Charles Chevillet, ''sieur de'' ''Champmeslé'', (20 October 1642 – 22 August 1701) was a 17th-century French actor and
playwright (see
Troupe of the Comédie-Française in 1680).
Champmeslé made his theatre debut in 1665 in a troupe of the province and married
Marie Desmares in Rouen on 9 January 1666. He then played at the
Théâtre du Marais
The Théâtre du Marais has been the name of several theatres and theatrical troupes in Paris, France. The original and most famous theatre of the name operated in the 17th century. The name was briefly revived for a revolutionary theatre in 1791 ...
then at the
Hôtel de Bourgogne and became one of the first
sociétaires of the Comédie-Française The sociétaires of the Comédie-Française are chosen from among the ''pensionnaires'' who have been in the company a year or more.
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.
When he died, coming out of a tavern, the priest of
Saint-Sulpice refused the funeral service and Champmeslé was buried in the garden of his house in
Asnières.
Champmeslé also wrote less than a dozen theatre plays, including some in collaboration with
Jean de La Fontaine.
He wrote several
comedies
Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term origin ...
such as:
* ''Les Grisettes'', 3 acts ;
* ''Les Grissettes ou Crispin chevalier'', 1 act ;
* ''Le Florentin'' ;
* ''La Coupe enchantée'' ; these two last plays he composed in association with
Jean de La Fontaine.
His ''Œuvres'' were collected in 1696.
References
External links
Champmeslé, his plays and their presentationso
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1642 births
1701 deaths
17th-century French male actors
French male stage actors
17th-century French dramatists and playwrights
17th-century French male writers
Sociétaires of the Comédie-Française
Writers from Paris