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Events on Monday 21 October 1680 2
1680Comédie-Française FoundedLouis XIV merges the Paris acting troupesA royal order from Louis XIV merged the troupe of the Hôtel Guénégaud, heir to Molière's company, with the actors of the Hôtel de Bourgogne. The new company was given a monopoly on French-language drama in Paris. It is the oldest active theatre company in the world.
1680Comédie-Française FoundedLouis XIV merges the Paris acting troupesA royal order from Louis XIV merged the troupe of the Hôtel Guénégaud, heir to Molière's company, with the actors of the Hôtel de Bourgogne. The new company was given a monopoly on French-language drama in Paris. It is the oldest active theatre company in the world.