Sources
Bert Edward Young and Grace Philputt Young, Le registre de La Grange (1659-1685), Paris, E. Droz, 1947, vol. I, p. 238–244.
As of 24 August 1680, La Grange set in his register:
The new troupe consisted of 27 people, that is 15 actors and 12 actresses. The first performance took place on 25 August with Phèdre by Racine and Les Carosses d'Orléans by La Chapelle.
Bert Edward Young and Grace Philputt Young, Le registre de La Grange (1659-1685), Paris, E. Droz, 1947, vol. I, p. 238–244.
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