Bobino
The Bobino is a Parisian concert and theater stage that was founded in 1873 and was a well-known French music hall , especially in the mid-20th century , where many stars of the chanson scene performed. The building is located in Montparnasse on Rue de la Gaîté, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris.
The Bobino is not to be confused with the former Théâtre du Luxembourg on Rue Madame , sometimes named after its first owner, a clown and puppeteer named Bobino .
history
The Bobino opened in 1873 under the name Les Folies-Bobino . The name made reference to the clown and puppeteer Bobino, but the theater was not directly related to the entertainer from the early 19th century. The stage mainly presented vocal performances. The auditorium offered space for 600 people, a restaurant and a garden were connected. In 1927 a luxurious hall for 1,100 spectators was created. In the early 20th century, artists such as Alibert , Montéhus , Polaire , Mistinguett , Eugénie Buffet , Mayol , Georgius , Yvette Guilbert , Damia , Mireille , Reda Caire and Tino Rossi performed here .
From 1936, under its new owner Alcide Castille , the Bobino became one of the leading music halls in Paris and presented programs by Jean Sablon (1936), Léo Marjane (1938), Rina Ketty (1939), André Dassary , Lucienne Delyle (1941 ), among others ), Yves Montand (1944), Line Renaud , Henri Salvador , Pierre Dudan (1947), Les Frères Jacques (1949), Juliette Gréco (1951), Georges Brassens , Gilbert Bécaud (1953), Jacques Brel , Fernand Raynaud (1955) , Marcel Amont (1956), and Léo Ferré (1958).
In 1958 Félix Vitry took over the Bobino and restored it. The stage now mainly offered chanson authors from the Rive Gauche, such as Ricet Barrier , Barbara , Anne Sylvestre , Colette Renard , Mouloudji , Claude Nougaro , Henri Tachan , Georges Moustaki , Reinhard Mey and Serge Reggiani . The Bobino remained “en vogue” until Vitry's death in 1973, when the reputation of the venue began to fade. In 1983 the Bobino had to close before it was reopened in 1991 as Studio Bobino with the new direction of a concert and theater hall at the same time. In 2006, the name and concept changed again with the owner: The Bobin'o now presented itself as a mixture of vaudeville and restaurant . In 2010 the Bobino reopened as a stage for concerts, musicals and comedy with 800 seats.
Web links
- Official website of the Bobino (French)
- Bobino in La Hall de la Chanson (French)
- Bobin'o on evene.fr (French)
Individual evidence
Coordinates: 48 ° 50 ′ 23 " N , 2 ° 19 ′ 25" E