Théâtre du Palais-Royal

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Rue Montpensier, on the right the Théâtre Palais Royal

The Théâtre du Palais-Royal is a private theater on Rue de Montpensier in the 1st arrondissement of Paris . The house has existed since 1783 and has since been used under changing names, temporarily closed, from 1831 under this name.

The origins

The Théâtre du Palais-Royal has its roots in the 17th century. In the course of the construction of the Palais Royal , this hall was also built by Jacques Lemercier in 1637 . In 1660 the hall was made into a public theater. In 1671 it became the headquarters of Molière's troops. However, he had to share the theater with an Italian group of actors, alternating daily. From 1673 the theater hall was the venue for the opera until a fire in 1765. In 1881 the theater hall in the palace burned down again.

The theater to this day

It was the architect of the duc d'Orleon who came up with the idea of ​​building a new theater at the end of the Galerie de Beaujolais to replace the burnt down theater . This was completed in 1783 and opened under the name Théâtre Beaujolais . However, only secondary performances were performed, such as puppet theater or a children's ballet. It was not until 1790 that the house changed hands to Marguerite Montansier and she took over the management. The repertoire slowly changed and it became a variety theater that served all genres. The theater then bore the name of the owner. In 1807, by imperial decree, the staff had to change to a theater on Montmartre and the theater fell back into its early days, with puppet theater and a dog show. In 1814 an additional café was set up, which became very well known for its singing performances under the name café de la Paix . However, the theater had to be closed as early as 1818 and remained closed until 1830.

In 1831 the Minister of the Interior granted permission for a new theater to be opened. The hall then had to be rebuilt and restored so that the theater could reopen in 1831. This time under the current name Théâtre du Palais-Royal. After the renovation and expansion, the theater now had 930 seats. Two one-act vaudevilles were given at the opening . One of them, Le Frotteur , was made by Paul Duport . The program was often that of a variety theater or the Opéra-comique .

To mark its centenary, a large article was published in the daily Le Temps in 1884 . A theater guide noted the complete electrification of the theater in 1887.

The theater included personalities such as Jacques Féréol Mazas , first violinist and later musical director. The Rue de Lourcine affair of the poet Eugène Labiche was performed here, as was a play by Michel Delaporte . Pariser Leben , one of Jacques Offenbach's most popular operas , premiered in 1866 . Actresses like Virginie Déjazet and Marcelle Lender celebrated success here and Hyacinthe was one of the great character actors.

This theater was able to survive the turn of the century and the venue still exists today.

literature

  • La grande encyclopédie: inventaire raisonné des sciences, des lettres et des arts , société anonyme de la grande encyclopédie, p. 827
  • Pier Lacam and Antoine CHarabot: Le glacier classique et artistique en France et en Italie , 1893, p. 112
  • Eugène Hugot: Histoire littéraire, critique et anecdotique du théâtre du Palais Royale, 1784–1884

Web links

Commons : Théâtre du Palais-Royal  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Henry Lyonnet: Les "Premières" de Molière , Librairie Delagrave, 1921, to be read in the Bibliothèque nationale de France , accessed on March 15, 2018
  2. ↑ L. Batisilier: Histoire de Paris et de ses monuments, par Dulaure , 1846, Paris, p. 485, to be read in the Bibliothèque nationale de France , accessed on March 15, 2018
  3. ↑ La grande encyclopédie , Société anonyme de la grande encyclopédie, Paris, Volume 25, p. 1087, to be read in the Bibliothèque nationale de France , accessed on March 13, 2018
  4. ^ Louis Moland: Molière et la comédie italienne , Paris, librairie académique, p. 7, to be read in the Bibliothèque nationale de France , accessed on March 22, 2018
  5. ↑ Les comédiens hors la loi (2e édition) , Calman Lévy, 1887, Paris, p. 241, to be read in the Bibliothèque nationale de France , accessed on March 13, 2018
  6. ↑ Larive and Fleury: Dictionnaire français illustré des mots et des choses , 1899, Volume 2, p. 644, to be read in the Bibliothèque nationale de France , accessed on March 29, 2018
  7. ^ MJ Gaulle: Nouvelle histoire de Paris et de ses environs , 1839, Volume 4, p. 634, to be read in the Bibliothèque nationale de France , accessed on March 16, 2018
  8. ↑ Itinéraire général des omnibus de Paris: théâtres et monuments , 1863, p. 50, to be read in the Bibliothèque nationale de France , accessed on April 4, 2018
  9. ↑ Le Temps , edition of October 24, 1884, p. 3, to be read in the Bibliothèque nationale de France , accessed on March 16, 2018
  10. ↑ Almanach des théâtres , p. 13, to be read in the Bibliothèque nationale de France , accessed on April 5, 2018
  11. ↑ La grande encyclopédie: inventaire raisonné des sciences, des lettres et des arts , société anonyme de la grande encyclopédie, p. 827, to be read in the Bibliothèque nationale de France , accessed on March 14, 2018
  12. ↑ Le glacier classique et artistique en France et en Italie , p. 112, to be read in the Bibliothèque nationale de France , accessed on March 28, 2018
  13. ↑ Eugène Hugot: Histoire littéraire, critique et anecdotique du théâtre du Palais Royale, 1784-1884 , to be read in the Bibliothèque nationale de France , accessed on April 6, 2018

Coordinates: 48 ° 51 '58.1 "  N , 2 ° 20' 15.5"  E