Nicolas-Médard Audinot
Nicolas-Médard Audinot was a French actor, singer, impresario, and puppeteer.
He first played at the Comédie Italienne. In 1762, he set up a puppeteer theatre at foire Saint-Germain where each character was an imitation of an actor of the Comédie-Italienne. His wood comedians attracted the crowd, and soon Audinot founded the Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique where he substituted children to puppets.
In 1772, he presented grand pantomimes which made his fortune.
He authored Le Tonnelier, an opéra comique presented with success.
