Comédie Française
[ kaw-mey-dee frahn-sez ]
/ kɔ meɪ di frɑ̃ˈsɛz /
noun
the French national theater, founded in Paris in 1680, famous for its repertoire of classical French drama.
Also called
La Maison de Molière,
Théâtre-Français.
Example sentences from the Web for comedie francaise
At that time Oreste was being played at the Comedie-Francaise; its success did not answer the author's expectations.
A Popular History of France From The Earliest Times |Francois Pierre Guillaume GuizotIf he went to the Comedie-Francaise, he was dragged thither by his master.
Sarrasine |Honore de BalzacMademoiselle Rachel receives, they say, sixty thousand francs annually from the Comedie-Francaise.
What is Property? |P. J. Proudhon
British Dictionary definitions for comedie francaise
Comédie Française
/ French (kɔmedi frɑ̃sɛz) /
noun
the French national theatre, founded in Paris in 1680