Decree on the theatres
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On 10 thermidor
year 15 (29 July 1807), Napoleon I of France
signed a decree reducing the number of theatres in Paris
to eight, giving the force of law to a decree of the interior minister
of 25 April that same year. This measure cut short an expansion in theatres.
Following is a list of the theatres that remained.
Grands théâtres
Théâtres secondaires
The decree did not remain in force after Napoleon's fall in 1814.
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year 15 (29 July 1807), Napoleon I of France
Napoleon I of France
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signed a decree reducing the number of theatres in Paris
Paris
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to eight, giving the force of law to a decree of the interior minister
Minister of the Interior (France)
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of 25 April that same year. This measure cut short an expansion in theatres.
Following is a list of the theatres that remained.
Grands théâtres
- Théâtre FrançaisComédie-FrançaiseThe Comédie-Française or Théâtre-Français is one of the few state theaters in France. It is the only state theater to have its own troupe of actors. It is located in the 1st arrondissement of Paris....
(Théâtre de S.M. l'Empereur), reserved for tragedy and comedy; - Théâtre de l'Impératrice, as an annex of the Théâtre Français;
- Théâtre de l'Opéra (Académie impériale de Musique), for song and dance;
- Théâtre de l'Opéra-Comique, for comédies ou drames mêlés de couplets, d'ariettes et de morceaux d'ensemble.
Théâtres secondaires
- Théâtre du VaudevilleThéâtre du VaudevilleThe Théâtre du Vaudeville was a theatre in Paris. It opened on 12 January 1792 on rue de Chartres. Its directors, Piis and Barré, mainly put on "petites pièces mêlées de couplets sur des airs connus", including vaudevilles....
, reserved for petites pièces mêlées de couplets sur des airs connus; - Théâtre des VariétésThéâtre des VariétésThe Théâtre des Variétés is a theatre and "salle de spectacles" at 7, boulevard Montmartre, 2nd arrondissement, in Paris. It was declared a monument historique in 1975.-History:...
, for repertoire made up of petites pièces dans le genre grivois, poissard ou villageois; - Théâtre de la Porte Saint-MartinThéâtre de la Porte Saint-MartinThe Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin is a venerable theatre and opera house at 18, Boulevard Saint-Martin in the 10e arrondissement of Paris.- History :...
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The decree did not remain in force after Napoleon's fall in 1814.