Charles Chevillet, ''sieur de'' ''Champmeslé'', (20 October 1642 – 22 August 1701) was a 17th-century French actor and
playwright
A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes play (theatre), plays, which are a form of drama that primarily consists of dialogue between Character (arts), characters and is intended for Theatre, theatrical performance rather than just
Readin ...
(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 (actor), La Grange set in his register:
:« ''Jonction de la Troupe Royalle cy-devant à l'Hôtel de Bourgogne (theatre), hostel de bourgogne avec Guénà ...
).
Biography
Champmeslé made his theatre debut in 1665 in a troupe of the province, and married
Marie Desmares in Rouen on 9 January 1666. He then played 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 1 ...
then at the
Hôtel de Bourgogne and became one of the first
sociétaires of the Comédie-Française The sociétaires of the Comédie-Française are chosen from among the ''pensionnaires'' who have been in the company a year or more.
They are decided upon in the course of a general assembly of the company's administrative committee, made up of 6 e ...
.
When he died, coming out of a tavern, the priest of
Saint-Sulpice refused the funeral service and Champmeslé was buried in the garden of his house in
Asnières.
Champmeslé also wrote less than a dozen theatre plays, including some in collaboration with
Jean de La Fontaine
Jean de La Fontaine (, ; ; 8 July 162113 April 1695) was a French Fable, fabulist and one of the most widely read French poets of the 17th century. He is known above all for his ''La Fontaine's Fables, Fables'', which provided a model for subs ...
.
Works
He wrote several
comedies
Comedy is a genre of dramatic works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium.
Origins
Comedy originated in ancient Gr ...
such as:
* ''Les Grisettes'', 3 acts;
* ''Les Grissettes ou Crispin chevalier'', 1 act;
* ''Le Florentin'';
* ''La Coupe enchantée''; these two last plays he composed in association with
Jean de La Fontaine
Jean de La Fontaine (, ; ; 8 July 162113 April 1695) was a French Fable, fabulist and one of the most widely read French poets of the 17th century. He is known above all for his ''La Fontaine's Fables, Fables'', which provided a model for subs ...
.
His ''Å’uvres'' were collected in 1696.
References
External links
Champmeslé, his plays and their presentationso
CÉSAR
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1642 births
1701 deaths
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
Writers from Paris