Palais des Glaces

The Palais des Glaces is a Paris theatre whose own history page traces the venue back to an 1876 chanson establishment on the faubourg du Temple, inaugurated under the name 'Boléro Star'. The hall later carried the name 'Bijou Concert', and in 1903 was inaugurated as the 'Bijou Théâtre' dedicated exclusively to dramatic works. Its current programming, as listed on its official site, consists of humour and stage shows such as Sophia Aram's 'L'Insoumise', Ilyes Djadel's 'Déjà', AZ's 'Au-dessus de tout', Donovan's 'RÊVE(S)', Jérémy Hababou's 'Unorthodox Pianist', 'Les Oubliées de Londres', and the family musical 'La Maison Hantée'.

According to the theatre's own history page, a first mention refers to the construction of a new chanson establishment on the faubourg, inaugurated under the name 'Boléro Star' in 1876. On 30 October 1877 the register of the Société des Auteurs records the creation of a small dramatic work, 'La Peau de Singe' by C. Max, F. Steven and G. Chaucin. On 1 February 1882 a new play, 'À qui le tour ?', was created there; by that time the hall already bore the name 'Bijou Concert'. From 1891 to 1894 Albert Schrmeck, a recognised figure of the café-concert, took over the direction of the venue before founding the Folies Saint-Antoine in the 10th arrondissement. The Bijou Concert then passed into the hands of Paul Ruez, a future major name of the music-hall. In August 1895, called to high functions — he would notably direct the Parisiana, the Folies Bergère, the Olympia, the Moulin Rouge and create Printania — Paul Ruez ceded the direction to Georges Wacquez, who during his first two-year term had no fewer than eighteen plays created, in addition to the traditional concert part. Several directors succeeded him, each marking the history of the venue in their own way. On 29 November 1902 Paul Dosogne was the first to envisage a change of course for the establishment; in 1903 he inaugurated the 'Bijou Théâtre', dedicated exclusively to dramatic works, an experiment that lasted only a little more than a season without succeeding in building a real audience. On 14 November 1903, returning to its origins, the 'Bijou', once again a music-hall, reopened under the direction of E. Kepp… The history page frames this as the story from the 'Bijou Concert' of 1876 to the temple of stand-up, spanning more than a century of stage at the faubourg du Temple.

A Paris venue presenting humour and stage shows, described on its own history page as a 'temple du stand-up'.

• Sophia Aram – L'Insoumise

• Ilyes Djadel – Déjà

• AZ – Au-dessus de tout

• Donovan – RÊVE(S)

• Jérémy Hababou – Unorthodox Pianist

• Les Oubliées de Londres

• La Maison Hantée

1. 1Théâtre du Palais des Glaces | Humour et spectacles à Parispalaisdesglaces.com
2. 2L'histoire du Palais des Glaces depuis 1876palaisdesglaces.com
3. 3Palais des Glaceswikidata.org