The name Concert Mayol refers to a former

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situated at 10 in the

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. Opened on the site of the former convent of the Filles-Dieu by MM. Valentin Fournier under the name Concert parisien, this

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was an important venue to perform in for the artists of that period: Paulus in 1882 (direction Musleck) then, from 1894 under the direction of Dorfeuil,

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, etc. It is the place where

Félix Mayol Félix Mayol (18 November 1872 – 26 October 1941) was a French singer and entertainer. Career Mayol was born in Toulon, France. His parents, amateur singers and actors, arranged for Felix to make his debut stage at six years of age. In 1895, ...

made his Parisian debut 1 May 1895. The entrance was then at 37

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. File:Concert Parisien-La famille Bidard-1880.jpg, ''La famille Bidard'' (1880) File:Concert Parisien-Pupazzi-1884.jpg, ''Ça manque de femmes !'' show with the Pupazzi by Lemercier de Neuville (1884) File:Concert Parisien-Paulus et Fusier-1885.jpg, Paulus and Fusier (1885) File:Concert Parisien-Yvette Guilbert-1900.jpg,

(1900)

Once he had become famous, Mayol acquired the establishment in 1909 and gave it the name Concert Mayol. Having moved the main entrance rue de l'Échiquier, he produced shows of which he was the star and in turn launched young artists including ,

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and

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. In 1914 he gave away the management to who dedicated the venue to

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in setting up, in collaboration with ,

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shows.

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, , ,

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, Parisys and many other French artists performed in that venue. In 1933

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succeeded him and, after renovation, created an

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that enjoyed great success. In 1934, André Denis and Paul Lefebvre specialized in "nude" reviews. After World War II, it did not find its audience back and vegetated in presenting

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shows until it definitively closed down in 1976.

Sources

* Félix Mayol,
Mémoires
(souvenirs racontés à Charles Cluny)'', Louis Querelle, Paris, 1929 * André Sallé, Philippe Chauveau, ''Music-hall et Café-concert'', Bordas, Paris, 1985. *

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, ''Le Café-concert (1848-1914)'', Fayard, Paris, 2007 {{DEFAULTSORT:Concert mayol Former theatres in Paris Cabarets in Paris Theatres in the 10th arrondissement of Paris

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