THEATRE DU VAUDEVILLE - "Henry MONNIER in the improvised family". 1831. Lithograph by Henry Monnier (1799-1877), in antique colors. Wove paper. Signed and dated in the plate. Printed by Delaporte. Plate no. 74 from "La Caricature". Margins. "Famous as a satirical writer and caricaturist, Henry Monnier also wanted to make a name for himself as an actor. He made his Parisian stage debut, at the Vaudeville, in Brazier's play La Famille Improvisée, in which some of the popular types he had created were recalled. He appeared in five different transvestites. When he appeared as Joseph Prudhomme, the whole room went wild. 27.3 x 36.5 cm. Condition A (very slight trace of vertical fold, otherwise good condition).