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- 18:06, 8 September 2025 Jennifer Ruimi talk contribs created page Beaumarchais (Created page with "A recognized playwright, author of the ''Figaro trilogy'' (''The Barber of Seville'', ''The Marriage of Figaro'', ''The Guilty Mother''), as well as a watchmaker and businessman, Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais was a multifaceted figure. He began his career by writing ''parades de société'' (short amateur comedies) for the fermier général [https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles-Guillaume_Le_Normant_d%27%C3%89tioles Lenormant d’Étiolles], the first...") Tag: Visual edit
- 17:57, 8 September 2025 Jennifer Ruimi talk contribs created page Thomas-Simon Gueullette (Created page with "'''Thomas-Simon Gueullette''' (June 2, 1683, Paris – December 23, 1766, Paris) was a French '''playwright, storyteller, jurist, bibliophile, and man of letters'''. == Biography == A lawyer at the Châtelet and later deputy prosecutor, Gueullette witnessed key judicial events of mid-18th-century Paris, including the exile of parliamentarians (1753–54), the execution of Damiens (1757), and the trials of Calas, Sirven, and La Barre. Fascinated by criminal cases, he col...") Tag: Visual edit
- 17:43, 8 September 2025 Jennifer Ruimi talk contribs created page Parade (Created page with "A '''parade''' was, in the 17th century, a short comic piece performed outside fairground theatres to attract passersby before announcing the show inside. By the 18th century, the parade, firstly played on Fair theatres' balconies, then evolved, and was adopted by high society mocking popular speech and manners. Writers such as [https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas-Simon_Gueullette Thomas-Simon Gueullette] and Charles Collé were prominent in this genre. Collectio...") Tag: Visual edit
- 17:24, 8 September 2025 Jennifer Ruimi talk contribs created page Charles Collé (Created page with "'''Charles Collé''' (1709–1783) was a French songwriter, playwright, and member of the convivial ''Société du Caveau''. Originally trained in law, he built a career in business while gaining fame for witty, often risqué songs and light comedies. His patriotic song ''La Prise de Port-Mahon'' (1756) earned him a royal pension, and his theatrical works for the Duke of Orléans earned him the nickname ''“the Corneille of the parade.”'' His most celebrated play, ''...") Tag: Visual edit