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Probable Date: date inferred from textual evidence.

The manuscript, found in the Bibliothèque Nationale de France, collects 58 "studies" of tragedies, of which ten are by Corneille.
Lekain offers a detailed description of his repertoire, writing for each pièce a table with four columns: "Emplois", "Roles", "Qualité des personnages" and "Vêtements". He then dedicates a section to the "professions" of theater: "les Assistants" (walk-on actors), "le Maître de musique", "le Secrétaire souffleur", "le Machiniste décorateur", "le Tailleur magazinier", "le Premier garçon de théâtre" (the property man).