Bobino

The Bobino is a Paris concert and theater stage, which was founded in 1873 and in particular the mid-20th century, a well-known French Music Hall, was in the occurred many stars of the chanson scene. The building is located in Montparnasse in the Rue de la Gaîté, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris.

History

The Bobino was opened in 1873 under the name Les Folies Bobino, where the name took Bobino respect to an entertainers of the early 19th century. The stage presented especially vocal performances. The auditorium could seat 600 people, were connected a restaurant and a garden. In 1927, a luxurious room for 1,100 spectators was created. In the early 20th century occurred here on artists such as Alibert, Montéhus, Polaire, Mistinguett, Eugénie Buffet, Mayol, Georgius, Yvette Guilbert, Damia, Mireille, Reda Caire and Tino Rossi.

As of 1936, the Bobino was under its new owner Alcide Castille one of the leading music halls of Paris and presented, among other programs by Jean Sablon (1936 ), Léo Marjane (1938 ), Rina Ketty (1939 ), André Dassary, Lucienne Delyle (1941 ), Yves Montand (1944 ), Line Renaud, Henri Salvador, Pierre Dudan (1947 ), Les Frères Jacques ( 1949), Juliette Greco (1951 ), Georges Brassens, Gilbert Becaud (1953), Jacques Brel, Fernand Raynaud (1955 ), Marcel Amont (1956 ), Léo Ferré and (1958).

In 1958, Félix Vitry took over the Bobino and restored it. The stage now offered mainly chanson -authors of the Rive Gauche performance opportunities as Ricet Barrier, Barbara, Anne Sylvestre, Colette Renard, Mouloudji, Claude Nougaro, Henri Tahan, Georges Moustaki and Serge Reggiani. The Bobino was "en vogue " to Vitrys death in 1973, as the reputation of the performance venue began to gradually fade. In 1983, the Bobino was forced to close before it was reopened in 1991 as a studio Bobino under the new alignment of a simultaneous concert and theater hall. In 2006 changed name again with the owner and design: The Bobin'o presented itself as a mix of vaudeville and restaurant. In 2010, the Bobino newly opened as a stage for concerts, theater and comedy with 800 spectator seats.