Comédie-Française

The Comédie- Française (also Théâtre -Français ) is a holding ( National Theatre ) of five theaters in France, the status of a national theater. The Comédie- Francaise maintains the only one of these National Theatre ensemble ( Troupe of Comédiens français). The House of the Comédie- Française is located in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, the Arrondissement du Louvre. The name Molière is closely connected with the theater, which is why it is often called La Maison de Molière ( Molière's house). His great influence on the French theater landscape and the drama has marked the history of the house.

History

The Comédie- Française was founded on October 21, 1680 by a Lettre de cachet of King Louis XIV, which regulated the merger of the two Parisian theater companies of the Théâtre de l' hôtel de Bourgogne and the Théâtre de Guénégaud. Already on August 24 gave, which consists of 27 actors cast his first public performance, with a joint performance of the tragedy Phèdre by Jean Racine and a comedy of second-rate writer Jean de La Chapelle ( 1651-1723 ). The repertoire consisted mainly of pieces of Molière, Racine, Corneille, Pierre, Paul Scarron and Jean de Rotrou.

During the French Revolution, the Comédie Française, were closed on September 3, 1793 by decree of the Welfare Committee and arrested the actor. Only six years later, on 30 May 1799, the new government annulled that decision and allowed further demonstrations of the reunified ensembles in Richelieu Hall ( Salle Richelieu).

On February 25, 1830, to mark the world premiere of Victor Hugo's Hernani in the theater piece for so-called " Battle of Hernani ." The audience was divided into supporters of French classicism and those of the romance, which was co-founded by the piece, and carried this conflict during the performance loudly from. Ultimately wore the followers of the new " romantic " theater the victory, and deviations from the classical theater rules were widespread.

The Comédie- Française can now draw on a repertoire of about 3000 plays and has three theaters in Paris: the Richelieu Hall, the Théâtre du Vieux- Colombier and the Studio Theatre.