the word cul de sac comes from french.
the word cul de sac comes from french.
where does the word cul de sac come from?
french
throughout the 18th century, the stages of the largest fairs, the foire saint-germain and foire saint-laurent, were the places to see popular entertainment, pantomime and satirical songs. they were only open for a short period of time each year, and were strictly controlled by the rules of the royal academy of music. in 1714-15, the academy was short of money, and decided to sell licenses to producers of popular theater. the "comédiens-italiens", expelled from paris under louis xiv, were invited back to paris to perform satirical songs and sketches on the stage at the "hôtel de bourgogne". in 1726, a new company, the opéra-comique, made up of performers from the saint-germain fair, was formed. it first settled near the fair on "rue de buci", then moved to the dead-end street "cul de sac des quatre-vents". some of the most famous popular french singers of the period and the playwright charles-simon favart made their debut there. in 1744, the "opéra-comique" was taken over by an ambitious new director, jean monnet, who built a new theater at the saint-laurent fair, with decorations by the famed artist françois boucher, and an orchestra of eighteen musicians conducted by jean-philippe rameau. in 1762, the two competing comic opera theaters were merged under a royal charter, and were allowed to perform all year long, not just during the fairs. the two groups first performed independently on the stage at the "hôtel de bourgone", and engaged the best composers of the time, including pierre-alexandre monsigny, françois-andré danican philidor and andré grétry. in 1783, they built a brand-new theater, between rues favart, marivaux, and the future "boulevard des italiens". the new theater, called "salle favart", opened on april 28, 1783, in the center of what soon became the city's main theater district.
history of music in paris
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bullet::::- "cul de sac" (2008)









































bullet::::- "children at play: a cul de sac collection" (2009)









































bullet::::- "cul de sac golden treasury: a keepsake garland of classics" (2010)









































bullet::::- "shapes & colors: a cul de sac collection" (2010)









































bullet::::- "the mighty alice: a cul de sac collection" (2012)









































bullet::::- "the complete cul de sac" (2014)









































bullet::::- "the art of richard thompson" (2014)









































bullet::::- "the incomplete art of why things are (the richard thompson library) (volume 1)" (2017)









































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