Pierre-Claude Nivelle de La Chaussée

French playwright. Born Paris 14th February, 1692: Died 14 March, 1754

Stage Works

All were first performed in Paris.

1. La fausse antipathie (False Antipathy). Comédie larmoyante, 3 acts; verse. Published 1734. Produced Comédie-Française, Oct. 2, 1733.
   
   
2. La critique de la fausse antipathie (False Antipathy Criticised). Comedy, 1 act; verse. Published 1734. Produced Comédie-Française, Mar. 11, 1734.
   
   
3. Le préjuge à la mode (Fashionable Prejudice). Comédie larmoyante, 5 acts; verse. Published 1735. Produced Comédie-Française, Feb. 3, 1735.
   
   
4. L'école des amis (The School for Friends). Comédie larmoyante, 5 acts; verse. Published 1737. Produced Comédie-Française, Feb. 25, 1737.
   
   
5. Maximien. Tragedy, 5 acts; verse. Published 1738. Produced Comédie-Française. Feb. 28, 1738.
   
   
6. Palmire, reine d'Assyrie (Palmyra, Queen of Assyria). Tragedy, 5 acts; verse. Written 1739.
   
   
7. Mélanide. Comédie larmoyante, 5 acts; verse. Published 1741. Produced Comédie-Française, May 12, 1741.
   
   
8. Amour pour amour (Love for Love). Comedy, 3 acts; verse. Published 1742. Produced Comédie-Française, Feb. 16, 1742.
   
   
9. Paméla. Comédie larmoyante, 5 acts; verse. Published 1762. Produced Comédie-Française, Dec. 6, 1743.
   
   
10. L'école des mères (The School for Mothers). Comédie larmoyante, 5 acts; verse. Published 1745. Produced Comédie-Française, Apr, 26, 1944.
    
    
11. Le rival de lui-même (His Own Rival). Comedy, 1 act; verse. Produced Comédie-Française, Apr. 20, 1746.
    
    
12. La gouvernante (The Governess). Comédie larmoyante, 5 acts; verse. Published 1747. Produced Comédie-Française, Jan 18, 1747.
    
    
13. L'amour castillan (Castilian Love). Comedy. Published 1747. Produced Theatre Italien, Apr. 11, 1747.
    
    
14. L'école de la jeunesse, ou Le retour sur soi-même (The School for Youth, or To Take Stock of Oneself). Comédie larmoyante, 5 acts; verse. Published 1762. Produced Comédie-Française, February, 1749.
    
    
15. L'homme de fortune (The Lucky Man). Comédie larmoyante, 5 acts; verse. Published 1762. Produced Comédie-Française, Jan. 27, 1751.
    
    
16. Les Tirynthiens (The Tirynthians). Play. Written 1753. Published 1762.
    
    
17. La rancune officieuse (Officious Spite). Comedy, 1 act. Published 1762. Produced Théâtre du Comte de Clermont, Nov. 19, 1754.
    
    
18. Le retour imprévu (The Unforeseen Return). Comedy, 1 act. Published 1762. Produced Théâtre Italien, July, 1756.
    
    
19. Le vieillard amoureux (The Amorous Old Man). Comedy. Published 1762.
    
    
20. La princesse de Sidon (The Princess of Sidon). Tragi-comedy.
    
    
21. Le véritable père de famille (The True Father of the Family). Comedy, 5 acts.

CRITICISM

J. Uthoff, Nivelle de La Chaussée: Leben and Werke, Heilbronn, 1883;
G. Lanson, Nivelle de La Chaussée et la comedie larmoyante, Paris, 1903.