Theatres and Cafés in revolutionary Paris (1792) [ Practices ]
… are at present no less than twenty theatres at Paris, which are well filled every night ; and at most of which you see charming acting. The grace, the sprightliness, the naïveté, the easy natural movements of their comic actors far surpass … electric fire, But strike the eye, and as they strike expire ; Incense too pure a bodied frame to bear, Its fragrance charms the sense, and melts in air." Mademoiselle Clairon, the celebrated French tragic actress, not contented with the …
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