Dominique Laporte, an associate professor at the University of Manitoba, says part of the reason for Cercle Molière's longevity is its work to build bridges between the French and the English communities. (Gavin Boutroy/Radio-Canada)

CBC Manitoba: As Winnipeg theatre marks 100 years, Franco-Manitobans remember Pauline Boutal, Cercle Molière’s ‘Grande Dame’

May 1, 2025 —

Part of the 100-year-old theatre’s longevity can be explained by its founders’ desire to build bridges between the French and the English communities, which were at the time separated by the Red River, says Dominique Laporte, an associate professor with the University of Manitoba’s department of French, Spanish and Italian.

“The ability today for unilingual anglophones to follow a play [at Cercle Molière] with subtitles is the culmination of 100 years of desire to bring anglophones and francophones closer together,” he said.

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