Griseldis ou les cinq sens

Griseldis ou les cinq sens was a pantomime-ballet in three acts and five tableaux with music by Adolphe Adam, a scenario by Philippe Dumanoir, and choreography by Joseph Mazilier. It had its premiere only a few days before the revolution of February 1848, and the ensuing violence within Paris diminished whatever success this composition might have had in more normal times. It enjoyed its first presentation on 16 February 1848, and the theatre had to close between 22 and 29 February…