title: Jean-Baptiste Nicolet
text: # Jean-Baptiste Nicolet
  
  Jean-Baptiste Nicolet (16 April 1728 – 27 December 1796) was an 18th-century French actor and manager. He was the eldest son of puppeteer, dance master and violinist Guillaume Nicolet. He set up the Grands-Danseurs du Roi, the predecessor of the Théâtre de la Gaîté.
  
  