Charles-Simon FAVART

Manuscript created around 1760 bringing together several theatrical pieces, mostly comic operas, but also vaudevilles and parodies, always accompanied by songs and music. The music and songs are found at the end of the volume, 104p. at the end of volume I, 41p. in volume II. Fine manuscript, with very legible and neat handwriting, the titles in bold. Most of the pieces are paginated separately.
Contemporary full marbled brown calf binding. Spine with raised bands and decoration. Brown calf title label for volume I, red morocco title label for volume II, volume labels in black wax. The typography of the pieces being noticeably different, the fleuron on the spines as well, the two volumes are however by the same hand and form a set, but the bindings of these two volumes were certainly done separately and not at the same time. Lacks to head of volume I. Tear with lack to foot of volume II. Lower joint of volume II cracked at head and foot. Rubbing, particularly to joints, raised bands and corners. One corner bumped. Interior perfectly fresh.
8 pieces in volume I, 11 in volume II, being 19 pieces, as well as several "Pot pourris" by Vadé, romances and vaudevilles, which are all sorts of sung parodies. List of these titles:
Volume I:
Les amans inquiets, parodie de Thetis et pelée (noted second edition) by Favart, without author's name. The title pages contain only the title and sometimes an author's name, nothing else.
Les bergers de qualité, parodie de Daphnis et Chloé, by Gondot, without author's name. First edition in 1753.
Tircis et Doristée. Pastorale. Parodie d'Acis et Galatée, by Favart. Anonymous. First edition in 1759.
Les couronnes ou le berger timide, pastorale, parodie de la fête de l'hymen, by Jean-Julien-Constantin Renout. Anonymous. First edition in 1753.
Les racoleurs, opéra comique en un acte, by Monsieur Vadé. First edition in 1756.
Le poirier, opera comique, by Vadé. Anonymous. First edition in 1752.
Le suffisant, opera comique by Monsieur Vadé. First edition 1759.
Followed by several vaudevilles, romances, etc.
Volume II:
Les aveux indiscrets, opera comique, by M. de la Ribadière. Anonymous. First edition in 1759.
Le jardinier et son seigneur, opera comique, by Michel-Jean Sedaine. Anonymous. First edition in 1761.
L'impromptu du coeur, opera comique. Relating to the capture of Port Mahon, by Vadé. Anonymous. First edition in 1757.
La soirée des boulevards. Ambigü mêlé de scenes, de chants et de danses, by Favart. Anonymous. First edition in 1759.
Le rien, parodie des parodies de Titon et l'aurore, by Monsieur Vadé. First edition in 1757.
Il etait tems. Parodie de l'acte d'Ixion dans le ballet des Eléments, by Monsieur Vadé First edition in 1754.
La nouvelle Bastienne, opera comique by Monsieur Vadé. First edition in 1755.
La fileuse, parodie d'Omphale, by Monsieur Vadé. First edition in 1752.
Le bouquet du roy, opera comique by Monsieur Vadé. First edition in 1752.
Le miroir magique, opera comique, by Jacques Fleury. Anonymous. First edition in 1752.
Lettre d'Heloise à Abailard. Traduction libre de l'anglois de Monsieur Pope, by Monsieur Collardeau. First edition in 1758.
Followed by madrigals, romances, vaudevilles...