▁Op éra - B ou ffe ▁( 1 8 7 6 – 1 8 7 7 ), ▁and ▁the ▁Com édie - Par is ienne ▁( 1 8 8 1 ). ▁ ▁Thé âtre - Lib re ▁( 1 8 8 8 - 1 8 9 7 ) ▁and ▁Thé âtre - An to ine ▁( 1 8 9 7 - 1 9 0 6 ) ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁it ▁became ▁the ▁ven ue ▁for ▁the ▁Thé âtre ▁Lib re ▁company ▁of ▁André ▁Antoine . ▁ ▁Although ▁short - l ived , ▁last ing ▁only ▁eight ▁years , ▁the ▁the ater ' s ▁pione ering ▁natural ism ▁proved ▁extremely ▁influ ential . ▁ ▁Antoine ▁depart ed ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁under ▁financial ▁pressure , ▁the ▁enter prise ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁but ▁Antoine ▁returned ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁to ▁the ▁renamed ▁Thé âtre ▁Antoine ▁with ▁a ▁more ▁deliber ately ▁provoc ative ▁program ▁that ▁last ed ▁until ▁ 1 9 0 6 . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁on wards ▁The ▁the ater ▁now ▁be ars ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁actress ▁and ▁director ▁Sim one ▁Ber ri au , ▁who ▁presented ▁the ▁complete ▁dram atic ▁work ▁of ▁Jean - Paul ▁S art re ▁here ▁beginning ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁ ▁For ▁instance ▁the ▁first ▁production ▁of ▁his ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁The ▁Dev il ▁and ▁the ▁Good ▁Lord ▁opened ▁here , ▁directed ▁by ▁Louis ▁J ouv et . ▁ ▁On ▁her