QUEENS OF THE FRENCH
STAGE

QU E E N S O F T H E
F R E N C H S T A G E

BY
H. NOEL WILLIAMS
AUTHOR OF "MADAME RÉCAMIER AND HER FRIENDS," "MADAME DE
POMPADOUR," "MADAME DE MONTESPAN," "MADAME
DU BARRY," ETC.
NEW YORK
CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS
153-157 FIFTH AVENUE
1905

CONTENTS
PAGE
[I].THE WIFE OF MOLIÈRE[1]
[II].MARIE DE CHAMPMESLÉ[87]
[III].ADRIENNE LECOUVREUR[127]
[IV].MADEMOISELLE DE CAMARGO [197]
[V].JUSTINE FAVART[223]
[VI].MADEMOISELLE CLAIRON[273]
[INDEX]: [A],[B],[C],[D],[E],[F],[G],[H],[I],[J],[K],[L],[M],[N],[O],[P],[Q],[R],[S],[T],[V],[W],[X],[Z] [353]
[FOOTNOTES]
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
Adrienne Lecouvreur. (Photogravure)[Frontispiece]
After the painting by Charles Coypel
Armande Béjartto face page[24]
After a contemporary drawing in the collection of
M. Henry Houssaye, of the Academia Française
Jean Racine" [96]
From an engraving by Vertue
Maurice de Saxe"[168]
After the painting by Hyacinthe Rigaud
Mademoiselle Prévost"[200]
After the painting by Jean Raoux, in the Music of Tours
Mademoiselle de Camargo"[208]
From the painting by Lancret, in the Wallace Collectionat Hertford House
Justine Favart"[240]
After the drawing by Charles Nicolas Cochin fils
Mademoiselle Clairon"[296]
After the painting by Carle Van Loo
Elizabeth Berkeley, Countess of Craven (afterwards Margravine of Anspach)"[344]
After the drawing by Sir Joshua Reynolds