Casino_De_Paris
| Casino de Paris | |
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The facade of the Casino de Paris | |
| Type | Music hall |
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| Location | Paris ,  France |
| Contact Geographic | 48 52 '42 "North 2 19 '48 "East / 48.878358, 2.330117 |
| Architect (s) | Edward Niermans |
| Inauguration | 1880 |
| Capacity | 1500 1800 pit |
| Old names | Folie-Richelieu Tivoli Palace Theatre |
| Website | www.casinodeparis.fr |
The Casino de Paris is a concert hall in Paris , located at 16 rue de Clichy in the ninth arrondissement.
History
1730, under Louis XV , the Duke of Richelieu is build a place where they can organize shows of their choice in a wide tree-lined countryside. In 1779, Baron Ogny bought the place, which he renamed Folie-Richelieu. It is headed by Fortune Hamelin , a prominent young woman of all worldly Paris under the First Empire.
In 1811, Madness-Richelieu is transformed into an amusement park, Tivoli, led by the master artificer Ruggieri , it has a large hall style Rococo , covered windows, a score of columns supporting the statues of winged and naked women, each with a chandelier in the right hands, all in lush exotic plants. At the same time, the rink - where access is now the Rue Blanche - is demolished to make way for the New Theatre, the future theater of Paris.
In December 1891, Mr. Lue, director of the Casino de Paris, is launching at a costume party given in the facility at the Carnaval de Paris , the fashion of confetti into paper.
In 1914, the hall was bought by Raphael Beretta, which transforms the room from cinema and music hall. The first review took place in 1917 under the direction of Leon Volterra. Its star Gaby Deslys and presents the first jazz orchestra in France .
In 1931, the Colonial Exhibition in Varna inspires the magazine Paris wagging sees thirteen months, the success of Josephine Baker , the "Black Venus", who plays I have two loves. She followed in 1932 with the magazine La Joie de Paris, followed in 1934 by Tino Rossi References External Links
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