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Nicolas Desmares (Rouen, 1650 – Paris, 3 November 1714) was a French comedian.

A brother-in-law of Champmeslé, he also called himself "Champmeslé" and with his sister Marie Champmeslé, they joined the theatre of Rouen. His talent earned him a call to perform at the court of King Christian V of Denmark. Recalled to Paris by his sister, he was received 28 March 1685 "sans début" (without a period of trial) – an honour bestowed for the first time – at the Comédie-Française where he specialized in peasant roles, which he played in a superior and inimitable way. He retired with a pension of 1000 livres on 27 June 1712.

He married the actress Anne d'Ennebaut, granddaughter of Montfleury, who gave him two daughters, both later actresses and sociétaires of the Comédie-Française: Charlotte Desmares and Christine Dangeville.

References

1. Forman, Edward (27 April 2010). Historical Dictionary of French Theater. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810874510. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
2. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Champmeslé, Marie s.v." . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 5 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 831.
3. Lancaster 1966, ch. 10, p. 544.

Further reading

• Hartnoll, Phyllis, ed. (1983). The Oxford Companion to the Theatre (4th ed.). Oxford et al.: Oxford University Press. p. 216. ISBN 0-19-211546-4 – via the Internet Archive.
• Lancaster, Henry Carrington (1966). History of French Dramatic Literature in the Seventeenth Century. Pt. IV: The Period of Racine, 1673–1700. Vol. 2. New York: Gordian Press. OCLC 1149373442 – via the Internet Archive.

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