The Com die-Fran aise or Th tre fran ais is the only state theater in France. It is also one of the few to have its own troupe of actors. It is located in the Ier arrondissement of Paris.
The best-known playwright associated with the Com die-Fran aise is Moli re. He was considered the patron of French actors; however, he died seven years before the birth of La Maison de Moli re, as the die-Fran aise is often styled.
The Com die-Fran aise was founded by a decree of Louis XIV on 1680-08-24 to merge the only two Parisian acting troupes of the time, the troupe of the H tel Gu gaud and that of the H tel de Bourgogne. The repertoire at that time consisted of the collection of theatrical works by Moli re and Jean Racine, along with a few works by Pierre Corneille, Paul Scarron and Jean de Rotrou.
In his comedies, which are mostly plays with a thesis, he exposes the evils of adultery, of seduction, of debauchery, and undertakes the rehabilitation of the Magdalen.
The principal interpreters of modern comedy at the Comédie-Française are M M. Worms, Lambert, Leloir, Le Bargy, and Coquelin and de Féraudy in the comic vein; Mesdames Bartet, Brandès, Baretta.
During this same period, Gilbert's comedies, which are a satire, perhaps veiled, but no less bitter, of the hypocrisies and egoisms of society, such as The Palace of Truth (1870), Pygmalion and Galatea (1871), Engaged (1876), Broken Hearts (1876), shared with Robertson's plays in the favour of the London public.
ComEdie FranCaise[kOmAdE´ frANsez´] Pronunciation Key or ThEAtre FranCais[tAA´tru frANsA´] Pronunciation Key, state theater of France.
The ComEdieFranCaise has had several homes since its inception and currently is housed on the Rue de Richelieu in a theater that was rebuilt following a disastrous fire in 1900.
This theater was extensively renovated in 1994 and reopened in 1995.
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