comedy in 3 acts, in verse, Paris, Théâtre de l'Odéon, 20 April 1826
- Un Veuvage, comedy in 3 acts and in verse, Paris, Théâtre-Français, 27 May 1842
- Un Péché de jeunesse, comedy in 1 act, mingled with song, with Jules de Wailly. Paris, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 28 March 1843
- La Famille Poisson, ou les Trois Crispins, comedy in 1 act, Paris, Théâtre-Français, 15 December 1845
- La Dot de ma fille, comedy in 1 act, in verse, Paris, Théâtre-Français, 13 December 1854
- Collection des rapports faits par M. Samson, de l'Association de secours mutuels entre les artistes dramatiques, 1851
- Mémoires de Samson, de la Comédie française, 1862
- L'Art théâtral, 2 vols, 1863–1865