 In Lent, the Catholic Church would dissuade or even prohibit the people from going to the theatre, and in some countries, where the civil law is controlled by the Church of Rome, the theaters were closed in Lent.”
The theatres in France had even more restrictions and limitations as the actors turned to the royal patronage for financial aid by joining the state theatre, "Comédie-Française".“The actors of this state theatre were considered as servants of the king and were expected to entertain at the court under the rules and regulations of the royal authority.Anything from assigning roles to the actors and demanding actors to be punctual on the rehearsals were strictly controlled by the royal authority.