Reenactment Help!

[nirejseki.livejournal.com]

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 - please, either give me a link or email me at riderriddle@yahoo.com

(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 a lot!

Comments

[estellacat.livejournal.com]

I would be interested to know your source on this; in the minutes of Corday's trial, all it says on the subject is this:

"He [Marat] asked this woman several questions about the deputies present in Caen, about their names and those of the muncipal officers; that the above mentioned Corday named them, upon which [declaration] Marat told her it would not be long before they would be punished for their rebellion."

(Qu'il [Marat] fit plusieurs questions à cette femme sur les députés de présents à Caen, sur leurs noms et ceux des officiers municipaux ; que ladite Corday les lui a nommés, sur quoi Marat lui dit qu'ils ne tarderaient pas à être punis de leur rébellion.)

[rs09985.livejournal.com]

I thought I had remembered reading it in Carlyle's work, but I'm probably wrong. desole.

[estellacat.livejournal.com]

Doubtless you did read it in Carlyle: it's just that he's less than the most reliable historical source.