Harvard Theatre Collection on Paris theaters

Contains photographs, prints, posters, and newsclippings displaying exterior and interior views and seating charts of Paris theaters and performance spaces. There are two prints of unidentified theatres, one interior view by J. Beraud and a depiction of an outdoor theatrical performance by T.M. Cleland. There is a single print of the interior of the circus performance of Franconi’s circus. The images of theaters include: the Hippodrome, Hotel de Ville, Odeon Theatre, both the original and 1875 Paris Operas, Porte Sainte-Martin, Salle du Café Spectacle, Theatre de l’Ambigu, Theatre des Champs Elysees, Theatre Francais, Theatre des Italiens, Theatre de l’Opera and Bibliotheque due Roi, Theatre de l’Opera Comique, Theatre de la Republique, Theatre des Varietes, Theatre de Vaudeville, among others. Most of the materials are prints and newsclippings, along with some photographs from approximately 1875 of the Paris Opera and its inauguration. The majority of the prints likely date from the latter half of nineteenth century, but many are undated. Most of the materials are in French, while some are in English.