The Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens is a Parisian theatre founded in 1855 by the composer Jacques Offenbach for the performance of opéra bouffe and operetta. The current theatre is located in the 2nd ar
Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens in 2010
The Salle Choiseul during a performance of Offenbach's Un mari à la porte (1859)
Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens (c. 1867)
The public at the Bouffes-Parisiens (c. 1860)
Théâtre des Folies-Marigny
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The Théâtre des Folies-Marigny, a former theatre with a capacity of only 300 spectators, was built in 1848 by the City of Paris for a magician named Lacaze and was originally known as the Salle Lacaze
Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens
…have mass appeal and would provide opportunities for young French composers. The company gave its first performances during the summer of 1855 at the Salle Lacaze. This theatre was unusually small with a capacity of only 300 spectators, but was located on the Carré Marigny, near the crowds attending the Exposition…
The Théâtre des Folies-Marigny, sometime before its demolition in 1881
View of the Palais de l'Industrie on the far side the Champs-Élysées and the Carré Marigny with the Cirque de l'Impératrice at the front slightly left of center and the small Salle Lacaze (the first theatre of Offenbach's Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens) across the square at the left