Pierre Laujon

Pierre Laujon , born the January 13rd 1727 with Paris where he died the July 13rd 1811, is a dramatic author and Chansonnier French.

Hardly left the Louis-the-Large college, Laujon began with the theater where its successes gained to him the benevolence of the count de Clermont, who appointed it secretary of his commands. It occupied then the same place in the house of prince de Condé and directed the festivals of Chantilly. Member of the old Caveau, where he had sung with Panard, Piron and Collé, he belonged to the dinners of the Vaudeville and the modern Caveau, with Gouffé and Désaugiers.

In 1807, it was allowed with the French Academy. It was then eighty years old. Poor, without liveliness and color, its works, songs or plays, sometimes gracious and are written with correction.

It gave to the theater: Thésée , opera-parody (1745); Daphnis and Chloé , pastoral (1747); Églé , pastoral (1748); the Venus Morning or toilet, entertainment (1749); Sylvie , pastoral (1749); Ismène and Isménius , lyric tragedy (1763); in love one fifteen years , comic opera (1771); Inconsistent the , comedy in five acts, worms (1777); the Convent or fruits of the character and education (1790), etc

Laujon published its songs sounds the title of À-propos of company (1771 - 1783, 3 vol. in-8°) and it published its selected Œuvres (1809 - 1811, in-8°).

Works

; Spectacles

the Girl, the widow and the woman, parody new “Festivals of Thalie” , Paris, ordinary Italian Comédiens of Roy, August 21st, 1745
Recueil of the comedies and ballets represented on the theater of small the appartemens during the winter of 1747 to 1748
Daphnis and Chloé, pastoral , Paris, royal Académie of music, September 28th, 1747
the gallant Day, heroic ballet in 3 acts, represented in front of the King, on the theater of small the appartemens with Versailles, on February 25th, 1750
Zéphire and Fleurette, parody of “Zelindor” (of Paradise of Moncrif), in 1 act , Paris, Actors Italian, March 23rd, 1754
the Love impromptu, parody of the act of Eglé in Talens lyric , Paris, Op3era Comique, July 10th, 1756
Armide, parody of the opera of Armide, in 4 acts , Paris, ordinary Italian Actors of the King, January 11th, 1762
Ismène and Isménias, or the Jupiter Festival, operated in three acts, represented in front of their majesties, with Choisy, on Monday, June 13, 1763
Silvie, opera in 3 acts with a prolog, represented in front of Their Majesties with Fontainebleau on October 17th, 1765
in love one fifteen years, or the Double festival, comedy in 3 acts and prose, fray of ariettas , Paris, ordinary Italian Actors of the King, April 18th, 1771
Aeglé, ballet-heroic in 1 act, represented in front of Their Majesties, in Fontainebleau, on November 4th, 1776
Matroco, burlesque drama, in 4 acts and worms, interfered with ariettas and light comedies, represented in front of Their Majesties by the ordinary Italian Actors of the King, in 1777
the supposed Poet, or Preparations of festival, comedy in 3 acts and prose, interfered with ariettas and light comedies , Paris, Actors Italian, April 25th, 1782
the Convent, or the Fruits of the character and education, comedy into 1 act and prose , Paris, Theater of the Nation (French Theater), April 16th, 1790
the beneficial Jew or bringings together difficult comedy in five acts and prose, imitated of English, represented with Rouen in June 1806

; Various

Them In connection with the madness or grotesque Songs, grivoises and advertisements of parade (1776)
selected Works of P. Laujon, containing its parts represented on our principal theaters, its public or particular festivals, its songs and other opuscules, with anecdotes, remarks and notes relative to these various kinds (1811)

External bonds

Biographical note of the French Academy
Its plays and their representations on site CÉSAR

Source

Gustave Vapereau, universal Dictionary of the literatures , Paris, Hatchet, 1876, p. 1205

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