Louis Abel Beffroy de Reigny
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Louis Abel Beffroy de Reigny (lwi abɛl bɛfʁwa də ʁɛɲi) (November 6, 1757 – December 17, 1811), French
dramatist and man of letters, was born at Laon
, Aisne
.
Under the name of "Cousin Jacques" he founded a periodical called Les Lunes (1785–1787). The (1788–1792) followed. Nicodeme clans la Lune, ou la révolution pacifique (1790) a three-act farce
, is said to have had more than four hundred representations.
In spite of his protests against the evils of the Revolution
he escaped interference through the influence of his brother, Louis Etienne Beffroy, who was a member of the Convention
.
Of La Petite Nanette (1795) and several other operas he wrote both the words and the music. His Dictionnaire neologique (3 vols, 1795–1800) of the chief actors and events in the Revolution was interdicted by the police and remained incomplete. Beffroy spent his last years in retirement, dying in Paris on December 17, 1811.
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France
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dramatist and man of letters, was born at Laon
Laon
Laon is the capital city of the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.-History:The hilly district of Laon, which rises a hundred metres above the otherwise flat Picardy plain, has always held strategic importance...
, Aisne
Aisne
Aisne is a department in the northern part of France named after the Aisne River.- History :Aisne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Île-de-France, Picardie, and Champagne.Most of the old...
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Under the name of "Cousin Jacques" he founded a periodical called Les Lunes (1785–1787). The (1788–1792) followed. Nicodeme clans la Lune, ou la révolution pacifique (1790) a three-act farce
Farce
In theatre, a farce is a comedy which aims at entertaining the audience by means of unlikely, extravagant, and improbable situations, disguise and mistaken identity, verbal humour of varying degrees of sophistication, which may include word play, and a fast-paced plot whose speed usually increases,...
, is said to have had more than four hundred representations.
In spite of his protests against the evils of the Revolution
French Revolution
The French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...
he escaped interference through the influence of his brother, Louis Etienne Beffroy, who was a member of the Convention
Paris convention
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Of La Petite Nanette (1795) and several other operas he wrote both the words and the music. His Dictionnaire neologique (3 vols, 1795–1800) of the chief actors and events in the Revolution was interdicted by the police and remained incomplete. Beffroy spent his last years in retirement, dying in Paris on December 17, 1811.
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