Administrators of the Comédie-Française


The following is a list of the administrators of the Comédie-Française, from 1799, date of the merger between the Théâtre de la Nation and the Théâtre de la République.
FromToNameTitle and notes
7 February 1799June 1806Jean-François-René Mahérault government commissioner of the Théâtre de la République
June 1806June 1806Nicolas Bernardprovisional imperial commissioner during the illness of Mahérault
June 18063 February 1813Jean-François-René Mahéraultimperial commissioner
3 February 181311 June 1814Nicolas Bernardimperial commissioner
24 March 181528 June 1815Nicolas Bernardimperial commissioner during the Hundred Days
18219 July 1825François Chéron government commissioner
9 July 182527 July 1830I.-J.-S., baron Taylor government commissioner of the Théâtre-Français until the July Revolution
11 July 1827July 1830Hyacinthe Albertin royal commissioner by interim
24 September 18305 April 1831E.-J.-E. Mazères provisional royal commissioner
6 April 183117 October 1838Isidore-Justin-Séverin, baron Taylorroyal commissioner
8 June 183331 July 1837Armand-François Jouslin de La Salle director-manager
28 January 183717 October 1838Hygin-Auguste Cavé royal commissioner by interim
1 March 18378 March 1840Alexandre-Louis Poulet, dit Vedel director-manager
17 October 183829 August 1847François Buloz royal commissioner
29 August 18472 March 1848François Bulozadministrator
2 March 184811 October 1848J.-Ph. Simon, known as Lockroy provisional commissioner of the Théâtre de la République
20 October 184815 November 1849Eugène Bazeneryeprovisional commissioner of the Théâtre de la République
13 October 184815 November 1849Sébastien Edmond, dit Sevestre manager general taking on the function of administrator
15 November 184927 April 1850Arsène Housset, dit Houssaye government commissioner of the Théâtre-Français
27 April 185029 January 1856Arsène Housset, dit Houssayeadministrator of the Théâtre de la République, then of the Théâtre-Français
30 January 185621 October 1859Adolphe Simonis, dit Empis administrator general
22 October 18598 July 1871Édouard Thierry general administrator
8 July 18718 October 1885Émile-César-Victor Perrin general administrator
30 May 188520 October 1885Albert Kaempfen provisional administrator
20 October 188523 December 1913Jules Claretie general administrator
1 January 1914au 30 November 1915Albert Carré general administrator
2 December 191515 October 1918Émile Fabre general administrator "for the duration of war"
15 October 191815 October 1936Émile Fabregeneral administrator
3 February 19343 February 1934Georges-Paul-Maurice Thomegeneral administrator
15 October 193627 December 1940Édouard Bourdet general administrator
15 May 194027 December 1940Jacques Copeau general administrator by interim
27 December 19407 January 1941Jacques Copeaugeneral administrator
13 January 19417 March 1941Léon Lamblingovernment commissioner
4 March 194123 March 1944Jean-Louis Vaudoyer general administrator
24 March 194428 July 1944André Brunot provisional general administrator
July 1944July 1944Jean Sarment general administrator
1 September 19441 July 1945Pierre Dux general administrator
1 July 1945début October 1945Joseph Denis, dit Denis d'Inès general administrator by interim
October 19456 April 1946André Obey provisional general administrator
6 April 19465 February 1947André Obeygeneral administrator
5 April 19475 April 1953Pierre-Aimé Touchard general administrator
5 April 19535 April 1959Pierre Descaves general administrator
20 April 195930 January 1960Claude Bréart de Boisanger general administrator
1 June 196031 July 1970Maurice Escande general administrator
1 August 197031 July 1979Pierre Duxgeneral administrator
1 September 197931 July 1983Jacques Toja general administrator
1 August 198331 July 1986Jean-Pierre Vincentgeneral administrator
1 August 1986March 1988Jean Le Poulain general administrator
1 April 198815 June 1988Claude Winterdean by interim
15 June 198830 April 1990Antoine Vitez general administrator
1 May 19905 July 1990Catherine Samiedean by interim
15 July 19905 August 1993Jacques Lassallegeneral administrator
5 August 19933 August 2001Jean-Pierre Miquelgeneral administrator
4 August 20013 August 2006Marcel Bozonnetgeneral administrator
4 August 20063 August 2014Muriel Mayettegeneral administrator
4 August 2014Éric Rufgeneral administrator