Léon Laya

Who was Léon Laya?

Léon Laya was a French playwright. He was the son of the académicien Jean-Louis Laya.

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 ; la Peau du lion, in 2 acts ; les Cœurs d’or, in 3 acts, with Prémaray ; les Jeunes gens, in 3 acts, free and independent adaptation of Terence's Adelphoe ; le duc Job, in 4 acts, one of the most sustained successes of the Théâtre-Français ; la Loi du cœur, etc.