“ FERRIER, PAUL (1843– ) , French dramatist, was born at Montpellier on the 29th of March 1843. He had already produced several comedies when in 1873 he secured real success with two short pieces, Chez l’avocat and Les Incendies de Massoulard. Others of his numerous plays are Les Compensations (1876) ; L’Art de tromper les femmes (1890) , with M. Najac. ”