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Jean Francois Collin D'harleville
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
or JEAN FRANCOIS COLLIN D'HARLEVILLE (1755-1806), French dramatist, was born at Mevoisins, near Maintenon (Eure-et-Loire), on the 30th of May 1755. His first dramatic success was L'Inconstant, a comedy accepted by the Comedic Francaise in 1780, but not produced there until six years later, though it was played elsewhere in 1784. This was followed by L'Optimiste, ou l'homme toujours content (1788), and Châteaux en Espagne 0789). His best play, Le Vieux Celibataire, appeared in 1793. Among his other plays are - the one-act comedy Monsieur de Crac dans son petit castel (1791), Les Artistes (1796), Les Mc urs du jour (1800) and Malice pour malice (1803).
Collin was one of the original members of the Institute of France, and died in Paris on the 24th of February 1806.
The 1822 edition of his Thedtre et poesies fugitives contains a notice by his friend the dramatist Andyieux. His Theatre was also edited by L. Moland in 1876; and by Edouard Thierry in 1882.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Jean Francois Collin D'harleville'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/j/jean-francois-collin-dharleville.html. 1910.
