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• The Basochians and Enfants Sans Souci - A brief look at two bands of performers largely responsible for the development of the secular drama in medieval France.
• Blondin - A biography of the French tight-rope walker and acrobat.
• Claque - An organized body of professional applauders in the French theatres.
• French Drama in the Eighteenth Century - Includes information on Voltaire, production of Shakespeare in France, comedy in France, Marivaux, La Chaussée, Diderot, and Beaumarchais.
• French Opérette and Opéra Bouffe - An overview of the development of these forms of musical theatre, examining how they had their origin in a lunatic asylum in Paris.
• Jean Bérain - A biography of the French stage and costume designer.
• The Rise of Romanticism - A history of the Romantic movement in France.