He died seven years before `` La maison de Molière '' was rechristened the `` Comédie-Française , '' and the company continued to be known popularly by the former name even after the official change of name .
He died seven years before `` La maison de Molière '' was rechristened the `` Comédie-Française , '' and the company continued to be known popularly by the former name long after the official change of name .