Barthélemy-Christophe Fagan, also known under the pen name Fagan de Lugny, (31 March 1702 – 28 April 1755Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Champagnac, Manuel des dates en forme de dictionnaire, ou répertoire encyclopédique des dates historiques et biographiques les plus importantes, 1839.) was an 18th-century French playwright.
Biography
His father, William Fagan, was a descendant of Irish refugees who fled to France during a period of religious persecution. William served as the King's secretary and controller of the Chancellery and the Wars, but was financially ruined following the collapse of the Law system (). He subsequently took a more modest position at the consignment office of the Parlement of Paris.
Through his father's influence, Barthélemy-Christophe Fagan secured a clerkship at the same office. At the age of 20, he married a significantly older widow. While working at the Parlement, Fagan developed an interest in the theater and went on to write approximately thirty plays. These works were primarily performed at the Théâtre de la foire, the Théâtre-Italien, and the Théâtre-Français. Fagan died of dropsy in 1755 at age 53.
Works Theatre 1731: La Fausse Ridicule, opéra comique in 1 act and in prose, with Charles-François Panard, Paris, Théâtre-Français, 12 February 1733: Le Rendez-vous, ou l'Amour supposé, one-act comedy, in verse, Paris, Théâtre-Français, 27 May Text online 1734: La Grondeuse, comedy in 1 act and in prose, Paris, Théâtre-Français, 11 February 1734: La Pupille, comedy in 1 act and in prose, Paris, Théâtre-Français, 5 July 1735: L'Amitié rivale, fice-act comedy in verse, Paris, Théâtre-Français, 16 NovemberText online 1737: Les Originaux, comedy in 1 act and in prose, Paris, Théâtre-Français, 15 July 1737: L'Inquiet, comedy in 1 act and in prose, Paris, Théâtre-Français, 15 July 1737: Les Caractères de Thalie, three-act comedy with a prologue and a divertissement, Paris, Théâtre-Français, 18 July 1737: L'Étourderie, comedy in 1 act and in prose, Paris, Théâtre-Français, 18 July 1737: Les Originaux, comedy in 1 act and in prose, Paris, Théâtre-Français, 18 July 1739: Le Marié sans le savoir, comedy in 1 act and in prose, Paris, Théâtre-Français, December 1740: La Servante justifiée, opéra comique in 1 act and in prose, with Charles-Simon Favart, Paris, Théâtre de l'Opéra-comique, 19 March 1740: La Jalousie imprévue, comedy in 1 act and in prose, Théâtre-Italien de Paris, 16 July 1740: Joconde, comedy in 1 act and in prose, Paris, Théâtre-Français, 5 November 1743: L'Isle des talents, comedy in 1 act and in verse, Théâtre-Italien de Paris, 19 March 1744: L'Heureux Retour, comedy in 1 act and in verse, avec Charles-François Panard, Paris, Théâtre-Français, 6 November 1745: L'Amante travestie, comedy in 1 act and in verse, Paris, Hôtel de Bourgogne, 13 May 1748: La Fermière, three-act comed, in verse, with divertissements and 1 prologue, Théâtre-Italien de Paris, 18 January 1753: Les Almanachs, comedy in 1 act and in prose, Paris, Hôtel de Bourgogne, 7 January 1760: Théâtre de M. Fagan et autres œuvres du même auteur, 4 vol. Text online : 1 - Théâtre-Français (a) 2 - Théâtre-Français (b) 3 - Théâtre-Italien 4 - Théâtre de la foire Varia 1751: Nouvelles observations au sujet des condamnations prononcées contre les comédiens
Bibliography Albert Clerc, Barthélemy-Christophe Fagan, auteur-comique, 1702-1755. Contribution à l'histoire de la comédie en France au XVIIIe siècle, Paris, E. de Boccard, 1933 Vie de Fagan, in Chefs-d'œuvre de Fagan, Paris, 1789, (p. 1-9)
References
External links Barthélemy-Christophe Fagan on Data.bnf.fr Barthélemy-Christophe Fagan on CÉSAR