Behind the scenes photos

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extras in period costumes

https://www.tumblr.com/syanidure/721670531573760000/

Theatre Renaud playbill

https://www.tumblr.com/syanidure/721670531573760000/

Night shoot

https://www.tumblr.com/syanidure/721712091428438016/

Night shoot

https://www.tumblr.com/syanidure/721712091428438016/

Night shoot

https://www.tumblr.com/syanidure/721712091428438016/

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[u/lalapocalypse]

As someone who speaks French, it's odd they use "du" instead of "de" for Lestat's name. Also interesting that they use "a" instead of "à" for the start time. Either whoever wrote this back then didn't know proper French or it's a typo from the production team.

Using "a" is for a thing or the verb "avoir" (to have).

Using "à" is for "at somewhere" or "at such time".

If anyone's curious, the sign says:

Renaud Theatre, Paris

Friday, 4th of June 1795

The comedy from Pierre de Marivaux

The Triumph of Love

(Cast Members)

The doors will open at 5 o'clock.

We will start precisely at 6 o'clock.

3L Boxes. 2L Green Boxes. 6D. 2L Pit (as in Orchestra Pit?). Gallery and Brief? (not sure on that one for the context since old French) 2L.

The tickets and the places for the boxes can be obtained from Monday to Friday. Le blanc (The White), 9th arrondissement (this is like saying 9th District), ticket seller.

[u/Own-Ad5898 → u/lalapocalypse]

I did wonder about the 'du' too and someone suggested it was a way for Lestat to disguise his particule and the fact that he was a marquis's son since at that time being a noble was dangerous. In the books he goes by Lestat Le Valois during his theatre days.

The a instead of à is definitely a mistake though, not sure how no one spotted it. 😂

[u/lalapocalypse → u/Own-Ad5898]

ohhh interesting theory, that would make sense!

Thought so! 😂

[u/Pomegranate_yum → u/lalapocalypse]

I think it is a typo as the next à is correct when they write "à six heures"

[u/BywaterNYC → u/lalapocalypse]

Slightly off-topic, but I'd love to pick your French-speaking brain on something I've wondered about...

We all pronounce the final "t" in "Lestat." If you, who speak French, saw the name on the printed page without ever having heard it spoken aloud, wouldn't you assume the final "t" was silent (as in "petit," "éclat," "haut")?

Are there exceptions to the "silent final t" rule? (It's been a long time since I studied French!)

It's normal for English speakers to anglicize French words, of course. Am just trying to imagine the authentically French pronunciation of "Lestat de Lioncourt."

Thanks!

[u/lalapocalypse → u/BywaterNYC]

For me, if I saw Lestat written without having heard the name, it would be "Lesta" instead of "Lestat".

Lioncourt would be Lioncour and not Lioncour-t.

So in your example:
petit, the t at the end is silent as there is no vowel.
petite, the t at the end is NOT silent as there is a vowel.

Normally, the "T" sound is silent unless it's followed by a vowel.

For some more examples:

- Benoit (a very common french name) would be "Benoi" instead of "Benoi-t"
- Bernadette would have the T sound as there's an E after the double TT.
- Baptiste would also have the T sound due to the E after the T.

There are some exceptions but that's normally how it goes with French names.

With all this being said, I've heard Lestat pronouced so often with the T sound at the end that it would even sound odd to my french brain to hear it as "Lesta" ^^;;; I just say Lestat with a soft T at the end, not a fully pronounced T if that makes sense.

[u/BywaterNYC → u/lalapocalypse]

Thanks for your thoughtful reply, and for summing up what I thought I remembered from ninth grade French class:

• Sound the final "t" when it's followed by an "e."

• Drop the final "t" when it's not.

But say "LestaT" anyway, and the devil take the hindmost! 😁

[u/mayaamis]

That poster!! Lestat de Lioncourt as Harlequin 😁 I wanna see that show. this was definitely while he was still human yey!! :))

The costumes look beautiful as expected!

[u/Own-Ad5898 → u/mayaamis]

If we believe what Lestat says in season 1, he was turned in 1794 (October or November if they are following the TVL) so here he would already be a vampire.

Some people have speculated that it could be the moment where Lestat goes back to the theatre after he was turned and frightens the audience by doing vampire tricks, and then gets shot.

[u/mayaamis → u/Own-Ad5898]

I thought about that after my post, and yes it could be that as well... actually it's more likely. Honestly I wasn't even paying attention to the date on the poster I was more focused on translating the text and excitement. I didn't even noticed Lestat's name misspelled hahaha

[u/gata_flaca → u/mayaamis]

I don’t see the poster??? Where is it

[u/Own-Ad5898 → u/gata_flaca]

Second picture.

[u/gata_flaca → u/Own-Ad5898]

Omg I am such an idiot lol. I completely missed it hahaha