Landolt | Published in History Today Volume 16 Issue 11 November 1966 After his mother's death, he lived with his father above the Pavillon des Singes on the rue Saint-Honor, an affluent area of Paris. En la personne de Molire, le Roi SoleilSoleil trouve un esprit qui charmecharme son intellect. [fn 1] The king returns unexpectedly; he is angry to find Molire and Franoise together. WebThis was the first grand party given in Versailles by Louis XIV, and was also the first time, under the aegis of the king, that Molire and Lully collaborated. Molire meurt la suite d'une reprsentation du Malade Imaginaire. Thirteen years as an itinerant actor helped him polish his comedic abilities while he began writing, combining Commedia dell'arte elements with the more refined French comedy. Although unquestionably a great writer, Molire insisted that his plays were made for the stage, and his early prefaces complain that he had to publish to avoid exploitation. 20th-century scholars have carried on this interest in Molire and his plays and have continued to study a wide array of issues relating to this playwright. No history of these years is possible, though municipal registers and church records show the company emerging here and there: in Nantes in 1648, in Toulouse in 1649, and so on. The Prince of Conti, once Molire's friend, joined them. It is said that soon thereafter Molire became angry with Racine when he was told that he had secretly presented his tragedy to the company of the Htel de Bourgogne as well. Franoise repeats a lie of Giovanni Lulli, that Molire has written a play satirizing Franoise, her husband, and the king. Louis attended to every detail, while at the same time giving dazzling entertainment and carrying on a tumultuous love affair with Louise de La Vallire. Pr., 1995, p. 472. Although the sacred and secular authorities of 17th-century France often combined against him, the genius of Molire finally emerged to win him acclaim. 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Les loups prolifrent en France, doit-on sen rjouir ? On February 17, 1673, he collapsed onstage during a performance of his play The Imaginary Invalid and was carried home to die. Le Roi Soleil aime en effet tre diverti et porte une grande considration lcriture. Chapelle, La Fontaine, and La Forest lament Molire's downfall; his wife left him, the withdrawal of the king's favor means his audiences are now sparse and semi-hostile, and his health has deteriorated. That the king was not pleased with Molires efforts at self-promotion may well have been one of the reasons why Louis XIV authorized Jean-Baptiste Lully to oversee all the material aspects of musical productions in France, including Molires comdies-ballets. WebLouis XIV the King of France. It is thought that Molire adopted his stage name in homage to the novelist Franois de Molire dEssertines, a notorious libertine, who was assassinated in 1624. [11] Darnton accorded acting honors to Blanche Bates' royal mistress, with nods to Alice Gale's La Forest and Sidney Herbert's La Fontaine. Molire continued as the official author of court entertainments. [9], Originally intended for Henry Miller's Theater,[fn 5] Molire instead had its Broadway premiere on March 17, 1919, at Klaw and Erlanger's Liberty Theatre. The King was enchanted, finding it all highly amusing; but, on the advice of the Archbishop of Paris, Mgr. Louis XIV, Molire Date 1862 date QS:P571,+1862-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 Medium oilon panel medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q106857709,P518,Q861259 His first two known plays date from this time: Ltourdi; ou, les contretemps (The Blunderer; or, The Mishaps), performed at Lyon in 1655, and Le Dpit amoureux (The Amorous Quarrel), performed at Bziers in 1656. Courtiers and Ladies-in-Waiting, Actors and Actresses. Competition, the fight for existence, was the keynote of Molires whole career. "one of the theatre's greatest comic artists". His stage name, Molire, is first found in a document dated June 28, 1644. Molire came of age as France was emerging into its Grand Sicle (Great Century). In June 1643, when Molire was 21, he decided to abandon his social class and pursue a career on the stage. The king, demonstrating his protection once again, became the new official sponsor of Molire's troupe. Many words or phrases introduced in Molire's plays are still used in current French: Molire plays a small part in Alexandre Dumas's novel The Vicomte of Bragelonne, in which he is seen taking inspiration from the muskeeter Porthos for his central character in Le Bourgeois gentilhomme. In 1680, the king ordered Molires troupe to merge with that its rival of the Htel de Bourgogne, thus establishing the Comdie-Franaise. Despite many victories, Louis gave up part of his territorial acquisitions when he signed the Treaty of Rijswijk, for which the public judged him harshly. The spelling of this name in theatre programs, newspapers, and even in the published text varied between the form shown and "De Lauzon". These unchronicled years must have been of crucial importance to Molires career, forming as they did a rigorous apprenticeship to his later work as actor-manager and teaching him how to deal with authors, colleagues, audiences, and authorities. The monarchy became increasingly isolated from the people and thereby assumed a decidedly mythical quality. His absolute monarchy was one of the most successful during the Age of Absolution, having the longest rule of any monarch in Europe. [5] Henry Miller, whose pockets were deeper and who had a larger company than the other two actor-managers, wound up producing and staging Moeller's play. Download. He remained devoted to her; even at age 70 she was being exhorted by her confessor to continue to fulfill her conjugal duties, according to letters still extant. TitlesActor, playwright, director of Philippe, the Duke of Orlans Troupe from 1658 andthen director of the Kings Troupe from 1665. He earned a position as one of the king's favourites and enjoyed his protection from the attacks of the court. As was common at the time, the role was played in, This was very unusual; most Broadway touring itineraries started with Chicago or other large midwestern cities. Louis himself on his deathbed said, I have loved war too much, but his subjects, who often complained of his prudence and moderation, would not have understood had he not used force to strengthen the frontiers of France. Download. The monarchy became increasingly isolated from the people and thereby assumed a decidedly mythical quality. More lay behind these attacks on Le Tartuffe and its author than was immediately obvious. Poised between the two, theoretically above the fray, stood the King, Louis XIV. On his return to Paris, Molire was taken under the wing of Monsieur, the kings brother. [15] Two nights before, an audience member had slumped from his seat to die on the floor, perhaps in sympathy with Molire and the play. Louis XIV est un fervent dfenseur des arts et du thtre. His mother had inculcated in him a narrow and simplistic religion, and he understood nothing of the Reformation. It was on this occasion that he put on The Forced Marriage, The Princess of Elid and Tartuffe. Some French biographers have done their best to read his personal life into his works, but at the cost of misconstruing what might have happened as what did happen. This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. Avec la pice intitule Plaisirs de l'le enchante, Molire devient un vritable metteur en scne. [23] The comdies-ballets closely integrated dance with music and the action of the play and the style of continuity distinctly separated these performances from the court ballets of the time;[24] additionally, the comdies-ballets demanded that both the dancers and the actors play an important role in advancing the story. Molire, original name Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, (baptized January 15, 1622, Paris, Francedied February 17, 1673, Paris), French actor and playwright, the greatest of all writers of French comedy. Molire was born (and died) in the heart of Paris. Le Sicilien ou L'Amour peintre was written for festivities at the castle of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, and was followed in 1668 by Amphitryon, inspired both by Plautus' work of the same name and Jean Rotrou's successful reconfiguration of the drama. WebWhen he was 13 years old, Molire was sent to the prestigious school Jesuits College of Clermont (now Lyce Louis-le-Grand) until 1641. Franoise Madame de Montespan, mistress to Louis XIV. This fact was forgotten in the 19th century. Between 7 and 13 May 1664, Molire took part in The Pleasures of the Enchanted Island. The King finally imposed respect for Tartuffe a few years later, after he had gained more power over the clergy. Today, Molires work is considered one of the highlights of world literature. This page was last edited on 21 January 2023, at 11:33. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The troupe failed to become established in Paris, so Molire and his fellow actors decided to join Charles Dufresnes travelling company. Although the sacred and secular authorities of 17th-century France often combined against him, the genius of Molire finally emerged to win him King Louis XIV and The Lovesick Doctor On the evening of October 24, 1658, Molire and his company performed for the first time before Louis XIV in the Guard Room of the old Louvre Palace. The age of reason, 1660-1805, was a time to restore order while finding humor in those who stray away from order. Molire's study in his theatre in the Palais-Royal; two hours later. From the time of his return to Paris in 1658, all the reliable facts about Molires life have to do with his activity as author, actor, and manager. License: All public domain files can be freely used for personal and commercial projects. In his plays, the comic is based on a double vision that holds together opposing ideas, such as wisdom and folly or right and wrong. Many critics now are shifting their attention from the philosophical, religious and moral implications in his comedies to the study of his comic technique.[26]. He appeared at the Louvre for the first time in 1658, performing The Doctor in Love for the young Louis XIV. His company toured the French provinces for several years and eventually secured the patronage of King Louis XIVs brother in 1658 at a performance given at the Louvre. The 2007 French film Molire was more loosely based on the life of Molire, starring Romain Duris, Fabrice Luchini and Ludivine Sagnier. The womens fatuities, which they consider the height of wit, suggest their warped view of culture in which material things are of no account. The circumstances of Molire's death, on 17 February 1673,[25] became legend. The following year marked a turning point in the life and reign of Louis XIV. Frances appearance and way of life were changed; the great towns underwent a metamorphosis, the landscape was altered, and monuments arose everywhere. The king withdraws his favor from Molire, who responds by switching his loyalty from monarch to the nation. Funny as a baby's open grave." Molire, original name Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, (baptized January 15, 1622, Paris, Francedied February 17, 1673, Paris), French actor and playwright, the greatest of all writers of French comedy. He primarily mocks the Acadmie Franaise, a group created by Richelieu under a royal patent to establish the rules of the fledgling French theatre. In several of his plays, Molire depicted the physicians of his day as pompous individuals who speak (poor) Latin to impress others with false erudition, and know only clysters and bleedings as (ineffective) remedies. Updates? Inscrivez-vous la lettre d'information La quotidienne pour recevoir toutes nos dernires Actualits une fois par jour. Colinge an old actor, with Molire since the beginning. In 1666, Le Misanthrope was produced. He is portrayed among other writers in The Blasphemers' Banquet (1989). Romanticists admired his plays for the unconventional individualism they portrayed. With some conjecture, Molire's play can be seen to allude to the love affairs of Louis XIV, then king of France. Under French law at the time, actors were not allowed to be buried in the sacred ground of a cemetery. The theatre troupe went bankrupt in 1645. Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (French pronunciation:[ batist pkl], [pkl]; 15 January 1622 (baptised) 17 February 1673), known by his stage name Molire (UK: /mlir, mol-/, US: /moljr, molir/,[1][2][3] French:[mlj]), was a French playwright, actor, and poet, widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the French language and world literature. He felt Henry Miller's acting was inconsistent and Estelle Winwood more satisfying to the eye than the ear. Download. In 1631, his father Jean Poquelin purchased from the court of Louis XIII the posts of "valet de chambre ordinaire et tapissier du Roi" ("valet of the King's chamber and keeper of carpets and upholstery"). "Molire", pp. Molire came of age as France was emerging into its Grand Sicle (Great Century). RMN / Christophe Fouin. This was a success despite a moral treatise by the Prince of Conti, criticizing the theatre in general and Molire in particular. [9], Molire was born in Paris shortly before his christening as Jean Poquelin on 15 January 1622. The repulse of a Turkish invasion of his Austrian domains left the emperor free to oppose France in the west. He viewed French Protestants as potential rebels. It was likely that he changed his name to spare his father the shame of having an actor in the family (actors, although no longer vilified by the state under Louis XIV, were still not allowed to be buried in sacred ground). Manufacturers, the navy and merchant marine, a modern police organization, roads, ports, and canals all emerged at about the same time. Louis, who desired nothing more than peace, hesitated but finally accepted the inheritance. Molire is considered the creator of modern French comedy. Boileau also supported him through statements that he included in his Art potique. She was the widow of the satirist Paul Scarron and the former governess of the kings illegitimate children. Cronyn comments on the incident: "You may imagine how that made me feel. Little remains of his splendid palaces at Saint-Germain and Marly, but Versaillescursed as extravagant even as it was under construction and accused of having ruined the nationstill stands. De Luzon a young courtier. Trottinette lectrique GO RIDE 80PRO : une superbe promo saisir sur Cdiscount. Molire also studied as a provincial lawyer some time around 1642, probably in Orlans, but it is not documented that he ever qualified. |Source = |Permission = |Other versions = }} {{Cr. Louiss great fortune was in having among his subjects an extraordinary group of men in every area of activity. King Louis XIIIs chief minister, Cardinal Richelieu, maneuvered to weaken the power of the nobility and consolidate the kings absolute authority, justified by a His mother died when he was 10 years old; his father, one of the appointed furnishers of the royal household, gave him a good education at the Collge de Clermont (the school that, as the Lyce Louis-le-Grand, was to train so many brilliant Frenchmen, including Voltaire). In Lyon, Mademoiselle Du Parc, known as Marquise, joined the company. Copyright 2023 History Today Ltd. Company no. Historians differ as to whether his father or the lover of a member of his troupe paid his debts; either way, after a 24-hour stint in prison he returned to the acting circuit. [22] Molire also collaborated with Jean-Baptiste Lully. La Forest a sixty-eight-year-old woman, cook and friend to Molire. Max Size, 2827 x 1600px JPG, Size: 2.5 MB. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. The rationale was the looming, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Molire_(play)&oldid=1134908159, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Introduces the four leads and several other characters. He knew well how to make use of them. Tartuffe, ou L'Imposteur was also performed at Versailles, in 1664, and created the greatest scandal of Molire's artistic career. On September 1, 1715, four days before his 77th birthday, Louis XIV died of gangrene at Versailles. "The Cambridge Guide to Theater." This was the so-called Guerre comique (War of Comedy), in which the opposite side was taken by writers like Donneau de Vis, Edm Boursault, and Montfleury. According to Cronyn, he mentioned to Olivier that he (Cronyn) was about to play the title role in The Miser, and that Olivier then responded "Molire? The truth is that there is little information except legend and satire. Moliere was the alias of Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, born in 1622 to a upholsterer who served the royal household. [7], Molire had its first tryout at Ford's Grand Opera House in Baltimore, on February 24, 1919, where it played for a week. Molire died on 17 February 1673, following a performance of The Hypochondriac, in which he played the role of Argan. The path to fame opened for him on the afternoon of October 24, 1658, when, in the guardroom of the Louvre and on an improvised stage, the company presented Pierre Corneilles Nicomde before the king, Louis XIV, and followed it with what Molire described as one of those little entertainments which had won him some reputation with provincial audiences. Who Said It? View all 241 artworks Court Mtrage Short Films Added: 21 Dec, 2020 Supporting [ edit] Baron a seventeen year old member of Molire's company. The number of theatregoers in 17th-century Paris was small, and the city already had two established theatres, so that a continued existence must have seemed impossible to a young company. Webpris des arts et des lettres, le souverain Louis XIV s'est montr protecteur de Molire dont l'uvre n'tait pas sans dplaire l'glise. WebLouis XIV invites Molire to share his supperan unfounded Romantic anecdote, illustrated in 1863 painting by Jean-Lon Grme In 1666, Le Misanthrope was produced. 756757, in, This page was last edited on 9 February 2023, at 14:17. He had extended the frontier of France in the north by annexing part of Flanders and in the east by seizing Lorraine and Franche-Comt. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed at the Comdie-Franaise more often than those of any other playwright today. [9] A local critic thought it good that Moeller was willing to take a chance on a more serious work, though the first act was "sketchy", a mere prelude to the slender plot. Ainsi, le Roi Soleil invite la troupe de Jean-Baptiste Poquelin se produire dans la salle du Petit-Bourbon, laquelle devient la maison de Molire. La Forest a sixty-eight-year-old woman, cook and friend to Molire. This work too was quickly suspended. Excommunie par l'glise, son pouse doit intervenir auprs du roi pour qu'il puisse avoir un enterrement et une spulturespulture catholique. Fearful for his reputation, the king dismissed Mme de Montespan and imposed piety on his entourage. Molire, original name Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, (baptized January 15, 1622, Paris, Francedied February 17, 1673, Paris), French actor and playwright, the greatest of all writers of French comedy. Later, he was granted the use of the theatre in the Palais-Royal. Original file (2,827 1,600 pixels, file size: 1.52 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg). In 1658 the troupe returned to Paris and played before Louis XIV. It was a strict academic environment, but with its emphasis on theatre and performing, it was Copyright Office) before January 1, 1928. It caused the "conversion" of Donneau de Vis, who became fond of his theatre. Versailles was approximately the price of a modern airport; it was an object of universal admiration and enhanced French prestige. Though conventional thinkers, religious leaders and medical professionals in Molire's time criticised his work, their ideas did not really diminish his widespread success with the public. Despite a fair amount of lines, this role was uncredited in program guides and reviews. WebLouis XIV was not wrong, as some have claimed, to remove himself from unhealthful and tumultuous Paris, but he erred in breaking with the wandering tradition of his ancestors. WebLouis XIV the King of France. De Luzon a young courtier. It is now widely regarded as Molire's most refined masterpiece, the one with the highest moral content, but it was little appreciated at its time. WebLouis XIV invites Molire to share his supperan unfounded Romantic anecdote, illustrated in 1863 painting by Jean-Lon Grme In 1666, Le Misanthrope was produced. Webpris des arts et des lettres, le souverain Louis XIV s'est montr protecteur de Molire dont l'uvre n'tait pas sans dplaire l'glise. In 1667 he invaded the Spanish Netherlands, which he regarded as his wifes inheritance, thus beginning a series of wars that lasted for a good part of his reign. Racine offered Molire his tragedy Thagne et Charicle (one of the early works he wrote after he had abandoned his theology studies), but Molire would not perform it, though he encouraged Racine to pursue his artistic career. de Montespan tries to entice Molire. He was awarded the title of Troupe de Monsieur (Monsieur being the honorific for the king's brother Philippe I, Duke of Orlans). R.B. These six days of spectacular celebrations firmly established the legend of Versailles as a festive venue. Estelle Winwood, Forrest Robinson, and Sidney Herbert were also reported in early February 1919 to have been signed by Henry Miller. Plautus and Terence), especially the trope of the clever slave/servant.[19]. [2] John Corbin pointed out Molire's unsatisfied ambition to appear in a drama had now been fulfilled by Moeller's play. [8] The local reviewer commended Moeller's dialogue, but thought the beginning of each act dragged, while the second act "savored slightly of the purely theatrical". Some of these farces were only partly written, and were played in the style of Commedia dell'arte with improvisation over a canovaccio (a vague plot outline). Les bons mots des textes de Molire font rire le roi. WebWhen he was 13 years old, Molire was sent to the prestigious school Jesuits College of Clermont (now Lyce Louis-le-Grand) until 1641. Please email digital@historytoday.com if you have any problems. (2,827 1,600 pixels, file size: 1.52 MB, MIME type: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/, Fine Arts: PICTURES ON EXHIBITION IN NEW YORK. It is testimony to the freshness of his vision that the greatest comic artists working centuries later in other media, such as Charlie Chaplin, have been compared to Molire. A newspaper columnist reported in December 1918 that Henry Miller, just coming off of a flop, was looking for a new play to produce, adding that "Blanche Bates and Holbrook Blinn are in the same boat". They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. [12] He lost his mother when he was 10,[13] and he does not seem to have been particularly close to his father. Download. All the power of the government was brought to bear in the construction of Versailles. 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