Charles-Nicolas Favart
Charles-Nicolas Joseph Justin Favart (born March 17, 1749 in Paris , † February 1, 1806 ) was a French actor and writer.
Favart was the son of the writer Charles-Simon Favart and his wife, the actress Marie Duronceray . Favart received his first artistic lessons from his parents. With their support he came to the Comédie-Italienne in 1779, after a few years with various theater companies, and stayed there until 1795.
After the French Revolution and the reign of terror , Favart did not return to the theater, but withdrew into private life.
The later diplomat Antoine Pierre Favart (1780-1867) was his son.
Roles (selection)
- Le maire - Le tableau parlant ( André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry )
- Jacques - Les trois fermiers ( Nicolas Dezède )
Works (selection)
- Casimir et Virginie .
- Compliment de clôture .
- Compliment de rentrée . 1780.
- Le deménagement d'Arlequin .
- Le départ du seigneur .
- Le diable boiteux .
- Le dialogue des amants heureux .
- La famille réunie .
- L'heureux naufrage .
- Le maison en loterie .
- La mariage singular . 1787.
- Le prix de sagesse .
- La sagesse humaine . 1790.
- Les trois folies . 1786.
literature
- Émile Campardon (Ed.): Les comédiens du roi de la troupe Italienne pendant les deux derniers siècles. Documents inédits recueillis aux archives nationales. 2 volumes. Berger-Levrault, Paris 1880 (Reproduction en fac-similé, 2 volumes in 1 volume. Slatkine, Geneva 1970).
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Favart, Charles-Nicolas |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Favart, Charles-Nicolas Joseph Justin (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French actor and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 17, 1749 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 1, 1806 |