Claude de La Rose, better known as Rosimond, (c.1640 –
Paris, 31 October 1686) was a 17th-century
French playwright and actor.
In 1668, he had his first play ''Le Duel fantasque, ou les Valets rivaux'' presented in
Grenoble. The following year, he gave ''Le Nouveau festin de Pierre, ou l'Athée foudroyé'' at the
Théâtre du Marais, to which he remained attached until 1673, moving later to the
Hôtel de Guénégaud. There, he revived roles by
Molière, especially ''
The Imaginary Invalid
''The Imaginary Invalid'', ''The Hypochondriac'', or ''The Would-Be Invalid'' ( French title ''Le Malade imaginaire'', ) is a three- act ''comédie-ballet'' by the French playwright Molière with dance sequences and musical interludes (H.495, H. ...
'', and became one of the first
sociétaires of the Comédie-Française in 1680 (see
Troupe of the Comédie-Française in 1680 Composition of the troupe of the Comédie-Française in 1680
As of 24 August 1680, La Grange set in his register:
:« ''Jonction de la Troupe Royalle cy-devant à l' hostel de bourgogne avec la nostre suivant les ordres du Roy'' ».
The new tro ...
). He died in the same circumstances as Molière, when coming out of stage, and his family met the same difficulties for his burial (see
Excommunication of actors by the Catholic Church).
Under the
pen name
A pen name, also called a ''nom de plume'' or a literary double, is a pseudonym (or, in some cases, a variant form of a real name) adopted by an author and printed on the title page or by-line of their works in place of their real name.
A pen na ...
Jean-Baptiste Du Mesnil, Rosimond wrote ''Vie des Saints pour tous les jours de l'année'', published in
1680
Events
January–March
* January 2 – King Amangkurat II of Mataram (located on the island of Java, part of modern-day Indonesia), invites Trunajaya, who had led a failed rebellion against him until his surrender on December ...
. The same year, he acquired a house with vines in
Montmartre, a house which is now the
Musée de Montmartre.
His rich theatrical library is in
St. Petersburg.
External links
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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
1640 births
1686 deaths
People of Montmartre