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AAR Acting Archives Essays Supplement 10 – April 2011 Players: 55 Comédie Française Dumesnil, Marie Françoise Marchand called Mlle (1737-1776): 1c 1s Drouin, Françoise Marie Jeanne Elisabeth Gaultier called Mme (1742-1780): 1s Clairon, Claire Josephe Hippolyte Léris de La Tude called Mlle (1743-1765-66): 1s Lekain, Henri Louis Cain called Le Kain or (1750-1778): 3c Bellecour, Jean Claude Gilles Colson called (1750-1778): 3s Préville, Pierre Louis Du Bus called (1753-1786): 2s, 1c Brizard, Jean Baptiste Britard called (1757-1786): 2c Molé, François René (1754-1802): 2s 1c Augé, François (1763-1782): 1c Saint-Val aînée, Marie Pauline Christine Alziari de Roquefort called Mlle (1766- 1779): 1c Comédie Italienne: Carlin, Carlo Antonio Bertinazzi called (1741-1783): 1s Caillot, Joseph (1760-1772): 1s, 1c Clairval, Jean Baptiste Guignard called (1762-1792): 1c Favart, Marie Justine Benoîte Cabaret de Ronceray called Mme (1752-1771): 1s Laruette, Jean Louis La Ruette called (1752-1778): 1s,1c Laruette, Marie-Thérèse Villette called Mlle (1762-1771c.): 1s Suier: 1s Trial, Antoine (1764-1795): 1c 2. The Metamorphoses of Melpomene and Thalia, or, Dramatic characters of the French and Italian Comedies, London, Printed for Robert Sayer, [1770?], 2 p., 30 plates (part fold.), 15 cm. Added title-page in French: Les Métamorphoses de Melpomène et de Thalie. Bound with the first edition of Dramatic Characters, London, 1770. 55 The dates refer to the first engagement in one of the three prestigious theatres considered here (Comédie Française, Comédie Italienne, Opéra Comique) and to the retirement or death of each actor. The number of vignettes in which an actor or actress appear is indicated after the colon. The abbreviations: s (single); c (couple), indicate whether they are depicted singly or in couples. There are 16 vignettes depicting single actors, and 7 depicting couples. For the Comédie Française (CF) see Émile Campardon, Les Comédiens du Roi de la troupe française pendant les deux derniers siècles (Paris, 1880), 2 vols., Genève, Slatkine Reprints, 1970; ‘La troupe des sociétaires de la Comédie-Française de 1680 à 1994’, Les trésors de la Comédie-Française: La Comédie-Française au-délà du rideau, (exh. cat., Paris, Comédie Française, October-December 1994), ed by Noëlle Guibert, Paris, Martial, 1994, pp. 171-181. The Comédie Italienne and the Opéra Comique are both indicated as CI, even if the engagement of an actor or actress took place before the merging of the two theatres. For the actors, especially the principal singers, see Émile Campardon, Les spectacles de la Foire: théâtres, acteurs, sauteurs et danseurs de corde [...] depuis 1595 jusqu’à 1791 (Paris, 1877), 2 vols., Genève, Slatkine Reprints, 1970; Émile Campardon, Les Comédiens du Roi de la troupe italienne pendant les deux derniers siècles (Paris, 1880); Enciclopedia dello Spettacolo, ed. by Silvio D’Amico, 9 vols., Roma, Le Maschere, 1954-[c.1962]. See also the database ‘Cesar: Calendrier électronique des spectacles sous l’Ancien Régime et sous la Révolution’ accessible at http://www.cesar.org.uk. 20
21 Maria Ines Aliverti, The Miniatures of Jean Louis Faesch As quoted in The National Union Catalog Pre-1956 Imprints: NM 0485762 NNC DFo 3. Les Métamorphoses de Melpomene et de Thalie ou Caracteres dramatiques des Comédies Francaise & Italienne, A Londres, Chez Robert Sayer, N° 53, Fleet- Street. Publié suivant l’Acte du Parlement, le 1er Août 1772. Reference copy: BNF Estampes, Tb 25 in-4°. Description: [2] leaves: black and red engraved title page, table of contents (Liste des Caracteres); [23] engraved plates. Eighteenth-century red calf and gilt binding; leaves 13.2x10.6 cm.; platemarks 9.4-10x7.9-9.3 cm.; plates 12, 13, 14, 15 are folded (leaves: 13.2x22 cm.; platemarks: 9.4-9.7x15 cm.); etchings coloured by hand. The 23 vignettes are those of Les Métamorphoses Paris [c.1770], but have been re-engraved; many of the plates lack captions (1 to 8; 15 to 21; 23). In all of them the date is inscribed: as the Act directs, 1st Sept.r 1772. Note: Electronic reproduction (IFN-6407536) accessible from the digital library Gallica http://gallica.bnf.fr. A copy in the Harvard Theatre Collection (TS 370.100.31), contains the set of Les Métamorphoses, 31 plates from Dramatic characters, with imprint of Smith & Sayer (1769-1772) and 4 with imprint of Jefferys & Faden signed by De Fesch. 4. Les Métamorphoses de Melpomene et de Thalie, ou caractères dramatiques des comédies françoise et italienne, dessiné d’après nature par Whirsker, Paris, Campions Frères, 1782. The same as the 1772 edition, but re-engraved (as quoted by [John P. Cavanagh], The Drama Delineated). 5. Dramatic Characters, or Different Portraits of the English Stage, London, Printed for Robt. Sayer and Jno. Smith, 15 Jany. 1770. Reference copy: New York Public Library, MVER [RBS] 97-341. [4] leaves: title-page; added title-page in French: Caracteres dramatiques ou portraits divers du théatre anglois; dedication signed Jno. Smith; table of Contents; 24 engraved plates, 15 cm. As I have not examined this copy, I quote here from the catalogue of the New York Public Library. This imprint could correspond to the first English edition of Dramatic Characters containing the original series of 24 vignettes without additions. Note A similar issue (original from University of Texas; English Short Title Catalog, N65933), contains [8] leaves; 24 engraved plates. Electronic reproduction Farmington Hills, Mich., Cengage Gale, 2010. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. 6. Dramatic Characters, or Different Portraits of the English Stage in the Days of Garrick &c., Printed for Rob.t Sayer & Co. Fleet Street, London, [1773].
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