A decorative horizontal printer's ornament features floral scrolls and a central ornamental shell motif.

CAST.

ELOY, Master Locksmith, Mr. Audinot
NICOLE, Eloy's wife, Mrs. Berard.
BASTIENNE, niece & ward In legal terms, a ward is a minor placed under the care of a guardian, in this case her uncle Eloy.
of Eloy, Miss Beaupré.
JULIEN, in love with Bastienne, Mr. Trial.
GUILLAUME, journeyman Original: "compagnon." A journeyman was a skilled worker who had completed an apprenticeship but did not yet own his own business.
Locksmith, Mr. Laruette.

SEVERAL NEIGHBORS (MEN AND WOMEN).

The scene is in a village, at the back of the garden of Eloy’s house.

The subject of this bagatelle A bagatelle is a light, playful piece of literature or music meant for entertainment. was originally by Mr. de la Ribardiere. The play was presented to the Italians This refers to the Comédie-Italienne, a famous theater troupe in Paris that performed both Italian and French comedies. who did not use it. The author left it to Mr. Kohault, Musician in Ordinary to His Serene Highness Original: "S. A. S." or "Son Altesse Sérénissime." the Prince of Conti. I rewrote it in its current form for the amusement of His Serene Highness.