Le théâtre de la marquise de Montesson
Charlotte-Jeanne Béraud de la Haye de Riou, Marquise de Montesson (1738-1806) ran a much popular and well-reputed theatre. Mme de Montesson was not only the director of the theatre, but wrote some of the plays herself and was known to be a talented actress and singer. She was the morganatic wife of the duc d’Orléans.