List of former or demolished entertainment venues in Paris
This page is a list of former or demolished theatres and other entertainment venues. For currently operating theatres, see List of theatres and entertainment venues in Paris.
List
[edit]| Name | Address | Arrt | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.B.C | 11, boulevard Poissonnière | 2nd | music-hall opened 1935, turned into a cinema 1965 then demolished c 1981. |
| Alcazar | 10, rue du Faubourg-Poissonnière | 10th | café-concert opened 1858, closed 1902, demolished and replaced by offices |
| Alhambra-Maurice Chevalier | 50, rue de Malte | 11th | music hall, opened 1866, demolished 1967 |
| Apollo | 20, rue de Clichy | 9th | music hall |
| Athénée | 17, rue Scribe | 9th | opened 1866, closed 1883 |
| Le Chat Noir | 84, boulevard Rochechouart | 9th | cabaret opened 1881, closed 1897 |
| Cirque d'été | Champs-Élysées | 8th | circus built 1841, demolished 1900 |
| Concert Mayol | Rue de l'échiquier | 10th | closed 1976 |
| Concert Pacra | 10, boulevard Beaumarchais | 11th | 'salle de spectacle', opened 1855, demolished 1972 |
| Éden-Théâtre | 7, rue Boudreau | 9th | opened 1883, demolished 1895 |
| Folies-Marigny | Carré Marigny on the Champs-Élysées | 8th | opened 1848, demolished 1881 |
| Théâtre des Funambules | boulevard du Temple | First for tightrope-walking and acrobatics later vaudeville etc., opened 1816, demolished 1862 | |
| Grand Guignol | 7, cité Chaptal | 9th | opened 1897, closed 1963 |
| Théâtre Historique | 72, boulevard du Temple | 9th | opened 1847, demolished 1863 |
| Hôtel de Bourgogne | rue Mauconseil (now rue Étienne Marcel) | 2nd | theatre built in 1548, used until at least 1783 |
| Théâtre des Jeunes-Artistes | 52, rue de Bondy | 10th | opened 1790, closed 1807 |
| Salle de la Bourse | rue Vivienne | 2nd | opened 1827, demolished 1869 |
| Salle des Concerts Herz | 48, rue de la Victoire | 9th | concert hall, built 1842, demolished post-1874 |
| Salle Le Peletier | rue Le Peletier | 9th | home of the Paris Opera from 1821 to 1873. Destroyed by fire 1873. |
| Salle Ventadour | rue Neuve-Ventadour (now the rue Méhul) | 2nd | opened in 1829, closed in 1878, converted into offices in 1879 |
| Scala | 13, boulevard de Strasbourg | 10th | music hall built 1874, turned into cinema 1936 |
| Théâtre d'Orsay | gare d'Orsay | 7th | opened 1972, closed 1981 |
| Théâtre de Cluny | 71, boulevard Saint-Germain | 5th | active c. 1879-1929 |
| Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique | boulevard du Temple | founded in 1769, burnt down in 1827 | |
| Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique | boulevard Saint-Martin | rebuilt 1828, demolished in 1966 | |
| Théâtre de l'Empire | 41, avenue Wagram | opened 1897, destroyed by fire 2005 and replaced by a hotel | |
| Théâtre de l'Étoile | 35, avenue Wagram | 17th | opened 1928, closed 1964 |
| Théâtre de la Cité-Variétés | rue Saint-Barthélemy | 4th | very end of the 18th century, closed in 1806 |
| Théâtre de la Gaîté | rue Papin | opened 1862, demolished 1989, also known as Théâtre de la Gaîté-Lyrique, Théâtre National Lyrique | |
| Théâtre de Nicolet, ou des Grands Danseurs | boulevard du Temple | opened 1759, changed name to Théâtre de la Gaîté in 1792, closed 1862 | |
| Théâtre des Capucines | boulevard des Capucines | built 1889, converted into Théâtre-Musée des Capucines perfume museum 1970 | |
| Théâtre des Délassements-Comiques | boulevard du Temple | opened 1785, burnt down 1787, rebuilt and reopened 1788, demolished 1862 | |
| Théâtre des Deux Boules | erotic theatre, demolished | ||
| Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques | rue de Bondy (now rue René Boulanger) | 10th | turned into cinema in the 1930s |
| Théâtre des Gobelins | 3, l'avenue des Gobelins | 5th | built 1869, closed 2003 but facade preserved |
| Théâtre des Variétés-Amusantes | boulevard du Temple (now rue René-Boulanger) | 10th | opened 1779, closed 1784 |
| Théâtre du Vaudeville | boulevard des Capucines | built 1868, turned into a cinema in 1927 | |
| Théâtre du Vaudeville | rue de Chartres | opened 1792, burned down in 1838 | |
| Théâtre Fémina | 90, avenue des Champs-Élysées | 8th | opened 1907, closed 1929 |
| Théâtre Feydeau | rue Feydeau | 2nd | opera house 1791–1829. Demolished c. 1829. |
| Théâtre Louvois | 6, rue de Louvois | 2nd | built and opened 1791, demolished 1899 |
| Théâtre National de la rue de la Loi | rue de la Loi (now rue de Richelieu) | built in 1793, demolished in 1820, also known as the Théâtre des Arts | |
| Théâtre Pigalle | rue Pigalle | opened 1929, closed 1948, later demolished |
Bibliography
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Former theaters of Paris.
- (in French) Philippe Chauveau, Les Théâtres parisiens disparus (1402–1986), Ed. de l'Amandier, Paris, 1999. ISBN 2-907649-30-2.
- (in French) André Degaine, Histoire du théâtre dessinée et Guide des promenades théâtrales à Paris, Ed. Nizet, 1992–1999. ISBN 2-7078-1257-9.