Folies Bergère

A notice referencing the Folies-Bergère in Le Gaulois, 3 August 1869 Folies Bergère, 1872 Folies Bergère, 1900 Folies Bergère, 1914. A poster for the actress Musidora is on the wall Édouard Manet's A Bar at the Folies-Bergère, 1882 Jules Chéret, Folies Bergère, Fleur de Lotus, 1893 Art Nouveau poster for the Ballet Pantomime Folies Bergère, by Franz Skarbina Mercedes, Folies Bergère, 1895 Marinett, Folies Bergère, by Walery, c. 1900 Josephine Baker in jewelry and a "bikini bottom" with rubber bananas attached, from the Folies Bergère production Un Vent de Folie, by Walery, 1927 Lila Nikolska [fr], La Nikolska, from the Folies Bergère production La grande folie, 1928 Melka Soudani, by Walery

The Folies Bergère ( French pronunciation: [fɔli bɛʁʒɛʁ]) is a cabaret music hall in Paris, France. Located at 32 Rue Richer in the 9th Arrondissement, the Folies Bergère was built as an opera house by the architect Plumeret. It opened on 2 May 1869 as the Folies Trévise, with light entertainment including operettas, comic opera, popular songs, and gymnastics. It became the Folies Bergère on 13 September 1872, named after nearby Rue Bergère. The house was at the height of its fame and popularity from the 1890s' Belle Époque through the 1920s.