Administrators of the Comédie-Française

The Administrators of the Comédie-Française
From 1799, date of the merger between the Théâtre de la Nation and the Théâtre de la République

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7 February 1799 || June 1806 || Jean-François-René Mahérault (1764-1833) || government commissioner of the Théâtre de la République
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June 1806 || June 1806 || Nicolas Bernard || provisional imperial commissioner during the illness of Mahérault
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June 1806 || 3 February 1813 || Jean-François-René Mahérault || imperial commissioner
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3 February 1813 || 11 June 1814 || Nicolas Bernard || imperial commissioner
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24 March 1815 || 28 June 1815 || Nicolas Bernard || imperial commissioner during the Hundred Days
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1821 || 9 July 1825 || François Chéron (1764-1829) || government commissioner
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9 July 1825 || 27 July 1830 || I.-J.-S., baron Taylor (1789-1879) || government commissioner of the Théâtre-Français until the July Revolution
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11 July 1827 || July 1830 || Hyacinthe Albertin (died in 1840) || royal commissioner by interim [Royal commissioner by interim during the voyages of Taylor, director of the scene while Taylor is in Paris.]
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24 September 1830 || 5 April 1831 || E.-J.-E. Mazères (1796-1886) || provisional royal commissioner
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6 April 1831 || 17 October 1838 || Isidore-Justin-Séverin, baron Taylor || royal commissioner
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8 June 1833 || 31 July 1837 || A.-F. Jouslin de La Salle (1797-1863) || director-manager
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28 January 1837 || 17 October 1838 || Hygin-Auguste, dit Edmond Cave (1794-1852) || royal commissioner by interim
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1^st March 1837 || 8 March 1840 || Alexandre-Louis Poulet, dit Vedel (1783-1873) || director-manager
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17 October 1838 || 29 August 1847 || François Buloz (1803-1877) || royal commissioner
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29 August 1847 || 2 March 1848 || François Buloz || administrator
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2 March 1848 || 11 October 1848 || J.-Ph. Simon, known as Lockroy (1803-1895) || provisional commissioner of the Théâtre de la République
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20 October 1848 || 15 November 1849 || Eugène Bazenerye || provisional commissioner of the Théâtre de la République
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13 October 1848 || 15 November 1849 || Sébastien Edmond, dit Sevestre (1799-1852) || manager general taking on the function of administrator
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15 November 1849 || 27 April 1850 || Arsène Housset, dit Houssaye (1815-1896) || government commissioner of the Théâtre-Français
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27 April 1850 || 29 January 1856 || Arsène Housset, dit Houssaye || administrator of the Théâtre de la République, then of the Théâtre-Français (resigned)
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30 January 1856 || 21 October 1859 || Adolphe Simonis, dit Empis (1795-1868) || administrator general
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22 October 1859 || 8 July 1871 || Édouard Thierry (1813-1894) || general administrator
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8 July 1871 || 8 October 1885 || Émile-César-Victor Perrin (1814-1885) || general administrator
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30 May 1885 || 20 October 1885 || Albert Kaempfen (1826-1907) || provisional administrator
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20 October 1885 || 23 December 1913 || Jules Claretie (1840-1913) || general administrator
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1^st January 1914 || au 30 November 1915 || Albert Carré (1825-1938) || general administrator
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2 December 1915 || 15 October 1918 || Émile Fabre (1869-1955) || general administrator "for the duration of war"
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15 October 1918 || 15 October 1936 || Émile Fabre || general administrator
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3 February 1934 || 3 February 1934 || Georges-Paul-Maurice Thome || general administrator (does not take on the functions)
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15 October 1936 || 27 December 1940 || Édouard Bourdet (1887-1945) || general administrator
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15 May 1940 || 27 December 1940 || Jacques Copeau (1879-1949) || general administrator by interim
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27 December 1940 || 7 January 1941 || Jacques Copeau || general administrator (resigned)
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13 January 1941 || 7 March 1941 || Léon Lamblin || government commissioner
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4 March 1941 || 23 March 1944 || Jean-Louis Vaudoyer (1883-1963) || general administrator (resigned)
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24 March 1944 || 28 July 1944 || André Brunot (1879-1973) || provisional general administrator
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July 1944 || July 1944 || Jean Sarment (1897-1976) || general administrator (does not take on the functions)
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1^st September 1944 || 1^st July 1945 || Pierre Dux (1908-1990) || general administrator (resigned)
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1^st July 1945 || début October 1945 || Joseph Denis, dit Denis d'Inès (1885-1968) || general administrator by interim
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October 1945 || 6 April 1946 || André Obey (1892-1975) || provisional general administrator
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6 April 1946 || 5 February 1947 || André Obey || general administrator (resigned)
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5 April 1947 || 5 April 1953 || Pierre-Aimé Touchard (1903-1987) || general administrator
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5 April 1953 || 5 April 1959 || Pierre Descaves (1896-1966) || general administrator
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20 April 1959 || 30 January 1960 || Claude Bréart de Boisanger (1899-1999) || general administrator [Revoked, then reinstated 27 November 1962, starting 31 January 1960. ]
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1^st June 1960 || 31 July 1970 || Maurice Escande (1892-1973) || general administrator
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1^st August 1970 || 31 July 1979 || Pierre Dux || general administrator
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1^st September 1979 || 31 July 1983 || Jacques Toja (1929-1996) || general administrator
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1^st August 1983 || 31 July 1986 || Jean-Pierre Vincent || general administrator
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1^st August 1986 || March 1988 || Jean Le Poulain (1924-1988) || general administrator
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1^st April 1988 || 15 June 1988 || Claude Winter || dean by interim
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15 June 1988 || 30 April 1990 || Antoine Vitez (1930-1990) || general administrator
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1^st May 1990 || 5 July 1990 || Catherine Samie || dean by interim
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15 July 1990 || 5 August 1993 || Jacques Lassalle || general administrator
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5 August 1993 || 3 August 2001 || Jean-Pierre Miquel || general administrator
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4 August 2001 || 3 August 2006 || Marcel Bozonnet || general administrator [In 2006, he was implicated in a controversy due to his decision of removing Peter Handke's play, "Voyage au pays sonore ou l'art de la question", planned for 2007. This was due to Handke's presence at the burial of Slobodan Milosevic, as well as his standpoint on the recent Yugoslav conflict.]
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4 August 2006 || || Muriel Mayette || general administrator

Notes

ee also

* Members of the Comédie-Française

ource

* [http://www.comedie-francaise.fr/dictionnaire/noms/administrateurs.htm Site of the Comédie-Française]