Composition of the troupe of the
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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 troupe consisted of 27 people, that is 15 actors and 12 actresses. The first performance took place on 25 August with ''

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'' by

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and ''Les Carosses d'Orléans'' by La Chapelle.

Sources

Bert Edward Young and Grace Philputt Young, ''Le registre de La Grange (1659-1685)'', Paris, E. Droz, 1947, vol. I, . {{DEFAULTSORT:Troupe of the Comedie-Francaise in 1680

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1680 in France