Jacques Copeau Jacques Copeau was a French drama critic, actor, director and playwright. The collection consists of: printed volumes on and by Jacques Copeau; correspondence between Copeau, Jules Romains and Roger Martin du Gard; articles written by Copeau as a drama critic, and as a theatre director and educationalist; letters between John Rudlin and Marie-Hélène Dasté; photographs of Copeau, scenes from his plays and designs for scenery. Many of the items are translations by Norman H. Paul. 1905-1990