| |
New confraternity at
Saint-Sulpice, Mme de Guise's parish: "l'Humilité
de Jésus, Marie et
Joseph." |
| January 13 |
The Grande Mademoiselle finally wins her
lawsuit with Mlle de Guise. |
| February 20 |
The Dauphin and Dauphine come
to Paris to see an opera at M. Malo's residence. |
| February 23 |
First performance of
La Pierre philosophale with music by Charpentier. |
| March 15 |
A Jubilee by the king during
Holy Week |
| March |
Mme de Guise is at court
(and therefore for Easter Sunday) and seems to have
been there for some time. |
| March (?) |
Centennial year for the Jesuits. |
| April 23 |
The actors
are preparing La Noce de village. |
| April-May |
The Dauphine spends two weeks at
Saint-Cloud. |
| May 3-17 |
Charpentier goes to
Versailles with the actors, to perform Les foux divertissants before
the king (May 10) and L'Inconnu (May 17). |
| June 5 |
Corpus Christi
procession at Versailles, with a magnificent reposoir in the grand
staircase |
| June 12 |
Procession of the
"Petite Fête-Dieu" in the presence of the Dauphin and Dauphine. |
| July
6 |
The actors go to
Saint-Cloud to perform Les foux divertissants
for Monsieur. |
| July 22 |
First performance of a
revived Endimion with music by Charpentier. |
| July |
Mme de Guise greets the procession of
captives redeemed by the Mercy. |
| July 28-September 30 |
The court is at Fontainebleau,
then at Chambord. |
| September 26 |
Louis XIV listens to an opera by Lorenzani. |
| September 30-October 14 |
Louis XIV starts off
for Alsace to receive Strasbourg's "submission." |
| October 9 |
Revival of Le Malade
imaginaire. |
| November |
Court life has resumed
at Versailles. |
| November |
The Poison Affair still raises the
possibility of being arrested. |
| December 25 |
Mme de Guise is in Paris. |
| December 29 |
Charpentier is a
Versailles, where they are preparing the ceremony for the Order of the Holy
Spirit, and he is forced to return to Paris for
a performance of L'Inconnu. |
