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Marie Claveau, stage name Mademoiselle du Croisy (died September 1703) was a French stage actress. Scott, Virginia (2010). '' Women on the stage in early modern France : 1540-1750''. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. .
''Œuvres de Molière''
Lefèvre, 1 January 1845 She joined
Marie Claveau, stage name Mademoiselle du Croisy (died September 1703) was a French stage actress. Scott, Virginia (2010). '' Women on the stage in early modern France : 1540-1750''. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. .
Life
She was born in Sainte-Hermine. She married first in 1635 to Nicolas de Lécole, Lord of Saint-Maurice. After his death, she married Philibert Gassot, known as Du Croisy, atPoitiers
Poitiers is a city on the river Clain in west-central France. It is a commune in France, commune, the capital of the Vienne (department), Vienne department and the historical center of Poitou, Poitou Province. In 2021, it had a population of 9 ...
on 29 July 1652. They had at least two daughters: Angélique (died aged nine) and the actor Marie-Angélique.Lefèvre, 1 January 1845 She joined
Molière's company
Molière's company (''La Troupe de Molière'') was the theatrical company which formed around Molière from 1648 onwards, when he was performing in the French provinces after the failure of the Illustre Théâtre in 1645. In 1658 the company move ...
in 1659, where she gained her stage name Mademoiselle du Croisy (a stage-name also taken by her daughter). Her poor acting and friction with other company members led to her departure from it in 1665.
She died in Dourdan
Dourdan () is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France. It is the capital of the historical region of Hurepoix.
It is located in the metropolitan area of Paris.
Geography
Dourdan is located on the river Orge in the western Es ...
in 1703.
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