Complex sentence: The theatre was opened in October 1870 with a French company led by the veteran actress Pauline Virginie Déjazet and was followed by the Parisian company, Comédie-Française, who made the theatre their base during the Franco-Prussian War.
Split into simpler sentences: The theatre was opened in October 1870 with a French company led by the veteran actress Pauline Virginie Déjazet. This was followed by the Parisian company, Comédie-Française, who made the theatre their base during the Franco-Prussian War.