Jean Monnet (
Condrieu
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It is situated on the right bank of the Rhône, some south of Vienne and 44 km south of Lyon, at the foot of the lower slopes of the Mont Monnet. It has an area of 921 h ...
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Rhône
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7 September 1703 -
Paris
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, 1785) was a French theatre
impresario
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and writer.
Life
A baker's son, he was orphaned at age 8 and taken in by his uncle before moving into the service of the
duchesse de Berry at age 15. He was the director of the
Opéra-Comique at the
Foire Saint-Laurent from 1743 to 1745 and from 1751 to 1757.
Works
*''Supplément au
Roman comique, ou Mémoires pour servir à la vie de Jean Monnet, ci-devant Directeur de l'Opéra-Comique à Paris, de l'Opéra de Lyon, & d'une Comédie Françoise à Londres'', London, 1772, 2 vol. These were his memoirs, which are very instructive on 18th century theatre life. It was republished by Henri d'Alméras with an introduction and notes in 1908.
* ''Les Soupers de Daphné et les dortoirs de Lacédémone'', novel, Oxford (Paris), 1740
* ''Le Chirurgien anglais'', 'comédie-parade', with
Charles Collé
Charles Collé (14 April 1709 – 3 November 1783) was a French dramatist and songwriter.
Biography
The son of a notary, he was born in Paris. He became interested in the rhymes of Jean Heguanier, the most famous writer of couplets in Paris. F ...
, 1748
* ''Anthologie françoise, ou Chansons choisies, depuis le 13e siècle jusqu'à présent'', Paris, 1765.
External links
* ''Mémoires de Jean Monnet, Directeur du Théâtre de la Foire'', edited by Henri d'Alméras. Paris: Louis-Michaud,
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Jean Monneto
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1703 births
1785 deaths
People from Condrieu
18th-century French dramatists and playwrights
18th-century French novelists
Music historians
French autobiographers