Comédie Française

American  

[kaw-may-dee frahn-sez] / kɔ meɪ di frɑ̃ˈsɛz /

noun

1. the French national theater, founded in Paris in 1680, famous for its repertoire of classical French drama.

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Comédie Française British  

/ kɔmedi frɑ̃sɛz /

noun

1. the French national theatre, founded in Paris in 1680

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Comédie Française

At 18, Bernhardt joined the prestigious company of the Comédie Française theater, in Paris, but she wouldn’t stay long.

From New York Times ● May 11, 2023

Bernhardt, it seems, became accustomed to the hustle, and not long after she was kicked out of the Comédie Française she broke out in an 1868 revival of “Kean” by Alexandre Dumas.

From New York Times ● May 11, 2023

As the group approached the Louvre, participants were ambushed by phalanxes of armor-clad riot officers who had hidden near the colonnades of the nearby Comédie Française.

From New York Times ● Mar. 24, 2023

In the archeological world, there persists a curious legend that, before becoming a Dominican, Père de Vaux was an actor in the Comédie Française.

From The New Yorker ● May 6, 1955

At this juncture the poet brought a second action before the Board of Trade, to compel the Comédie Française to fulfil its agreement with him by producing his plays.

From Victor Hugo: His Life and Works by G. Barnett Smith

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