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[backupmemories]

(also posted on revolution_fr)

As most of you know, I'm doing a reenactment of some scenes from the French Revolution with my friends in a few weeks, and I was wondering - does anyone have an English translation of Camille Desmoulins' Aux Armes speech on July 12? The "jump on a table, pull out a pistol or two, and get everyone to wear green" speech; I'm sure you know what I'm talking about. ^^

Also, I'm looking for Saint-Just's "Report on the Dantonists" (again, in English - alas, I speak no French).

Anything else you can get me in English, I'd be grateful. Preferably by Robespierre, Desmoulins, Danton, Saint-Just, Marat, etc. All is welcome; presume we know nothing. ^_^

We have a pretty willing group, so if there's anything you'd like to see people in costume performing in front of a camera in Central Park or wherever it ends up being...just ask. ^___^

Also, if anyone knows a lot about costumes of specific people and can link me to something that has really good images, that would be very helpful! It's the little details, like "What did stockings look like" and "What type of shoes?" and "What do the sleeves look like again?" that really get you...and if you can answer any of those questions, that helps. ^^

Thanks, everyone!

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[estellacat.livejournal.com]

Who isn't may be a better question. XD
Hopefully no one who wasn't historically...?

I'll see what I can do about shortening the speech, but it's sometimes difficult to cut a lot, especially in a report of this nature. :/

I'll bring the translation of some of Le Bas's letters with me, in that case. Or I can send them to you beforehand, if you're trying to organize the way this is going to go at all.

So, in other words, for all intents and purposes it's going to be Convention-oriented? (Other than Desmoulins' harangue, that is...) Also, not to sound like a propagandist here, but it might be good if not all the speeches tended toward violent ends--as potentially uninteresting as it might be to listen to a speech on education or subsistence. (I understand that violent speeches have more potential for crack and that that's the main mood here, but all the same.) >___>

I'll see what I can do as far as translations go--feel free to send me anything you have, though I'm sure I have a great deal of it already, if only through royet.org.

Also, you never answered my question about the cockades--have you been able to find any of those?

[nirejseki.livejournal.com]

Hopefully no one who wasn't historically...?
Well, we'll try, but if my friend actually comes through with his promise of a guillotine, chances are everyone and their invisible cousin is going to be guillotined at least once. Unless they're too scared to put their necks under it, of course.

Well, bring some, and do send some ahead of time so I have a general idea of what you're going to say; though feel free to bring things you haven't mentioned.

Yes, mostly Convention-oriented. And I have no problem with non-violent speeches - I was considering having the whole Louvet-Robespierre thing, but that would be long and I have no translation for it, alas. And if you could find/send some translations of anything else, I'd be more than happy to include it. This is originally not supposed to be a reenactment in the strict sense, but rather people standing around reading all sorts of speeches. Alas, we've gotten rather close to the time and we still have very few speeches...! >_< (I've always wanted to find the speech that has Robespierre's "No one likes armed missionaries" line, but I don't know which one that is. Sigh.) So, yes, it's a "anything you can find/send/etc" situation over here right now...

Oh, no, we haven't found any cockades. I just imagined we'd make some if necessary...why? Do you have/know where to find?

[estellacat.livejournal.com]

Well, just as long as they're not guillotined while portraying characters who weren't, I suppose it will be all right.

I have three basic types when it comes to Le Bas's letters: letters to his father, letters to his wife, and letters to Robespierre/reports to the CSP. They all have something interesting to say about what's going on where he is at the time, but do you think it would be better to just include the last kind, since the recipients will actually be present...?

(That line is in one of Robespierre's discourses against the war with Austria--the first, I believe, though I wouldn't swear to it--and is sure to be included in any collection of his speeches you can find.) Other than that, I'll see what I can find/translate, speechwise.

I mentioned it earlier; I have some tricolor ribbon and a technique for making them fairly easily, so I could definitely make some.

[nirejseki.livejournal.com]

Well, unless we really go crack on everyone, but yes, generally not. We're not going to guillotine Marat or anything; that would be silly.

Bring what you want to read. I leave it to your discretion what you like. ^^ If people will put up with one of Robespierre's long little things, they'll put up with Le Bas.

Thanks a lot! I'm very much obliged. ^^

Oh! I didn't see that, somehow. Yes, please make some! Make plenty! Thank you very, very much! ^_^

[estellacat.livejournal.com]

Yes, that's what I mean; that makes sense.

Okay. Besides, I'm sure they won't be able to help liking Le Bas. XD

Sure. ^_^

You're quite welcome!