Composers and their stage works 

Alain-René Lesage

French novelist and dramatist. Born 13th December, 1668 in Sarzeau, Brittany; Died Boulogne 7th November, 1747

Stage Works

All were first performed in Paris.

Translations

  1. Le traitre puni (The Traitor Punished). Play; prose. Published 1700. From Francisco de Rojas Zorilla's La traicidn busca el castigo (pub. 1640).
  2. Don Felix de Mendoce. Comedy, 5 acts; prose. Published 1700. From Lope de Vega's Guardar y guardarse.
  3. Le point d'honneur (The Point of Honor). Comedy, 3 acts; prose. Published 1739. Produced Comédie-Française, Feb. 3, 1702. From Rojas Zorrilla's No hay amigo para amigo (1636).
  4. Don Cesar Ursin. Comedy, 5 acts; prose. Published 1739. Pro­duced Comédie-Française, Mar. 15, 1707. From Pedro Calderon de la Barca's Peor esta que estaba (1630).

Plays for the Theatre

  1. Les etrennes (The Gifts). Play. Written 1707. Early version of Turcaret.
  2. Crispin, rival de son maitre (Crispin, Rival of His Master). Comedy, 1 act; prose. Published 1707. Produced Comédie-Française, Mar. 15, 1707.
  3. Turcaret. Comedy, 5 acts; prose. Published 1709. Produced Comédie-Française, Feb. 14, 1709. Revision of Les etrennes.
  4. La tontine (The Tontine). Comedy, 1 act; prose. Written ca. 1709. Produced Comédie-Française, Feb. 20, 1732.
  5. Les amants jaloux (The Jealous Lovers). Play; prose. Published 1736. Produced Comedie-Italienne, Nov. 21, 1735.

Fair Plays (Pièces Foraines).

The following plays were written for the two principal fairs of Paris, the Foire Saint-Germain and the Foire Saint-Laurent.

  1. Le retour d'Arlequin a la faire (Harlequin Returns to the Fair). Diver­tissement, 1 act. Produced Saint-Germain, Feb. 12, 1712.
  2. Arlequin Baron Allemand (Harlequin the German Baron). Canavaccio, 3 acts. Produced Saint-Germain, Feb. 12, 1712.
  3. Les petits-mitres (The Fops). Farce, 5 scenes. Produced Saint-Lau­rent, Sept. 19, 1712.
  4. Arlequin et Mezzetin morts par amour (Harlequin and Mezzetino Dead of Love). Farce, 7 scenes. Produced Saint-Laurent, Sept. 19, 1712.
  5. Arlequin roi de Serendib (Harlequin King of Serendip). Farce, 3 acts. Published 1721. Produced Saint-Germain, 1713.
  6. Arlequin Thetis (Harlequin Thetis). Farce, 1 act. Published 1721. Produced Saint-Laurent, 1713. Parody of Bernard de Fontenelle's opera Thetis et Pelée (1689).
  7. Arlequin invisible (Invisible Harlequin). Farce, 1 act. Published 1721. Produced Saint-Laurent, 1713.
  8. Arlequin colonel (Colonel Harlequin). Farce, prologue and 2 acts. Published 1892. Produced Saint-Germain and Saint-Laurent, 1714.
  9. La foire de Guibray (The Fair of Guibray). Farce, prologue and 5 scenes. Published 1721. Produced Saint-Laurent, 1714.
  10. Arlequin Mahomet (Harlequin Mohammed). Farce, 1 act. Published 1721. Produced Saint-Laurent, 1714.
  11. Le tombeau de Nostradamus (The Tomb of Nostradamus). Fantasy, 1 act. Published 1721. Produced Saint-Laurent, 1714.
  12. La ceinture de Venus (The Belt of Venus). Fantasy spectacle, 2 acts. Published 1721. Produced Saint-Germain, 1715.
  13. Parodie de !'opera de Telemaque (Parody of the Opera of Telemachus). Satirical farce, 1 act. Published 1721. Produced Saint-Germain, 1715. Par­ody of Simon-Joseph Pellegrin's Telemaque (1714).
  14. Le temple du destin (The Temple of Fate). Farcical prologue, 19 scenes. Published 1721. Produced Saint-Laurent, July 25, 1715.
  15. Les eaux de Merlin (The Waters of Merlin). Farce, prologue and 1 act. Produced Saint-Laurent, July 25, 1715.
  16. Colombine Arlequin, ou Arlequin Colombine (Colombine Harlequin, or Harlequin Colombine). Farce, 1 act. Produced Saint-Laurent, July 25, 1715.
  17. Arlequin gentilhomme malgré lui (Harlequin a Gentleman in Spite of Himself). (With D'Orneval). Farce, 3 acts. Produced Saint-Germain, Feb. 3, 1716.
  18. Le temple d'ennui (The Temple of Boredom). (With Louis Fuzelier). Farcical prologue, 8 scenes. Produced Saint-Germain, March, 1716.
  19. Le tableau du manage (The Marriage Tableau). (With Fuzelier). Farce, 1 act. Produced Saint-Germain, March, 1716.
  20. L'ecole des amants (The School for Lovers). (With Fuzelier). Farce, 1 act. Produced Saint-Germain, March, 1716.
  21. Arlequin Huila, ou La femme repudiee (Harlequin Huila, or The Rejected Woman). (With D'Orneval). Farce, 1 act. Produced Saint-Laurent, July 24, 1716.
  22. La princesse de Charizme (The Princess of Charizme). Farce, 3 acts. Produced Saint-Laurent, July, 1718.
  23. La querelle des theatres (The Quarrel of the Theatres). (With Joseph de Lafont). Play, prologue and 1 act. Produced Saint-Laurent, July, 1718.
  24. Le monde renverse (The World Upside Down). (With D'Orneval and De Lafont). Farce, 1 act. Produced Saint-Laurent, July, 1718.
  25. (With Jacques Autreau and D'Orneval). Les amours de Nanterre (The Loves of Nanterre). Farce, 1 act. Produced Saint-Laurent, July, 1718.
  26. Les funerailles de la foire (The Fu­nerals of the Fair). (With D'Orneval and Fuzelier). Farce, 1 act. Produced Saint-Laurent, 1718.
  27. La statue merveilleuse (The Marvelous Statue). (With D'Orneval). Farce, 3 acts. Written 1719. Produced Saint-Laurent, 1720.
  28. L'ile des Amazones (The Island of the Amazons). (With D'Orneval). Farce, 1 act. Written 1718. Produced Saint-Laurent, 1720.
  29. L'ombre de la foire (The Shade of the Fair). (With D'Orneval). Farcical prologue, 11 scenes. Produced Saint-Germain, Feb. 3, 1720.
  30. L'ile du Gougou (The Island of Gougou). (With D'Orneval). Farce, 2 acts. Produced Saint-Germain, Feb. 3, 1720.
  31. Le diable d'argent (The Devil of Silver). (With D'Orneval). Farcical prologue, 10 scenes. Produced Saint-Germain, 1720.
  32. Arlequin roi des ogres, ou Les bottes de sept lieues (Harlequin King of the Ogres, or The Seven-league Boots). (With D'Orneval and Fuzelier). Farce, 1 act. Produced Saint-Germain, 1720.
  33. La queue de verite. (With D'Orneval and Fuzelier). Farce, 1 act. Produced Saint-Germain, 1720.
  34. Magotin. (With D'Orneval). Farce, 1 act. Produced Saint-Ger­main, February, 1721.
  35. Prologue. (With D'Orneval and Fuzelier?). Farcical prologue, 5 scenes. Produced Saint-Germain, 1721.
  36. Arlequin Endymion (Harlequin Endymion). (With D'Orneval). Farce, 1 act. Produced Saint-German, 1721.
  37. La foiet de Dodore (The Forest of Dodere). (With D'Orneval). Farce, 1 act. Produced Saint-Germain, 1721.
  38. La fausse foire (The False Fair). (With D'Orneval and Fuzelier). Po­lemical prologue, 6 scenes. Produced Saint-Laurent, July 31, 1721.
  39. La boite de Pandore (Pandora's Box). (With D'Orneval and Fuzelier). Farce, 1 act. Produced Saint-Laurent, July 31, 1721.
  40. La fete noire (The Black Head). (With D'Orneval and Fuzelier). Farce, 1 act. Produced Saint-Laurent, July 31, 1721.
  41. Le rappel de la foire a la vie (Recalling the Fair to Life). (With D'Orneval and Fuzelier). Farce, 1 act. Produced Saint-Laurent, Sept. 1, 1721.
  42. Le régiment de la Calotte (The Regiment of the Calotte). (With D'Orneval and Fuzelier). Farce, 1 act. Produced Saint-Laurent, Sept. 1, 1721.
  43. L'ombre du cocher poPte (The Shadow of the Poet Coachman). (With D'Orneval and Fuzelier). Farcical prologue, 6 scenes. Produced Saint-Germain, Feb. 3, 1722.
  44. Le remouleur d'amour (The Sharpener of Love). (With D'Orneval and Fuzelier). Farce, 1 act. Produced Saint-Germain, Feb. 3, 1722.
  45. Pierrot Romulus, ou Le ravisseurpoli (Pierrot Romulus, or the Polite Ravisher). (With D'Orneval and Fuzelier). Farce, 1 act. Produced Saint-Germain, Feb. 3, 1722. Parody of Lamotte-Houdar's Romulus (1722).
  46. Le jeune vieillard (The Young Old Man). (With D'Orneval and Fuzelier). Farce, prologue and 3 acts. Produced Saint-Laurent, July 25, 1722.
  47. Le dieu du hasard (The God of Chance). (With D'Orneval and Fuzelier). Farcical prologue, 3 scenes. Produced Saint-Laurent, Aug. 8, 1722.
  48. La force de !'amour (The Power of Love). (With D'Orneval and Fuzelier). Farce, 1 act. Produced Saint-Laurent, Aug. 8, 1722.
  49. La foire des fées (The Fair of the Fairies). (With D'Orneval and Fuzelier). Farce, 1 act. Produced Saint-Laurent, Aug. 8, 1722.
  50. Arlequin barbet, pagode et médecin (Harlequin Barbet, Pagoda and Doctor). (With D'Orneval). Farce, 2 acts. Produced Saint-Germain, Feb­ruary, 1723.
  51. Les trois commères (The Three Gossips). (With D'Orneval). Farce, 3 acts. Produced Saint-Germain, 1723.
  52. Divertissement préparé pour le roi au voyage de Chantilly (Divertissement Prepared for the King on a Trip to Chantilly). (With D'Orneval). Play. Written 1723.
  53. Les captifs d'Alger (The Captives of Algiers). (With D'Orneval). Farcical prologue, 9 scenes. Produced Saint-Laurent, 1724.
  54. La toison d'or (The Golden Fleece). (With D'Orneval). Farce, 1 act. Produced Saint-Laurent, 1724.
  55. L'oracle muet (The Silent Oracle). (With D'Orneval). Comic fantasy, 1 act. Produced Saint-Laurent, 1724.
  56. La pudeur a la foire (Modesty at the Fair). (With D'Orneval). Farce, 1 act. Produced Saint-Laurent, September, 1724.
  57. La matrone de Charenton (The Matron of Charen­ton). (With D'Orneval). Farce, 1 act. Produced Saint-Laurent, September, 1724.
  58. Les vendanges de la foire (The Harvest of the Fair). (With D'Orneval). Farce, 1 act. Produced Saint-Laurent, September, 1724.
  59. Arlequin prologue (Harlequin Prologue). (With D'Orneval). Farcical prologue, 4 scenes. Produced Hotel de Bourgogne, Apr. 10, 1725.
  60. L'enchanteur Mirliton (The Enchan­ter Mirliton). (With D'Orneval and Fuzelier). Farcical prologue, 4 scenes. Produced Saint-Laurent, July 21, 1725.
  61. Le temple de mémoire (The Temple of Memory). (With D'Orneval and Fuzelier). Farce, 1 act. Produced Saint-Laurent, July 21, 1725.
  62. Les enrages, ou La rage d'amour (The Enraged Ones, or The Love Mania). (With D'Orneval and Fuzelier). Farce, 1 act. Produced Saint-Laurent, July 21, 1725.
  63. La reine des péris (Queen of the Fairies). (With D'Orneval). Parody, 1 act. Written 1725. Parody of Fuzelier's opera of the same name (1725).
  64. Les pelerins de la Mecque (The Pilgrims of Mecca).(With D'Orneval). Farce, 3 acts. Produced Saint-Laurent, July 21, 1726.
  65. Les comediens corsaires (The Pirate Comedians). (With D'Orneval and Fuzelier). Farcical prologue, 1 act. Produced Saint-Laurent, Sept. 20, 1726.
  66. L'obstacle favorable (The Favorable Obstacle). (With D'Orneval and Fuzelier). Farce, 1 act. Produced Saint-Laurent, Sept. 20, 1726.
  67. Les amours deguises (The Disguised Loves). (With D'Orneval and Fuzelier). Farce, 1 act. Produced Saint-Laurent, Sept. 20, 1726.
  68. Les noces de Proserpine (The Marriage of Perse­phone). (With D'Orneval). Farce, 1 act. Produced Palais-Royal, Mar. 30, 1727.
  69. Achmet et Almanzine (Ahmed and Almanzina). (With D'Orneval and Fuzelier). Farce, 3 acts. Produced Saint-Laurent, June 30, 1728.
  70. La Penelope moderne (Modern Penelope). (With D'Orneval and Fuzelier). Farce, 2 acts. Produced Saint-Laurent, Sept. 6, 1728.
  71. Les amours de Protée (The Loves of Proteus). (With D'Orneval and Fuzelier). Farce, 1 act. Produced Saint-Laurent, Sept. 6, 1728.
  72. Les couplets en procès (Verses on Trial). (With D'Orneval). Farcical prologue, 6 scenes. Produced Saint-Germain, Feb. 18, 1729.
  73. La reine du Barostan (The Queen of Barostan). (With D'Orneval). Farce, 1 act. Produced Saint-Germain, Feb. 18, 1729.
  74. La princesse de la Chine (The Princess of China). (With D'Orneval). Farce, 3 acts. Produced Saint-Laurent, June 25, 1729.
  75. Les spectacles malades (The Sick Spectacles). (With D'Orneval). Farcical prologue, 6 scenes. Produced Saint-Laurent, Aug. 20, 1729.
  76. L'Opéra-Comique assiege (The Comic Opera Be­sieged). (With D'Orneval). Farce, 1 act. Produced Saint-Germain, Mar. 26, 1730.
  77. L'industrie (Industry). (With D'Orneval and Fuzelier). Farcical prologue, 8 scenes. Produced Saint-Laurent, June 27, 1730.
  78. Zémine et Almanzor (Al-Mansur and Zemina). (With D'Orneval and Fuzelier). Farce, 1 act. Produced Saint-Laurent, June 27, 1730.
  79. Les routes du monde (The Ways of the World). (With D'Orneval and Fuzelier). Farce, 1 act. Produced Saint-Laurent, June 27, 1730.
  80. L'indifférence (Indifference). (With D'Orneval and Fuzelier). Farcical prologue, 14 scenes. Produced Saint-Laurent, Sept. 5, 1730.
  81. L'amour marin (Love the Sailor). (With D'Orneval and Fuzelier). Farce, 1 act. Produced Saint-Laurent, Sept. 5, 1730.
  82. L'espérance (Hope). (With D'Orneval and Fuzelier). Farce, 1 act. Produced Saint-Laurent, Sept. 5, 1730.
  83. Roger roi de Sicile, surnomme le roi sans chagrin (Roger King of Sicily, Nicknamed the King Without Chagrin). (With D'Orneval). Farce, 3 acts. Produced Saint-Laurent, July 28, 1731.
  84. Les désespérés (The Hopeless Ones). (With D'Orneval). Farcical prologue, 9 scenes. Produced Saint-Laurent, July 7, 1732.
  85. Sophie et Sigismond (Sophie and Sigismund). (With D'Orneval). Farce, 1 act. Produced Saint-Laurent, July 7, 1732.
  86. La sauvagesse, ou La fille sauvage (The Savagess, or the Savage Girl). (With D'Orneval). Farce, 1 act. Produced Saint-Laurent, July 7, 1732.
  87. Le rival dangéreux (The Dangerous Rival). Farce, 1 act. Produced Saint-Laurent, Aug. 28, 1734.
  88. Les deux frères (The Two Brothers). Farce, 1 act. Produced Saint-Laurent, Sept. 21, 1734.
  89. La premiere representation (The First Performance). Farcical prologue, 4 scenes. Produced Saint-Laurent, 1734.
  90. Les manages de Canada (Canadian Marriages). Farce, 1 act. Pro­duced Saint-Laurent, 1734.
  91. L'histoire de !'Opéra-Comique, ou Les metamorphoses de la foire (The History of the Opéra-Comique, or The Metamorphoses of the Fair). Farce, prologue and 3 acts. Produced Saint-Laurent, June 27, 1736.
  92. Le mari préféré (The Preferred Husband). Farce, 1 act. Produced Saint-Laurent, Aug. 11, 1736.
  93. Les vieillards rajeunis (The Rejuvenated Old Men). (With Nicolas Fromaget). Farce, 1 act. Produced Saint-Laurent, June 28, 1738.
  94. Le neveu suppose (The Supposed Nephew). (With Nicolas Fromaget?). Farce, 1 act. Produced Saint-Laurent, Sept. 6, 1738.