Francoise Cordon, stage name Mademoiselle Bellonde (1650s–1716), was a French stage actress.
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She was engaged at the
Hôtel de Bourgogne in 1679. She became a
Sociétaires of the Comédie-Française in 1680. She retired in 1695.
She was born in Paris, but left the city to tour around France in a travelling theatre company, in which she achieved great success in the provinces, particularly in
Marseilles
Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Franc ...
, and acquired a
Gascogne-accent, which was noted when the returned to Paris. In 1679, she was engaged at Bourgogne by recommendation of the
duc de Vivonne and the
duchesse de Nevers
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Countess of Nevers
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Capetian House of Courtenay, 1192–1257
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House of Dampierre, 1257–1262
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House of Burgundy, 1262–1280
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to replace
Mademoiselle Champmeslé
Mademoiselle (abbreviated as ''Mlle'' or ''M'') may refer to:
* Mademoiselle (title), the French-language equivalent of the title "miss"
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* ''Mademoiselle'' (1966 film), a French-British drama directed by Tony Richardson
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, who had left the theatre for the
Hôtel de Guénégaud. She played tragedienne with success and Bellonde of the Bourgogne was compared with Champmesle of the Guénégaud until the two theatres were united in the
Comédie-Française in 1680.
After this, she gradually came to act only as the replacement of Champmesle, and playing the second and third roles of tragedies.
References
External links
* Cavaillé Fabien, Louvat-Molozay Bénédicte, « Les compétences linguistiques des comédiens professionnels au XVIIe siècle », Littératures classiques, 2015/2 (N° 87), p. 317-332. DOI : 10.3917/licla1.087.0317. URL : https://www.cairn.info/revue-litteratures-classiques-2015-2-page-317.htm
1650s births
1716 deaths
17th-century French actresses
French stage actresses
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