Carrousel de Paris – Wikipedia

In 1926, near the Moulin Rouge, the alleged Comte Giuseppe Abatino, known as “Pepito”, created for Joséphine Baker Le Cabaret At Joséphine , which would become a few years later the dinner-show of the Paris Carrousel . Even before the house becomes a restaurant-spectacle, she will sing little before becoming a star and celebrates there with Jean Cocteau, Robert Desnos, Colette, or René Clair. In 1933, Charles Trenet began at Carousel Parisian cabaret version, then in 1936 it was the turn of Piaf, which thanks to his father, Louis Gassion, will have a immediate success.

In 1938, Bourvil participated in a radio-hook which he won with Ignace , transforming the house into a Parisian theater coffee; Léo Ferré will give his first concerts there, as well as Gilbert Bécaud as a pianist-accompanist. But the sketches and the antics of Bourvil having been emulated, more and more comic artists will perform there.

In 1952, Georges Brassens tried his singing tour before spending a Bobino a few months later. Boby Lapointe creates a burlesque spectacle by mixing genres.

Jacques Brel became friends with Juliette Gréco, and it is for her that he writes When we only have love , song he creates on the stage of Paris Carrousel .

Sacha Distl plays jazz in small training.

In 1954, Dalida passed a hearing there and was noticed by Lucien Morisse, then director of Europe n ° 1 and by the young Eddie Barclay. In 1958, Barbara knew the inconvenience of a loud audience and preferred the cabaret evenings on the left bank.

Serge Gainsbourg will start his singing tour before interrupting him suddenly because of a somewhat noisy spectator. That evening, the audience will remain hungry.

From the mid -1950s, the management of the time chose ladybug to create the event; All Paris then hurries to admire the trans artist to show himself, version diner-spectacle burlesque , accompanied by a troop composed of Bambi, April Ashley, Péki d’Oslo, Capucine, Kiki Moustic, Les-Lee, Fethe, Coco, Sons Teal, Rita del Oro, Doriana, Chou Chou, etc.

In the early 1960s, Jean Ferrat created there My kid And Nino Ferrer, inspired by jazz like Sacha Distel, will stay there for a few months.

In 1966, Ivan Rebroff will stay there for a few weeks.

In 1985, the Paris Carrousel Change address. After Vavin Street, he arrives 40 rue Fontaine, opposite Place Blanche, and will replace the ex -embassy club, or came to wrestle tourists looking for good company. At the Embassy, ​​it was a whole different kind of show, both on stage and in the room, with a hundred coaches at the reception capable of drinking very expensive champagne to an evening clientele.

The Paris carousel will end it all by producing a real varied dinner-show with international and burlesque attractions.

François Mitterrand will participate, unwittingly, in the promotion of the place by creating the Carrousel du Louvre, creating a certain confusion in the minds of customers.

The cabaret troop Madame Arthur settles in Paris Carrousel With its transformists and in 1990, the review in its current form, will be inspired by that of Latin paradise.

Comics make their show, Mathieu Humoriste, Olivier Lejeune, Gérald Dahan or Bernard Mabille, Lagaf, Michel Leeb.

In 1996, Valério Berkovics bought the Carrousel de Paris to the group Madame Arthur. A new review, Rigoleto!, Is created, based on numbers burlesque . The review will remain on the bill for 12 years until 2008, when the cabaret is still changing owners; Under the direction of Mr Samy, the establishment will then be bought in June 2010 by the SNCP company, under the direction of Simone Lumbroso, Diners show each evening, with ballet and attractions, humorist etc:

The Ventriloquist Jeff Panacloc, Danilsen and his shadow number, Michel Vivacqua Humorist, Tony Marco Humoriste, show presented by the humorist and actor Dane Porret.

The cabaret will definitively cease its activity in 2017 after the last show of a collective of Drag Queens. It will be bought to make it a cocktail bar but will keep the name of Carrousel.