Casino de Paris
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Former names | Palace-Théâtre (1880-91) |
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Address | 16 rue de Clichy 75009 Paris France |
Location | IXe arrondissement |
Capacity | 2,057 |
Construction | |
Opened | 1880 |
Renovated |
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Closed |
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Reopened | 17 October 1891 |
Architect | Aimé-Louis Sauffroy & Ferdinand Grémailly Édouard-Jean Niermans (1890-91 renovations) Marcel Oudin (1920s renovations) |
Website | |
Venue Website |
The Casino de Paris, located at 16, rue de Clichy, in the
Haussmann – Saint-Lazare
.
The first building at this location where shows could be mounted was erected by the
Jardin de Tivoli
and was the venue for fireworks displays. In 1880 it became the Palace Theatre, which housed shows of different types, including wrestling.
It was at the beginning of the
First World War
, however, that the modern Casino de Paris began to take shape, when the venue was converted into a cinema and music hall. After the bombardments of the First World War caused performances to be interrupted, the revue format was resumed, one which lasted through a good part of the twentieth century.
Over the decades, performers who have played the Casino de Paris have included Mistinguett, Maurice Chevalier, Josephine Baker, Micheline Bernardini, Tino Rossi, Essi Moh, Line Renaud, Shakin' Stevens, Carla Bruni, Violetta Villas, Georges Guétary, and Zizi Jeanmaire; writers who have contributed work have included Serge Gainsbourg and Jean Ferrat; Yves Saint Laurent designed for the Casino in the 1970s, and poster artists have included Erté and Jules Chéret.
See also
- Olympia (Paris)
- Jubilee!
- Peepshow
- Sirens of TI
- Absinthe
- Moulin Rouge
- Le Lido
- Folies Bergère
- Paradis Latin
- Cabaret Red Light
- Tropicana Club