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Acteurs et actrices célèbres by J. Grasset de Saint-Sauveur - 1808: qui se sont illustrés sur les trois grands théatres de Paris, ouvrage orné de trente portraits coloriés
by J. Grasset de Saint-Sauveur
Acteurs et actrices célèbres: qui se sont illustrés sur les trois grands théatres de Paris, ouvrage orné de trente portraits coloriés
by J. Grasset de Saint-Sauveur
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30 portraits of the most famous actors and actresses on the Paris stage during the 18th century.
Illustrated with 30 copperplate stipple engravings coloured by hand after illustrations by Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur.
With several famous opera singers, performers in the commedia dell'arte (Harlequin, Colombina, Pantalon), and scandalous, bisexual actresses.
1. Mlle Lecouvreur. Theatre Francais. Adrienne Lecouvreur, French actress who developed a naturalistic style of acting, 1692-1730. Performed in plays by Moliere, Racine, Corneille, etc.
2. P. Grandval. Theatre Francais. Role of Misanthrope. Pierre Racot de Grandval, French comic actor who debuted at the Comedie-Francais in 1729, performed in plays by Moliere, Voltaire, and others, 1711-1784.
3. Mlle Dangeville. Theatre Francais. Marie-Anne Botot, French comic actress, 1714-1796.
4. Auger. Theatre Francais. Francois Augé or Auger, French actor, 1763-1782.
5. Mlle Silvia. Theatre de l'Opera comique. Jeanne-Rose Benozzi, Gianetta Rosa Benozzi, actress with the Comedie Italien, favourite of Marivaux, c. 1700-1759.
6. Biancolelli. Theatre de l'Opera comique. Caterina Biancolelli, Italian actress in the commedia dell'arte style of theatre, famous for playing Colombina, 1665-1716.
7. Mme Favart. Theatre de l'Opera comique. Justine Favart, Marie Justine Benoite Favart, French opera singer, actress, dancer and writer, wife of dramatist Charles Simon Favart, 1727-1772. Justine Duronceray.
8. Carlin. Theatre de l'Opera comique. Carlo Antonio Bertinazzi or Carlin, Italian actor famed for his performance as Harlequin in the commedia dell'arte, 1710-1783.
9. Mlle Gaussin. Theatre Francais. Jeanne-Catherine Gaussem or Mlle. Gaussin, French stage actress 1711-1767. Called Beauty personified by Denis Diderot.
10. Veronese. Theatre de l'Opera comique. Charles-Antoine Veronese, Italian actor famous for his performance as Pantalon in the commedia dell'arte, debuted at the Comedie-Italienne, 1702-1762.
11. Mlle Saint-Huberti. Academie Imperiale de Musique. Anne-Antoinette-Cécile Clavel, or Madame Saint-Huberty or Saint-Huberti, celebrated French operatic soprano 1756-1812. Later the Comtesse d'Antraigues, murdered in London with her husband in 1812.
12. Le Kain. Theatre Francais. Henri Louis Cain, or Le Kain, French actor, 1728-1778. In turban and costume of Orosmane or Osman in Voltaire's Zaire, The Tragedy of Zara, 1765.
13. Mme Vestris. Thestre Francais. Françoise-Rose Gourgaud or Madame Vestris, French actress, 1743-1804. During the French revolution, she joined the republican fraction in the Théâtre de la République.
14. Brizart. Theatre Francais. Jean-Baptiste Britard or Brizard, French actor, 1721-1791. Performed in plays by Voltaire, Moliere, Racine and Corneille.
15. Mlle Clairon. Theatre Francais. Clair Josèphe Hippolyte Leris or Mademoiselle Clairon or La Clairon, French actress, 1723-1803.
16. Preville. Theater Francais. Pierre-Louis Dubos, or Preville, French comic actor, 1721-1799.
17. Mme Preville. Theater Francais. Madeleine Angélique Michelle Drouin, or Mademoiselle Préville, French stage actress who married the comic actor Preville, 1731–1798.
18. Bonneval. Theater Francais. Jean-Baptiste Jacques Gimat de Bonneval, French actor and novelist, debuted at the Comedie-Francais in Tartuffe in 1741, 1711-1783.
19. Mlle Dumesnil. Theater Francais. Marie Françoise Dumesnil, Marie-Françoise Marchand, French actress, 1713-1803.
20. Mole. Theater Francais. Francois-René Molé, French actor, 1734-1802. Arrested with 12 other actors of the Comedie-Francais for performing in Pamela in 1793.
21. Mlle Olivier. Theater Francais. Jeanne-Adelaide Gerardin or Mademoiselle Olivier, French stage actress, 1764-1787.
22. Michu. Theater de l'Opera comique. Louis Michu, French actor, singer and musician who performed at the Theatre Italien, later the Opera Comique, 1754-1801. Drowned in the Seine in 1801.
23. Mlle Joly. Theater Francais. Marie-Elisabeth Joly, French actress, singer and dancer, debuted at the Comedie-Francise as a ballet dancer, 1760-1797.
24. Desessarts. Theater Francais. Denis Deschanet or Des Essarts, French actor, 1737-1793. Debuted at the Comedie-Francaise, died in 1793 after the closing of the theatre and imprisonment of his comrades during the French Revolution.
25. Mme Scio-Messié. Theater de l'Opera comique. Julie-Angelique Scio-Messie, French soprano opera singer, 1768-1807. Madame Scio, married Messié in 1802.
26. Dosainville. Theater de l'Opera comique. Dozainville, Baptiste-Pierre Dardel, French actor, 1758-1809.
27. Mlle Arnoult. Academie Imperiale de Musique. Madeleine-Sophie Arnould, French actress and operatic soprano singer, 1740-1802. Bisexual whose lovers included Louis-Leon de Brancas, Paul Barras, Fanny Raucourt, Madame de Villeroy, and many others.
28. Chasse. Academie Imperiale de Musique. Claude-Louis-Dominique de Chasse de Chinais, French nobleman, Ecuyer et Seigneur du Poinceau, actor and baritone opera singer, 1699-1786.
29. Mlle Laguerre. Academie Imperiale de Musique. Marie-Josephe Laguerre, French actress and opera singer known for her scandalous affairs and for appearing drunk on champagne on stage, 1754-1783.
30. Larrivee. Academie Imperiale de Musique. Henri Larrivee, French baritone opera singer, 1737-1802. Appeared in operas by Piccinni, Gluck, Salieri, and others.
Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur (1757-1810) was a French writer, diplomat and artist. After studying with the Jesuits of Sainte-Barbe from 1764, he followed his father's career in diplomacy, acting as vice-consul in Hungary and Egypt. Between 1784 and 1812, he published about 20 books, many illustrated, most notably L'Antique Rome (1796), Encyclopédie des voyages (1795-96), Costumes des représentants du peuple, membres des deux conseils, du directoire exécutif (1796), Les Fastes du peuple français (1796), and Acteurs et actrices célèbres (1808).
Brown leather boards scuffed and worn with loss to spine, title and gilt tooling on spine, corners chipped, marble endpapers, text pages and plates grubby with finger smudges and spots. Still a rare complete volume of interest to French theatre fans.
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- Date Published 1808
- Pages 72
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- Keywords Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur, portrait, actor, actress, acteurs et actrices celebres, fame, stage, theatre, costume, famous, celebrity, 18th century, opera, singer
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New York: The Free Press, 1971. Second Edition. Contents include: The Man-Apes; The Origins of the Mind; The Distinctive Human; The Inner World; Socialization: the Creation of the Inner World; The New Meaning of the Oedipus Complex; Self-Esteem; Culture and Personality; Social Encounters: The Staging of Self-Esteem; Culture: the Relativity of Hero-Systems; What is Normal?; What Would A Science of Man Then Be?; Religion: The Quest for the Ideal Heroism. 228 pages. Edgewear; light wear to covers; worn corners and light creases on spine. Deeply creased spine opens flat at pages 60/61. Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and lifelong learning.. 2nd. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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More Than Forever
by McLean, Jay
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2014. Book Four in the More Than Series 8vo size trade paperback; 369 pages Please note: This book has a Mature Readers Advisory. From back: "Lucy - There is love so fierce it cannot be measured... Cameron - Forever. Everlasting. Eternal. THere is no measure of time... But our forever isn't always." Creased back cover and last few pages, worn corners. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Private Press.
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Unreal Tournament Bradygames Official Strategy Guide
by Marcus, Phillip
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- 9780744009552 / 0744009553
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Bradbury & Evans, 2007. Covers PC-CD ROM/DVD ROM & Playstation 3 Computer Entertainment System 4to sized softcover; 271 heavy glossy pages with color illustrations throughout Brand new, but note some edgewear and blemish to top of back cover. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Trade Paperback. New/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Shoemakers Best Selections Number 5 For Readings and Recitations
by Shoemaker, J. W
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Rare original poetry book with cloth covered boards, copyright 1880 by J. W. Shoemaker & Co. This edition published in 1906 by the Penn Publishing company, Philadelphia. From the estate of my great-great grandfather.Includes many unique poems and recitations such as "To a skull", "Uncle Daniel's Introduction to a Mississippi Steamer", "The Leak in the Dyke", etc. More well-known poetry includes "Song of Birds", "Old Ironsides", and "Bannock Burn" by Robbie Burns. Light rubbing and bumps to outside spine edges. Back cover and interior cloth covered board has a stain at top. Original owner's name and address from 1908, but no other writing or marks. First 2 pages have a stain at top, but text of 192 pages of poetry and recitations is totally clean with light tanning of pages.
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A Million Miles from Boston
by Day, Karen
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- First
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- 9780385738996 / 0385738994
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2011. 8vo size hardcover with dust jacket; 215 pages. Signed by author on title page. Stated First Edition From jacket: "(Lucy) wants to get out of Boston and forget her worries about starting middle school and about her father's new girlfriend. Pierson Point is where she feels most like herself, and where memories of her mother, who died when Lucy was six, are strong and sacred. But this summer, nothing is the same. Ian, a boy from home in Boston, comes to Pierson Point...Lucy's father wants his girlfriend to become a bigger part of Lucy's life. Though Lucy struggles against change, she gradually realizes that sometimes, change is for the better. Average wear to jacket; bumped corners and head and heel of spine, owner's name on fep. Autographed Copy sticker on front of jacket; one previously folded page corner. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits…
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