[106]. Beaumarchais’ play of Le Mariage de Figaro had been rewritten with political intention from the old play of Le Barbier de Séville in 1783.
[107]. Twice played at Trianon, September 13th, 1784, and August 19th, 1785.
[108]. July 14th, 1789.
[109]. La Reine Marie Antoinette, De Nolhac, pages 161–212, 223, 224.
[110]. Le Petit Trianon, Desjardins, pages 180, 178, 342.
[111]. Histoire de Marie Antoinette, Rocheterie, pages 289, 290. Vol. i.
[112]. The brothers Bersy with Bréval were generally selected for guarding the porte du jardinier whenever the Queen was at Trianon, Arch. Nat. OI, 1880. They had the title of garçons jardiniers de la Chambre, OI, 1878.
[113]. Probably green, as it was worn by the Suisses, piqueurs, gardes des portes, garçons jardiniers, and such royal servants as filled the minor parts at the royal theatre at Versailles, Arch. Nat. OI, 1883. The traditional dress is still to be seen at the Comédie Française, which is the descendant of the old Royal Theatre. The Comte d’Artois was captain of the guards (including the gardes des portes) in 1789, and his livery was green.
[114]. In 1785, Arch. Nat. OI, 1883.
[115]. The names “Lemonguin” and “Magny” are to be found in the old lists of under-gardeners at Trianon, Arch. Nat. OI, 1876, 1877. “Mariamne” is mentioned among the children paid for picking up dead leaves in the grounds, 1783, Arch. Nat. O1, 1877.