The floor level of the said boxes should be raised seven pieds (7.44 feet) above the level of the pit at the stage end and eight pieds (8.52 feet) at the other end, each box being six pieds (6.39 feet) high. […]
The four front boxes to be one toise (6.39 ft) wide with three seats in each. […]
Between the said partitions, there should be an amphitheatre supported in front by a tie-beam, extending the width of the tennis court and each end to be chased into the wall. The said tie-beam should be one pied (1.06 ft) thick.
The said amphitheatre should be three toises (19.18
ft) high and four toises (25.57 ft) wide or thereabouts, well fixed from underneath
and furnished with tiered steps from top to bottom. It should be supported
by the end wall.
(Translated from Deierkauf-Holsboer, Mme. S. Wilma. Le Théâtre du Marais. Vol. II. Paris: Librairie Nizet, 1954. pp. 194-198)