VICTOR SEJOUR
\vˈɪktə sˈɛd͡ʒə], \vˈɪktə sˈɛdʒə], \v_ˈɪ_k_t_ə s_ˈɛ_dʒ_ə]\
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A French dramatist; born at Paris, 1816; died Sept. 21, 1874. He was a mulatto. His plays are in the high romantic vein, and call for gorgeous scenery; among them are: "The Fall of Sejanus" (1849); "Richard III". (1852); "The Devil's Money"; "The Son of Night" (1856); "Mysteries of the Temple"; "The Madonna of the Roses" (1869).
By Charles Dudley Warner
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