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Food and Drink On Stage and Off (1660-1700) (2024)
Journal Article
Clarke, J. (2024). Food and Drink On Stage and Off (1660-1700). European Drama and Performance Studies, 23(2), Article 163-210

This essay examines payments for food and drink recorded by Parisian theatre companies between 1660 and 1700. First, it looks at the provision of food offstage: during rehearsals, at company meetings or on business trips, for example. Second, it cons... Read More about Food and Drink On Stage and Off (1660-1700).

Theatres as Economic Concerns: Molière, the Hôtel Guénégaud and the Comédie-Française (2024)
Book Chapter
Clarke, J. (2024). Theatres as Economic Concerns: Molière, the Hôtel Guénégaud and the Comédie-Française. In C. Finburgh Delijani, & C. Biet (Eds.), A New History of Theatre in France (129-145). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108908566.007

Jan Clarke’s chapter examines the period of Molière and his contemporaries from the perspective of theatrical establishments. Focusing on three companies – Molière’s troupe (1658–73), the Hôtel Guénégaud company (1673–80) and the Comédie-Française (f... Read More about Theatres as Economic Concerns: Molière, the Hôtel Guénégaud and the Comédie-Française.