|1697 Expulsion of the Italian Players from Paris by Royal
"In May of the same year, following the expulsion of the Italian
players, Bertrand rented the latters' theatre and moved in a company
of actors: an order from the king put an end to their performances
within eight days." (Parfaict, Mémoires sur les spectacles
de la foire, I, 10)
At the Foire St. Laurent (July, August, September, 1697), "Fair
promoters who considered themselves as the rightful heirs to their [ie.
the Italians'] repertory, presented several fragments at this Fair, enlarging
their companies with actors capable of performing such plays." (Parfaict,
sur les spectacles de la foire, I, 11).