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Comédie Françaiseand the proscenium arch theatre in France
The Comédie FrançaiseNamed Comédie-Française seven years after Molière’s death
The coming together of two rival theatre companies- Molière’s troupe and Theatre du Marais
Considered first “National Theatre”
Several homes
adopted Italian Renaissance Theatre structure, mechanics, painting-scenery
Aspects of the Theatre
incorporated a pit (parterre), boxes and galleries
benches next to stage for royalty, etc.
standing room behind sloped seating
moved from rectangular house to horseshoe shaped- sightlines
Molière
Moliere ten major works
divided into two groups
farcical comedies- influenced by Commedia dell’Arte
high comedies-comedy of character