The Théâtre du Palais-Royal on the rue Saint-Honoré in Paris was a theatre in the east wing of the Palais-Royal, which opened on 14 January 1641 with a performance of Jean Desmarets' tragicomedy Miram
View of the Palais-Royal in 1679. The theatre was in the east wing (on the right).
Detail plan of 1673 showing the Petite Salle in yellow and the Grande Salle in blue
General ground-floor plan of 1679 with the Grande Salle in blue (48°51′46″N 2°20′14″E / 48.862894°N 2.337255°E / 48.862894; 2.337255)
Proscenium arch with a drop-curtain for Desmarets' Mirame (1641), engraving by Stefano della Bella
Giacomo Torelli
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Giacomo Torelli was an Italian stage designer, scenery painter, engineer, and architect. His work in stage design, particularly his designs of machinery for creating spectacular scenery changes and ot
Portrait of Giacomo Torelli. Unknown author of the 17th century. Work exhibited at the civic museum of Fano
Set design for La finta pazza (Paris, 1645)
Torelli's set design for Act 5 of Pierre Corneille's Andromède as performed at the Petit-Bourbon in 1650
Design for a theater set created by Giacomo Torelli da Fano for the ballet 'Les Noces de Thétis', from 'Décorations et machines aprestées aux nopces de Tétis, Ballet Royal' 1654