La Boheme by G. Giacosa and L. Illica with music by Giacomo Puccini - a scene from the premiere performance showing the original stage props in action. Act 2 in the Latin Quarter - A great crowd, including children, has gathered with street sellers announcing their wares - Rodolfo buys Mimi a bonnet from a vendor, while Colline buys a coat and Schaunard a horn (pictured). Parisians gossip with friends and bargain with the vendors; the children of the streets clamor to see the wares of Parpignol, the toy seller (pictured)