''Le Tombeau de Nostradamus'' ( en, The Tomb of Nostradamus) is a one-act
farce
Farce is a comedy that seeks to entertain an audience through situations that are highly exaggerated, extravagant, ridiculous, absurd, and improbable. Farce is also characterized by heavy use of physical humor; the use of deliberate absurdity o ...
by
Alain-René Lesage
Alain-René Lesage (; 6 May 166817 November 1747; older spelling Le Sage) was a French novelist and playwright. Lesage is best known for his comic novel '' The Devil upon Two Sticks'' (1707, ''Le Diable boiteux''), his comedy ''Turcaret'' (170 ...
. It was first performed at the Foire de Saint Laurent in
1714
Events
January–March
* January 21 – After being tricked into deserting a battle against India's Mughal Empire by the rebel Sayyid brothers, Prince Azz-ud-din Mirza is blinded on orders of the Emperor Farrukhsiyar as punishment.
* Feb ...
. ''Le Tombeau de Nostradamus'' is actually the final play in a series that includes ''
La Foire de Guibray
''La Foire de Guibray'' ( en, The Guibray Fair) is a one-act farce by Alain-René Lesage. It was first performed at the Foire de Saint Laurent in 1714. ''La Foire de Guibray'' is actually a prologue to two other one-act farces, ''Arlequin Mahom ...
'' and ''
Arlequin Mahomet
''Arlequin Mahomet'' ( en, Arlequin Mohammed) is a one act farce by Alain-René Lesage. It was first performed at the Foire de Saint Laurent in 1714. ''Arlequin Mahomet'' was performed as the second play in a series consisting of '' La Foire de ...
''. Between the three works, Lesage created a comedy in three acts.
1714 plays
Plays by Alain-René Lesage
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