François-Georges Fouques Deshayes (1733,

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- 25 November 1825), known as Desfontaines or Desfontaines-Lavallée, was a French writer and playwright. Before the French Revolution he worked as a royal censor, secretary and librarian. He cooperated in the publication of the ''Nouvelle Bibliothèque des romans'' (''New Library of Novels'') and wrote several novels himself, including ''Lettres de Sophie et du chevalier de ***'' (1765). He was one of the founders of the '' Dîners du Vaudeville'' and of the '' Dîners du Caveau''. He died in Paris.

Works

;Theatre *1765: ''La Bergère des Alpes'', comedy in 1 act and in free vers, Hôtel de Bourgogne, 15 December *1767: ''L'Aveugle de Palmyre'', comédie pastorale in 2 acts in verse mingled with ariettes, Hôtel de Bourgogne, 5 March Read online
/small> *1771: ''La Cinquantaine'', pastorale in 3 acts, music by Laborde,

Théâtre du Palais-Royal The Théâtre du Palais-Royal () is a 750-seat Parisian theatre at 38 rue de Montpensier, located at the northwest corner of the Palais-Royal in the Galerie de Montpensier at its intersection with the Galerie de Beaujolais. Brief history O ...

, 13 Août Read online
/small> *1773: ''Isménor'', heroic drama in 3 acts, music by Rodolphe,

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, 17 November *1776: ''Le Mai'', comedy in 3 acts, mingled with verse and prose, ariettes and vaudevilles and ending with a

ballet Ballet () is a type of performance dance that originated during the Italian Renaissance in the fifteenth century and later developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia. It has since become a widespread and highly technical form of ...

, Hôtel de Bourgogne, 8 May *1778: ''La Chasse'', comedy in 3 acts and in prose, mingled with ariettes, Hôtel de Bourgogne, 12 October *1781: ''L'Amant statue'',

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 Théâtre de la foire, Fair Theatres of St Germain and S ...

in vaudevilles in 1 act, Hôtel de Bourgogne, 20 February *1781: ''Isabelle hussard'', parade in 1 act and in vaudevilles, Hôtel de Bourgogne, 31 July *1782: ''L'Amour et la Folie'', opera comique in 3 acts, in vaudevilles and in prose, Hôtel de Bourgogne, 5 March *1783: ''Les Trois inconnues'', comedy in 3 acts and in verse mingled with ariettes, Château de Versailles, 7 February *1783: ''Le Réveil de Thalie'', comedy in 3 acts, Comédie Italienne, 6 May *1783: ''La Dot'', comedy in 3 acts and in prose, Hôtel de Bourgogne, 8 November *1784: ''Les Amours de Chérubin'', comedy in 3 acts and in prose, mingled with music and vaudevilles, Hôtel de Bourgogne, 4 November *1785: '' L'Amant statue'', comedy in 1 act and in prose mingled with ariettes, with music by

Nicolas Dalayrac Nicolas-Marie d'Alayrac (; bapt. 13 June 175326 November 1809), nicknamed the Musician poet, more commonly Nicolas Dalayrac, was a French composer of the Classical period. Intended for a military career, he made the acquaintance of many mu ...

salle Favart The Salle Favart (), officially the Théâtre de l'Opéra-Comique (), is a Paris opera house and theatre, the current home of the Opéra-Comique. It was built from 1893 to 1898 in a neo-Baroque style to the designs of the French architect Louis ...

, created 4 August *1785: ''La Dot'', comedy in 3 acts and in prose mingled with ariettes, music by Nicolas Dalayrac, salle Favart, created 8 November at the Cour in

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then given 21 November *1786: ''L'Incendie du Havre'', historical fact in one act, prose and vaudevilles, Hôtel de Bourgogne, 21 February *1788: ''Fanchette ou l'Heureuse Épreuve'', comedy in 3 acts and in prose mingled with ariettes, music by Nicolas Dalayrac, salle Favart, 13 October *1790: ''Le District de village'', ambigu in 1 act, Hôtel de Bourgogne, 15 March Read online
/small> *1790: ''Vert-Vert'', divertissement in 1 act, music by Nicolas Dalayrac, salle Favart, created 11 October *1792: ''Les Mille et un théâtres'', opera comique in 1 act and in vaudevilles,

Théâtre du Vaudeville The Théâtre du Vaudeville () was a theatre company in Paris. It opened on 12 January 1792 on rue de Chartres. Its directors, Pierre-Antoine-Augustin de Piis, Piis and Yves Barré, Barré, mainly put on "petites pièces mêlées de couplets s ...

, 14 February *1792: ''Arlequin afficheur'', comédie-parade in 1 act, in prose mingled with vaudeville, with

Pierre-Yves Barré Pierre-Yves Barré (; 17 April 1749 – 2 May 1832) was a French vaudevillist and songwriter. Life Barré was born in Paris. He began life as a lawyer to the French parliament, then court clerk in Pau, but as the nephew of the c ...

and Jean-Baptiste Radet, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 9 April *1792: ''Le Projet manqué, ou Arlequin taquin'', parody of ''Lucretius'', in 1 act, in prose and in vaudevilles, with Pierre-Yves Barré and Jean-Baptiste Radet, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 18 May *1792: ''Arlequin Cruello'', parody of ''Othello'' by

Jean-François Ducis Jean-François Ducis (; 22 August 173331 March 1816) was a French dramatist and adapter of Shakespeare. Biography Ducis was born in Versailles, one of ten children. His father, Pierre Ducis, originally from Savoy, was a linen draper at Versai ...

, in 2 acts and in prose, mingled with vaudevilles, with Pierre-Yves Barré and Jean-Baptiste Radet, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 13 December *1793: ''La Chaste Suzanne'', play in 2 acts, with Pierre-Yves Barré and Jean-Baptiste Radet, Palais de l'Égalité, 5 January *1793: ''Colombine mannequin'', comédie-parade in 1 act, in prose, mingled with vaudevilles, with Pierre-Yves Barré and Jean-Baptiste Radet, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 15 February *1793: ''Le Divorce'', comedy in 1 act and in vaudeville, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 18 May Read online
/small> *1793: ''Au retour'', historic and patriotic fact in 1 act and in vaudevilles, with Jean-Baptiste Radet, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 4 November *1794: ''La Fête de l'égalité'', comedy in 1 act, with Jean-Baptiste Radet, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 25 February Read online
/small> *1794: ''Les Vieux époux'', comedy in 1 act, mingled with vaudevilles, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 24 March *1796: ''Encore un curé'', historic and patriotic fact in 1 act and in vaudevilles, with Jean-Baptiste Radet, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 20 November Read online
/small> *1794: ''Les Chouans de Vitré'', historical fact in 1 act, in prose, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 12 June *1794: ''La Fille soldat'', historical fact in 1 act and vaudevilles, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 13 December *1795: ''Abuzar, ou La Famille extravagante'', parody of ''Abufar, ou la Famille arabe'', in 1 act and in vaudevilles, with Pierre-Yves Barré and Jean-Baptiste Radet, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 15 May Read online
/small> *1797: ''Le Mariage de Scarron'', comedy in 1 act and in prose, mingled with vaudevilles, with Pierre-Yves Barré and Jean-Baptiste Radet, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 8 May *1797: ''Le Pari'', divertissement in 1 act, in prose and vaudevilles, on the occasion of peace, with Pierre-Yves Barré, Jean-Baptiste Radet, Jacques-Marie Deschamps and Jean-Baptiste-Denis Desprès, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 28 October Read online
/small> *1798: ''Jean-Jacques Rousseau dans son ermitage, ou la Vallée de Montmorency'', comédie en vaudeville in 3 acts, with Pierre-Yves Barré, Jean-Baptiste Radet and Pierre-Antoine-Augustin de Piis, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 1 June *1798: ''Hommage du petit Vaudeville au grand Racine'', comédie en vaudeville in 1 act, with Pierre-Yves Barré, Jean-Baptiste Radet, André-François de Coupigny and Pierre-Antoine-Augustin de Piis, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 21 May *1799: ''Voltaire, ou Une journée de Ferney'', comedy in 2 acts, mingled with vaudevilles, with Pierre-Yves Barré, Jean-Baptiste Radet, André-François de Coupigny and Pierre-Antoine-Augustin de Piis, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 19 February *1799: ''Monet directeur de l'Opéra-comique'', comedy in 1 act and in vaudevilles, with Pierre-Yves Barré and Jean-Baptiste Radet, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 22 July *1799: ''La Girouette de Saint-Cloud'', impromptu in 1 act, in prose, mingled with vaudevilles, with Pierre-Yves Barré, Jean-Baptiste Radet,

Emmanuel Dupaty Louis Emmanuel Dupaty (31 July 1775 – 30 July 1851) was a French playwright, naval officer, chansonnier, journalist and administrator of the Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal. His brother was the sculptor Louis Dupaty. Works ;Theatre * ''Figaro, ...

and Bourgueil, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 14 November *1799: ''Cendrillon, ou l'École des mères'', comedy in 2 acts, Théâtre du Vaudeville *1800: ''M. Guillaume, ou le Voyageur inconnu'', comedy in 1 act and in prose mingled with vaudevilles, with Pierre-Yves Barré, Jean-Baptiste Radet and Bourgueil, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 1 February *1800: ''Gessner'', comedy in 2 acts and in prose, mingled with vaudevilles, with Pierre-Yves Barré, Jean-Baptiste Radet and Bourgueil, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 31 May *1800: ''La Récréation du monde'', suite de la Création, melodrama, music by

Joseph Haydn Franz Joseph Haydn ( ; ; 31 March 173231 May 1809) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. He was instrumental in the development of chamber music such as the string quartet and piano trio. His contributions ...

, mingled with vaudevilles, with Pierre-Yves Barré and Jean-Baptiste Radet, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 29 December *1801: ''Enfin nous y voilà'', divertissement in 1 act, with Pierre-Yves Barré and Jean-Baptiste Radet, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 18 February *1802: ''La Tragédie au Vaudeville'', in 1 act and in prose, mingled with couplets, followed by ''Après la confession, la pénitence'', petit épilogue à l'occasion d'un grand prologue, with Pierre-Yves Barré and Jean-Baptiste Radet, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 18 March *1803: ''Cassandre-Agamemnon et Colombine-Cassandre'', parody of Agamemnon, in 1 act, in prose, mingled with vaudevilles, with Pierre-Yves Barré, Jean-Baptiste Radet and

Armand Gouffé Armand Gouffé (22 March 1775 – 19 October 1845) was a 19th-century French poet, Chansonnier (singer), chansonnier, Goguette, goguettier and Vaudeville, vaudevillist. Career Hired as an employee in the Finance Ministry, he became chief depu ...

, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 2 December *1803: ''Chapelain, ou la Ligue des auteurs contre Boileau'', comédie en vaudeville in 1 act and in prose, with Pierre-Yves Barré and Jean-Baptiste Radet, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 23 December *1804: ''La Tapisserie de la reine Mathilde'', comedy in 1 act, in prose, mingled with vaudevilles, with Pierre-Yves Barré and Jean-Baptiste Radet, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 14 January *1804: ''Duguay-Trouin, prisonnier à Plymouth'', historical fact in 2 acts, with Pierre-Yves Barré, Jean-Baptiste Radet and Saint-Félix, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 14 April *1804: ''Bertrand Duguesclin et sa sœur'', comedy in 2 acts and in prose mingled with vaudevilles, with Pierre-Yves Barré and Jean-Baptiste Radet, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 27 November *1805: ''Sophie Arnould'', comedy in 3 acts and in prose, mingled with vaudevilles, with Pierre-Yves Barré and Jean-Baptiste Radet, Théâtre du Vaudeville, January *1805: ''Le Vaudeville au camp de Boulogne'', prologue impromptu, with Pierre-Yves Barré and Jean-Baptiste Radet, Boulogne-sur-Mer, 17 August *1805: ''Les Écriteaux, ou René Le Sage à la foire Saint-Germain'', pièce anecdotique in 2 acts and in prose, mingled with vaudevilles, with Pierre-Yves Barré and Jean-Baptiste Radet, Théâtre du Vaudeville, December *1806: ''Les Deux n'en font qu'un'', comedy in 1 act and in prose, mingled with vaudevilles, followed by a divertissement on the occasion of peace, with Pierre-Yves Barré and Jean-Baptiste Radet, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 31 January *1806: ''Omazette, ou Jozet en Champagne'', parody of ''Omasis, ou Joseph en Égypte'', comédie en vaudeville in 1 act, with Pierre-Yves Barré and Jean-Baptiste Radet, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 6 October *1806 ''Le Rêve, ou la Colonne de Rosback'', divertissement de circonstance, in prose and vaudevilles, with Pierre-Yves Barré and Jean-Baptiste Radet, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 15 November *1807: ''Le Château et la Chaumière, ou les Arts et la reconnaissance'', comedy in 3 acts, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 22 January *1807: ''L'Ile de la Mégalantropogénésie, ou les Savants de naissance'', comédie en vaudeville in 1 act, with Pierre-Yves Barré, Jean-Baptiste Radet and

Michel Dieulafoy Joseph-Marie-Armand-Michel Dieulafoy (1762, Toulouse – 13 December 1823) was a French librettist and playwright. Biography He was received lawyer in Toulouse and he seemed destined to the bar where he had started. In his relatives, owners of ...

, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 26 May *1807: ''L'Hôtel de la Paix, rue de la Victoire, à Paris'', comédie en vaudeville in 1 act, with Pierre-Yves Barré, Jean-Baptiste Radet and Michel Dieulafoy, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 3 July *1808: ''Le Voyage de Chambord, ou la Veille de la première représentation du Bourgeois gentilhomme'', comedy in 1 act, mingled with vaudevilles, with Henri Dupin, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 11 July *1809: ''Le Peintre français en Espagne, ou le Dernier soupir de l'Inquisition'', comédie en vaudeville in 1 act, with Pierre-Yves Barré and Jean-Baptiste Radet, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 11 March *1809: ''Lantara, ou le Peintre au cabaret'', comédie en vaudeville in 1 act, with Pierre-Yves Barré, Jean-Baptiste Radet and Louis Picard, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 2 October Read online
/small> *1810: ''M. Durelief, ou Petite revue des embellissements de Paris'', in prose and in vaudevilles, with Pierre-Yves Barré and Jean-Baptiste Radet, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 9 June *1810: ''Les Deux Lions'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Pierre-Yves Barré, Jean-Baptiste Radet and Louis-Benoît Picard, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 2 Octobre *1811: ''La Nouvelle télégraphique'', comédie en vaudeville in 1 act, with Pierre-Yves Barré and Jean-Baptiste Radet, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 21 March *1811: ''Les Deux Edmond'', comedy in 2 acts and in prose, with Pierre-Yves Barré and Jean-Baptiste Radet, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 18 April *1811: ''Laujon de retour à l'ancien Caveau'', comédie en vaudeville in 1 act, par les convives du Caveau moderne, with Pierre-Yves Barré and Jean-Baptiste Radet, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 2 December *1811: ''Les Amazones et les Scythes, ou Sauter le fossé'', comédie en deux actes, avec Pierre-Yves Barré et Jean-Baptiste Radet, Paris, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 19 December *1812: ''Les Limites'', comedy in 1 act, mingled with vaudevilles, with Pierre-Yves Barré and Jean-Baptiste Radet, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 19 September *1812: ''Gaspard l'avisé'', comédie anecdotique in 1 act, in prose and vaudevilles, with Pierre-Yves Barré and Jean-Baptiste Radet, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 27 October *1813: ''Le Billet trouvé'', comédie en vaudeville in 1 act, with Pierre-Yves Barré and Jean-Baptiste Radet,

Théâtre des Variétés The Théâtre des Variétés () is a theatre and "salle de spectacles" at 7–8, boulevard Montmartre, 2nd arrondissement, in Paris. It was declared a monument historique in 1974. History The theatre owed its creation to Mademoiselle Montans ...

, 3 May *1814: ''Un Petit voyage du Vaudeville'', divertissement in 1 act, for the return of peace, with Pierre-Yves Barré and Jean-Baptiste Radet, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 5 May *1815: ''Les Trois Saphos lyonnaises, ou Une vour d'amour'', comédie en vaudeville in 2 acts, with Pierre-Yves Barré and Jean-Baptiste Radet, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 14 January ;Varia *1765: ''Lettres de Sophie et du chevalier de **, pour servir de supplément aux lettres du marquis de Roselle'', 2 vol. *1779–1781 ''Histoire universelle des théâtres de toutes les nations, depuis Thespis jusqu'à nos jours'', with

Jean-Marie-Louis Coupé Jean-Marie-Louis Coupé (18 October 1732 – 10 May 1818) was a French abbé, man of letters and librarian. Biography He studied in Paris and was ordained a priest and taught rhetorics at the College of Navarre. He then became tutor to the Prin ...

, Testu and Le Fuel de Méricourt, 13 vol. *1785: ''Les Quatre Saisons littéraires'', 2 vol. Text online : ''Le Printemps''Text online : ''L'Été''
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Sources

Gustave Vapereau Louis Gustave Vapereau (4 April 1819 – 18 April 1906) was a French writer and lexicographer famous primarily for his dictionaries, the ''Dictionnaire universel des contemporains'' and the ''Dictionnaire universel des littérateurs''. Biography ...

, ''Dictionnaire universel des littératures'', Paris, Hachette, 1876, p. 615-6

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His plays and their productions on CESAR
{{DEFAULTSORT:Desfontaines Lavallee 1733 births 1825 deaths Writers from Caen 18th-century French dramatists and playwrights 19th-century French dramatists and playwrights 18th-century French novelists 19th-century French novelists