Recollections of the Private Life of Napoleon — Volume 06

Fiction & Literature, Classics
Cover of the book Recollections of the Private Life of Napoleon — Volume 06 by Walter Clark, Louis Constant Wairy, Release Date: November 27, 2011
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Walter Clark, Louis Constant Wairy ISBN: 9782819949206
Publisher: Release Date: November 27, 2011 Publication: November 27, 2011
Imprint: pubOne.info Language: English
Author: Walter Clark, Louis Constant Wairy
ISBN: 9782819949206
Publisher: Release Date: November 27, 2011
Publication: November 27, 2011
Imprint: pubOne.info
Language: English
We arrived in Paris on the 1st of January at nine o'clock in the evening; and as the theater of the palace of the Tuileries was now completed, on the Sunday following his Majesty's return the Griselda of M. Paer was presented in this magnificent hall. Their Majesties' boxes were situated in front of the curtain, opposite each other, and presented a charming picture, with their hangings of crimson silk draped above, and forming a background to broad, movable mirrors, which reflected at will the audience or the play. The Emperor, still impressed with the recollections of the theaters of Italy, criticised unsparingly that of the Tuileries, saying that it was inconvenient, badly planned, and much too large for a palace theater; but notwithstanding all these criticisms, when the day of inauguration came, and the Emperor was convinced of the very great ingenuity M. Fontaine had shown in distributing the boxes so as to make the splendid toilets appear to the utmost advantage, he appeared well satisfied, and charged the Duke of Frioul to present to M
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
We arrived in Paris on the 1st of January at nine o'clock in the evening; and as the theater of the palace of the Tuileries was now completed, on the Sunday following his Majesty's return the Griselda of M. Paer was presented in this magnificent hall. Their Majesties' boxes were situated in front of the curtain, opposite each other, and presented a charming picture, with their hangings of crimson silk draped above, and forming a background to broad, movable mirrors, which reflected at will the audience or the play. The Emperor, still impressed with the recollections of the theaters of Italy, criticised unsparingly that of the Tuileries, saying that it was inconvenient, badly planned, and much too large for a palace theater; but notwithstanding all these criticisms, when the day of inauguration came, and the Emperor was convinced of the very great ingenuity M. Fontaine had shown in distributing the boxes so as to make the splendid toilets appear to the utmost advantage, he appeared well satisfied, and charged the Duke of Frioul to present to M

More books from Release Date: November 27, 2011

Cover of the book Tales of Bengal by Walter Clark, Louis Constant Wairy
Cover of the book Work and Win or, Noddy Newman on a Cruise by Walter Clark, Louis Constant Wairy
Cover of the book The Phantom Lover by Walter Clark, Louis Constant Wairy
Cover of the book Herodias by Walter Clark, Louis Constant Wairy
Cover of the book The Third Little Pet Book, with the Tale of Mop and Frisk by Walter Clark, Louis Constant Wairy
Cover of the book Drift from Two Shores by Walter Clark, Louis Constant Wairy
Cover of the book Codex Junius 11 by Walter Clark, Louis Constant Wairy
Cover of the book The Yacht Club or The Young Boat-Builder by Walter Clark, Louis Constant Wairy
Cover of the book Old Man Savarin and Other Stories by Walter Clark, Louis Constant Wairy
Cover of the book Daddy-Long-Legs by Walter Clark, Louis Constant Wairy
Cover of the book The Crisis of the Naval War by Walter Clark, Louis Constant Wairy
Cover of the book The Iceberg Express by Walter Clark, Louis Constant Wairy
Cover of the book The Rebellion of Margaret by Walter Clark, Louis Constant Wairy
Cover of the book The Castle Of The Shadows by Walter Clark, Louis Constant Wairy
Cover of the book A Dear Little Girl's Thanksgiving Holidays by Walter Clark, Louis Constant Wairy
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy