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The 24 pages that link to Comédie-Française, each with the reason it gives.

• MolièreRelated: Its later repertory and identity were built partly around Molière’s plays.

• French theatreRelated: Its repertory and institutional continuity helped preserve and define the canon.

• French operaRelated: Its spoken-drama tradition competed with opera for prestige, performers, and audiences.

• Pierre CorneilleRelated: Its repertory preserved Corneille’s plays alongside those of Racine and Molière.

• The French ComedyRelated: The painting’s alternate title links its subject to French theatrical culture.

• Jean RacineRelated: It has kept Racine’s plays central to the French theatrical repertory since its founding.

• Alexandre DumasRelated: Dumas entered Parisian literary life through theatre and gained recognition as a playwright.

• Stage actingRelated: Its enduring ensemble tradition helped establish professional acting institutions.

• Jean-Louis BarraultRelated: Barrault joined its company in 1940 and appeared in its classical repertory.

• Ludovic HalévyRelated: Halévy’s early dramatic work appeared within the prestigious French theater system it represents.

• Alfred de MussetRelated: Its productions helped establish Musset’s plays as central works of the French stage.

• Edmond RostandRelated: The Comédie-Française staged Rostand’s plays and connected him to France’s theatrical canon.

• Isabelle AdjaniRelated: Adjani joined the company as a teenager before becoming a film star.

• Annie GirardotRelated: Girardot joined the company in 1954, establishing her stage credentials.

• Dominique BlancRelated: Blanc became a sociétaire, joining the company’s elected community of senior actors.

• Gérard PhilipeRelated: Philipe’s leading roles at the Comédie-Française brought classical theatre to a broad postwar public.

• Jean-François RegnardRelated: Regnard’s plays entered the repertory of the leading Paris theatre.

• Jean-Marie Collot d'HerboisRelated: Collot performed in Parisian theaters before entering revolutionary politics.

• Lila KedrovaRelated: Kedrova performed with the company during her French stage career.

• Pierre de MarivauxRelated: Marivaux's plays entered the repertory of the institution that defined French spoken theatre.

• Rachel FélixRelated: Rachel’s success there made her a leading interpreter of its canonical tragedies.