Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques
Introduction Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques ()on the Boulevard du TempleThe '''Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques''' was a theatre in Paris in the 19th and 20th centuries. Opened first in 1832 in the site of the old Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique on the Boulevard du Temple, under Frédérick Lemaître it became a noted venue for the genre of mélodrame.In 1862, the theatre moved to the rue de Bondy and the repertoire developed more in the field of operetta, ''La fille de Madame Angot'' by Charles Lecocq in 1873, ''Les cloches de Corneville'' by Robert Planquette in 1877, ''Madame Favart'', by Jacques Offenbach in 1878, ''La fille du tambour-major'' by Offenbach in 1879, ''La fauvette du temple'' by André Messager in 1885, ''La Béarnaise'' by Messager in 1887 and ''Surcouf'' by Robert Planquette in October of the same year being among the premieres seen at the theatre. Other operettas and light operas were revived along with many vaudevilles. The French version of ''Rip'' was given at the Folies-Dramatiques in 1884.In the 1920s, the Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques saw a succession of musical comedies: ''Le Mariage de Pyramidon'' (1923), ''Le Rosier'' (1924), ''Le Million du Bouif'' (1924), ''Micheline'' (1924), ''Le Tour du monde d'une midinette'' (1924), ''Ernest'' (1924), ''Maurin des Maures'' (1925) and ''Souris blonde'' (1926).In the 1930s, the theatre turned into a cinema.Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques (1905)on the rue de Bondy
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