THE COMPOSERS (LES
COMPOSITEURS) OF LE CHAT NOIRE
Photos
from L to R: #1.
Marie
Krysinska(1864-1908). #2. Erik Satie(1866-1925) and Léopold Dauphin (1847-?)
THE BIZARRE CABARETS OF PARIS
Aristid Bruant’s Cabaret was not the only novelty and most
bizarre place in Paris. Some Cabarets or so called Cabaret or whatever were
very strange and bizarissimo! The three most notable ones were CABARET DU
NEANT (Cabaret of the Nothingness or Void), CABARET DE L’ENFER (Cabaret of
Hell) and his cousin, CABARET DU CIEL (Cabaret of Heaven). I will not
elaborate further on those places, instead, I will give you three
illustrative and most expressive photos of their appearances. They are
self-explanatory!
Photo: CABARET DU NEANT in Montmartre, Paris. Find for yourself what "NEANT" in French means! Are the French crazy or what?
View of what the French called, once upon a time: « Salle D’Intoxication », meaning Room of Intoxication or Drinking Area. This sort of drinking-cabaret-joint was founded in 1892 by Dorville. Location: 34, Boulevard de Clichy, Paris, France. The photo shows folks having time. I don’t think so. Boy! This is a scary place! Is this what you call “cabaret”? I rather stay home with my German shepherd. However, the ladies and gentlemen were dressed to the nines. Hats, chapeaux, brooches, fur, diamonds, solitaires and broidered umbrellas were en vogue.
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