Pierre Laujon
Pierre Laujon (13 January 1727 – 13 July 1811) was a French playwright and chansonnier. He was uncle to the playwright Pierre-Yves Barré.
Pierre Laujon

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- Born
- 13 January 1737
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
- Died
- 13 July 1811
- Occupation
- Playwright
- Nationality
- France
- Languages
- French
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Pierre Laujon (13 January 1727 – 13 July 1811) was a French playwright and chansonnier. He was uncle to the playwright Pierre-Yves Barré.
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• Born — 13 January 1737 • Birthplace — Paris, France • Died — 13 July 1811 • Place of death — Paris, France • Occupation — Playwright
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• Theatre • 1745: La Fille, la veuve et la femme, parodie nouvelle des Fêtes de Thalie, Théâtre italien de Paris, 21 August • 1747: Daphnis et Chloé, pastorale, Paris, Académie royale de musique, 28 September • 1747–1748: Recueil des comédies et ballets, représentés sur le théâtre des petits appartements pendant l'hiver de 1747 à 1748 • 1750: La Journée galante, ballet héroïque en 3 actes, représenté devant le Roi, sur le théâtre des petits appartements à Versailles, 25 February • 1754: Zéphire et Fleurette, one-act parody of Zelindor by François-Augustin de Paradis de Moncrif, Théâtre italien de Paris, 23 March • 1756: L'Amour impromptu, parodie de l'acte dEglé dans les Talents lyriques, Paris, Opéra-Comique, 10 July • 1762: Armide, parody of the opera Armide, in 4 acts, Théâtre italien de Paris, 11 January • 1763: Ismène et Isménias, ou la Fête de Jupiter, three-act opera, presented in front of their Majesties, in Choisy, Monday 13 June • 1765: Silvie, three-act opara with a prologue, presented in front of their Majesties in Fontainebleau, 17 October • 1771: L'Amoureux de quinze ans, ou la Double fête, comedy in 3 acts and in prose, mingled with ariettes, Théâtre italien de Paris, 18 April • 1776: Æglé, ballet-héroïque in 1 act, presented in front of their Majesties, in Fontainebleau, 4 November • 1777: Matroco, drame burlesque, in 4 acts and in verse, mingled with ariettes and comédies en vaudevilles, presented in front of their Majesties, Théâtre italien de Paris • 1782: Le Poète supposé, ou les Préparatifs de fête, comedy in 3 acts and in prose, mingled with ariettes and comédies en vaudevilles, Théâtre italien de Paris, 25 April • 1790: Le Couvent, ou les Fruits du caractère et de l'éducation, comedy in 1 act and in prose, Paris, Théâtre de la Nation, 16 April • 1806: Le Juif bienfaisant, ou les Rapprochements difficiles, comedy in five acts and in prose, imitated from English, given in Rouen June • Varia • 1776: Les À propos de la folie ou Chansons grotesques, grivoises et annonces de parade, 1776 • 1800: Notice sur les Dîners du Caveau, published in Les Dîners du Vaudeville, Frimaire An V. • 1811: Œuvres choisies de P. Laujon, contenant ses pièces représentées sur nos principaux théâtres, ses fêtes publiques ou particulières, ses chansons et autres opuscules, avec des anecdotes, remarques et notices relatives à ces divers genres.
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Pierre Laujon is recorded with the occupation chansonnier. Recorded as chansonnier, poet, singer, playwright and goguettier.
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1727
Pierre Laujon was born on 13 January 1727.
1811
Pierre Laujon died on 13 July 1811.
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- 1.Source: biographie de Pierre Laujon page 4 du catalogue d'une exposition à la bibliothèque de l'Institut de France. Cette société savante fondée en 1741 ne doit pas être confondue avec la Goguette des Enfants d'Apollon fondée en 1868.
- 2.L'écho des chansonniers français, contenant un choix des meilleures chansons philosophiques, bachiques et grivoises, B. Renaud éditeur, Paris 1843.
- 3.Æglé, ballet-héroïque en 1 acte, représenté devant Leurs Majestés, à Fontainebleau, le 4 novembre 1776.
- 4.La Gazette de Drouot n°29. 23/07/2021.
- 5.J. B. Richard. Le véritable conducteur aux Cimetières du Père La Chaise, Montmartre, Mont-Parnasse et Vaugirard. Terry. 1836.
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