Léon Laya (c.1810 in
Paris – 5 September 1872 in Paris) was a 19th-century French playwright. The
académicienJean-Louis Laya was his father.
Léon Laya was the author of a number of successful comedies, alternating between the delicacy or purity of the idea and the vivacity of the form : Une Maîtresse anonyme, in 2
acts (1812) ; la Peau du lion, in 2 acts (1814) ; les Cœurs d’or, in 3 acts, with
Prémaray (
Gymnase, 1854) ; les Jeunes gens, in 3 acts, free and independent adaptation of
Terence's Adelphoe (
Théâtre-Français, 1855) ; le duc Job, in 4 acts, one of the most sustained successes of the Théâtre-Français (1859) ; la Loi du cœur (Théâtre-Français, 1862), etc.
La Robe de chambre, ou les Mœurs de ce temps-là, comedy in 1 act mingled with songs, with Jacques-François Ancelot, Paris, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 10 June 1833
Le Poltron, comedy en 1 act, with
Jean-François Bayard, Charles Potron and Alphonse Gauthier, Paris, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 9 October 1835
La Liste de mes maîtresses, comedy in 1 act, mingled with
couplets, with Charles Potron, Paris,
Théâtre du Palais-Royal, 26 January 1838
La Lionne, comedy in 2 acts, mingled with song, with Jacques-François Ancelot, Paris, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 14 February 1840
Le Hochet d'une coquette, comedy in 1 act, Paris,
Théâtre des Variétés, 13 July 1840
L'Œil de verre, comedy in 1 act, mingled with song chant, Paris, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 15 September 1840
Je connais les femmes ! comedy in 1 act, mingled with song, Paris, Théâtre du Palais-Royal, 14 November 1840
L'Esclave à Paris, comédie anecdotique in 1 act, mingled with couplets, with Pierre Carmouche, Paris,
Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques, 5 March 1841
Un Mari du bon temps, comedy in 1 act, mingled with song, Paris,
Gymnase-Dramatique, 14 August 1841
Le Premier Chapitre, comedy in 1 act, mingled with song, Paris, Gymnase-Dramatique, 11 July 1842
Une maîtresse anonyme, comedy in 2 acts, mingled with song, Paris, Théâtre du Palais-Royal, 8 October 1842
Léon Laya (c.1810 in
Paris – 5 September 1872 in Paris) was a 19th-century French playwright. The
académicienJean-Louis Laya was his father.
Léon Laya was the author of a number of successful comedies, alternating between the delicacy or purity of the idea and the vivacity of the form : Une Maîtresse anonyme, in 2
acts (1812) ; la Peau du lion, in 2 acts (1814) ; les Cœurs d’or, in 3 acts, with
Prémaray (
Gymnase, 1854) ; les Jeunes gens, in 3 acts, free and independent adaptation of
Terence's Adelphoe (
Théâtre-Français, 1855) ; le duc Job, in 4 acts, one of the most sustained successes of the Théâtre-Français (1859) ; la Loi du cœur (Théâtre-Français, 1862), etc.
La Robe de chambre, ou les Mœurs de ce temps-là, comedy in 1 act mingled with songs, with Jacques-François Ancelot, Paris, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 10 June 1833
Le Poltron, comedy en 1 act, with
Jean-François Bayard, Charles Potron and Alphonse Gauthier, Paris, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 9 October 1835
La Liste de mes maîtresses, comedy in 1 act, mingled with
couplets, with Charles Potron, Paris,
Théâtre du Palais-Royal, 26 January 1838
La Lionne, comedy in 2 acts, mingled with song, with Jacques-François Ancelot, Paris, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 14 February 1840
Le Hochet d'une coquette, comedy in 1 act, Paris,
Théâtre des Variétés, 13 July 1840
L'Œil de verre, comedy in 1 act, mingled with song chant, Paris, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 15 September 1840
Je connais les femmes ! comedy in 1 act, mingled with song, Paris, Théâtre du Palais-Royal, 14 November 1840
L'Esclave à Paris, comédie anecdotique in 1 act, mingled with couplets, with Pierre Carmouche, Paris,
Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques, 5 March 1841
Un Mari du bon temps, comedy in 1 act, mingled with song, Paris,
Gymnase-Dramatique, 14 August 1841
Le Premier Chapitre, comedy in 1 act, mingled with song, Paris, Gymnase-Dramatique, 11 July 1842
Une maîtresse anonyme, comedy in 2 acts, mingled with song, Paris, Théâtre du Palais-Royal, 8 October 1842