ɪt wʌz ɪn ðɪs θˈiəɾɚ ðætðə bælˈeɪ lˌæ fˈɪl mˈæl ɡɑːɹdˈeɪ pɹəmˈɪɹd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn, ænd wˌɛɹ ɐ jˈʌŋ mˈɛɹɪəs pˈɛɾɪpə stˈeɪdʒd sˌʌm ʌv hɪz fˈɜːst bælˈeɪs.
It was in this theatre that the ballet La fille mal gardée premiered in 1789, and where a young Marius Petipa staged some of his first ballets.