A baker's son, he was orphaned at age 8 and taken in by his uncle before moving into the service of the duchesse de Berry at age 15. He was the director of the Opéra-Comique at the Foire Saint-Laurent from 1743 to 1745 and from 1751 to 1757.
Works
Supplément au Roman comique, ou Mémoires pour servir à la vie de Jean Monnet, ci-devant Directeur de l'Opéra-Comique à Paris, de l'Opéra de Lyon, & d'une Comédie Françoise à Londres, London, 1772, 2 vol. These were his memoirs, which are very instructive on 18th century theatre life. It was republished by Henri d'Alméras with an introduction and notes in 1908.
Les Soupers de Daphné et les dortoirs de Lacédémone, novel, Oxford (Paris), 1740
Le Chirurgien anglais, 'comédie-parade', with Charles Collé, 1748
Anthologie françoise, ou Chansons choisies, depuis le 13e siècle jusqu'à présent, Paris, 1765.
External links
Mémoires de Jean Monnet, Directeur du Théâtre de la Foire, edited by Henri d'Alméras. Paris: Louis-Michaud, [1908]. Copies 1 and 2 at the Internet Archive.
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