Henri Caïn in 1882Portrait of the French dramatist and librettist Henri Cain sitting at his desk; published in the theatrical magazine ''Le Théâtre'' , July 1899
Henri Cain (11 October 1857 – 21 November 1937) was a French dramatist, opera and balletlibrettist. He wrote over forty librettos from 1893 to his death, for many of the most prominent composers of the ParisianBelle Epoque.[1]