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Le Lido
Le Lido is a musical theatre venue located on the Champs-Élysées in Paris, France. It opened in 1946 at 78 Avenue des Champs-Élysées and moved to its current location in 1977. Until its purchase by Accor in 2021, it was known for its exotic cabaret and burlesque shows including dancers, singers, and other performers. Famous names have performed there including: Edith Piaf, Siegfried and Roy, Hervé Vilard, Sylvie Vartan, Ray Vasquez, Renee Victor, Johnny Hallyday, Maurice Chevalier, Marlene Dietrich, Eartha Kitt, Josephine Baker, Kessler Twins, Elton John, Laurel & Hardy, Dalida, Shirley MacLaine, Mitzi Gaynor, Juliet Prowse, Sid Krofft, and Noël Coward.
Le Lido was preceded in the 1920s by an artificial beach in a townhouse basement which ran as a nightclub and casino in the late night hours. It was founded in 1928 at 78 Avenue des Champs-Élysées by Francisque Chaux, for entertainment which included aquatic shows and bathing, with an interior design by René Berger, inspired by Venice Lido beach.
In 1933, following a compulsory liquidation, the establishment closed.
In 1936, Léon Volterra took over the management and replaced the swimming pool with a performance hall.
"Léon Volterra (1888-1949), the successful manager of famous music halls and theatres in Paris (Olympia, 1916-1918; Casino de Paris, 1917-1929; Théâtre de Paris, 1918-1948; Eden, 1921-1923; Théâtre Marigny, 1925-1946; Lido, 1936-1946)...Elected Mayor of the neighbouring town of Saint-Tropez in 1935 (1935-1941), Léon Volterra transferred to his wife, Simone Volterra (1898-1989), the management of the vineyard and of the theatres. After the divorce of the couple in 1946..."
On the night of 7 June 1941, during the German occupation of Paris, the Spanish ambassador José Félix de Lequerica invited the French writer Paul Morand, actresses Arletty and Josée Laval, Pierre Laval's daughter, to the Lido.
In 1946, Léon Volterra sold the place to Joseph and Louis Clérico. On 20 June 1946, Le Lido was reopened with a new performance hall and a revue entitled Sans rimes ni raison. With the collaboration of Pierre-Louis Guérin and then René Fraday, the Lido developed a "dinner-show" formula.
In 1948, “Miss Bluebell” Margaret Kelly joined Le Lido with her dance company the “Bluebell Girls”.
Le Lido
Le Lido is a musical theatre venue located on the Champs-Élysées in Paris, France. It opened in 1946 at 78 Avenue des Champs-Élysées and moved to its current location in 1977. Until its purchase by Accor in 2021, it was known for its exotic cabaret and burlesque shows including dancers, singers, and other performers. Famous names have performed there including: Edith Piaf, Siegfried and Roy, Hervé Vilard, Sylvie Vartan, Ray Vasquez, Renee Victor, Johnny Hallyday, Maurice Chevalier, Marlene Dietrich, Eartha Kitt, Josephine Baker, Kessler Twins, Elton John, Laurel & Hardy, Dalida, Shirley MacLaine, Mitzi Gaynor, Juliet Prowse, Sid Krofft, and Noël Coward.
Le Lido was preceded in the 1920s by an artificial beach in a townhouse basement which ran as a nightclub and casino in the late night hours. It was founded in 1928 at 78 Avenue des Champs-Élysées by Francisque Chaux, for entertainment which included aquatic shows and bathing, with an interior design by René Berger, inspired by Venice Lido beach.
In 1933, following a compulsory liquidation, the establishment closed.
In 1936, Léon Volterra took over the management and replaced the swimming pool with a performance hall.
"Léon Volterra (1888-1949), the successful manager of famous music halls and theatres in Paris (Olympia, 1916-1918; Casino de Paris, 1917-1929; Théâtre de Paris, 1918-1948; Eden, 1921-1923; Théâtre Marigny, 1925-1946; Lido, 1936-1946)...Elected Mayor of the neighbouring town of Saint-Tropez in 1935 (1935-1941), Léon Volterra transferred to his wife, Simone Volterra (1898-1989), the management of the vineyard and of the theatres. After the divorce of the couple in 1946..."
On the night of 7 June 1941, during the German occupation of Paris, the Spanish ambassador José Félix de Lequerica invited the French writer Paul Morand, actresses Arletty and Josée Laval, Pierre Laval's daughter, to the Lido.
In 1946, Léon Volterra sold the place to Joseph and Louis Clérico. On 20 June 1946, Le Lido was reopened with a new performance hall and a revue entitled Sans rimes ni raison. With the collaboration of Pierre-Louis Guérin and then René Fraday, the Lido developed a "dinner-show" formula.
In 1948, “Miss Bluebell” Margaret Kelly joined Le Lido with her dance company the “Bluebell Girls”.