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on Rue de la Gaîté. The architect of the new theatre was Paul Farge who had also designed the renovation of the Empire. The theatre's interior had a pink and silver colour scheme and had a seating capacity of 1500. A smoking foyer and an American bar were located on the first floor.
17: 597: 141:. It would be the first of many operettas to premiere there. Prior to World War II, the Folies-Wagram staged primarily operettas and revues. The rare exception was the world premiere on 6 May 1935 of 149:, a violent tale of incest, murder and betrayal. After its summer closure in 1935, the theatre reopened in the autumn as the Théâtre de l'Étoile and continued its repertoire of operettas and revues. 79: 94:
The theatre was built on the initiative of Paul Fournier and the Lutetia-Empire company which already owned a number of cinemas in Paris as well as two large music halls, the
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Increasing financial difficulties led to the theatre's permanent closure at the beginning of 1964. It was later demolished and replaced by an office and commercial building.
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had earlier appeared in a show with Piaf and in 1951 returned in a one-man show, accompanied by jazz guitarist
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made his French come-back with a show at the Étoile after spending several years in the United States.
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was a theatre in Paris which operated from 1928 until 1964. From late 1935 it was known as the
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In the post-World War II years the Étoile also saw many shows by individual singers.
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Advertisement for the gala opening of the Théâtre des Folies-Wagram
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Encyclopédie multimédia de la comédie musicale théâtrale en France
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Encyclopédie multimédia de la comédie musicale théâtrale en France
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Kirby, Victoria Nes; Nes, Nancy E.; Robbins, Aileen (June 1972).
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On 14 March 1928 the Folies-Wagram was inaugurated with a gala
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Operettas premiered at the Théâtre des Folies-Wagram include:
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The American Matisse: The Dealer, His Artists, His Collection
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Buildings and structures in the 17th arrondissement of Paris
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Théâtre des Folies-Wagram logo as it appeared from 1929–1931
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appeared in 1945, accompanied on the piano by her protégé
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48°52′37″N 2°17′49″E / 48.877°N 2.297°E / 48.877; 2.297
17th arrondissement
operettas
Antonin Artaud
Théâtre de l'Étoile
Champs-Élysées
Théâtre de l'Empire
fr
Bobino

revue
Marie Dubas
Henri Garat
Oscar Straus
Antonin Artaud
Edith Piaf
Robert Chauvigny
fr
Yves Montand
Henri Crolla
Charles Trenet
Marlene Dietrich
Jean Cocteau
Maurice Chevalier
Oscar Straus
Bruno Granichstaedten
Tip-Toes
George Gershwin
Raoul Moretti

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