Le théâtre de M. de la Fosse. Polixene. Thesee. Manlius Capitolinus. Gabinie. Le distrait

Factitious collection composed of 5 pieces (in separate pagination) by La Fosse illustrated with 5 frontispieces by Van d'Aveele published by Desbordes between 1698 and 1702. General title in red and black. Polixene. 1698. Thesee. 1702. Manlius Capitolinus (same date as the original). 1698. Gabinie. 1700. Le distrait. 1698.
Contemporary full calf binding, decorated spine with raised bands.
'It was only at the age of forty-three that Lafosse brought to the stage POLIXENE, his first tragedy. This work had great success during seventeen performances. The Dauphin, attending the second, was so pleased with the actors' performance that he had them given a hundred louis. Two years after Polixène appeared MANLIUS CAPITOLINUS, performed for the first time on January 18, 1698. This tragedy then had great success, and still today holds one of the first places in the repertoire of French theatre after the masterpieces of the great masters. THESEE, tragedy, despite the criticisms to which it gave rise, remained long in the theatre, first performed on January 5, 1700, it had twenty-three performances. The sixth scene of the fifth act produced a great effect. CORESUS ET CALIRRHOE, fourth and last tragedy by Lafosse, had much less success than the others. Performed for the first time on December 9, 1703, it obtained only a small number of performances, and has not been revived. Lafosse was still with the Duke of Aumont when death took him from letters, on November 2, 1708, in his fifty-sixth year'. (dictionnaire des auteurs dramatiques).
Querard, III, 420.