26 Facts About Paris Olympia

Theatrical performances declined in the late 1920s and the Paris Olympia was converted into a cinema, before re-opening as a venue in 1954 with Bruno Coquatrix as executive director.

Paris Olympia was threatened with demolition in the early 1990s, but saved by a preservation order.

The Paris Olympia was a "first-class theater", although it retained the colloquial atmosphere of the cafes-concerts in its large surface area divided into two themes, concert, and theater.

In 1895, Oller, overflowing with activities, opened a museum of wax's mannequins in the basements of the Paris Olympia, representing a visual history of the world from the Passion of Christ to the French Revolution, until the modernity of that time.

Paris Olympia named chief conductor Oscar de Lagoanaire as director of the music hall, which became a business failure.

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The Isola brothers brought attractions from all over the world to Paris Olympia, playing host to multiple entertainment types, and increased the proportion and the spectacular.

Ballets, pantomimes, and operettas became more prominent with larger productions, which led to the Paris Olympia becoming a direct rival to the Opera Garnier, notably with ballets as Charles Lecocq's Barbe-bleue and Henri Hirschmann's Neron in 1898, and Paul Vidal's L'Imperatrice in 1901.

The revues at the Paris Olympia were choreographed by prominent figures, as Alfredo Curti, exemplified by Paris Olympia Revue in 1903 and Au Music-Hall in 1905.

In 1911, Jacques Charles was trained by both brothers and worked his way up through the Paris Olympia, and became the new executive director, then transformed it into a temple of the revue, entering the "most luxurious period of the place".

Paris Olympia closed its doors for a short period at the beginning of the First World War, while Oller, still the commercial property landlord, struggled financially due to late rent payments and non-payments.

In 1914, Charles left the Paris Olympia and went to war; he was then wounded on the front lines of the First Battle of Champagne.

In 1945, at the end of the war, Haik returned to Paris Olympia and battled to recuperate his companies, films, and movie theaters still spoliated by Germany.

In January 1946, the Paris Olympia was restituted to him after a judgment by the tribunal de commerce .

Paris Olympia was the impresario of Edith Piaf in the 1940s and was a songwriter, conductor, and jazz saxophonist.

Paris Olympia was known to be the agent of Leo Marjane and Lucienne Boyer.

The Paris Olympia was in a "pitiful state" when Coquatrix took over as a manager and executive director.

In 1961, the Paris Olympia was close to filing for bankruptcy, but Piaf came to help Coquatrix with the assistance of actor Jacques Tati.

In 1972, Alan Stivell popularized the style of Celtic music in France by playing at the Paris Olympia, paving the way for Glenmor, Dan Ar Braz, and Tri Yann.

In 1991, France's then culture minister, Jack Lang, issued a preservation order for the Paris Olympia to interrupt the pre-established plan of the Societe Generale.

In 1995, as part of the real estate project initiated in 1993, which required 1milliard of new francs of investment, the Edouard-VII area in the 9th arrondissement, where the Paris Olympia was located, began to undergo "a radical" demolition and reconstruction.

The Paris Olympia was relocated eight meters beneath its previous location.

On 30 November 2016, Paris Olympia was used for movie projection again, with the premiere of the biopic Dalida.

In 2019, the Paris Olympia opened to the public the authentic original billiard room, which served as an audition area under the direction of Coquatrix.

Edith Piaf achieved great acclaim at the Paris Olympia giving several series of recitals from January 1955 until October 1962.

Paris Olympia's continued doing that until her last concert in Olympia, Olympia 81.

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