Poster for the premiere of Sacha Guitry's comedy L'Accroche-cœur at the Théâtre de l'Étoile in 1923
Historyedit
The theatre was built on the initiative of the playwright, director, and theatre manager Alphonse Franck [fr] who at the time was also the manager of the Théâtre Édouard VII. The new theatre, decorated in a colour scheme of red and gold, was situated on the first floor of a building on the corner of Avenue des Champs-Élysées and Rue Balzac. The building's penthouse was occupied by the flamboyant art collector and interior designer Carlos de Beistegui.[3][4][5]
Under Franck's direction the theatre staged Sacha Guitry's comedy L'Accroche-cœur in 1923 and Revue de Printemps in 1924, both starring Guitry and his then-wife Yvonne Printemps. Both were very successful, but subsequent productions of the operettasAmants légitimes and Pouche (with a libretto by Franck) were commercial failures.[3]
In 1925 Franck sold the Étoile to Camille Choisy, the manager of the Théâtre du Grand-Guignol, and Jacques Jouvin, one of the directors there.[6] At the Étoile, they premiered René Mercier's operetta Le Pêché capiteux starring Arletty in September 1925 and in November staged Josephine Baker's show La Revue Nègre after its initial run at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées.[6][7]
The theatre closed definitively in early 1926 after which it became a dance and cabaret hall operating under a variety of names in the ensuing years: "L'Embassy", "Le panache", and "La joie dans la cave". It was eventually demolished and replaced by offices and shops.[1][2]
^ abGana, Jacques (2007). "Les Théâtres parisiens: Etoile". Encyclopédie multimédia de la comédie musicale théâtrale en France. Retrieved 28 June 2018 (in French).
^ abGänzl, Kurt (1994). The Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre, Vol. 1, p. 487. Schirmer Books. ISBN0028714458
^Bethléem, Louis (ed.) (1924). "L'Accroche-cœur". Revue des lectures, Vol. 12, p. 43
^Caracalla, Jean-Paul (2009). Champs-Élysées: Une histoire. pp. 27–28. Editions de la Table Ronde. ISBN9782710384236(in French)
^ abChauveau, Philippe (1999). Les théâtres parisiens disparus: 1402-1986, p. 215. Editions de l'Amandier. ISBN2907649302
^Baker, Jean-Claude and Chase, Chris (2001). Josephine Baker: The Hungry Heart, p. 121. Cooper Square Press. ISBN1461661099
November 01, 2023
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