regulating theater in eighteenth-century Paris
In pre-Revolutionary France, the French king awarded theater-process patents to particular theater companies. The Académie d’Opéra, founded in 1669, received letters patent giving it exclusive rights to present to the public works with texts that were sung or danced. The Comédie-Française, which incorporated Molière’s acting company, received the exclusive right to present drama in verse. … Continue reading regulating theater in eighteenth-century Paris