http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8q23z81 No online items Eighteenth Century French Plays Preliminary arrangement and description by Special Collections staff; latest revision A. Demeter Department of Special Collections Davidson Library University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 93106 Phone: (805) 893-3062 Fax: (805) 893-5749 Email: [email protected] URL: http://www.library.ucsb.edu/special-collections/ © 2012 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Eighteenth Century French Plays Mss 281 1 Guide to Eighteenth Century French Plays, ca. 1707-1979 [bulk dates 1730s-1850s] Collection number: Mss 281 Department of Special Collections Davidson Library University of California, Santa Barbara Processed by: Special Collections staff Date Completed: 2011 Latest Revision: Sept. 4, 2012 Encoded by: A. Demeter © 2012 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Descriptive Summary Title: Eighteenth Century French Plays Dates: ca. 1707-1979 Bulk Dates: 1730s-1850s Collection number: Mss 281 Collection Size: 9 linear feet (6 cartons). Repository: University of California, Santa Barbara. Library. Dept. of Special Collections Santa Barbara, CA 93106 Abstract: The collection contains 124 volumes (in 71 incomplete sets) of French tragic, comedic, and vaudeville plays from the 17th and18th centuries, including many from the revolutionary era. Physical location: SRLF. Languages: French Access Restrictions Collection is stored off-site; advance notice required for retrieval. Publication Rights Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained. Preferred Citation Eighteenth Century French Plays. Mss 281. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara. Acquisition Information Undetermined. Scope and Content of Collection The collection contains 124 volumes (in 71 incomplete sets) of French tragic, comedic, musical and vaudeville plays primarily from the 18th century, including many from the revolutionary era. Notable playwrights include Beaumarchais, Marivaux, Regnard, and Voltaire. The plays were printed by various publishers and bound together in sets, which have been assigned numbers in this guide. The collection is arranged by set then volume number. Many of the sets are incomplete. Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog. Theater--France. Eighteenth Century French Plays Mss 281 2 Related Materials in Special Collections Special Collections holds many volumes of individually cataloged plays by the playwrights featured in this collection, including the following: Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de (1732-1799). French playwright. Holdings include Eugénie (1767) and Les Deux Amis, ou, Le Négociant de Lyon (1770), anthologized in Spec ML50.2.N95 1755; Le Barbier de Séville (1776) and L'Autre Tartuffe, ou, La Mère Coupable (1794), anthologized in Spec PQ2066.S6 A75 1766; and a fine press edition of Le Mariage de Figaro (1927) by Henry Babou [Spec PQ1956.A7 1927]. Gioacchino Rossini's operatic version of The Barber of Seville is also available on 78 rpm records (1942) [PA Victor M 898]. Destouches, Philippe Néricault (1680-1754). French playwright. Holdings include Le Curieux Impertinent (1711) [Spec PQ1977.D7 A634 1711]; Le Philosophe Marié (1727), La Force du Naturel (1750), L'Obstacle Imprévu (1767), and La Fausse Agnès (1772), all anthologized in Spec PQ1977.D7 A75 1727; and L'Ingrat (1775) [Spec PQ1977.D7 I5]. Molière (1622-1673) [pseudonym of Jean Baptiste Poquelin.] French playwright. Holdings include early editions of Amphitryon (1684) [Spec PQ1826.A7 1684], the eight-volume set Oeuvres de Moliere (1718) [Printers Z239.4.D3 M6], and Le Médecin Malgre Lui (1732) with French and English parallel text [Spec PQ1836.M4 1732]. Fine press editions of Tartuffe (1930) by the Limited Editions Club [Printers Z239.L5 M6] and L'Avare (1931) by Éditions du Bélier [Printers Z257.M538 1931]. Additionally, a passage from L'Avare is recited by Emile M. Stéphan on a 78 RPM record [PA Mss 19/ARVM 23401]. See also Dossiers Molières: Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme (1975) by Sylvie Chevalley [Spec PQ1829.B67 1975]. Racine, Jean (1639-1699). French dramatist. Holdings include Iphigénie (1743) [Spec PQ1896.A1 1743], The Distrest Mother (1791) in English [Spec PQ1890.A45 1791], the seven-volume set Œuvres de Jean Racine (1808) [Spec PQ1885 1808], and The Dramatic Works of Jean Racine (1889) in English [Spec PQ1888.E5 B6]. Fine press edition of Phaedra (1958) by the Grabhorn Press [Printers Z239.G7 R3]. Set No. 1 - Piéces de Théatre Box 1 Ancelot; Saintine, "L'Homme du Monde, Drame en Cinq Actes," Piéces de Théatre vol. 1, Paris: Ambroise Dupont et Cie. ; Barba, 1827 Box 1 Delavigne, Casimir, "Marino Faliero," Piéces de Théatre vol. 1, Paris: Ladvocat ; J.-N. Barba, 1829 Box 1 Ducis, J.-F., "Othello, ou, le More de Venise, Tragédie. Nouvelle Édition," Piéces de Théatre vol. 1, Paris: Barba, 1817 Box 1 Guiraud, M. A., "Le Comte Julien, ou, l'Éxpiation, Tragédie en Cinq Actes," Piéces de Théatre vol. 1, Paris: Boulland et Tardieu ; J. N. Barba, 1823 Box 1 Philippe, D. ; Julien de M., "La Semaine des Amours, Roman-Vaudeville, en Sept Chapitres," Piéces de Théatre vol. 1, Paris: Vente, 1828 Box 1 Picard, L.-B., "Vanglas, ou, les Anciens Amis, Comédie en Cinq Actes," Piéces de Théatre vol. 1, Paris: Gide, 1817 Box 1 Théaulon ; Gabriel, "Jovial en Prison, Comédie-Vaueville en Deux Actes," Piéces de Théatre vol. 1, Paris: R. Riga, 1829 Box 1 de Beaumarchais, "Le Barbier de Séville, ou la Précaution Inutile, Comédie en Quatre Actes; Nouvelle Édition," Piéces de Théatre vol. 2, Paris: Ruault, 1775 Box 1 Desforges, "Tom Jones à Londres, Comédie en Cinq Actes, en Vers, Tirée du Roman de Fielding," Piéces de Théatre vol. 2, Toulouse: Broulhiet, 1783 Box 1 Lamartellière, "Robert, Chef de Brigands, Drame en Cinq Actes, en Prose, Imité de l'Allemand," Piéces de Théatre vol. 2, Paris: Barba, n.d. Box 1 Molière, "Le Misantrope, Comédie, en Cinq Actes et en Vers," Piéces de Théatre vol. 2, Paris: Fages, 1800 (An IX) Box 1 Monvel, Père, "Mathilde, Drame en Prose et en Cinq Actes," Piéces de Théatre vol. 2, Paris: Hautbout-Dumoulin, n.d. Box 1 (Radet, J. B.), "Le Repas des Clercs, ou, la Dinde aux Louis, Comédie en Un Acte et en Prose," Piéces de Théatre vol. 2, Paris: Cailleau, 1786 Box 1 Sedaine, "Richard Cœur de Lion, Comédie en Trois Actes, Mêlée d'Ariettes," Piéces de Théatre vol. 2, Paris: Vente, 1807 Box 1 Voltaire, "Alzire, ou, les Américains, Tragéie, en Cinq Actes et en Vers," Piéces de Théatre vol. 2, Paris: Fages, 1801 (An IX) Eighteenth Century French Plays Mss 281 3 Box 1 Arnault, Lucien, "Régulus, Tragédie en Trois Actes," Piéces de Théatre vol. 3, Paris: Ponthieu, 1822 Box 1 Guiraud, Alexandre, "Les Machabées, ou, le Martyre, Tragédie en Cinq Actes," Piéces de Théatre vol. 3, Paris: Ambrouse Tardieu, 1822 Box 1 Jouy, E., "Sylla, Tragédie en Cinq Actes; Seconde Édition," Piéces de Théatre vol. 3, Paris: Ponthieu, 1822 Box 1 L.-d'Avrigni, C. J., "Jean d'Arc à Rouen, Tragédie en Cinq Actes, en Vers," Piéces de Théatre vol. 3, Paris: Ladvocat ; Éditeur des Fastes de la Gloire, 1819 Box 1 Théaulon ; Dartois ; Ferdinand, "Le Gueux, ou, la Parodie du Paria, Tragédie Burlesque, en Cinq Actes et en Vers," Piéces de Théatre vol. 3, Paris: J.-N. Barba, 1822 Box 1 Vial, J.-C., "Le Mari et l'Amant, Comédie en Un Acte," Piéces de Théatre vol. 3, Paris: Huet ; Barba ; Vente, 1821 Box 1 Boirie ; Carmouche ; Poujol, "Les Deux Forcats, ou, la Meunière du Puy-de-Dome, Mélodrame en Trois Actes, à Spectacle," Piéces de Théatre vol. 4, Paris: Pollet, 1822 Box 1 Bonjour, Casimir, "L'Éducation, ou, les Deux Cousines, Comédie en Cinq Actes et en Vers," Piéces de Théatre vol. 4, Paris: J. L. J. Brière ; Barba, 1823 Box 1 Duval, Alexandre, "La Princesse des Ursins, ou la Disgrace, Comédie Historique en Trois Actes et en Prose," Piéces de Théatre vol. 4, Paris: Barba, 1826 Box 1 Merville, "Les Quatres Ages, Comédie en Vers, en Cinq Actes," Piéces de Théatre vol. 4, Paris: J. A. S. Collin de Plancy ; J.-N. Barba, 1822 Box 1 Raynouard, "Les Templiers, Tragédie en Cinq Actes; Nouvelle Édition," Piéces de Théatre vol. 4, Paris: J. N. Barba, 1823 Box 1 Royou, J. C., "La Mort de César, Tragédie en Cinq Actes," Piéces de Théatre vol. 4, Paris: Le Normant Père, 1825 Box 1 Brazier ; Dumersan, "Les Cuisinières, Comédie en Un Acte, Mêlée de Couplets; Nouvelle Édition," Piéces de Théatre vol. 5, Paris: J.-N. Barba, 1824 Box 1 de la Ville; de Mormont, "Charles VI, Tragédie en Cinq Actes," Piéces de Théatre vol. 5, Paris: Barba ; Au Magasin de Pièces de Théatre, 1826 Box 1 Delongchamps ; Ferd. Laloue, "L'Égoïste par Régime, Comédie-Vaudeville en un Acte," Piéces de Théatre vol. 5, Paris: J. N. Barba ; Au Magasin de Pièces de Théatre ; Quoy, 1826 Box 1 Didot, Firmin, "La Reine de Portugal, Tragédie en Cinq Actes," Piéces de Théatre vol. 5, Paris: De la Typographie de l'Auteur, 1824 Box 1 Lemercier, Népomucène L., "La Démence de Charles VI, Tragédie en Cinq Actes, Seconde Édition," Piéces de Théatre vol. 5, Paris: J.-N. Barba, 1820 Box 1 Liadières, P. Ch., "Jane Shore, Tragédie en Cinq Actes," Piéces de Théatre vol. 5, Paris: Mme Ve. Dabo ; Imprimerie de Firmin Didot, 1824 Box 1 Pichat, "Léonidas, Tragédie en Cinq Actes; Deuxième Édition," Piéces de Théatre vol.