Costume, c. 1900

The Folies Bergère is a Parisian music hall which was at the height of its fame and popularity from the 1890s through the 1920s. As of 2004 the institution is still in business. Download high resolution version (374x619, 72 KB)Folies Bergères costume, from postcard, first decade of 20th century This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Download high resolution version (374x619, 72 KB)Folies Bergères costume, from postcard, first decade of 20th century This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... Music Hall is a form of British theatrical entertainment which reached its peak of popularity between 1850 and 1960. ... The 1890s were sometimes referred to as the Gay Nineties, under the then-current usage of the word gay which referred simply to merriment and frivolity, with no connotation of homosexuality as in current-day usage. ... Sometimes referred to as the Roaring Twenties or the Jazz Age. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Located at 8 rue Saulnier, in the 9th Arondissement, it was built as an opera house by the architect Plumeret. It opened 2 May 1869 as the Folies Trévise, with fare including operettas, comic opera, popular song, and gymnastics. It was renamed the Folies Bergère on 13 September 1872. The 9e arrondissement is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, France. ... The foyer of Charles Garniers Opéra, Paris, opened 1875 Opera is an art form consisting of a dramatic stage performance set to music. ... May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... 1869 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... September 13 is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years). ... 1872 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

Edouard Manet's 1882 well-known painting A Bar at the Folies-Bergeres depicts a bar-girl, one of the demimondaine, standing before a mirror. Édouard Manet (portrait by Nadar) Édouard Manet (January 23, 1832 - April 30, 1883) was a noted French painter. ... 1882 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

Costumes, 1920s

The Folies Bergère catered to popular taste. Shows featured elaborate costumes; the women's were frequently revealing, and shows often contained a good deal of nudity. Shows also played up the "exoticness" of persons and things from other cultures, obliging the Parisian fascination with "négritude" of the 1920s. Folies Bergères costumes, from 1920s magazine Probably public domain; presumed fair use if not. ... Folies Bergères costumes, from 1920s magazine Probably public domain; presumed fair use if not. ... Nudity or nakedness is the state of wearing no clothing. ...

In the early 1890s, the American dancer Loie Fuller starred at the Folies Bergère. Nearly thirty years later, Josephine Baker, an African-American expatriate singer, dancer, and entertainer, became an "overnight sensation" at the Folies Bergère in 1926 with her suggestive "banana dance", in which she wore a skirt made of bananas. Loie Fuller (Marie Louise Fuller) (January 15, 1862 to January 1, 1928) was a pioneer of both modern dance and theatrical lighting techniques. ... Josephine Baker, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1949 Josephine Baker (June 3, 1906 - April 12, 1975), born Freda Josephine McDonald, was an African American dancer, actress and singer, sometimes known as the Black Venus. She became a French citizen in 1937. ... African Americans, also known as Afro-Americans or Black Americans, are an ethnic group in the United States of America whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to West and sub-Saharan Africa. ... 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Species Hybrid origin; see text A banana is a tree-like plant (though strictly an herb) of the genus Musa in the family Musaceae, closely related to plantains. ...

Other notable Folies Bergère performers have included singers Maurice Chevalier and Louisa Baileche and comedian Cantinflas. Maurice Chevalier (September 12, 1888 - January 1, 1972) was a French actor and popular entertainer. ... Louisa Baileche (born 4th January 1977) is a singer, dancer and performer and has achieved success in a variety of artistic genres. ... Mario Moreno Reyes (August 12, 1911 - April 20, 1993), better known as Cantinflas, was a Mexican actor, circus performer and comedian. ...

Tableau Vivant, c. 1920

The Folies Bergère inspired the Ziegfeld Follies in the United States and other similar shows. Folies Bergères Tableau Vivant, c. ... Folies Bergères Tableau Vivant, c. ... The Ziegfeld Follies were a series of elaborate theatrical productions on Broadway in New York City from 1907 through 1931. ...

External link

• Official site (http://www.foliesbergere.com)
• Les Folies Bergères (http://www.cabaret.netfirms.com/les_follies_bergeres.htm)