Seating the public: Spheres and loathing in the Paris theaters, 1777-1788.

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  • Author(s): Ravel, Jeffrey S.
  • Source:
    French Historical Studies. Spring93, Vol. 18 Issue 1, p173. 138p. 2 Black and White Photographs.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      THEATERS; 18TH century French history; HISTORY
    • Subject Terms:
      FRANCE
    • Abstract:
      Discusses the politics of the seating arrangements of privileged theaters in Paris, France before the French Revolution. Agreement of the Comedie-Francaise to seat its `parterre' spectators; Riot in 1787 as an expression of the chasm between the monarchy and its subjects; Rift between absolutist cultural policies and an emerging consumer culture.