▁to ▁young ▁actors ▁such ▁as ▁Ang é lique ▁D ' H ann eta ire ▁and ▁Alexandre ▁B ult os . ▁In ▁ 1 7 7 2 , ▁he ▁and ▁the ▁singer ▁Louis ▁Comp ain ▁became ▁co - direct ors ▁of ▁the ▁Thé âtre , ▁then ▁V itz th umb ▁was ▁sole ▁director ▁from ▁ 1 7 7 4 ▁to ▁ 1 7 7 7 . ▁This ▁period ▁is ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁fert ile ▁in ▁the ▁Thé âtre ▁de ▁la ▁Mon na ie ' s ▁life , ▁and ▁trav ellers ▁like ▁Charles ▁Bur ney ▁did ▁not ▁hes itate ▁to ▁pra ise ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁its ▁acting ▁tro op ▁and ▁or chestra . ▁Even ▁so , ▁the ▁theatre ▁soon ▁went ▁bank rupt ▁and ▁so ▁V itz th umb ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁abandon ▁his ▁role ▁as ▁director , ▁though ▁he ▁retained ▁that ▁of ▁conduct or . ▁ ▁Sus p ended ▁from ▁all ▁his ▁jobs ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 1 ▁for ▁taking ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁ins urre ction ▁against ▁Joseph ▁II , ▁V itz th umb ▁left ▁for ▁Amsterdam ▁to ▁take ▁up ▁a ▁post ▁as ▁music ▁master ▁at ▁the ▁" Coll ège ▁dram atique ▁et ▁ly rique ". ▁Fall ing ▁seriously ▁ill ▁the ▁following ▁year , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Br uss els ▁to ▁live ▁with ▁his ▁son ▁Paul ▁and ▁died ▁there ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 6 , ▁aged ▁ 9 1 . ▁ ▁Works ▁ ▁Sur v iving ▁ ▁C é phal ide ▁ou ▁les ▁Aut res ▁mari