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The French Theater of Gustav III was a
The French Theater of Gustav III was a French language
French ( or ) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family. It descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire, as did all Romance languages. French evolved from Gallo-Romance, the Latin spoken in Gaul, and more specifically in Nor ...
theater active in Sweden between 1781 and 1792. The French theater company performed both before the Swedish royal court in the theaters of the royal palaces, as well as before the Swedish public in Stockholm
Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...
. It is known to have played a significant part in the education of the pioneer generation of actors at the Royal Dramatic Theatre
The Royal Dramatic Theatre ( sv, Kungliga Dramatiska Teatern, colloquially ''Dramaten'') is Sweden's national stage for "spoken drama", founded in 1788. Around one thousand shows are put on annually on the theatre's five running stages.
The the ...
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The French theater was composed in Paris by Jacques Marie Boutet de Monvel
Jacques Marie Boutet (25 March 1745 – 13 February 1812) was a French actor and comic playwright from Lunéville. His pseudonym was Monvel. He was a small, thin man without good looks or voice, and yet he became one of the greatest comedians of h ...
in 1781, when it was engaged by king Gustav III of Sweden
Gustav III (29 March 1792), also called ''Gustavus III'', was King of Sweden from 1771 until his assassination in 1792. He was the eldest son of Adolf Frederick of Sweden and Queen Louisa Ulrika of Prussia.
Gustav was a vocal opponent of what ...
to perform before the Swedish royal court. Initially, they performed exclusively for the royal court in the theaters of the royal residences, such as Drottningholm Palace Theatre and Confidencen.
From 1783 onward, they also performed before the Swedish public at Bollhuset. The public performances were, in practice, normally visited exclusively by the upper classes of Stockholm, who were able to understand the French language. The French Theater appeared before the public at Bollhuset on Wednesdays and Fridays, and at the royal court whenever they were commanded to. The company were considered of high quality, and performed the latest plays from Paris.
They shared Bollhuset with the Royal Dramatic Theatre
The Royal Dramatic Theatre ( sv, Kungliga Dramatiska Teatern, colloquially ''Dramaten'') is Sweden's national stage for "spoken drama", founded in 1788. Around one thousand shows are put on annually on the theatre's five running stages.
The the ...
from 1788, but they performed separately and referred to as the "French Theater" and the "Swedish Theater" respectively. The actors of the French Theater were expected by the king to educate Swedish pupils, and many of the first generation of Swedish actors at the Royal Dramatic Theatre were students of the actors at the French Theater, such as Lars Hjortsberg and Fredrica Löf.
The French Theater were dissolved after the death of Gustav III in 1792.
Members
;Actors and singers * Mademoiselle Baron * Monsieur Caron * Francois Chatillon * Monsieur Clericourt * Monsieur Cressent * Monsieur Delaroche * Madame Delaroche * Anne Marie Milan Desguillons * Joseph Sauze Desguillons * Elise Du Belloi * Monsieur Dugay * Du Tillet, Madame Dutillier * Francois Marie Moussé Félix * Madame Felix * Adélaide-Thérèse Feuchère * Monsieur Feuillet * Sophie Hus * Jean-Rémy Marcadet * Marie Louise Marcadet * Sidonie de Massat * Monsieur Michu * Madame Montrose *Jacques Marie Boutet de Monvel
Jacques Marie Boutet (25 March 1745 – 13 February 1812) was a French actor and comic playwright from Lunéville. His pseudonym was Monvel. He was a small, thin man without good looks or voice, and yet he became one of the greatest comedians of h ...
* Catherine-Victoire Le Riche de Cléricourt - Monvel
* Monsieur Sainville
* :File:Portrait of the Actor Saint-Ange (Carl Fredrik von Breda) - Nationalmuseum - 211316.tif, Monsieur Saint-Ange
* Henri O. Dougherthy de la Tour eller Delatour
* Carlo Uttini
* Monsieur Versenil
;Dancers
* Charles Didelot, father of Charles-Louis Didelot
* Louis Frossard
* Marie-Renée Frossard
See also
* La troupe du Roi de Suede * Du Londel TroupeReferences