Brief reminder of Part 1 (without mistake ) :
In the 17th century, two Parisian theatre companies coexisted. They were in rivalry with the Italian Comedie. Louis XIV merged these two French troupes and created the Comédie Française, which was made up of 27 actors chosen by the King.
The theatre at the Hôtel de Bourgogne was gave to the Comédie Italienne. However, the Italian comediens were expeled in 1697 after making fun of Madame de Maintenon. The troupe then find protection under the Regent in 1716.
It was not until 1799, thanks to the Directoire, that the French actors were able to move into the Théâtre Français de la République on rue Richelieu. On 17 April 1804, the members formed a new society whose patron was Napoleon. He drewn up the ' Moscow Decree ' , comprising 87 article on the administration of the theatre, the funding of the troupe and the admition of new plays. Wheraes the theatre had been under Royals and then governement control, it was now under the control of the Empire.
Thus reorganised, the statuts of the Comédie Française are still in force today.
Currently, the Comédie Française, which reports to the Minister of Culture, has three theatres :
- The Salle Richelieu, the Comédie Française ' s historic theatre,
- The Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier, which became the second theatre in 1993.
- Since 1996, the third theatre, the Studio-Théâtre, located in the Carrousel du Louvre.
I invite you to discover more about the Comédie Française and how it works in a previously published dictation. |
