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[[File:Grevin musee facade.jpg|thumb|<center>Entrance to the theatre and museum<center>]]
The '''Théâtre Grévin''' is a Parisian theatre situated at 10 [[boulevard Montmartre]] in the [[9th arrondissement of Paris]] and located within the [[Musée Grévin]]. It also overlooks the [[Passage Jouffroy]].<ref>[https://ift.tt/2tD0qBO Théâtre Grévin] on classictic.com</ref>
This site can be reached by the [[Grands Boulevards (Paris Métro)|Grands Boulevards]] [[List of Paris Métro stations|métro station]].
== History ==
From 1883 to 1900, a small room was used for magic sessions, replaced from 1892 onwards by coloured projections by [[Émile Reynaud]] called [[Théâtre Optique|Pantomimes lumineuses]], cartoon ancestors.<ref>One of the strip, ''[[Pauvre Pierrot]]'' (1891), is kept at the of the [[Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée|CNC]]</ref><ref>[https://ift.tt/2H1Ijxm Théâtre Grévin] on theatreonline</ref>
The current venue, named ''Cabinet fantastique'', was built in 1900 for the [[Exposition Universelle (1900)|Universal Exposition]] within a complex initiated by the financier [[Gabriel Thomas (financier)|Gabriel Thomas]] and built by the architect Eugène-Émile Esnault-Pelterie,<ref>[https://ift.tt/2tD0rFS Musée Grévin] on Voyages Scolaires</ref> in which can also be found the [[Musée Grévin]], the [[Palais des Mirages]], the Coupole and the Salle des Colonnes.
The famous [[Georges Méliès]], inventor of film trickeries and also a prestigious artist, gave performances there. Throughout the end of the 19th century, before Méliès worked for film, at a fixed time during the day, visitors to the museum were able to attend small shows of moving images, magic or ombromania.
It is now included in the inventory of the [[Monument historique|Monuments historiques]],<ref></ref> notably because of its stage curtain, an original painting by the famous poster designer [[Jules Chéret]] depicting characters from the ''[[Commedia dell'Arte]]'' as well as a [[Relief#High relief|high relief]] called ''Les Nuées'' by [[Antoine Bourdelle]] on its [[pediment]].
It features 210 seats, hosts theatrical performances, recitals, press conferences, conventions and screenings.
== Direction ==
The Grévin Museum was run for four generations by the Thomas family before merging with the [[Parc Astérix]] SA group in 1999. The new company, "Grévin & Cie", was acquired in 2002 by the [[Compagnie des Alpes]].
== References ==
== See also ==
* [[Musée Grévin]]
== External links ==
* [https://ift.tt/2H1HIvC Official website]
[[Category:Theatres in Paris|Grévin]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in the 9th arrondissement of Paris]]
[[Category:Theatres completed in 1900]]
[[Category:1900 establishments in France]]
The '''Théâtre Grévin''' is a Parisian theatre situated at 10 [[boulevard Montmartre]] in the [[9th arrondissement of Paris]] and located within the [[Musée Grévin]]. It also overlooks the [[Passage Jouffroy]].<ref>[https://ift.tt/2tD0qBO Théâtre Grévin] on classictic.com</ref>
This site can be reached by the [[Grands Boulevards (Paris Métro)|Grands Boulevards]] [[List of Paris Métro stations|métro station]].
== History ==
From 1883 to 1900, a small room was used for magic sessions, replaced from 1892 onwards by coloured projections by [[Émile Reynaud]] called [[Théâtre Optique|Pantomimes lumineuses]], cartoon ancestors.<ref>One of the strip, ''[[Pauvre Pierrot]]'' (1891), is kept at the of the [[Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée|CNC]]</ref><ref>[https://ift.tt/2H1Ijxm Théâtre Grévin] on theatreonline</ref>
The current venue, named ''Cabinet fantastique'', was built in 1900 for the [[Exposition Universelle (1900)|Universal Exposition]] within a complex initiated by the financier [[Gabriel Thomas (financier)|Gabriel Thomas]] and built by the architect Eugène-Émile Esnault-Pelterie,<ref>[https://ift.tt/2tD0rFS Musée Grévin] on Voyages Scolaires</ref> in which can also be found the [[Musée Grévin]], the [[Palais des Mirages]], the Coupole and the Salle des Colonnes.
The famous [[Georges Méliès]], inventor of film trickeries and also a prestigious artist, gave performances there. Throughout the end of the 19th century, before Méliès worked for film, at a fixed time during the day, visitors to the museum were able to attend small shows of moving images, magic or ombromania.
It is now included in the inventory of the [[Monument historique|Monuments historiques]],<ref></ref> notably because of its stage curtain, an original painting by the famous poster designer [[Jules Chéret]] depicting characters from the ''[[Commedia dell'Arte]]'' as well as a [[Relief#High relief|high relief]] called ''Les Nuées'' by [[Antoine Bourdelle]] on its [[pediment]].
It features 210 seats, hosts theatrical performances, recitals, press conferences, conventions and screenings.
== Direction ==
The Grévin Museum was run for four generations by the Thomas family before merging with the [[Parc Astérix]] SA group in 1999. The new company, "Grévin & Cie", was acquired in 2002 by the [[Compagnie des Alpes]].
== References ==
== See also ==
* [[Musée Grévin]]
== External links ==
* [https://ift.tt/2H1HIvC Official website]
[[Category:Theatres in Paris|Grévin]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in the 9th arrondissement of Paris]]
[[Category:Theatres completed in 1900]]
[[Category:1900 establishments in France]]
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