Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, invites Gluck to Paris, 57; supports him against the rebellious artistes of the Opera, 63; in great alarm for his success, 64; attends the first performance of _Iphigénie en Aulide_, 64 and note; commands the Prince d’Hénin to apologise to the composer, 67; intervenes on behalf of Sophie Arnould, 75, 77; Mlle. Raucourt presented to her, 151; espouses the cause of this actress against her enemies, 171; plays in _Blaise et Babet_ at Trianon, 209; incident during her last appearance at the play, 219; supports Mlle. Vanhove against the Contats, 252; Mlle. Contat’s attachment to her, 252, 253; gives Lemoine’s _Phèdre_ precedence over the _Œdipe_ of Sacchini, 310 Marie Leczinska, Queen of France, Sophie Arnould’s visit to her, 8, 9; makes Sophie one of the singers of her chamber, 11 Marivaux, 249 Marmontel, a visitor at Sophie Arnould’s house, 79; writes the libretto of _Sylvain_, 198; secures a pension for Piccini, 298; writes the libretto of Piccini’s _Didon_, 297; Madame Saint-Huberty sings her part at his country-house, 297; kneels at her feet after the first performance of _Didon_, 301; writes the libretto of _Pénélope_, 309 Maupeou, Marquis de, lover of Mlle. Contat, 242, 243, 246 Marsollier (dramatist), 212, 217 _Mémoires secrets, les_, (cited) 45, 54, 64, 75, 114 note, 121, 149, 163, 167, 178, 180, 181, 260, 290, 302 Mercier (cited), 59 _Mercure de France, le_ (cited), 14, 15, 16, 53, 54 note, 65, 68, 105, 106, 123, 149, 163, 229 note, 275, 284, 288 note Mercy-Argenteau, Comte de (Austrian Ambassador in Paris), his infatuation for Rosalie Levasseur, 69, 70; persuades Gluck to give her lessons in singing, 70; and the part of Alceste in preference to Sophie Arnould, 71 Merlin de Douai, 188 Mesmer fails to cure Sophie Arnould’s dog, 79, 80 Métra, 319; (cited) 65, 301, 320 Mirabeau, 321 Miromesnil, M. de, his wager with the Comte de Vaudreuil, 230 note Molé (actor), 183 Molière, 182, 249 Moreau _le jeune_ (painter), 286, 299, 300 Mouret (composer), 14 N Napoleon I., Emperor, sends Mlle. Raucourt to Italy with a troupe of French players, 190; an admirer of Mlle. Contat’s acting, 258; attends her benefit performance, 259; verses incorrectly ascribed to him, 308 Neufchâteau, François de, gives Sophie Arnould a pension, 92; resigns his post as Minister of the Interior, 93; the production of his _Paméla_ causes the arrest of the players of the Comédie-Française, 183; persuades the Consular Government to reorganise the Comédie-Française, 189 _Nina, ou la Folle par amour_, Madame Dugazon’s success in, 211-214, 216 _Ninette à la Cour_, 124, 285 Nivelon (dancer), 128 note, 311 Noverre (cited), 108 O _Œdipe_, Sacchini’s, 310 _Orphée et Eurydice_, Gluck’s, 66, 68 P Pallisot, his _Courtisanes_, 228, 229 Parny, Paul de Forges, marries Mlle. Contat, 258 _Pénélope_, Piccini’s, Madame Saint-Huberty’s success in, 309