d'harleville Jean Francois Collin

Background

Collin d'Harleville was born at Mevoisins, near Maintenon (Eure-et-Loire), on the 30th of May 1755.

Career

Collin d'Harleville's first dramatic success was L Inconstant, a comedy accepted by the Comedie Frangaise in 1780, but not produced there until six years later, though it was played elsewhere in 1784. This was followed by L'Optimiste, ou Phomme toujours content (1788), and Chateaux en Espagne (1789). 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 Mceurs 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 Andrieux. His Theatre was also edited by L. Moland in 1876; and by Edouard Thierry in 1882.

Achievements

• Collin d'Harleville was an author of several Comedy characters, of which the most famous "old bachelor. " Of the other comedies have had success: "Irregular", "optimist", "Mr. Click in his little Castel" etc.