ed ▁him ▁to ▁join ▁their ▁company ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 6 . ▁Pit rot ▁next ▁dan ced ▁at ▁L ille ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 8 , ▁and ▁was ▁then ▁co - direct or ▁of ▁the ▁theatre ▁at ▁Gh ent ▁from ▁ 1 7 5 8 ▁to ▁ 1 7 5 9 , ▁returning ▁to ▁the ▁Com édie - Ital ienne ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 9 . ▁ ▁He ▁then ▁obtained ▁author isation ▁for ▁putting ▁on ▁shows ▁in ▁Li ège ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 0 , ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁L ille ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 1 ▁and ▁Gh ent ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 2 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 7 ▁May ▁ 1 7 6 2 , ▁Pit rot ▁made ▁his ▁début ▁at ▁The ▁H ague ▁as ▁lead ▁dan cer ▁and ▁bal let ▁master . ▁ ▁He ▁put ▁on ▁one ▁success ▁after ▁another ▁- ▁Les ▁Ch asse urs , ▁Le ▁Vie ill ard ▁ra je uni , ▁Le ▁T aille ur , ▁Les ▁T onn el iers ▁allem ands ▁and ▁Le ▁Br ou ette ur ▁italien . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁long ▁absence , ▁Pit rot ▁returned ▁to ▁Br uss els ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 1 ▁as ▁bal let ▁master , ▁engaged ▁by ▁the ▁direct ors ▁Ign az ▁V itz th umb ▁and ▁Louis ▁Comp ain . ▁ ▁After ▁another ▁absence , ▁he ▁again ▁returned ▁to ▁Br uss els ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 4 , ▁and ▁there ▁married ▁a ▁young ▁girl ▁ 3 1 ▁years ▁his ▁junior ▁(