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Louis-François Archambault (30 March 1742,
Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...
- 5 January 1812, Paris), stage name Dorvigny, was a French novelist, actor and playwright, and the inventor of "janotism" (gross errors of language for comic effect). Said to be an illegitimate son of
Louis XV of France Louis XV (15 February 1710 – 10 May 1774), known as Louis the Beloved (french: le Bien-Aimé), was King of France from 1 September 1715 until his death in 1774. He succeeded his great-grandfather Louis XIV at the age of five. Until he reached ...
, he began his acting career under Nicolet and put on plays at the
Théâtre des Variétés-Amusantes The Théâtre des Variétés-Amusantes was a theatre company in Paris. History In 1778, Louis Lécluse (or Lécluze), a former actor at the Opéra-Comique turned dentist, opened a theatre at foire Saint-Laurent, which shortly afterwards he trans ...
, the
Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique The Théâtre de l’Ambigu-Comique (, literally, Theatre of the Comic-Ambiguity), a former Parisian theatre, was founded in 1769 on the boulevard du Temple immediately adjacent to the Théâtre de Nicolet. It was rebuilt in 1770 and 1786, but in ...
, the Grands-Danseurs du Roi, the
Théâtre des Délassements-Comiques Théâtre des Délassements-Comiques is a name that was used for a number of different theatres in Paris from 1785 to 1890. First (boulevard du Temple, 1785–1799) The first Délassements-Comiques was a small theatre on the boulevard du Temple, ...
and the Théâtre des Associés.


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;Theatre * ''À bon chat, bon rat'', comédie-proverbe
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* ''Aujourd'hui, ou Roger Bontemps'', comedy in one act and in prose, Paris,
Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique The Théâtre de l’Ambigu-Comique (, literally, Theatre of the Comic-Ambiguity), a former Parisian theatre, was founded in 1769 on the boulevard du Temple immediately adjacent to the Théâtre de Nicolet. It was rebuilt in 1770 and 1786, but in ...
, 15 June 1782 * ''Bernique, ou le Tyran comique'', parody in 3 acts and in verse, Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique, 21 August 1787 * ''Blaise le hargneux'', comedy in one act and in prose, Théâtre des Grands-Danseurs du Roi, 17 November 1782 * ''Cà n'en est pas'', proverbe * ''Carmagnole et Guillot Gorju'', tragédie pour rire * ''Chacun son métier, les champs sont bien gardés'', proverbe * ''Christophe le Rond'', comedy in one act and in prose * ''Hurlubrelu ou Tout de travers'', comedy in one act and in prose * ''Janot chez le dégraisseur ou A quelque chose malheur est bon'', proverbe,
Théâtre des Variétés-Amusantes The Théâtre des Variétés-Amusantes was a theatre company in Paris. History In 1778, Louis Lécluse (or Lécluze), a former actor at the Opéra-Comique turned dentist, opened a theatre at foire Saint-Laurent, which shortly afterwards he trans ...
, 18 October 1779
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* ''Janot ou les Battus payent l'amende'', comedy proverbe in one act * ''Jocrisse au bal de l'Opéra'', folie in two acts * ''Jocrisse congédié'', folie in two acts * ''La Corbeille enchantée ou le Pays des chimères'', comedy avec spectacle and divertissemens * ''La Fête de campagne ou l'intendant comédien malgré lui'', one-act comedy épisodique, in prose and in verse * ''La Méprise innocente'', comedy in one acte and in prose, Paris, Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique, 31 October 1791 * ''La Rage d'amour'', parody of Roland in one act and in verse, mingled with vaudevilles and ariettes, Théâtre de l'Hôtel de Bourgogne, 19 March 1778 * ''L'Avocat chansonnier, ou Qui compte sans son hôte compte deux fois'', comédie-proverbe, Théâtre des Variétés-Amusantes, 18 August 1779 * ''Le Brave Homme'', comedy in one act and in prose, Théâtre des Élèves pour la danse de l'Opéra, 24 April 1779 * ''Le Désespoir de Jocrisse'', comédie-folie in two acts and in prose, Théâtre Montansier, 22 November 1791
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* ''Le Mai'', one-act comedy * ''Le Nègre blanc'', comedy in one act and in prose, Théâtre des Variétés-Amusantes, 28 June 1780 * ''Le Niais de Sologne ou Il n'est pas si bête qu'il en a l'air'', comedy in one act in prose * ''Le Sultan généreux'', three-act comedy in verse, Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique, 10 May 1784 * ''L'Emménagement de la folie'', one-act comedy * ''Les Battus paient l'amende ou Ce que l'on voudra'', proverbe-comédie-parade * ''Les Bons Amis ou Il était temps, parodie d'Iphigénie en Tauride'', in one act and in verse, comédie-proverbe, Théâtre des Variétés-Amusantes, 2 July 1779 * ''Les Désespérés ou le Projet anglais'', comedy in one act and in prose * ''Les Étrennes de l'amitié, de l'amour et de la nature'', comedy in one acte, in verse * ''Les Fausses consultations'', one-act comedy in prose * ''Les Folies à la mode'', one-act comedy * ''Les Réclamations contre l'emprunt forcé'', one-act comedy, Théâtre d'Émulation, 9 January 1796
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* ''Les Suisses de Châteauvieux'', two-act historical play in prose, Théâtre Molière, 5 December 1791 * ''L'Hospitalité ou le Bonheur du vieux père'',
opéra comique ''Opéra comique'' (; plural: ''opéras comiques'') is a genre of French opera that contains spoken dialogue and arias. It emerged from the popular '' opéras comiques en vaudevilles'' of the Fair Theatres of St Germain and St Laurent (and to a l ...
in one act and in vaudevilles, mingled with Italian music * ''L'Intendant comédien malgré lui'', comédie épisodique * ''Ni l'un ni l'autre'', one-act comedy * ''On fait ce qu'on peut et non pas ce qu'on veut'', comédie-proverbe with two actors * ''Oui ou non'', one-act comedy in prose * ''Qui court deux lièvres n'en prend aucun'', comedy in prose, Théâtre des Grands-Danseurs du Roi, 30 November 1782 * ''Raimonde, ou Laissez chacun comme il est'',
one-act play A one-act play is a play that has only one act, as distinct from plays that occur over several acts. One-act plays may consist of one or more scenes. The 20-40 minute play has emerged as a popular subgenre of the one-act play, especially in writi ...
in prose, Théâtre des Grands-Danseurs du Roi, 10 October 1782 ;Novels * ''Mystifications d'Innocentin Poulot, petit-fils de M. de Pouceaugnac'' * ''Nouveau Roman comique'' * ''Ma tante Geneviève ou je l'ai échappé belle'' * ''Madelon Friquet et Colin Tampon ou les Amants du Faubourg Saint-Martin'' * ''Le Ménage diabolique'' * ''La Femme à projets'' * ''Madame Botte'' * ''Les Caprices et bizarreries de la nature'' * ''Les Quatre cousins'' * ''Les Mille et un guignons''


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