Claude Louis Séraphin Barizain (December 6, 1783 – 1843) was a French actor, known as Monrose. He was born in

Besançon Besançon (, ; , ; archaic ; ) is the capital of the Departments of France, department of Doubs in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. The city is located in Eastern France, close to the Jura Mountains and the border with Switzerland. Capi ...

, and was already playing children's parts at the time of the

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. He was called to the

Comédie-Française The Comédie-Française () or Théâtre-Français () is one of the few state theatres in France. Founded in 1680, it is the oldest active theatre company in the world. Established as a French state-controlled entity in 1995, it is the only state ...

in 1815, and was received ''sociétaire'' in 1817. A small, active man, with mobile and expressive features and quick, nervous gestures, he was noted as the rascally servant in such plays as '' Le Barbier de Séville'' and ''

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''. His son, Louis Martial Barizain (1811–1883), also called Monrose, was also an actor. He succeeded Joseph Isidore Samson as professor at the

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in 1866.

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* Actors from Besançon 1783 births 1843 deaths 19th-century French male actors Sociétaires of the Comédie-Française {{France-stage-actor-stub