Comédie-Française
Comédie-Française French national theatre, founded in 1680. It is organized according to a charter granted by Louis XIV and revised by Napoleon I. There are two kinds of members: pensionnaires, chosen by audition, and sociétaires – to which the pensionnaire can be elevated only upon the death, retirement, or resignation of a sociétaire.
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