Antoine Dorfeuille


Philippe-Antoine Dorfeuille was an 18th-century French actor, playwright, great traveller and revolutionary.

Biography

Born in Étoges 1 December 1754, Philippe-Antoine Dorfeuille became a comedian. At the end of the Ancien Régime, theater was divided between provincial theaters, boulevard theatres and large institutions to privileges. Poorly recognized by the Parisian theater, Dorfeuille tried twice unsuccessfully to enter the Théâtre français, playing in boulevard venues, and led a career in the province.
In 1775, he was part of Prince Charles de Lorraine's troupe. In 1777, he was the first player in the company of Ghent, where he staged his own plays. In 1779 he gave Le Protecteur ridicule then revived L'Illustre voyageur in Maastricht. Then he became, in 1782, one of the actors of the Comédie de Clermont-Ferrand.

Works

;Theatre
;Diary
;Speeches, reports
;Report of his wife