Le Diable boiteux

Le Diable boiteux , inspired by Lesage’s picaresque novel, was a pantomime ballet in three acts with a score by Casimir Gide, a libretto by Edmond Burat de Gurgy and Adolphe Nourrit, and choreography by Jean Coralli. The sets for its ten tableaux were created by Jules Diéterle , Feuchères , Séchan (tabl. 1, 2, 3, 9) and Cambon and Philastre (tabl. 4, 5, 6, 7, 10). It had its world premiere at the Royal Academy of Music on 1 June 1836, and it remained in the repertory until 26 February 1840…