Barthélemy-Christophe Fagan, also known under the pen name Fagan de Lugny, (31 March 1702 – 28 April 1755[1]) was an 18th-century French playwright.
Barthélemy-Christophe Fagan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 31 March 1702 Paris |
| Died | 28 April 1755 (aged 53) Paris |
| Other names | Fagan de Lugny |
| Occupation | Playwright |
Biography
editHis father, William Fagan, was a descendant of Irish refugees in France at the time of religious persecution.[clarification needed] The King's secretary and controller of the Chancellery and the Wars, he was ruined by the bankruptcy of the système de Law and had to later settle for a more modest employment at the office of consignment at the Parlement of Paris, where he won a position for his son who had married at the age of 20 a much older widow than him. He took a liking to theater and wrote some thirty plays presented mostly at Théâtre de la foire, Théâtre-Italien and Théâtre-Français. He died of dropsy at age 53.
Works
edit- Theatre
- 1731: La Fausse Ridicule, opéra comique in 1 act and in prose, with Charles-François Panard, Paris, Théâtre-Français, 12 February
- 1733: Le Rendez-vous, ou l'Amour supposé, one-act comedy, in verse, Paris, Théâtre-Français, 27 May Text online
- 1734: La Grondeuse, comedy in 1 act and in prose, Paris, Théâtre-Français, 11 February
- 1734: La Pupille, comedy in 1 act and in prose, Paris, Théâtre-Français, 5 July
- 1735: L'Amitié rivale, fice-act comedy in verse, Paris, Théâtre-Français, 16 NovemberText online
- 1737: Les Originaux, comedy in 1 act and in prose, Paris, Théâtre-Français, 15 July
- 1737: L'Inquiet, comedy in 1 act and in prose, Paris, Théâtre-Français, 15 July
- 1737: Les Caractères de Thalie, three-act comedy with a prologue and a divertissement, Paris, Théâtre-Français, 18 July
- 1737: L'Étourderie, comedy in 1 act and in prose, Paris, Théâtre-Français, 18 July
- 1737: Les Originaux, comedy in 1 act and in prose, Paris, Théâtre-Français, 18 July
- 1739: Le Marié sans le savoir, comedy in 1 act and in prose, Paris, Théâtre-Français, December
- 1740: La Servante justifiée, opéra comique in 1 act and in prose, with Charles-Simon Favart, Paris, Théâtre de l'Opéra-comique, 19 March
- 1740: La Jalousie imprévue, comedy in 1 act and in prose, Théâtre-Italien de Paris, 16 July
- 1740: Joconde, comedy in 1 act and in prose, Paris, Théâtre-Français, 5 November
- 1743: L'Isle des talents, comedy in 1 act and in verse, Théâtre-Italien de Paris, 19 March
- 1744: L'Heureux Retour, comedy in 1 act and in verse, avec Charles-François Panard, Paris, Théâtre-Français, 6 November
- 1745: L'Amante travestie, comedy in 1 act and in verse, Paris, Hôtel de Bourgogne, 13 May
- 1748: La Fermière, three-act comed, in verse, with divertissements and 1 prologue, Théâtre-Italien de Paris, 18 January
- 1753: Les Almanachs, comedy in 1 act and in prose, Paris, Hôtel de Bourgogne, 7 January
- 1760: Théâtre de M. Fagan et autres œuvres du même auteur, 4 vol. Text online : 1 - Théâtre-Français (a) 2 - Théâtre-Français (b) 3 - Théâtre-Italien 4 - Théâtre de la foire
- Varia
- 1751: Nouvelles observations au sujet des condamnations prononcées contre les comédiens
Bibliography
edit- Albert Clerc, Barthélemy-Christophe Fagan, auteur-comique, 1702-1755. Contribution à l'histoire de la comédie en France au XVIIIe siècle, Paris, E. de Boccard, 1933
- Vie de Fagan, in Chefs-d'œuvre de Fagan, Paris, 1789, (p. 1-9)
References
edit- ^ Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Champagnac, Manuel des dates en forme de dictionnaire, ou répertoire encyclopédique des dates historiques et biographiques les plus importantes, 1839.