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17-492: Theatre Francais or Théâtre-Français may refer to several theaters: Comédie-Française Théâtre-Français, a 1792 theatre in Rouen (demolished 1944) Theatre Francais (New York) , an 1866 theatre designed by Alexander Saeltzer on 107 West 14th Street (demolished 1939) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

34-443: A permanent troupe of actors, it was decided to switch temporarily to an online program, including readings of the full text of In Search of Lost Time , and an online initiative called Théâtre à la table where actors of the troupe play works in the repertoire after a one week rehearsal. Online attendance for this initiative was unexpectedly high, including people outside of Paris and in other countries. In May 2021 Éric Ruf ,

51-619: A royal grant of 12,000 livres per year; and seven years later they received their present designation. Thus the Comédie-Française may be said to have an unbroken tradition reaching back to the days of Molière. The company gave its first performance on 25 August 1680 at the Guénégaud. Its leading actors included Molière's widow, Armande Béjart , her husband, Guérin d'Estriché, La Grange , Mlle Champmeslé , Baron , Hauteroche , and Raymond Poisson . The repertoire consisted of

68-440: The 1800s, then rebuilt in 1900 after a severe fire. The actress Jane Henriot was the only casualty of the fire. The membership of the theatrical troupe is divided into "sociétaires" and "pensionnaires". The former are regular members of the organisation and as such receive a pension after 20 years of service, while the latter are paid actors who may, after a certain length of service, become "sociétaires". The names of nearly all

85-1866: The Académie française site His plays and their productions on CESAR v t e Académie française seat 25 Claude de L'Estoile (1634) Armand de Camboust, duc de Coislin (1652) Pierre de Camboust, duc de Coislin (1702) Henri-Charles du Cambout de Coislin (1710) Jean-Baptiste Surian (1733) Jean Le Rond, dit d'Alembert (1754) Marie-Gabriel-Florent-Auguste de Choiseul-Gouffier (1783) Jean-Étienne-Marie Portalis (1803) Pierre Laujon (1807) Charles-Guillaume Étienne (1811) Marie-Gabriel-Florent-Auguste de Choiseul-Gouffier (1816) Jean-Louis Laya (1817) Charles Nodier (1833) Prosper Mérimée (1844) Louis de Loménie (1871) Hippolyte Taine (1878) Albert Sorel (1894) Maurice Donnay (1907) Marcel Pagnol (1946) Jean Bernard (1976) Dominique Fernandez (2007) Authority control databases [REDACTED] International ISNI VIAF FAST WorldCat National Germany United States France BnF data Australia Czech Republic Norway Sweden Poland Belgium Artists MusicBrainz People Trove Deutsche Biographie DDB Other IdRef SNAC RISM Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pierre_Laujon&oldid=1199140216 " Categories : Writers from Paris 1727 births 1811 deaths French chansonniers 18th-century French poets 18th-century French male writers 18th-century French dramatists and playwrights 19th-century French dramatists and playwrights Members of

102-655: The Comédie performed in the theatre in the royal palace of the Tuileries . In 1782, the company moved into the Salle du Faubourg Saint-Germain, designed by architects Marie-Joseph Peyre and Charles De Wailly and located on the site of today's Odéon . Since 1799, the Comédie-Française has been housed in the Salle Richelieu (architect Victor Louis ) at 2, rue de Richelieu . This theatre was enlarged and modified in

119-469: The Théâtre de la République and popularly as "La Maison de Molière" (The House of Molière). It acquired the latter name from the troupe of the best-known playwright associated with the Comédie-Française, Molière . He was considered the patron of French actors. He died seven years before his troupe became known as the Comédie-Française, but the company continued to be known as "La Maison de Molière" even after

136-623: The actors to reconstitute the troupe. The Comédie-Française today has a repertoire of 3,000 works and three theatres in Paris (Salle Richelieu, next to the Palais Royal ; théâtre du Vieux-Colombier ; Studio-Théâtre). Since October 2020, and because of the COVID-19 pandemic , the Comédie-Française had to close as it is the case for all other theaters in France. The Comédie-Française having

153-468: The collection of theatrical works by Molière and Jean Racine , along with a few works by Pierre Corneille , Paul Scarron and Jean Rotrou . In the 18th century, the Comédie-Française was often enjoyed by the French nobility, since the price to watch at the theater was expensive. On the performance of Joseph Chénier 's anti-monarchical play Charles IX in 1789, violent political discussions arose among

170-522: The first French play to feature a cast made up of only women. On 3 September 1793, during the French Revolution , the Théâtre de la Nation was closed by order of the Committee of Public Safety for putting on the allegedly seditious play Pamela , and the actors were imprisoned though gradually released later. On 31 May 1799, the new government made the Salle Richelieu available and allowed

187-639: The great actors and dramatists of France have, at some time in their career, been associated with that of the Comédie-Française. The chief administrator of the Comédie-Française has been given the title administrateur général since Simonis ' term of 1850. Before that, a variety of titles were given. Pierre Laujon French playwright and chansonnier Pierre Laujon [REDACTED] Born 13 January 1737 Paris Died 13 July 1811 (1811-07-13) (aged 84) Paris Occupation Playwright Pierre Laujon (13 January 1727 – 13 July 1811)

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204-524: The managing director of the Comédie-Française, declared that 30% of the public of the online program never went to the Comédie-Française, and that they would continue this program even after the reopening. The Comédie-Française has had several homes since its inception in 1680 in the Salle Guénégaud . In 1689, it was established in a theatre across from the Café Procope . From 1770 to 1782,

221-644: The official change of name. The Comédie-Française was founded on 8 August 1680 by a decree of Louis XIV merging the only two Parisian acting troupes of the time, the troupe of the Guénégaud Theatre and that of the Hôtel de Bourgogne . On the death of Molière in 1673, the troupe at the Guénégaud had been formed by a merger of the Théâtre du Marais and the Troupe de Molière . Two years later they received

238-2175: The opera Armide , in 4 acts, Théâtre italien de Paris, 11 January 1763: Ismène et Isménias, ou la Fête de Jupiter , three-act opera, presented in front of their Majesties, in Choisy , Monday 13 June 1765: Silvie , three-act opara with a prologue, presented in front of their Majesties in Fontainebleau , 17 October 1771: L'Amoureux de quinze ans, ou la Double fête , comedy in 3 acts and in prose, mingled with ariettes, Théâtre italien de Paris, 18 April 1776: Æglé , ballet-héroïque in 1 act, presented in front of their Majesties, in Fontainebleau, 4 November 1777: Matroco , drame burlesque, in 4 acts and in verse, mingled with ariettes and comédies en vaudevilles, presented in front of their Majesties, Théâtre italien de Paris 1782: Le Poète supposé, ou les Préparatifs de fête , comedy in 3 acts and in prose, mingled with ariettes and comédies en vaudevilles, Théâtre italien de Paris, 25 April 1790: Le Couvent, ou les Fruits du caractère et de l'éducation , comedy in 1 act and in prose, Paris, Théâtre de la Nation , 16 April 1806: Le Juif bienfaisant, ou les Rapprochements difficiles , comedy in five acts and in prose, imitated from English, given in Rouen June Varia 1776: Les À propos de la folie ou Chansons grotesques, grivoises et annonces de parade , 1776 1800: Notice sur les Dîners du Caveau , published in Les Dîners du Vaudeville , Frimaire An V. 1811: Œuvres choisies de P. Laujon, contenant ses pièces représentées sur nos principaux théâtres, ses fêtes publiques ou particulières, ses chansons et autres opuscules, avec des anecdotes, remarques et notices relatives à ces divers genres . References [ edit ] Gustave Vapereau , Dictionnaire universel des littératures , Paris, Hachette, 1876, p. 1205 External links [ edit ] Biography on

255-623: The performers, and ultimately they split into two sections: the Republican party, under the young tragedian Talma , establishing a new theatre under the name "Théâtre de la République," on the site of the present building in the Rue de Richelieu; while the Royalist section took the title "Théâtre de la Nation". On 16 April 1790 the theatre presented the world premiere of Pierre Laujon 's Le Couvent, ou les Fruits du caractère et de l'éducation ;

272-512: The title Theatre Francais . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Theatre_Francais&oldid=835390838 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Com%C3%A9die-Fran%C3%A7aise The theatre has also been known as

289-919: Was a French playwright and chansonnier . He was uncle to the playwright Pierre-Yves Barré . Works [ edit ] Theatre 1745: La Fille, la veuve et la femme , parodie nouvelle des Fêtes de Thalie , Théâtre italien de Paris , 21 August 1747: Daphnis et Chloé , pastorale, Paris, Académie royale de musique , 28 September 1747–1748: Recueil des comédies et ballets , représentés sur le théâtre des petits appartements pendant l'hiver de 1747 à 1748 1750: La Journée galante , ballet héroïque en 3 actes, représenté devant le Roi, sur le théâtre des petits appartemens à Versailles , 25 February 1754: Zéphire et Fleurette , one-act parody of Zelindor by François-Augustin de Paradis de Moncrif , Théâtre italien de Paris, 23 March 1756: L'Amour impromptu , parodie de l'acte d' Eglé dans les Talents lyriques, Paris, Opéra-Comique , 10 July 1762: Armide , parody of

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