Paris-Théâtre: Interiors of Paris theatres, opera houses and muscial halls

Chromolithogr. title with a proscenium with view of a theatre building, 23 interior views of theatres, opera houses, muscial halls, of one arena and one circus all in chromolithography and with seatnumbering. Front and rear paste-downs with printed tables with price lists. Publisher's blue cloth, richly gilt front cover. Oblong-folio (355 x 275 mm). Covers slightly soiled, exremeties rubbed.

Not in SMPK, Ornamentale Vorlagenwerke des 19. Jahrhunderts. A rare and highly interesting work regarding interior designs and various entrance fees of Paris theatres, opera houses and muscial halls, which of course is a mark for their prestige. The following theatres are shown on the plates: 1. Opéra. 2. Italiens. 3. Opéra-comique. 4. Lyrique. 5. Francais. 6. Odéon. 7. Gymnase. 8. Ambigue-Comiques. 9. Porte-Saint-Martin. 10. Variétés. 11. Vaudeville. 12. Châtelet. 13. Gaîté. 14. Palais-Royal. 15. Folies-Dramatiques. 16. Cluny. 17. Bouffes-Parisiens. 18. Menus-Plaisirs. 19. Athénée. 20. Folies-Marigny. 21. Cleverman. 2. Cirque Napoléon. 23. Manége Lalanne. Plates with a few brown spots in margins