Jolly, Antoine-François
(1672–1753)> LIBRETTIST · PLAYWRIGHT
Jolly, Antoine-François (25 December 1672, Paris; 30 July 1753, Paris), librettist and playwright, made a late appearance on the theatrical scene in Paris: he was 36 years old when his first dramatic effort entitled Méléagre was produced at the Palais-Royal in 1709; he was age 46 when his comedy L’Ecole des amants had its premiere at the Comédie-Française. Jolly also contributed a pair of comedies to the Théâtre-Italien, but his lack of success in the theatre led him to more scholarly…