The féerie in the full 19th-century sense of the word was born on 6 December 1806, with the premiere at the Théâtre de la Gaîté of Le Pied de mouton[REF] ("The Mutton Foot") [REF].
The féerie, once established, quickly flourished; between 1800 and 1820 alone, some sixty féeries were produced [REF].