Françoise Gravillon

Françoise Gravillon (1710–1781), was a Dutch theatre manager of French origin. She was the daughter of Pierre Gravillon, a Frenchman employed at the Dutch court, and Jeanne Rat; married the French musician Jean Baptiste Anselme in 1728, and became the mother of the ballerina . She was engaged as an opera singer and stage actor in the French theatre in The Hague between 1750 and 1769. She was also a shareholder in the same theatre, succeeded her spouse as its manager and director and served as such between 1759 and 1767 with her daughter as co-manager. As a singer and actor, she had a mediocre career, but as a theater manager and director, she played a major role in the contemporary French theatre influence in contemporary Dutch culture. Many new French plays had their Dutch premiere in her

Françoise Gravillon

Françoise Gravillon (1710–1781), was a Dutch theatre manager of French origin. She was the daughter of Pierre Gravillon, a Frenchman employed at the Dutch court, and Jeanne Rat; married the French musician Jean Baptiste Anselme in 1728, and became the mother of the ballerina . She was engaged as an opera singer and stage actor in the French theatre in The Hague between 1750 and 1769. She was also a shareholder in the same theatre, succeeded her spouse as its manager and director and served as such between 1759 and 1767 with her daughter as co-manager. As a singer and actor, she had a mediocre career, but as a theater manager and director, she played a major role in the contemporary French theatre influence in contemporary Dutch culture. Many new French plays had their Dutch premiere in her