The theatrical year began 12 April 1790 and ended 16 April 1791.
| Directors : the Actors | |
| Actors | Actresses |
|---|---|
| Molé | Bellecour |
| Larive | Vestris |
| Dugazon | Giguet |
| Desessarts | Lachassaigne |
| Dazincourt | Suin |
| Fleury | Saint-Val |
| Belmont | Raucourt |
| Vanhove | Contat |
| Dorival | Thénard |
| Saint-Prix | Joly |
| Saint-Fal | De Vienne |
| Naudet | Émilie Contat |
| Dunant | Petit |
| Grammont | Lauréat |
| Larochelle | Candeille |
| Talma | Desgarcins |
| Roga | Fleury |
| Marsy | Masson |
| Marchand | Charlotte |
| Champville | Lange |
| Deshayes | Simon |
| Gérard | |
| Grand-Ménil | |
| Dancers | Female dancers |
| Deshayes, ballet master | Mlle Collomb, first dancer |
| Nores, first dancer | Aimée, danseuse en double |
| Doucet, danseur en double | Bourgeois, danseuse en double |
| Marchand | Dantié |
| Gignet | Bourgeois the young |
| Cosson | Durand |
| Évrard | Duchaumont the elder |
| Audill | Védi |
| Mulot | Duchaumont the young |
| Rogat | Vaudrelant |
| Huot | Félicité |
| Chaudet, répétiteur | |
| Orchestra | |
| Baudron, 1st violin and composer | La Lance, 1st violin |
| Chaudet, 1st violin | Fillion, 1st violin |
| Rose, 1st violin | Marteau, 1st violin |
| Cunissy, 2nd violin | Fleury, 2nd violin |
| Rameau, 2nd violin | Milot, 2nd violin |
| Bertrand, 2nd violin | Hugot, 2nd violin |
| Rougeaux, alto | Prot, alto |
| André, oboe | Le Det, timpanist |
| Deshais, oboe | Ducreux, oboe |
| Pilet, oboe | Tuasch, bassoon |
| Dumonet, cor | Heins, cor |
| Jolet, bass | Chapelet, bass |
| Toutant, bass | Prunelle, bass |
| Gresset, double bass | Raoul, copyst |
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Events from the year 1791 in France.
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