Madeleine de Pouget, stage name Mademoiselle Beauchateau (1611–1683), was a French stage actress. Scott, Virginia (2010). '' Women on the stage in early modern France : 1540-1750''. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. . According to an anecdote, she was the natural child of “a demoiselle of good family and a magistrate.” She was married to the actor Francois Chastelet, stage name Beauchateau. In 1628 the Grands Comediens ( Comédiens du Roi) was established at the Hôtel de Bourgogne. Initially, only the male actors are named, but in 1630 three actresses are mentioned: Nicole Gassot (

Mlle Bellerose Nicole Gassot, known under her stage name Mademoiselle Bellerose (1605 – 1679), was a French stage actress. She was the daughter of the actor Jean Gassot, stage name La Fortune. She and her father were members of the same theatre company ...

), Madeleine de Pouget (Mlle Beauchateau) and Jeanne Buffequin (Mlle La Fleur). She was engaged 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, ...

in 1634. She was a prominent actress of the theatre. She created the role of the Infante in

Pierre Corneille Pierre Corneille (; 6 June 1606 – 1 October 1684) was a French tragedian. He is generally considered one of the three great seventeenth-century French dramatists, along with Molière and Racine. As a young man, he earned the valuable patronag ...

’s ''Le Cid''. According to

Paul Scarron Paul Scarron (c. 1 July 1610 in Paris – 6 October 1660 in Paris) (a.k.a. Monsieur Scarron) was a French poet, dramatist, and novelist, born in Paris. Though his precise birth date is unknown, he was baptized on 4 July 1610. Scarron was the fi ...

, she wrote the prose version of

François Tristan l'Hermite François l'Hermite (c. 16017 September 1655) was a French dramatist who wrote under the name Tristan l'Hermite. He was born at the Château de Soliers in the Haute Marche. Life His adventures began early, for he killed his enemy in a due ...

’s ''Les Coups de l’Amour et de la Fortune'', which was finished by Scarron. According to Tallemant, she instructed a noblewoman in how to recite verses. She was described as a wit by Raymond Poisson: said of her as “she is as witty as the devil”, and while Donneau de Vise said of her wit that if he were to speak of it, he would have to “remain a long time on such a rich and vast matter.”

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