Claude Deschamps (c. 1600 – 1681), better known as de Villiers, was a French playwright and actor. His 1660

tragicomedy Tragicomedy is a literary genre that blends aspects of both tragedy, tragic and comedy, comic forms. Most often seen in drama, dramatic literature, the term can describe either a tragic play which contains enough comic elements to lighten the ov ...

, ''Le Festin de pierre ou le Fils criminel'', was a forerunner of

Molière Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (, ; 15 January 1622 (baptised) – 17 February 1673), known by his stage name Molière (, , ), was a French playwright, actor, and poet, widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the French language and world ...

's ''

Dom Juan ''Dom Juan ou le Festin de pierre'' ("Don Juan or The Feast of the Stone tatue) is a five-act 1665 comedy by Molière based upon the Spanish legend of Don Juan Tenorio. The aristocrat Dom Juan is a rake who seduces, marries, and abandons Elvir ...

''. He also wrote

burlesque A burlesque is a literary, dramatic or musical work intended to cause laughter by caricaturing the manner or spirit of serious works, or by ludicrous treatment of their subjects.

comedies ''L'Apothicaire dévalisé'' (1660) and ''Les Ramoneurs'' (1662). As an actor, de Villiers often played servant roles and participated in 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 ...

and Hôtel de Bourgogne troupes.

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17th-century French male actors French male stage actors 17th-century French dramatists and playwrights 17th-century French male writers 1681 deaths Year of birth uncertain {{France-actor-stub